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  London (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced plans to ease certain climate policies aimed at reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The move sparked opposition from politicians - many in his own party - environmentalists and industry. - Petrol cars sale ban - Previous prime minister Boris Johnson set a 2030 deadline for the ban on selling petrol and diesel cars, but Sunak announced Wednesday that the date was being pushed back. "You'll still be able to buy petrol and diese ... read more |
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Vietnam holds think tank chief in latest green detentionHanoi (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Vietnam has detained the director of an independent energy policy think tank, a rights group said Wednesday, the sixth person working on environmental issues taken into custody in the past two years. ... more  
Spain livestock farmers raise alarm over rise in wolf attacksMadrid (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Spanish livestock farmers on Wednesday raised the alarm over increasing wolf attacks on their herds, demanding the government reverse a 2021 ban on hunting this protected species. ... more  
Fears for ancient Cyrene after Libya floodsBenghazi, Libya (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Floods that killed thousands in the Libyan city of Derna also inundated one of the country's premier ancient sites, threatening its UNESCO-listed monuments with collapse, a recent visitor and a leading archaeologist said. ... more  
Key Indigenous lands case resumes in Brazil high courtBras�lia (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 Brazil's Supreme Court resumed hearings Wednesday in a high-profile case on whether to restrict native peoples' rights to their ancestral lands, seen as a key buffer against climate change. ... more |
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 Glyphosate: where is it banned or restricted?  
Libya flood survivors endure unbearable wait for missing relativesDerna, Libya (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 In Libya's flood-hit city of Derna, the Mediterranean Sea breeze mixes with the nauseating stench of human remains buried under the mud-caked rubble. ... more |
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Morocco sets aside nearly $12 bn for quake recoveryRabat (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Quake-hit Morocco's government announced on Wednesday a budget of more than $11 billion for reconstruction, rehousing and socio-economic development of areas hit by the deadly disaster. ... more 
Cities wiped out, or nearly, by disastersParis (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 The coastal city of Derna in Libya, devastated by a huge flash flood, joins a grim list of metropolises nearly annihilated by natural disasters since the turn of the century. ... more  
French journalist released after arrest over report on Egypt spy operationParis (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 French police Thursday released journalist Ariane Lavrilleux, who was arrested after reporting on leaked documents that claimed French intelligence was used to target civilians in Egypt, in a two-day detention that alarmed rights groups, she said. ... more  
Air pollution from fires hits world's poorest hardest: studyParis (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 People in poorer countries are disproportionately suffering from air pollution spewed from the increasing scourge of fires in forests and fields around the world, according to new research published Wednesday. ... more |
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 Courtrooms: a growing arena in the climate fight 
UN chief convenes 'no nonsense' climate summit, without China or USUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set Wednesday to host a climate meeting marred at its outset by the absence of speakers from the world's top two emitters, China and the United States. ... more |
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Pope sounds alarm on 'ecological catastrophe' at UN sidelinesNew York (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 Pope Francis called for humanity to unify in the face of climate disaster "before it's too late" during an address on the sidelines of the United Nations on Monday. ... more 
Six young people sue 32 European states over climate changeStrasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Six Portuguese youths are taking 32 nations to the European Court of Human Rights this month for not doing enough to stop global warming, the latest bid to secure climate justice through the courts. ... more  
Google AI tool predicts danger of genetic mutationsWashington (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could help research into rare diseases. ... more  
Heaviest rains in century bring floods to Caspian Sea coastTehran (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 Flash floods have injured 20 people in northern Iran, after what officials described as the region's heaviest rains in a century, Iranian media reported. ... more |
 Libya flood feeds unrest but political system unchallenged: analysts 
Howl of disapproval: French activists quit wolf talksGrenoble, France (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 French conservation groups on Monday withdrew from government consultations about managing the wolf population, describing as "unacceptable" ministers' new proposals for checking the growing numbers of the once endangered predator. ... more |
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Most species of 'world's largest flower' risk extinction: studyBangkok (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured the imagination with its enormous speckled red petals, are now at risk of extinction, new research warned Wednesday. ... more 
Water shortage drives elephant migration from ZimbabweHarare (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 Large numbers of elephants from Zimbabwe's biggest national park are moving to neighbouring Botswana in a search for water, a spokesman said Monday. ... more  
High seas treaty to move closer to reality with first signaturesUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Dozens of nations are set Wednesday to sign a historic treaty on protecting the high seas, seeking the quick entry into force of an accord designed to protect ecosystems vital to the planet. ... more 
Marine heatwaves last longer in deeper water: studyParis (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 Marine heatwaves may last longer and be more intense in deeper water, potentially threatening sensitive species as climate change makes the extreme events more frequent, researchers said on Monday. ... more |
Scientists rediscover small Brazil tree, 185 years onRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 A species of small holly tree that was last seen nearly two centuries ago and was feared extinct has been rediscovered pluckily clinging to life in an urban area in northeastern Brazil, scientists said Tuesday. ... more 
COP28 will include first local climate summitUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 A summit for non-national authorities will take place during crunch UN climate talks in the United Arab Emirates, officials said Tuesday, in recognition of the role of cities and local governments in averting ecological disaster. ... more 
Philippines activists freed after alleged military abductionManila (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 Two environmental activists allegedly abducted by the Philippine military more than two weeks ago were freed Tuesday, sparking jubilation among supporters who had campaigned for their release. ... more 
Clashes in Port Sudan for first time since war began: witnessesPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 The Sudanese army clashed with tribal militiamen in Port Sudan late Monday, witnesses said, the first fighting in the strategic coastal city in more than five months of war. ... more |
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Victims of DR Congo anti-UN rally shootings buriedGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 Three weeks after the killing of more than 50 civilians during a standoff with troops in Goma, eastern DRC, the victims' families were finally able to bury the dead late Monday. ... more 
Communications cut to flood-hit Libya city after protestsDerna, Libya (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 Communications were severed Tuesday to the flood-hit Libyan city of Derna and journalists were asked to leave, a day after hundreds protested against authorities they blamed for the thousands of deaths. ... more  
Tornado in eastern China kills 10, hundreds relocatedBeijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 A tornado in eastern China killed 10 people and seriously injured several others, state media said Wednesday, the latest in a string of extreme weather events to strike the country. ... more 
'Worse than war': trauma of Libya flood haunts survivorsBenghazi, Libya (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 Grief etched into her face, 15-year-old Ibrar struggled to find the words to describe her pain at the loss of three friends in the huge flood that shattered her Libyan hometown. ... more |
 
Tiny sea creatures reveal the ancient origins of neuronsBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 A study in the journal Cell sheds new light on the evolution of neurons, focusing on the placozoans, a millimetre-sized marine animal. Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona f ... more 
Escaped Chinese crocodiles all captured: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 Dozens of crocodiles that escaped a flooded Chinese farm have all been recaptured, state media reported on Tuesday, a week after the reptilian runaways wriggled free. ... more 
Marshes, mills and Michelin stars: Spain's 'chef of the sea'El Puerto De Santa Maria, Spain (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 As a child, Angel Leon spent hours fishing in the marshes of Cadiz in southwestern Spain - and today the chef draws inspiration from this terrain for his three-star Michelin restaurant. ... more 
Invasive species on the menu at London restaurantLondon (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 A London restaurant is exploring whether eating invasive species such as grey squirrel, American Signal crayfish and Japanese knotweed could help fight their spread, but scientists remain sceptical. ... more |
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Australia gives up fight to eradicate bee-killing parasiteSydney (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Australia on Wednesday abandoned its fight to eradicate the destructive Varroa mite, an invasive parasite responsible for the collapse of honeybee populations across the planet. ... more 
Children trek to tent school in quake-hit MoroccoAsni, Morocco (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 In the earthquake-hit mountains of Morocco, 13-year-old Abdessamad El Berd gets up before dawn to make the long trek to the tent city that is his new school, walking by torchlight and careful to avoid roaming dogs. ... more 
DR Congo trial over shootings sparks questions, tensionGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 Two weeks into a military trial over the killing of more than 50 civilians in eastern DR Congo, the circumstances of how soldiers came to open fire are still unclear. ... more  
Chinese youths trade city-living for ceramicsJingdezhen, China (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 China's "Porcelain Capital" Jingdezhen is attracting droves of young people drawn to the city of artisans in search of an escape from the urban rat race among its ceramics workshops. ... more |
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