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Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study

Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study

Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into…
Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse

Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse

As government politics continues to remain in a state of turbulent and violent uncertainty and instability — clashes abound, parliamentary…
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water

As much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear…
Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts

Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts

It has become a recurring phenomenon: Every day at dusk, the power shuts down, plunging street after street into darkness,…
Israel accused of polluting Egyptian coast

Israel accused of polluting Egyptian coast

Rafah and other cities on Sinai’s north coast have been suffering from pollution of the Mediterranean Sea and its underground…
Egyptian documentary on migratory birds selected by Al Jazeera Festival

Egyptian documentary on migratory birds selected by Al Jazeera Festival

Gabriel Mikhail is an Egyptian eco-architect, wildlife photographer and creator of “Egypt’s Wilderness,” the country’s first natural history channel on…
Exxon pipeline leaks thousands of barrels of Canadian oil in Arkansas

Exxon pipeline leaks thousands of barrels of Canadian oil in Arkansas

Exxon Mobil was working to clean up thousands of barrels of oil in Mayflower, Arkansas, after a pipeline carrying heavy…
Egyptian proponents of biotech agriculture discuss merits of genetically modified crops

Egyptian proponents of biotech agriculture discuss merits of genetically modified crops

A conference discussing the merits of genetically modified crops took place Sunday at Cairo University’s Faculty of Agriculture. Organized in…
Government vets shoot and poison stray dogs, angering animal welfare activists

Government vets shoot and poison stray dogs, angering animal welfare activists

  After stray dogs violently attacked two children in Moqattam last month, their families pressured the local veterinary council to…
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