Russia struggles to clean up Arctic river fuel spill
by Maria ANTONOVA Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Thursday intensified efforts to clean up a major fuel…
4 years ago
Environment
India vows probe after elephant killed with explosives
NEW DEHLI, India (AFP) — India pledged to investigate Thursday the death of a pregnant elephant that ate explosives-filled fruit,…
4 years ago
Weak demand pushing oil, gas toward ‘terminal decline’: report
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Falling fossil fuel demand coupled with mounting risk for investors could…
4 years ago
Threat to national park, wetlands after India gas well blowout
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) — About 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as authorities struggle to control gas pouring from…
4 years ago
Putin declares state of emergency over Siberian fuel spill
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a state of emergency and criticised a subsidiary of metals…
4 years ago
Spain eyes new tax to rubbish plastic packaging
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The Spanish government on Tuesday proposed new legislation on rubbish that seeks to dramatically reduce single-use…
4 years ago
Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in…
4 years ago
Wayward whale takes city break in Montreal
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — A young humpback whale that swam up one of Canada's major rivers and has been exploring…
4 years ago
Deadly Tropical Storm Amanda hits El Salvador, Guatemala
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the season in the Pacific, killed 10…
4 years ago
Indonesia starts cloud seeding to keep forest fires at bay
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has started cloud seeding to induce rain as the archipelago moves to head off annual…
5 years ago
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