Environment

Pakistan horror zoo is reborn as rehab centre

By Shrouq TARIQ ISLAMABAD, April 25, 2024 (AFP) - Before it was forced to close over its "intolerable" treatment of…

Up to 160 pilot whales stranded on Australian beach

SYDNEY, Australia, April 25, 2024 (AFP) - Marine biologists raced Thursday to save more than 100 pilot whales after a…

Philippine court blocks GMO ‘golden rice’ production over safety fears

MANILA, April 25, 2024 (AFP) - A Philippine court has blocked the commercial propagation of genetically modified golden rice because…

Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes

BANGKOK, April 25, 2024 (AFP) - Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said…

Danger warning issued for Bangkok as extreme heat bites

BANGKOK, April 24, 2024 (AFP) - Thai authorities issued an extreme heat warning for Bangkok on Wednesday, urging people to…

‘Staggering’ number of workers facing climate change-induced health hazards: UN

GENEVA, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - A large majority of workers worldwide are facing a cocktail of health hazards linked…

In Ecuadoran Amazon, butterflies provide a gauge of climate change

By Paola LÓPEZ CUYABENO, Ecuador, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their…

Europe suffered record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023: monitors

By Nick Perry PARIS, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in…

Slow recovery as Dubai airport, roads still deluged

By Amanda MOUAWAD Dubai airport, one of the world's busiest, witnessed major disruption for a third straight day Thursday after…

‘Human-induced’ climate change behind deadly Sahel heatwave: study

DAKAR, April 18, 2024 (AFP) - The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have…

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