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PRAZ DE LYS-SOMMAND, France (Reuters) — High in the French Alps, musher Remy Coste has taken the early lead of La Grande Odyssee (The Great Odyssey) dog sled race. The race is an 11-day trek over a 670 kilometre (415 mile) course which organisers say feels more like 1,000 km for the dogs and their handlers because of its 20,000 meter elevation. Set among snow-capped mountains between Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France, 500 dogs will […]
HINATUAN, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng inspeksiyon ng lokal na Pamahalaan ng Hinatuan sa ‘Enchanted River’ sa Surigao del Sur. Bago pa man ito pansamantalang ipasasara sa mga turista ngayong darating na January 9 – February 3. Sa pagbisita ng lokal na Pamahalaan ay tinalakay nila kung anu-ano ang mga magiging top priority project nila sa lumalaking demand ng mga turista sa lugar. Ang isa sa mga pinaplanong gawin ng LGU-Hinatuan ay […]
by Michaela CANCELA-KIEFFER Agence France Presse TRAIGUERA, Spain (AFP) — The sun sets in eastern Spain and dozens of ancient olive trees cast long shadows on the ground. Once dug up and sold as luxury items for the wealthy, they are increasingly protected as farmers and authorities realise these trees, some of which were planted by the Romans, are an invaluable part of Spain’s heritage. Near the town of Traiguera, Amador Peset, 37, gets out […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA)–Quezon City government in partnership with the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) and the Environmental Management Bureau-National Capital Region (EMB-NCR) will hold the 3rd Ecological Solid Waste Management Exhibition and Environmental Summit on January 26-29 at the Quezon Memorial Circle. The event, which will be part of the observance of Zero Waste Month, will bring together leaders and practitioners in solid waste management, climate change, disaster risk prevention and mitigation […]
PEKIN, China (AFP) — China will ban all ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017, the government said, in a move hailed by conservationists as a “game changer” for African elephants. African ivory is highly sought after in China, where it is seen as a status symbol, with prices for a kilo (2.2 pounds) reaching as high as $1,100. “To better protect elephants and better tackle the illegal trade… China will gradually stop […]
by Ben Sheppard Agence France-Presse HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AFP) — Lounging in the shade of a tree, Heathcliff the cheetah oozes sleek grace and power, but he is captive behind a wire fence — perhaps the only way that cheetahs will exist in a few decades’ time. A major survey released last week revealed that just 7,100 adult cheetahs remain in the wild, and that the species faces extinction without urgent new protection measures. At […]
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) –Zookeepers at Sydney’s iconic Taronga Zoo welcomed the arrival of a seven-month-old male koala joey on Friday (December 23), who emerged from his mother’s pouch two days before the holiday. The second joey to be born to mother Sydney, the yet-to-be named joey will spend another three to four month with her before going it alone, Taronga Zoo said in a statement. “It’s a bit hot inside that pouch on steamy summer […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A monthly global climate report by US government scientists Monday offered more evidence that 2016 is likely to be the warmest year in modern times, as sea ice at both poles hit record lows. Climate scientists say the continued burning of fossil fuels is spewing greenhouse gasses that trap heat in the atmosphere, making the planet warm up. In addition, a strong El Nino trend in the first half of the […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Heavy haze enveloping many parts of north China is seriously disrupting people’s daily life. In Beijing, Tuesday marks the fifth day of a red alert warning against air pollution. As of 06:30, a total of 169 flights had been canceled due to low visibility of less than 300 meters. The visibility is expected to rise to one kilometer after 10:00. The government has increased its public transport capacities and implemented the […]
CCTV — A severe cold wave has hit the United States Midwest, including Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, drastically lowering temperatures across the region. Chicago, the capital of Illinois, experienced its lowest temperature of 23 degrees Celsius on Dec 18, which almost matched the city’s record low temperature of 23.3 degrees Celsius, that happened on the same day in 1983. In order to ensure road safety in the region, Illinois sent more than 1,700 snow sweepers […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A rainbow-headed snake, a tiny frog and a lizard with dragon-like horns are among more than 150 new species confirmed by scientists last year in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region, researchers said on Monday. Winding its way from the Tibetan plateau through the mountains and jungles of Southeast Asia, the Mekong river helps sustain one of the most diverse regions on the planet. Each year scientists announce new species, […]
QUINTANA ROO, Mexico (Reuters) — The 13th annual U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP13) closed in Cancun Saturday (December 17) after officials agreed on a roadmap to promote the conservation of biodiversity in fishing, forest, tourist and other agricultural sectors to meet the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. Indeed, the theme for the meetings had been proposed by Mexico to be “Integrating Biodiversity for Welfare.” Some 5,000 to 10,000 people from international organisations, NGOs and indigenous groups, […]
