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Eritrea president dismisses food crisis fears despite drought

Eritrea president dismisses food crisis fears despite drought

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Saturday dismissed fears the Horn of African nation faces a food crisis, despite sweeping drought…
Storks spend winter eating rubbish in landfills not flying to Africa

Storks spend winter eating rubbish in landfills not flying to Africa

Some white storks have taken to spending the winter in rubbish dumps eating garbage rather than making the usual, exhausting…
New York PSC approves fund to invest $5 bn in clean energy

New York PSC approves fund to invest $5 bn in clean energy

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the approval of a 10-year, US$5 billion Clean Energy Fund to invest…
Ministry admits sewage water behind piles of dead fish

Ministry admits sewage water behind piles of dead fish

The piles of dead fish that have rattled residents of cities overlooking the Nile River distributary of Rosetta were killed…
A tree or not a tree? India’s Goa rows over coconut status

A tree or not a tree? India’s Goa rows over coconut status

Politicians in India's Goa are locked in an row over the status of the popular tourist state's beloved coconut trees…
2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change: experts

2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change: experts

When future generations write the history of humanity's faltering quest to repair Earth's climate system, 2015 will have its own…
Box Office: ‘Ride Along 2,’ ‘The Revenant’ push ‘Star Wars’ from first place

Box Office: ‘Ride Along 2,’ ‘The Revenant’ push ‘Star Wars’ from first place

After four weeks atop box office charts, Disney's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has ceded first place to Universal's "Ride…
Nile Delta distributary littered with dead fish

Nile Delta distributary littered with dead fish

Citizens in the Nile Delta region are anxious about the large numbers of dead fish that have been found at…
Killer whales risk extinction off Europe from banned chemicals

Killer whales risk extinction off Europe from banned chemicals

Killer whales are at risk of extinction off industrialized regions of Europe from poisonous chemicals banned decades ago that are…
In south Indian temple town, plastics become taboo

In south Indian temple town, plastics become taboo

Millions of Hindu men trudge the steep, three-hour climb to a hilltop temple to worship a celibate god every year.…
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