World leaders will hold closed-door climate meet at UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a closed-door…
3 years ago
Environment
UNESCO announces 20 new biospheres in 21 countries
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) - UNESCO on Wednesday added 20 new sites in 21 countries to its global network of biosphere reserves,…
3 years ago
Tunis residents decry beaches too polluted for swimming
by Akim Rezgui with Francoise Kadri in Tunis EZZAHRA, Tunisia (AFP) -- Tahar Jaouebi looks out from a beach south…
3 years ago
La Niña climate cycle may reemerge in 2021: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The weather phenomenon La Niña could resurface before the end of 2021, after petering out…
3 years ago
Solar could comprise almost half US power by 2050, govt says
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Solar power could account for nearly half of the United States' electricity supply by…
3 years ago
On thin ice: Near North Pole, a warning on climate change
by Ekaterina ANISIMOVA A massive icebreaker cuts its way through the frozen waters of the Arctic Ocean, clearing a path…
3 years ago
Donkey milk soap soaking up fans in Jordan
by Mussa Hattar MADABA, Jordan (AFP) -- Friends and family initially mocked one Jordanian family's new venture making soap from…
3 years ago
Merkel’s record mixed as she takes wheel at last IAA show
by Sophie MAKRIS Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - No German leader's diary would be complete without a visit to…
3 years ago
Conservation meet mulls moratorium on deep sea mining
by Laure FILLON Agence France-Presse MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - The world's top conservation forum will vote this week on whether…
3 years ago
Tottenham Spurs aiming to stage world’s first ‘net-zero carbon’ match
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Tottenham are aiming to host the "world's first net-zero carbon" football match at an elite…
3 years ago
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