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by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — More than 43 million hectares of forest — an area bigger than Germany — have been lost in a little over a decade in just a handful of deforestation hotspots, conservation organisation WWF said Wednesday. Swathes of forest continue to be flattened each year — mainly due to industrial-scale agriculture — as biodiversity-rich areas are cleared to create space for livestock and crops. Analysis by WWF […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse TAMPA. United States (AFP) — Global warming is melting ice in Antarctica faster than ever before — about six times more per year now than 40 years ago — leading to increasingly high sea levels worldwide, scientists warned Monday. Already, Antarctic melting has raised global sea levels more than half an inch (1.4 centimeters) between 1979 and 2017, said the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) — Marine Le Pen supporters were divided on Sunday (May 7) after the far-right candidate lost the French presidential election to centrist Emanuel Macron. While some were soundly disappointed by the defeat, others saw the historic result for the far right party as a reason to celebrate. The president of the National Front youth division, Gaetan Dussausaye compared the election campaign to David facing Goliath given all the opposition that he said […]
by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Toshiba shares dived Tuesday after it delayed the release of financial results expected to include billions of dollars in losses tied to its ailing US nuclear power unit. The stock price plunged 9.45 percent to 226.2 yen at one point after it surprised markets by saying its nine-month earnings report had “not yet become available”. The shares closed down 8.0 percent at 229.8 yen. “We […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — It could take another historic effort from Kyrie Irving and LeBron James to keep Cleveland in the NBA Finals, while the Golden State Warriors faced the possible loss of center Andrew Bogut. The defending champion Warriors lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 entering game six Thursday at Cleveland, with the Cavaliers needing a victory to force a seventh game Sunday in California. James and Irving each scored 41 […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Delivered their worst playoff loss in two years, the defending champion Golden State Warriors must rebound quickly to prevent the Cleveland Cavaliers from pulling level in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers ripped Golden State 120-90 Wednesday, trimming their deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1 entering game four Friday at Cleveland with game five Monday at Oakland, California. “We’ve been able to bounce back pretty quick because […]
