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Revolution at the home of Thai boxing after Covid KO
AFP, Published on 16/11/2021
» Out with the gamblers and harsh neon lights, in with female fighters and fancy lasers -- after a 20-month coronavirus break, Thai kickboxing's spiritual home is embarking on a revolution.
Cheese fans upset over plans for pasteurised camembert
AFP, Published on 30/04/2019
» FLERS, France: Surrounded by mottled brown-and-white cows basking in the Normandy spring sunshine, Patrick Mercier admits his prized raw-milk camembert doesn't come cheap, but suggests not everyone should have to make the cheese this way.
Human diet causing 'catastrophic' damage to planet: study
AFP, Published on 17/01/2019
» PARIS: The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and "catastrophic" damage to the planet, according to a landmark study published Thursday.
Global warming could threaten half of species in 33 key areas
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» PARIS: Global warming could place 25 to 50% of species in the Amazon, Madagascar and other biodiverse areas at risk of localised extinction within decades, a report said Wednesday.
UN climate meeting closes under Trump shadow
AFP, Published on 18/11/2016
» MARRAKESH, Morocco- A UN climate conference dominated by Donald Trump's threats to withdraw from a hard-won pact concludes in Marrakesh Friday amid fears that the goal of curtailing worst-case-scenario global warming may not be achieved without US backing.
US opens Airbnb in Cuba to global travellers
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» HAVANA - Ahead of President Barack Obama's landmark trip to Cuba, the US government has given Airbnb the green light to accept bookings in Cuba from non-American customers.
Oceans by 2050: 'More plastic than fish'
AFP, Published on 20/01/2016
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - Plastic rubbish will outweigh fish in the oceans by 2050 unless the world takes drastic action to recycle the material, a report warned Tuesday on the opening day of the annual gathering of the rich and powerful in the snow-clad Swiss ski resort of Davos.
UN climate deal blow to fossil fuels
AFP, Published on 13/12/2015
» LE BOURGET, FRANCE - A global accord for taming global warming, sealed at UN talks in Paris on Saturday, represents a potential body-blow to the fossil-fuel business, Greenpeace and other prominent environment groups said.
Thousands rally for climate action ahead of UN summit
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» PARIS - Tens of thousands rallied in Melbourne on Friday to launch a global campaign for climate action ahead of a key summit in Paris, where marches were cancelled amid security fears.
UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2014
AFP, Published on 09/11/2015
» GENEVA - Concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new high in 2014, the UN said on Monday, warning the resulting climate change was moving the world into "unchartered territory".