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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.…
Egypt to inaugurate first Middle East climate change museum Thursday

Egypt to inaugurate first Middle East climate change museum Thursday

Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy will inaugurate a museum for fossils and climate change on Thursday, which is the first of…
Suez Canal receives first eco-friendly vessel

Suez Canal receives first eco-friendly vessel

“The biggest” eco-friendly ship passed through the Suez Canal on Wednesday, the head of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohab Mamish, said…
Antarctic icebergs have surprise role in slowing warming: study

Antarctic icebergs have surprise role in slowing warming: study

The biggest icebergs breaking off Antarctica unexpectedly help to slow global warming as they melt away into the chill Southern…
Australia pushes to boost crocodile exports

Australia pushes to boost crocodile exports

Australian officials are looking to increase the export of crocodile products in 2016, after decades of official protection to stop…
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