Iraqi animal lovers go online to help save Baghdad’s strays
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - The welfare of stray cats and dogs roaming Iraq's capital Baghdad is far from a priority…
7 years ago
Environment
Italy’s high-rise forests take root around the world
by Céline CORNU Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- As balconies bristle with tree branches and sunshine dapples the…
7 years ago
Game of Thrones star visits Maldives on climate change impact
LAAMU ATOLL & MALE, Maldives (Reuters) -- Game of Thrones star and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau…
7 years ago
Sydney, Melbourne warned to prepare for 50-degree days
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney and Melbourne could regularly face 50-degree Celsius (122F) days within 25 years even if Australia…
7 years ago
Bed bugs are trying to get into your dirty laundry
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Like a pining lover, bed bugs will seek out…
7 years ago
After tsunami, ocean plastic acted as rafts for small sea life
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- After a tsunami hit Japan in 2011, hundreds of aquatic species migrated across the ocean…
7 years ago
Forest loss means tropics emit more carbon than they trap: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The widespread loss of forests in the tropics means the region emits more carbon than…
7 years ago
Panda diplomacy: Two giant pandas from China land in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) - Two giant pandas from China arrived in Indonesia on Thursday in an act of "panda diplomacy"…
7 years ago
Cost of climate disasters to reach half of US growth in a decade: report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Economic losses from severe storms, hurricanes, floods, drought and wildfires are projected to reach at…
7 years ago
Paris post office turns its rooftop into urban farm
PARIS, France (Reuters) -- A post office sorting depot in the heart of Paris has turned its rooftop into a…
7 years ago
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