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Skygazers gawp at extra bright ‘supermoon’

by Sam Reeves Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) -- Skygazers took to high-rise buildings, observatories and beaches Monday to get a glimpse…

CO2 emissions level off, still too high to save climate: report

by Mariëtte Le Roux MARRAKESH, Morocco (AFP) --Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels have been nearly flat for three years…

New York braces for the looming threats of climate change

New York, United States ( AFP ) -by Catherine TRIOMPHE On calm days, waters innocently wash against the aging seawalls at Manhattan's southernmost…

Last 5 years were the hottest on record – UN

MARRAKESH, MOROCCO (Reuters) -- The past five years were the hottest on record with mounting evidence that heat waves, floods…

There’s an ‘extra-super’ Moon on the rise

by Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) -- An unusually large and bright Moon will adorn the night sky next…

Aussie police find baby koala in woman’s bag

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian police uncovered a baby koala hidden in the bag of a woman they stopped in…

Climate change challenges authoritarian China: experts

by Matthew KNIGHT SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- The gleaming towers of Shanghai belie the Chinese commercial hub's vulnerability to climate…

Historic climate pact enters into force

  by Mariette Le Roux and Catherine Hours PARIS, France | AFP | -- A worldwide pact to battle global…

Twin pandas meet each other for first time in Shanghai

  THE giant panda twins born in Shanghai Wildlife Park met each other for the first time on Friday after…

Panda wrestles with zoo intruder in China

NANCHANG CITY, JIANGXI PROVINCE, China (CCTV) -- A sleeping giant panda wrestled a man who entered his enclosure on Thursday…

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