Environment
Eritrea president dismisses food crisis fears despite drought
January 23, 2016
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
January 23, 2016
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
January 22, 2016
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
January 21, 2016
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
January 19, 2016
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
January 18, 2016
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
January 18, 2016
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
January 17, 2016
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
January 17, 2016
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
January 15, 2016
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.…