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Hanoi declared world's most polluted city, authorities seek action
HANOI - Vietnam's capital Hanoi has been covered in thick smog over recent weeks, putting it at the top of a list of the world's most...
Dec 28, 20241 min read
Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill
LIMA - Peru's government on Thursday declared an environmental emergency in a northern coastal area, where state oil firm Petroperu last...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Brazil heron takes flight after plastic cup removed from throat
RIO DE JANEIRO- A heron took flight in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, stretching its wings and soaring over a river after veterinarians saved...
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Indian capital tightens anti-pollution measures as air quality worsens
India directed schools to move to hybrid mode for some grades, asked government offices to stagger timings for staff and imposed...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
New EU renewable energy target faces nuclear roadblock
BRUSSELS - European Union plans for a new renewable energy goal hit early resistance on Monday from pro-nuclear governments, who...
Dec 17, 20244 min read
Rescuers comb debris for survivors, count dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte
PARIS/MORONI - Emergency workers searched for survivors on Monday and battled to restore services in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
2024 in photos: the world under water
A drone view shows flooded houses in Venek, Hungary, September 17, 2024. Fedja Grulovic In 2024, it often felt like it was flooding...
Dec 9, 20242 min read
2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say
BRUSSELS - This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at...
Dec 3, 20243 min read
Facts-Which countries have completed debt swaps for nature and climate
LONDON - Debt swaps are becoming a more widely used tool to help indebted countries raise money for conservation or climate-related...
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Exclusive-UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation
RIYADH - Restoring the world's degraded land and holding back its deserts will require at least $2.6 trillion in investment by the end of...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Divisions on curbing plastic waste persist as UN treaty talks begin
BUSAN/BAKU - As delegates from 175 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea on Monday for the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an...
Nov 26, 20244 min read
Analysis-Adani's 'renewable energy marvel' trapped in U.S. bribery indictment
NEW DELHI - Betting big on the clean energy goals of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, billionaire Gautam Adani found backers in...
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