Bolivian bees under threat from coca pesticides
by William WROBLEWSKI Agence France-Presse COROICO, Bolivia (AFP) -- High up in the Bolivian cloud forest, a woman tends to…
6 years ago
Environment
Climate change takes toll on French oyster farmers
by Elia VAISSIERE Agence France Presse CANCALE, France (AFP) -- Gulping down oysters has long been a favourite New Year's…
6 years ago
Runaway lion, wounded elk find home in Russian shelter
by Marina KORENEVA Agence France-Presse RAPPOLOVO, Rusia (AFP) -- A lion that escaped from an airport, a crocodile found at…
6 years ago
Japan bolts whaling commission, but tensions may ease
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Japan has made good on years of threats by…
6 years ago
American adventurer completes solo trek across Antarctica
by Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An American adventurer has become the first person to…
6 years ago
Japanese react to Tokyo’s decision to resume commercial whaling
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese people react to the government's decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume…
6 years ago
More bears needed to sustain Pyrenees population: activists
TOULOUSE, France (AFP) The release of additional bears into the Pyrenees mountains straddling France and Spain is needed to ensure…
6 years ago
Frenchman sets sail across Atlantic – in a barrel
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) -- 71-year-old Frenchman set sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday in a barrel-shaped orange capsule, hoping to…
6 years ago
Japan to resume commercial whaling after IWC withdrawal
by Shingo ITO / Miwa SUZUKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Wednesday it is withdrawing from the…
6 years ago
2018 hottest year for a century in France
PARIS, France (AFP) -- 2018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological…
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