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One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report
AFP, Published on 23/04/2019
» PARIS - Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends.
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A million species risk extinction, are we one of them?
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» PARIS: Humanity is rapidly destroying the natural world upon which our prosperity -- and ultimately our survival -- depends, according to a landmark UN assessment of the state of Nature released Monday.
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Nature under siege as a million species face extinction, UN warns
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» PARIS - Humanity is squandering the natural capital that has allowed society to thrive, driving a million species to the brink of extinction in the process, a landmark UN report on the state of Nature warned Monday.
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Crude oil touted as health cure in Azerbaijan
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» NAFTALAN (AZERBAIJAN) - Immersed up to her neck in a dark viscous liquid, Sulfiya smiles in delight, confident that the fetid substance will cure her painful condition.
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After spending winter in a fridge, Minsk bats return to the wild
AFP, Published on 27/03/2019
» MINSK - After spending the winter months hibernating inside a fridge at a rescue centre in Belarus, a group of bats awaken and are released into the wild.
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South Australia heatwave smashes record temperatures
AFP, Published on 24/01/2019
» ADELAIDE, Australia: Temperatures in southern Australia topped 49 degrees on Thursday, shattering previous records as sizzling citizens received free beer and heat-stressed bats fell from trees.
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New Australian Open heat policy to counter oven-like conditions
AFP, Published on 29/12/2018
» MELBOURNE - A new extreme heat policy that dictates when it is safe to play will be introduced at next month's Australian Open to better deal with frequent oven-like conditions on court.
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Campaigners target coal at UN climate summit
AFP, Published on 05/12/2018
» KATOWICE, Poland: Campaign groups representing citizens from across the world demanded Tuesday that big energy leaves coal in the ground as COP24 host Poland pushed for protections allowing it to continue burning fossil fuel.
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Qatar World Cup games could start at 1000 GMT
AFP, Published on 04/12/2018
» DOHA - World Cup matches in Qatar could kick-off as early as 1000 GMT if it holds four games a day during the 2022 tournament group stage, organisers confirmed Tuesday.
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Pipe bombs sent to Trump foes Obama, Clinton, CNN
AFP, Published on 25/10/2018
» NEW YORK: Pipe bombs were sent to Barack Obama, prominent Democrats and CNN - all hate figures for backers of President Donald Trump - in a coordinated plot to "terrorise" ahead of polarising US elections, officials said Wednesday.
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