Climate change, population threaten ‘staggering’ US flood losses by 2050
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of…
4 years ago
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Paris looks to recapture lost beauty after criticism
PARIS, France (AFP) - Paris city authorities unveiled a "manifesto for beauty" on Tuesday containing plans to spruce up the…
4 years ago
Albanian bunkers ravaged by rising tides as erosion takes toll
by Briseida MEMA Agence France-Presse SEMAN, Albania (AFP) - Albania's communist-era bunkers were meant to withstand a nuclear strike, but…
5 years ago
Toronto seeks to save oak tree older than Canada
by Olivier MONNIER Agence France-Presse TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — In the shadow of Canada's largest cluster of skyscrapers, Toronto is…
6 years ago
Capital flight: Indonesian move could prompt new environment crisis
by Natalia SANTI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Abandoning Jakarta for a new capital in Borneo won't save the fast-sinking Indonesian…
7 years ago
Indonesia picks Borneo island for new capital
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia will move its capital to the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island, President Joko Widodo…
7 years ago
Palafox to talk about the impact of urban planning to the Filipino workforce in Open for Business
Architect and Urban Planner Felino “Jun” Palafox, Jr. will be sharing his insights on how the Filipino workforce is affected…
8 years ago
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