Revised data shows deforestation in Brazil Amazon at decade high
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Thursday released revised statistics showing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest surpassed 10,000 square kilometers…
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Environment
The eagles have landed: Singapore shows off rare Philippine raptors
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore showed off two critically-endangered eagles Wednesday that were loaned from the Philippines as part of…
7 years ago
Dead deer found in Thailand with 7kg of plastic in stomach
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A wild deer was found dead after swallowing 7 kilograms (15 pounds) of plastic bags…
7 years ago
Bangladesh to shut brick kilns as air quality soars to world’s worst
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh said Tuesday it will shut hundreds of soot-belching brick kilns around its capital Dhaka as…
7 years ago
Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1-million
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An online fundraiser for koalas injured in devastating bushfires topped Aus$1 million ($680,000) on Thursday, making…
7 years ago
Bushfire threat spreads in Australia as smoke chokes Sydney
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia on Thursday, with residents warned…
7 years ago
Death toll in Australia bushfires rises to four
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man's…
7 years ago
Helicopter crashes during Australia bushfire operation
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A helicopter crashed while fighting a bushfire in northern Australia on Wednesday and the pilot managed…
7 years ago
Australia bushfire threat still high after narrow escape
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia escaped the worst-feared impacts of bushfires during a day of "catastrophic" conditions but the threat…
7 years ago
Australians trapped by bushfires told ‘too late to leave’
by Daniel DE CARTERET / with Holly Robertson in Winmalee HILLVILLE, Australia (AFP) -- Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force…
7 years ago
Australia readies for ‘catastrophic’ bushfires
by Holly ROBERTSON / with Daniel de Carteret in Taree, New South Wales WINMALEE, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands of firefighters…
7 years ago
Two dead, at least 100 homes lost in Australia bushfires
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- At least two people have died and 100 homes…
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