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Power back in Spain, Portugal after massive blackout
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» MADRID - Spain and Portugal recovered their electricity supply and a semblance of normalcy on Tuesday after a crippling blackout of unknown causes that disrupted daily life for millions.
Blowing in the wind: Fishermen threaten South Korea carbon plans
AFP, Published on 28/04/2021
» GOCHANG, South Korea: Resource-poor South Korea wants to spend billions on wind power to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, but its plans are being delayed by fishermen who say the fight against climate change threatens their catches.
From egg hunter to protector, Malaysian battles to save turtles
AFP, Published on 21/07/2020
» CHAGAR HUTANG, Malaysia: Aziz Mustaffa used to collect turtles' eggs from a Malaysian beach and sell them. But nowadays, he makes a living as a ranger protecting the creatures' nesting sites.
Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting.
Indonesian haze closes schools, threatens Singapore F1
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia Wednesday, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city's Formula One motor race.
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
AFP, Published on 12/09/2019
» PEKANBARU (INDONESIA) - The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
AFP, Published on 12/09/2019
» PEKANBARU (INDONESIA) - The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
Malaysia to shelve China-backed projects worth $22 bn
AFP, Published on 21/08/2018
» Malaysia will shelve three China-backed projects worth a total $22 billion until the debt-laden Southeast Asian nation can afford to pay for them, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Tuesday during a visit to Beijing.