Environment

Green energy springs from abandoned UK coalmine

by Olivier DEVOS Agence France-Presse Dawdon coalmine in northeast England was abandoned three decades ago, but is being brought back…

UK cracks down on climate change activists before UN summit

by Callum PATON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain is eager to brandish its environmental credentials before the…

Surfers sidelined as California races to clean up oil spill

by Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse HUNTINGTON BEACH, United States (AFP) - Beaches normally thronged with the bronzed torsos of surfers…

Iraq, UAE sign deal on 5 solar electricity plants

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - Power-short Iraq inked an agreement on Wednesday for the UAE to build five solar electricity plants with…

Natural gas market soars to record heights

by Roland JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - European and UK gas prices surged Wednesday to record peaks,…

General Motors says 2023 car will allow mostly hands-free driving

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - General Motors plans to launch in 2023 a premium model that would enable hands-free…

Rice sacks to runway: India’s battle to rebrand jute

by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse JAGATDAL, India (AFP) - From the boutiques of Christian Dior to royal wedding favours, jute…

Climate demonstrators invade Louis Vuitton catwalk show

PARIS, France (AFP) - Extinction Rebellion climate activists burst onto the catwalk at Louis Vuitton's Tuesday Paris Fashion Week show…

COP26 president denies UK rift over climate

by Jitendra JOSHI Agence France-Presse MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pointman for the COP26 climate…

Two stranded humpback whales rescued in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Rescue teams saved two stranded whales along the Atlantic coast of Argentina Tuesday, the World…

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