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Singapore firm rejects $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» SINGAPORE - A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.
Welcome to the Anthropocene, Earth's new chapter
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» PARIS - Since 2009, a cloistered band of hard-rock geologists and other scientists have toiled on a mission of great consequence.
France to probe microplastic pollution on beaches
AFP, Published on 27/01/2023
» BREST, France: French prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the appearance of vast quantities of tiny toxic plastic pellets along the Atlantic coast that endanger marine life and the human food chain.
Chemists cook up way to remove microplastics using okra
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - Extracts of okra and other slimy plants commonly used in cooking can help remove dangerous microplastics from wastewater, scientists said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking ship, aborts dive
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» COLOMBO: A black box from a container ship sinking off Sri Lanka was recovered but a dive Sunday to check for oil leaks had to be aborted, the navy said.
Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking ship
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» COLOMBO: A black box from a ship loaded with chemical and plastic that is sinking off Sri Lanka has been located, officials said Sunday, as investigators probe what caused the vessel to catch fire.
Sri Lanka sued over ship disaster as possible oil spill looms
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» COLOMBO - Environmentalists on Friday sued the Sri Lankan government and operators of a container ship loaded with chemicals and plastic that burned offshore for almost two weeks, as international experts prepared to deal with a possible oil spill.
International experts deployed for Sri Lanka oil spill
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» COLOMBO - Foreign experts have been deployed to help Sri Lanka contain a potential oil leak from a burnt-out container ship partially sunk off Colombo, the ship's operator said Friday.
Sri Lankan officials brace for oil spill
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities said Thursday they are preparing for the worst-case scenario of a possible oil leak from the burnt-out cargo ship sinking off Colombo's main harbour.
Sri Lankan officials brace for oil spill from sinking ship
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» COLOMBO - Sri Lankan authorities said Thursday they are preparing for the worst-case scenario of a possible oil slick from the burnt-out cargo ship sinking off Colombo's main harbour.