Tag: Environment and nature
China fines tech giants for content exploiting children
HONG KONG — China’s internet watchdog said Wednesday it has fined platforms operated by e-commerce company Alibaba and gaming firm Tencent for spreading sexually...
Belgian flood tragedy makes for subdued national day
BRUSSELS — The floods tragedy which left at least 31 dead in Belgium combined with the year-long COVID-19 pandemic is making for a subdued...
Floods fuel climate debate in Germany’s election campaign
LUETZERATH, Germany — As Germany reels from the deadliest inland floods in living memory, one word has been on the lips of leading politicians:...
Leftist teacher, political novice, is Peru’s president-elect
LIMA, Peru — A teacher in one of the poorest communities in the Andes who had never held office is now Peru's president-elect after...
Calls for outside help as extreme weather fuels Oregon fires
PORTLAND, Ore. — The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help from outside the Pacific Northwest...
Belgium holds day of mourning in wake of deadly flooding
BRUSSELS — Belgium held a day of mourning Tuesday for the victims of last week’s devastating floods, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her...
Family farm swaps cows for goats amid changed dairy industry
HYDE PARK, Vt. — Grappling with a changed industry, two brothers operating their family's dairy farm in Vermont have made the drastic decision to...
Mexican wolf breeding program gets boost from zoo
MEXICO CITY — Five gray wolf pups born at Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo are giving a boost to efforts to broaden the endangered species’...
UK’s royal swan census resumes on river after pandemic pause
LONDON — Britain's royal swan census is back a year after it was put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Climate envoy says US, China must end world’s ‘suicide pact’
LONDON — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry called on China to join America in urgently cutting greenhouse gas emissions and described the international alliances...