Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7…
7 years ago
Environment
Indonesia returning hundreds of containers of waste to West
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia is sending back hundreds of containers of contaminated waste to the West after shipments…
7 years ago
Indonesian haze closes schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1
by Sam Reeves Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed…
7 years ago
China taps pork reserve as swine fever hits industry
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China will auction 10,000 tonnes of reserve pork this week, the commerce ministry said, in a…
7 years ago
Indonesia arrests nearly 200 over raging forest fires
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has arrested nearly 200 people over vast forest fires ripping across the archipelago, police said…
7 years ago
Russia’s world-first floating nuclear plant arrives in port
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's world first floating nuclear power station on Saturday completed a 5,000-kilometre (3,100-mile) Arctic transfer…
7 years ago
Indonesians choked by forest fire haze pray for rain
PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday,…
7 years ago
Forest fires destroying vital buffer against climate change
PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) -- With fierce blazes raging in jungles from the Amazon to Indonesia, concerns are mounting about the…
7 years ago
Paris, four other French cities ban use of pesticides
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Paris and four other French cities on Thursday banned the use of synthetic pesticides within…
7 years ago
Hundreds of schools shut as forest-fire haze blankets SE Asia
by Junus Nuh Agence France Presse JAMBI, Indonesia (AFP) -- Huge fires are raging across vast swathes of Indonesia's…
7 years ago
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
by Dessy Sagita Agence France Presse PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) -- The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply,…
7 years ago
World must adapt to ‘inevitable’ climate change, warns report
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) --Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against destructive climate change impacts…
7 years ago
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