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Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires

KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia (AFP) - Dozens of injured koalas arrive at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park's makeshift animal hospital each…

James Murdoch blasts dad Rupert’s firm over climate ‘denial’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Rupert Murdoch's younger son James has called out his father's media empire for "denial" of…

5,000 feral camels culled in drought-hit Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Helicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000 camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were…

Delta jet dumps fuel on California school playground

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A Delta airliner experiencing mechanical trouble on Tuesday dumped jet fuel onto a school…

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the…

Volcano erupts on ecologically sensitive Galapagos island

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A volcano erupted on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos, Ecuadorian authorities said, spewing lava on…

Iran floods kill at least three: reports

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least three people and left hundreds of villages cut…

One dead, one missing in blast at Spanish chemical plant

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- One person was killed, six others injured and one reported missing following an explosion and fire…

New protests as Iran makes first arrests over downed airliner

by David Vujanovic TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran announced Tuesday its first arrests over the accidental shooting down of a…

Ousted Ghosn seeks retirement benefit from Renault

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The former chief executive of Renault Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan while awaiting trial on financial…

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