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French PM threatens to force workers back as energ...
France's prime minister warned striking oil industry workers Sunday that the government might once again use its requisition power...
Protesters march in Paris as French refinery strik...
Three weeks into a refinery strike that has caused fuel shortages across the country, tens of thousands of protesters marched in P...
One dead, two missing as Crete hit by major floodi...
A man was found dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rain brought major flooding to the Greek island of C...
Scientists scour global waters testing ocean plank...
After a near two-year "Microbiome" mission around the world, scientists said on Saturday they had gathered thousands of samples of...
Low water level on Mississippi River hurts US grai...
A lack of rainfall in the central United States has brought the mighty Mississippi River to its lowest depth in years, causing hea...
Eco-activists throw soup over Van Gogh's 'Sunflowe...
Environmental protesters on Friday threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting at the London's National Galler...
Protecting wildlife along the US-Mexico border
The border wall snaking along the US-Mexican border was built to keep migrants out -- but conservationists say the towering metal...
Floods force evacuations in Australia
Thousands were warned to flee their homes in southeastern Australia on Friday to escape surging floodwaters threatening towns acro...
G20 meets amid Ukraine war, US-Saudi tensions
The G20 held talks in Washington on Thursday, but Russia's presence in the club made any consensus unlikely despite the multiple c...
Severe storms swell Iguazu falls to 10 times norma...
The famed Iguazu waterfalls on the border between Argentina and Brazil have registered 10 times their usual water volume after hea...
Wildlife populations plunge 69% since 1970: WWF
Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted nearly 70 percent in the last 50 years, according to a landmark assess...
UK told to change behaviour to meet climate target...
Britain's approach to changing public travel, heating and food habits is "inadequate" to meet its net zero and environment targets...
Climate unease leaves Aussie mines scrambling for...
Australia's world-beating mining firms are flush with cash and desperate for staff but green-minded workers are shunning the high-...
The Big Lie: Scandal in US as Fat Bear Week uncove...
A hugely popular web poll to find the fattest bear in an Alaskan national park has become the target of rampant ballot stuffing, a...
Hurricane Julia slams Nicaragua, menaces Central A...
Hurricane Julia raked across Nicaragua Sunday, lashing the country with winds and heavy rain and bringing potentially life-threate...
Hurricane Julia makes landfall on Nicaraguan coast
Hurricane Julia touched down on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast early Sunday morning, the US National Hurricane Center said, carrying...
Julia becomes hurricane as it closes in on Central...
Former tropical storm Julia turned into a hurricane Saturday as it swirled towards Central America, where it is expected to make l...
Why more Americans are flocking to Florida, even a...
There's nothing in the world that would convince Cape Coral resident Kenneth Lowe to leave -- not even having to empty his home of...
UK climate protesters undeterred despite govt thre...
Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman had a stark warning this week for direct-action protesters who use "guerilla tactics" to...
Sydney smashes annual rainfall records
Australia's most populous city Sydney smashed a 70-year annual rainfall record Thursday after a year marked by devastating east co...
Ursa Major: Voting starts in Fat Bear Week
Americans are weighing their options this week and deciding where to cast their ballot in the only contest that really matters: Fa...
Climate change made 2022 drought 'at least 20 time...
Human-caused climate change made this summer's drought across the Northern Hemisphere at least 20 times more likely, according to...
Greenpeace blasts 'dangerous' Saudi site for Asian...
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace on Wednesday denounced as "dangerous" a massive ski resort under construction in northwest...
Spore the merrier: Boom in mushrooms grown on Belg...
In Belgium, a country reputed for its beer, mushrooms nourished on a byproduct from the brew are doing booming business.
Africa sounds caution on net zero goal ahead of CO...
Africa needs time and money to wean itself off fossil fuels in order to achieve net zero without jeopardising its future, its repr...
Singapore makes biggest seizure of rhino horn
Singapore authorities have made their biggest ever seizure of rhino horn with a US$830,000 haul confiscated from a smuggler arrivi...
Nobel Peace Prize could sound alarm over Ukraine w...
As speculation mounts ahead of Friday's much-anticipated Nobel Peace Prize announcement, observers suggest the committee may sound...
Filipinos fishing on frontline of China's battle f...
Filipino fisherman Mariel Villamonte had spent years plying the turquoise waters of Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea for s...
Argentine scientists worried after spate of whale...
A string of whale deaths in recent days in southern Argentina have worried scientists, who think a micro-algae could be to blame.
Study eyes US cooperation with Pakistan amid China...
The United States needs to keep engaging Pakistan despite lingering distrust over Afghanistan, with investment and climate coopera...
Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help eas...
Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research publishe...
Australia lists small wallaby, snake among new end...
Australia's government vowed to stop plant and animal extinctions Tuesday as it listed the grey snake and a small wallaby among 15...