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Hong Kong's past heatwaves potentially contributed to 1,677 excess deaths: university study
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/08/2024
» Heatwaves in Hong Kong over the last 10 years may have contributed to more than 1,600 deaths, according to a projection from university researchers, who have urged authorities to create an extreme weather action plan to reduce health risks.
South African township resists police over illegal power cables
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» CAPE TOWN - A woman in a black and white dress struggled, pulling fiercely on a long electrical cable as she tried to stop the police in anti-riot gear from carrying it away.
Small but powerful: tiny data centre heats UK swimming pool
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» EXMOUTH (UNITED KINGDOM) - A leisure centre in Exmouth, southwest England, is using a small data centre to heat its indoor swimming pool, trialling an innovative solution that reduces its energy bills and carbon footprint.
Swiss vote on net-zero climate law
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» GENEVA - The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on a new climate bill aimed at steering the country towards carbon neutrality by 2050.
Amid melting glaciers, Swiss vote on new climate law
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» GENEVA: The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on a new climate bill aimed at steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
EU unveils electricity reforms to reduce price spike threat
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» BRUSSELS - The EU laid out plans Tuesday to make electricity bills "less dependent" on fossil fuel costs, to limit the risks of price hikes like those seen after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Fakery and fraud: Energy scammers cast 'wide net' on Facebook
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: A Filipino consumer fumes as she rips open a portable charger to discover she has been conned -- the batteries are choked with sand, making her yet another victim of scammers on Facebook.
French bakers protest over surging power prices
AFP, Published on 24/01/2023
» PARIS - Dressed in aprons and brandishing baguettes, hundreds of bakers demonstrated in the streets of Paris on Monday to warn that the country's beloved bread and croissant makers were under threat from surging electricity and raw material costs.
Prices shoot up for Sierra Leone fishermen
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 15/01/2023
» His red football jersey and shorts soaked in salty water, Edison Fofana loaded his boat on a recent morning with gallons of fuel, a box of rice and bottles of soda needed for his four-day fishing journey.
Fears for French baguettes as power prices burn bakers
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» PARIS - Recently described as "250 grams of magic and perfection" by President Emmanuel Macron, the French baguette is at risk from surging energy prices, with some bakers warning they can no longer afford to fire up their ovens.