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Invasive firestarter: How non-native grasses turned Hawaii into a tinderbox
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - After a catastrophic wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Hawaii, eyes have turned toward an unexpected culprit: invasive grass species that have spread massively over the archipelago for decades, serving as the perfect fuel.
Four decades after massacre, El Mozote residents still mourn
AFP, Published on 10/12/2021
» EL MOZOTE (EL SALVADOR) - Twenty-nine years ago, as she was preparing the ground to rebuild her family home in El Mozote, El Salvador, Miriam Nunez found the bones of her in-laws scattered all over the property.
Taiwan rushes to contain sudden cane toad invasion
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» NANTOU COUNTY, Taiwan: Toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune in Taiwan, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has officials and environmentalists scrambling to contain their spread.
Climate change and fires: Bolivia's forests in peril
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» SANTO CORAZóN (BOLIVIA) - The road through San Matias, Bolivia, is a no man's land. Hundreds of thousands of hectares of once lush forest are now a wasteland of twisted, carbonized tree stumps.
El Salvador ex-cop had 14 victims buried at his home
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» CHALCHUAPA (EL SALVADOR) - A team of forensic specialists on Thursday took out the remains of at least 14 people murdered and buried in the home of a former police officer who became a gang leader in western El Salvador.
India's rural rebellions -- it's all in the family
AFP, Published on 09/02/2021
» NEW DELHI: The Tikait family has a history of being a thorn in the side of Indian governments that take on the country's farmers, and their emotional appeal has again energised a showdown with authorities.
Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time
AFP, Published on 24/10/2018
» HAVANA: Cuba, the long-time world leader in sugar production, is now importing it for the first time, and in large amounts, from France after another bad harvest.
Trio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for research harnessing evolution
AFP, Published on 03/10/2018
» STOCKHOLM - US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for applying the principles of evolution to develop enzymes used to make everything from biofuels to medicine.
Trio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for research harnessing evolution
AFP, Published on 03/10/2018
» STOCKHOLM: US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for applying the principles of evolution to develop enzymes used to make everything from biofuels to pharmaceuticals, the jury said.
Cuba to study whether climate change is hurting sugar harvests
AFP, Published on 29/07/2018
» HAVANA - Cuba is studying whether to adjust its sugar-harvest calendar in response to damaging changes in the island's climate, an official newspaper reported Saturday.