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  Geneva (AFP) June 28, 2023 Switzerland, a global commodities trading hub, decided Wednesday to push for a moratorium on commercial exploitation of the international seabed area, which has enormous mineral resources. Bern said deep-sea mining in the area "must be postponed" until protection from the "harmful effects" could be ensured. Switzerland will "support a moratorium on commercial exploitation of the area until there is more scientific knowledge of its impact and protection of the marine environment can be guaranteed ... read more |
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Hong Kong exiles in UK say 'living in fear' of BeijingLondon (AFP) June 28, 2023 When artists Lumli and Lumlong fled Hong Kong in 2021 they didn't tell a soul for fear of being reported and arrested before they could leave. ... more 
Weeks after dam disaster, Ukraine's Kherson lacks drinking waterKherson, Ukraine (AFP) June 28, 2023 Yuri Grybennikov struggles to carry two large bottles of drinking water filled from a tank installed outside his home in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. ... more  
Canada wildfires again bring more unhealthy air in North AmericaChicago (AFP) June 28, 2023 Smoke from Canada's worst-ever wildfires was severely impacting air quality Wednesday across Ontario and at least 15 US states, with monitors warning that over one hundred million people face potentially unhealthy conditions. ... more 
Govt mulls rescue of UK's biggest water supplierLondon (AFP) June 28, 2023 The UK government on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the financial plight of the country's biggest privatised water company, but insisted the taps would keep flowing for millions of consumers. ... more |
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Turning over a new leaf, Colombian ranchers plant treesSan Jose Del Guaviare, Colombia (AFP) June 29, 2023 In Colombia's southern Guaviare department, on the doorstep of the Amazon, cattle ranchers are engaged in a practice that belies their jungle-wrecking reputation. They plant trees. ... more 
Buzz off: wasps wreak havoc on Albania's chestnutsRec, Albania (AFP) June 29, 2023 The northern Albanian village of Rec is locked in a life or death battle with a tiny wasp. ... more |
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France badly hit by climate change and ill-prepared: reportParis (AFP) June 28, 2023 France is being badly hit by climate change, is not prepared for its effects and is failing to sufficiently reduce its emissions, an independent climate body warned Wednesday. ... more 
Every 1C of warming means 15% more extreme rain, researchers sayParis (AFP) June 28, 2023 Global heating incrementally boosts the intensity of extreme rainfall at higher altitudes, putting two billion people living in or downstream from mountains at greater risk of floods and landslides, researchers said Wednesday. ... more  
African painted dogs spotted in Uganda after four decadesKampala (AFP) June 28, 2023 African painted dogs, a species thought to have become extinct in Uganda four decades ago, have been spotted in the far northeast of the country, the wildlife authority said. ... more  
Living near green space makes you 2.5 years younger: studyWashington (AFP) June 28, 2023 City parks and green spaces help counter heat, boost biodiversity, and instill a sense of calm in the urban jungle. ... more |
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  Myanmar air strikes kill 10 civilians: locals, media reports 
Yellen hopes to visit China to 'reestablish contact' with leadersWashington (AFP) June 29, 2023 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview that aired Wednesday she hopes to travel to China to "reestablish contact" with Beijing despite differences between the two countries. ... more  
New study sheds light on the evolution of animalsOXford UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2023 A study led by the University of Oxford has brought us one step closer to solving a mystery that has puzzled naturalists since Charles Darwin: when did animals first appear in the history of Earth? ... more |
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Beatboxing orangutans and the evolution of speechLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2023 In the lush, dense rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, scientists have discovered that orangutans are capable of creating two separate sounds simultaneously, a feat typically associated with songbird ... more 
Crowds 'stone the devil' in final hajj ritualMina, Saudi Arabia (AFP) June 28, 2023 Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close. ... more  
Tropical deforestation up 10% in 2022 releasing billions of tons of carbonWashington DC (UPI) Jun 27, 2023 Tropical rainforest loss is accelerating with the world losing an area of forest the size of 11 soccer fields every minute, releasing billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, Global Forest Watch said Tuesday. ... more  
Hairy findings: chemicals study jolts French senatorsParis (AFP) June 27, 2023 Mercury, pesticides and rare earth metals form a toxic cocktail that a French laboratory announced Tuesday it has found in an unlikely place: on the heads of senators. ... more |
 Got weeds? US environmentalists call in the G.O.A.T.s 
Israel enlists drones, AI and big data to farm for the futureEyal, Israel (AFP) June 28, 2023 As climate change and global population growth pose ever greater challenges for agriculture, Israeli technology offers a wealth of inventions and advanced tools to help farmers adapt. ... more 
Spain mortality soared during scorching summer of 2022Madrid (AFP) June 27, 2023 Spain's record-breaking heat of summer 2022 caused more than 350 deaths from heatstroke and dehydration and was a decisive factor in a 20.5 percent increase in mortality, official figures showed Tuesday. ... more |
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Air pollution speeds snowmeltBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 28, 2023 During the restrictive lockdown period of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, a new study reveals that diminished anthropogenic pollutant emissions significantly slowed the rate of snow and ice melt in t ... more 
Southern US swelters in brutal heat waveHouston (AFP) June 27, 2023 A dangerous and prolonged heat wave blanketed large parts of the southern United States on Tuesday, buckling highways and forcing people to shelter indoors in what scientists called a climate-change supercharged event. ... more  
UN vote to end Mali peacekeeping mission delayedUnited Nations, United States (AFP) June 28, 2023 A vote by the Security Council to end a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, at Mali's own request, was postponed to later this week due to ongoing talks, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. ... more 
Foreign firefighters come to the rescue in Canada's wildfiresMontreal (AFP) June 28, 2023 Hundreds of international firefighters who are helping overwhelmed Canadians battle unprecedented wildfires face a complex task in the heart of the boreal forest scorched by uncontrolled blazes. ... more |
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Canada sees record CO2 emissions from fires so far this year Paris (AFP) June 27, 2023 Wildfires raging across Canada, made more intense by global warming, have released more planet-warming carbon dioxide in the first six months of 2023 than in any full year on record, EU scientists said Tuesday. ... more 
Recording: Donald Trump says he didn't declassify 'highly confidential' documentsWashington DC (UPI) Jun 27, 2023 Former President Donald Trump can be heard on a newly released audio recording acknowledging he did not have the authority to declassify "highly confidential" materials he took with him after leaving the White House more than two years ago. ... more 
Putin tells troops in Kremlin they 'de facto stopped civil war'Moscow (AFP) June 27, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin told troops gathered Tuesday at the Kremlin they prevented civil war after a revolt by Wagner mercenaries, and held a minute's silence for pilots killed during the insurrection. ... more 
Netanyahu says invited to China, with US-Israel ties tenseJerusalem (AFP) June 27, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he had been invited to China and his office had informed close ally the United States about the planned trip to Beijing. ... more |
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Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 secondsParis (AFP) June 27, 2023 Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands in 2022, most of it destroyed to make way for cattle and commodity crops, an analysis of satellite data released Tuesday revealed. ... more 
Bee colonies 'relatively stable' after 2nd highest rate of loss last yearWashington DC (UPI) Jun 25, 2023 Beekeepers lost nearly 50% of their managed colonies last year, the second-highest rate of loss on record. ... more 
Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years agoWashington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2023 Researchers from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives butchering and likely eating one another. ... more 
Which is longer, Amazon or Nile? New quest aims to settle old debateRio De Janeiro (AFP) June 27, 2023 What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good. ... more |
Study of deep-sea corals reveals ocean currents have not fuelled rise in atmospheric carbon dioxideBristol UK (SPX) Jun 27, 2023 Pioneering analysis of deep-sea corals has overturned the idea that ocean currents contributed to increasing global levels of carbon dioxide in the air over the past 11,000 years. The study, l ... more 
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka scraps monkey business planColombo (AFP) June 26, 2023 Bankrupt Sri Lanka's government on Monday said it was scrapping plans to export around 100,000 endangered monkeys to China following an outcry and a court case by animal lovers. ... more
Volvic on front line of France's new water fearsVolvic, France (AFP) June 22, 2023 The public fountains in Volvic, the home of one of the world's most famous mineral waters, have been turned off. ... more 
Tiny Thai school on the climate change front lineBan Khun Samut Chin, Thailand (AFP) June 23, 2023 Each morning, four children stand barefoot in a line and proudly sing the national anthem as the Thai flag is raised outside their school, perched on a finger of land surrounded by the sea. ... more |
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Jumbo problem: Sri Lanka's battle with plastic pollutionHorana, Sri Lanka (AFP) June 27, 2023 Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored. ... more 
'Heat of hell': Saudi sun challenges hajj pilgrimsMecca, Saudi Arabia (AFP) June 26, 2023 Mobile phones are overheating and the pavement feels like a frying pan but for Abdul al-Assad, intense desert heat is all part of the hajj pilgrimage in summertime Saudi Arabia. ... more  
'We only have this planet': Barbados PM urges unified climate finance responseParis (AFP) June 23, 2023 Between brainstorming ways to fix the global financial system and appearing onstage at a Paris pop concert, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley stopped to record a message about the storm looming near her Caribbean nation. ... more  
German prosecutors admit to tapping climate activists' phonesFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) June 25, 2023 Prosecutors in Germany have confirmed a press report that investigators have listened in on phone calls of climate activists from the Letzte Generation ("Last Generation") group, sparking widespread outrage Sunday. ... more |
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