China cancels flights, classes over new outbreak as India deaths soar
by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, with AFP Bureaus Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China closed schools in…
4 years ago
Environment
Limpet sticking power down to mucus, not muscle
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Limpets -- those coin-sized, suction-cup critters with conical caps -- have…
4 years ago
China pressed on Mekong dams after record low water levels
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- China was pressed Tuesday to show more transparency over its dam operations on the Mekong River,…
4 years ago
Giant tortoise Diego, a hero to his species, is home
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened…
4 years ago
Germany eyes ‘world number one’ spot in green hydrogen
by Tom BARFIELD Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany on Wednesday said it aimed to become the world's "number…
4 years ago
Russia says ‘years’ needed to clean up Arctic spill
by Artyom Smirnov with Andrea Palasciano in Moscow Agence France-Presse NORILSK INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, Russia (AFP) —Russian investigators on Wednesday detained…
4 years ago
Aussie scientists turn to drones to protect sea turtles
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Australian researchers have discovered they were underestimating numbers at the world's largest sea turtle nesting site…
4 years ago
Whale that won Canadian hearts believed to be dead
SOREL, Canada (AFP) — A young humpback whale that swam up one of Canada's major rivers, delighting Montrealers who packed…
4 years ago
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
by Maria ANTONOVA Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — An unprecedented fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of Arctic…
4 years ago
Warmest May on record, Siberia 10C hotter
by Kelly MACNAMARA / Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above average…
4 years ago
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