Firefighters extinguish Kenya forest blaze
ABERDARE, Kenya (AFP) - A fire that raged for two days in Kenya's Aberdare National Park has been extinguished after…
3 years ago
Environment
End of the road in Colombia for Escobar’s ‘cocaine’ hippos?
by Juan Sebastian SERRANO Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - More than 100 African hippos descended from fewer than a…
3 years ago
Ecuador capital flooding toll raised to 28
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades claimed 28 lives in the capital Quito…
3 years ago
Record heat, forest fires in Colombia’s Amazon in January
January of this year was the hottest month in the Colombian Amazon in a decade, leading to an increase in…
3 years ago
Mexican kayaker on mission to clean up floating gardens
by Samir Tounsi Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - As dawn breaks over Mexico City's floating gardens, Omar Menchaca…
3 years ago
Round-the-clock care for Peru’s oil-stained sea birds
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Hand fed fish and given gentle yet rigorous baths, penguins and…
3 years ago
Repsol says Peru oil spill will be cleaned up in March
CALLAO, Peru (AFP) - Spanish energy giant Repsol on Thursday vowed to finish by March cleaning up a devastating oil…
3 years ago
Oil everywhere: Ecuador Amazonians seethe over new spill
by Paola LÓPEZ Agence France-Presse PUERTO MADEROS, Ecuador (AFP) - There is oil in the water, on the rocks and…
3 years ago
Czechs, Poland sign deal on coal mine that caused EU rift
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) - The Czech Republic and Poland on Thursday signed a deal on a giant coal mine…
3 years ago
Kenya under fire over calls to ‘weaken’ forest protections
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - In his 15 years defending one of Nairobi's last green spaces,…
3 years ago
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