Japan retailers to charge for plastic bags from 2020
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese retailers including supermarkets and convenience stores will be required to charge for plastic bags from…
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Environment
Photos taken a century apart show stark Mont Blanc glacier melt
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- In 1919 a pioneering aviator took iconic photos of the…
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Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Switzerland's glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone --…
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Killer Japanese fungus found in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- One of the world's deadliest fungi has been discovered in Australia's far north for the first…
5 years ago
US sizzles in rare autumn heat wave
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A freakish heatwave is making early autumn feel like the dog days of summer in…
5 years ago
Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica — but it’s normal
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event is…
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Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse Most of the plastic bottles washing up on the rocky shores of Inaccessible Island,…
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Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica — but it’s normal
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event…
5 years ago
More than 2 million animals perish in Bolivia wildfires
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- More than two million wild animals, including jaguars, pumas and llamas, have perished in weeks…
5 years ago
Tropical fish swim into Europe’s waters as common species head north
by Nicolas GUBERT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Cod, sole and plaice might be regulars on European…
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