Mount Everest, the high-altitude rubbish dump
by Paavan Mathema and Annabel Symington Agence France-Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest…
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Environment
Japan passes anti-plastic law but with no sanctions for polluters
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A bill intended to reduce the volume of microplastics dumped into the ocean was approved by…
8 years ago
Mexico jaguar population grows 20% in eight years
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico's population of wild jaguars has grown 20 percent in the past eight years, according…
8 years ago
Erdogan takes ‘crazy projects’ to new level with Canal Istanbul dream
by Fulya OZERKAN Agence France Presse KARABURUN, Turkey (AFP) -- The waves of the Black Sea lap peacefully on the…
8 years ago
SoftBank plans $60-100 bn investment in solar in India: report
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's SoftBank is planning to invest between $60-100 billion in a solar power project in India, a…
8 years ago
Mexico jaguar population grows 20% in eight years
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico's population of wild jaguars has grown 20 percent in the past eight years,…
8 years ago
‘Shocking’ die-off of Africa’s oldest baobabs: study
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Some of Africa's oldest and biggest baobab trees -- a…
8 years ago
Thai turtle’s plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of…
8 years ago
UN says world choking on plastic as environmental crisis grows
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Up to five trillion grocery bags are used each year and like most plastic garbage…
8 years ago
Study warns of alarming decline in Australian fish
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Conservation experts warned Wednesday of alarming falls in Australian fish populations and called for more…
8 years ago
Recycling plastic — Japan style
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- At a recycling plant outside Tokyo, workers in face masks pick through an unending torrent of…
8 years ago
Switch to e-cars will cost Germany 75,000 jobs: study
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (AFP) -- The growing use of electrified vehicles is expected to cost Germany's crucial car…
8 years ago
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