Countries Court bars fishing to protect endangered African Penguins Johannesburg – A South African court order issued on Tuesday barred for at least 10 years commercial fishing at... Read more 19 Mar
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World UK appeal court to rule over jail terms for environment activists London — Sixteen British climate activists jailed for their high-profile protests will find out Friday if they have won... Read more 7 Mar
World Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close Bangkok — Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city... Read more 24 Jan
Countries Oil spill unchecked in Nigeria’s delta region – activists Lagos – Oil has spilled for weeks in Nigeria’s delta region from a well apparently damaged by thieves and... Read more 22 Jan
Countries NGOs accuse Uganda oil project of ‘serious human rights violations’ Nairobi – International human rights groups alleged “serious human rights violations” around an oil mega-project being developed in Uganda... Read more 13 Dec, 2024
Technology Canada AI project hopes to help reverse mass insect extinction Montreal — Researchers in Canada are using artificial intelligence to monitor the ongoing mass extinction of insects, hoping to... Read more 27 Nov, 2024
World Five forgotten conflicts of 2024 Paris — The wars in the Mideast and Ukraine-Russia have dominated world headlines in 2024 but several other conflicts... Read more 27 Nov, 2024
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