Host Britain asks to delay climate summit to November 2021
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UN environmental agency said Wednesday it has received a request from host nation Britain…
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Environment
Scientists warn of ‘zombie fires’ in the Arctic
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Dormant "zombie fires" scattered across the Arctic region -- remnants of record…
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India wilts under heatwave as temperature hits 50 degrees Celsius
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India is wilting under a heatwave, with the temperature in places reaching 50 degrees Celsius…
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Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
by Andrew LEESON Agence France-Presse COBARGO, Australia (AFP) — Victims of Australia's catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages…
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South Sudan: an unexplored Eden of biodiversity
by Nick Perry PICTURES BY TONY KARUMBA Agence France-Presse BOMA, South Sudan (AFP) — The light plane banked sharply to circle…
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Weather iffy for SpaceX astronaut launch
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — Aside from a threat of bad weather, NASA and SpaceX confirmed Monday that everything…
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Climate change is turning Antarctica green, study finds
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Parts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change color as "green…
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Oil collapse wipes out profits at Total
PARIS, France (AFP) — Total said Tuesday its quarterly profit fell by 99 percent because of dropping oil prices and…
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First giant panda born in Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Wu Wen, a giant panda loaned to a Dutch zoo by China, has given birth…
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Ukraine scientists navigate lockdown to reach Antarctica
by Olga SHYLENKO Agence France-Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — Yuriy Otruba was preparing for his sixth scientific expedition to Antarctica when…
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