Salvors begin sinking ship which ran aground off Mauritius
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — Salvage crews on Thursday began the process of sinking the broken stem of a Japanese-owned ship…
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Environment
$600 million settlement in Flint water crisis
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — The US state of Michigan has agreed to pay some $600 million to victims…
4 years ago
Amazon indigenous protesters vow indefinite roadblock
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AFP) — Armed with spears and bows, dozens of indigenous protesters in Brazil vowed Thursday to maintain a…
4 years ago
Long ‘lost’ elephant shrew found in Horn of Africa
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS PARIS, France (AFP) -- For half a century scientists feared that the Somali elephant shrew had vanished…
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Japan experts head to Mauritius for oil spill clean-up
NARITA, Japan (AFP) — A new team of experts left Japan for Mauritius on Wednesday with special oil-absorbent materials to…
4 years ago
Brazil indigenous protesters defy court, resume roadblock
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AFP) — Indigenous protesters in Brazil defied a court order Tuesday and resumed a roadblock of a…
4 years ago
Arctic sea ice melting faster than forecast
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models had predicted, researchers at the University…
4 years ago
Atlantic plastic levels far higher than thought: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- There may be more plastic floating just beneath the surface of the Atlantic…
4 years ago
Greenland ice melting past ‘tipping point’: study
by Camille BAS-WOHLERT COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The melting of Greenland's ice cap has gone so far that it is…
4 years ago
How climate change could expose new epidemics
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Long-dormant viruses brought back to life; the resurgence of deadly…
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