Thousands of firefighters struggle to contain giant blazes in California
LAKEPORT, California (AFP) -- Thousands of firefighters were struggling Thursday to contain two vast wildfires in California, one of which…
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Environment
Australia to ‘vehemently’ oppose Japan push to ease whaling ban
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--Australia Thursday vowed to "vehemently" oppose a new push by Japan to undermine a global moratorium on commercial…
8 years ago
Degrading plastics emit greenhouse gases: study
TAMPA, United States (AFP) - Need another reason to hate plastics piling up in the environment? A study in the…
8 years ago
Storms halt Pacific swim record attempt
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Powerful storms have forced a Frenchman attempting to become the first person to swim cross the…
8 years ago
Tesla says on track for profit despite bigger 2Q loss
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)--Tesla shares revved on Wednesday on news the electric car maker…
8 years ago
Fears grow as flooding displaces 130,000 in Myanmar
BAGO, Myanmar (AFP) - Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted Wednesday in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where more…
8 years ago
Electricity crisis leaves Iraqis gasping for cool air
by Ammar Karim Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- As the stultifying summer heat sends Iraqis in search of cool…
8 years ago
Mars makes closest approach to Earth in 15 years
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Earth's neighboring planet, Mars, is closer than it has been in the past 15…
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Nearly 120,000 displaced in Myanmar floods
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Nearly 120,000 people have been displaced after floods submerged a vast swathe of southeastern Myanmar, killing…
8 years ago
‘Come and get me,’ boy pleaded before California fire death
by Gianrigo MARLETTA Agence France Presse REDDING, United States (AFP) -- A young boy pleaded for rescue before he died…
8 years ago
World’s biggest king penguin colony shrinks 90 percent
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The planet's largest colony of king penguins has declined by…
8 years ago
Chile to restrict tourists and non-locals on Easter Island
by Paulina ABRAMOVICH © Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP)--Easter Island is known for its unique Moai monumental statues carved by…
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