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Canada sees record CO2 emissions from fires so far this year
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» PARIS - 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.
Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 seconds
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» PARIS - 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.
Greece votes with conservative premier favourite to win
AFP, Published on 25/06/2023
» ATHENS: Greek voters head to the polls again Sunday in an election where conservative front-runner Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term and an absolute parliamentary majority to form a "stable government".
Climate: Paris summit vets revamp of global lending institutions
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» PARIS - The leaders of France and Barbados, joined by other leaders and the heads of multilateral development banks, pushed Thursday for an overhaul of the international financial system to better tackle poverty, climate change and other 21st-century challenges.
Anti-NATO protest disrupts Irish neutrality debate
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» DUBLIN: A public debate on Ireland's international security policy, including its long-standing military neutrality, was disrupted by an anti-NATO demonstration in its opening session on Thursday.
Liverpool gets by with a little help from The Beatles
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» LIVERPOOL - It was once a thriving maritime hub, including for the transatlantic slave trade, but after years of industrial decline, Liverpool's economy is getting a boost from its most famous sons.
Europe's Euclid space telescope to launch on July 1
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» PARIS - The European Space Agency said on Wednesday its space telescope Euclid is scheduled to launch on July 1, blasting off on a mission to shed light on the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
Volvic on front line of France's new water fears
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» VOLVIC (FRANCE) - The public fountains in Volvic, the home of one of the world's most famous mineral waters, have been turned off.
Mitsotakis: the PM who steered Greece from brink to growth
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» ATHENS - Greek ex-prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who hopes to clinch an absolute majority in next week's general election, is credited with returning his debt-ridden country to a path of growth.
Donors stump up $6.1 bn for Syrians, as EU stays anti-Assad
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» BRUSSELS - International donors led by the EU on Thursday pledged 5.6 billion euros ($6.1 billion) for Syrian refugees, but Brussels stressed it will not ease its stance on President Bashar al-Assad's government.