Environment

Critically endangered Sumatran elephant born in Indonesia

A critically endangered Sumatran elephant was born in western Indonesia over the weekend, according to officials, giving renewed hope to…

Endangered sea turtles get second life at Tunisian centre

By Aymen JAMLI SFAX, Tunisia, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - A crowd has gathered to see off Rose, a loggerhead…

Endangered Galapagos tortoises suffer from human waste: study

QUITO, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - Endangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a…

China says climate talks with US a success

BEIJING, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - China said Thursday that climate talks with the United States had been a success,…

Hottest October on record as 2023 on track to be warmest year in history

By Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) - Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate…

‘Air-pocalypse’: Indian capital launches ‘Green War Room’

By Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, Nov 3, 2023 (AFP) - The enemy is nearly invisible and there are no soldiers,…

Australian police arrest woman suspected of poisoning family with mushrooms

By Sharon MARRIS SYDNEY, Nov 2, 2023 (AFP) - Australian police on Thursday arrested the woman at the centre of…

Flooding, heavy rain kill three in Vietnam

HANOI, November 1, 2023 (AFP) - Three people died after days of heavy rain in central and north Vietnam that…

Drought-hit farmers in US heartland hope Mississippi ‘comes back’

By Ulysse BELLIER TURRELL, United States, Oct 24, 2023 (AFP) - Jonathan Driver, an Arkansas farmer with blackened hands and…

The race to save post-glacial landscapes amidst glacier retreat

By Amélie HERENSTEIN LES CONTAMINES, France, Oct 19, 2023 (AFP) - Water surged through a desolate canyon of grey rock…

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