Brazil revs up for jolt of hybrid car investments
By Louis GENOT RIO DE JANEIRO, March 13, 2024 (AFP) - Brazil is charging up for a hybrid revolution as…
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Environment
Great Barrier Reef hit by seventh ‘mass bleaching event’ since 1998
By Laura CHUNG SYDNEY, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier…
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Yemen faces ‘environmental disaster’ as sunken ship threatens massive Red Sea spill`
By AFP correspondents with Amanda Mouawad in Dubai Agence France-Presse (AFP) — The sinking of a Belize-flagged bulker off Yemen…
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‘Very worried’: Scientists fret as Antarctic sea ice dwindles
By Juan BARRETO, Juan RESTREPO ON BOARD THE ARC SIMON BOLIVAR, Antártida, March 2, 2024 (AFP) - Sea ice levels…
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California clifftop homes teeter on edge after landslide, but stay habitable
DANA POINT, United States, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Multi-million-dollar homes crouched on a California clifftop got a little bit…
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Philippines to file charges against sunken oil tanker owners
MANILA, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippine government said Wednesday it will file criminal charges against the owners of…
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Chile wildfire death toll rises to 112: Interior Ministry
Santiago, Feb 5, 2024 (AFP) - The confirmed death toll from ferocious wildfires in central Chile has risen to 112,…
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Palau becomes first nation to ratify UN high seas treaty
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) - The island nation of Palau made history this week when it…
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El Nino could make 2024 hotter than record 2023
By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Jan 12, 2024 (AFP) - This year could be hotter under El Nino's influence than…
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2023 hottest year on record as Earth nears critical 1.5C limit: monitor
By Rochelle GLUZMAN PARIS, Jan 9, 2024 (AFP) - The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the…
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Winter storm threatens travel chaos on US east coast
NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) - Forecasters warned on Friday that a deluge of snow and wintery conditions could…
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Forest fires: a record year
By Laurence COUSTAL PARIS, Dec 27, 2023 (AFP) - As the deadliest year this century for forest fires comes to…
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