Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Sustainable living offers hope for future for Hungarian families

Laszlo Kemencei lives as sustainably as possible on his small farm in eastern Hungary.

Sustainable living offers hope for future for Hungarian families
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Death toll jumps to at least 48 as a search continues in southern China highway collapse

The death toll from a collapsed highway in southeastern China has climbed to 48 as searchers dug for a second day through a treacherous and mountainous area

Death toll jumps to at least 48 as a search continues in southern China highway collapse
Business|Economy|Environment

Wind farm developer Orsted confident about strategy after Q1 profit rises

Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind farm developer, reported on Thursday a rise in first-quarter operating profit thanks to higher earnings from its

Wind farm developer Orsted confident about strategy after Q1 profit rises
Economy|Environment|News|World

Gaza needs minimum 16 years to rebuild lost homes, UN says

Rebuilding Gaza's shattered homes will take at least until 2040 but could drag on for many decades, according to a U.N. report released on Thursday.

Gaza needs minimum 16 years to rebuild lost homes, UN says
Environment|News|World

Residents fear for safety as Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupts

Antelmus Paulus, 67, is in despair after the eruption on Tuesday of Indonesia's Ruang volcano rendered his home on Tagulandang island uninhabitable and prompted

Residents fear for safety as Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupts
Environment|Travel

Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji at photo spot to stop crowds

Officials in a Japanese town are erecting a 2.5-meter (8.2 ft) high barrier to block a view of Mount Fuji and obstruct a photo spot that has been

Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji at photo spot to stop crowds
Environment|News|Sports|Travel

Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming

French officials have inaugurated a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons

Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
Economy|Environment|Political|Science

Argentina budget cuts hitting nuclear energy ambitions, atomic body says

Argentina's nuclear energy ambitions are coming under pressure from a tough austerity package and cost-cutting drive by libertarian

Argentina budget cuts hitting nuclear energy ambitions, atomic body says
News|Environment

Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 29, Lula visits region

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 29, local authorities said on Thursday evening, as the state government declared a

Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 29, Lula visits region
Economy|Environment|Food

EU extends subsidy allowances to end-2024 to help farmers

The European Union will extend subsidy allowances by six months until the end of 2024 to support the region's agricultural sector following protests from farmers seeking better

EU extends subsidy allowances to end-2024 to help farmers
Environment

Heavy rains in big Brazil farm state disrupt soy, corn harvests in final stages

Torrential rainfall in Brazil's second-largest soybean and sixth-largest corn state is disrupting the final stages of the harvest, according to a

Heavy rains in big Brazil farm state disrupt soy, corn harvests in final stages
Environment|News|World

The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II, the UN says

The United Nations says the world hasn’t seen anything like the unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza since World War II, and it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes devastated in Israel’s bombing and ground offensive if the conflict ended today

The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II, the UN says
Environment|News|Science|Technology

E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it

The world is producing more electronic waste than ever — 62 million metric tons in 2022

E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
Health|Environment

Heatwaves and outages test support for juntas in Chad and Mali

In Chad's scorching capital N'Djamena, housewife Sylvie Belrangar turned the handle of a tap but nothing trickled out as water

Heatwaves and outages test support for juntas in Chad and Mali
Business|Economy|Environment

US stands to lose Canadian natural gas when LNG Canada terminal starts up

By Rod Nickel and Scott DiSavino The start-up of LNG Canada, the country's first such export terminal, is likely to strain its natural gas supplies for multiple years and force producers to reduce

US stands to lose Canadian natural gas when LNG Canada terminal starts up
Environment|News

The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled

A U.K. High Court judge has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence it could be delivered

The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled
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Violence shuts crucial aid corridor into Sudan's Darfur, UN agency says

Violence around the city of al-Fashir in Darfur, Sudan, has blocked a recently opened humanitarian corridor from Chad and time is running out to prevent starvation in the vast region, the

Violence shuts crucial aid corridor into Sudan's Darfur, UN agency says
Business|Environment

Brazil rejects Vale, BHP settlement offer for Mariana disaster

Brazil and the state of Espirito Santo have rejected a proposal by miners Vale and BHP regarding reparations for the deadly 2015 Mariana tailings dam burst, the federal

Brazil rejects Vale, BHP settlement offer for Mariana disaster
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Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13

Heavy rains are expected to continue across Haiti on Friday, the national weather service said, after killing at least 13 people in the north and damaging thousands of homes

Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13
Environment|News

Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says

Journalists covering environmental issues have become increasingly targeted with violence as the world faces an

Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says
Economy|Environment|News|World

Russian attacks on Ukraine energy system caused $1 billion in damages - minister

Recent Russian massive drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian energy system have caused more than $1 billion worth of damage to the sector, Ukraine's energy minister German

Russian attacks on Ukraine energy system caused $1 billion in damages - minister
Environment|Health|News

Death toll from southern Brazil rainfall rises to 78, many still missing

The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 78, local authorities said on

Death toll from southern Brazil rainfall rises to 78, many still missing
Environment

Houston area’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate

Too much pavement and old drainage systems are just two of the problems communities face.

Houston area’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate
Economy|Environment

Gasoline demand growth to slow this year on EV growth in China, U.S.

Global petrol demand growth could halve in 2024, squeezing second-half refinery margins, analysts said, driven by a shift to electric cars in China and the United

Gasoline demand growth to slow this year on EV growth in China, U.S.
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Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations

Floodwaters in the Houston area and parts of Southeast Texas are starting to recede, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall

Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations

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