Uruguayan project uses virtual money to encourage plastic recycling
by Pablo IZMIRLIAN Agence France-Presse PIRIÁPOLIS, Uruguay (AFP) -- On a hot summer's day in southern Uruguay, Graciela Martinez weighs…
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Environment
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
by Amélie Bottollier-Depois Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometres below…
5 years ago
Relative of extinct tortoise located in Galapagos
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a "strong" genetic link…
5 years ago
Bangladesh capital awash with plastic-coated posters
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Dhaka is awash with millions of plastic-laminated campaign posters ahead of elections in the Bangladeshi capital,…
5 years ago
Release contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or…
5 years ago
Record heat forecast for coming years
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coming five years are anticipated to be warmest period on record,…
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France cracks down on plastic waste, destruction of unsold clothes
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French parliament on Thursday passed a law forbidding retailers from destroying unsold clothes and banning…
5 years ago
G20 funds fossil fuels $30 billon a year under the radar: analysis
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Rich nations are funneling cash through government-backed financial institutions to…
5 years ago
Faced with high smog levels, Milan to ban cars on Sunday
MILAN, Italy (AFP) - Milan will ban cars from driving within the city on Sunday, a measure aimed at tackling…
5 years ago
French adventurers train for Arctic exploit
by Olivier MORIN ALTA, Norway (AFP) -- A blueish glow spreads across the snow as far as the eye can…
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