Environment
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Chinese woman arrested in Thailand for keeping lion cub in hotel room
Bangkok, Feb 16 (EFE).- Thai police have arrested a Chinese woman for unlawfully keeping and raising a lion cub in…
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Tobago oil spill under control, says Emergency Management Agency
San Juan, Feb 15 (EFE).- The director of the Tobago Emergency Management Agency, Allan Stewart, said that his agency is…
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Crisis in Air: 7 cities in South, East Asia among world’s 10 most polluted
Kathmandu/Bangkok, Feb 15 (EFE).- The air quality in South and East Asia plummeted to “unhealthy” levels, with seven cities in…
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Severe weather leaves one dead in southern Australia
Sydney, Australia, Feb 14 (EFE).- A farmer died amid extreme weather in the southern Australian state of Victoria, authorities announced…
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Trinidad and Tobago begins assessment of ongoing oil spill from mystery ship
San Juan, Feb 13 (EFE).- Trinidad and Tobago’s Institute of Marine Affairs reported Tuesday that it is conducting initial assessments…
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Guterres on food insecurity: ‘Empty bellies fuel unrest’
United Nations, Feb. 13 (EFE) – “Empty bellies fuel unrest,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday at…
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DiCaprio calls for end to logging in Australia to save endangered parrots
Sydney, Australia, Feb 9 (EFE).- Actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Friday called for the end of logging in native Australian forests…
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Biden reinforces controls on soot, one of the deadliest pollutants in US
Washington, Feb 7 (EFE).- US President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday new controls on soot, one of the deadliest air…
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Thailand, Cambodia agree to curb cross-border air pollution
Bangkok, Feb 7 (EFE).- Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Cambodia’s Hun Manet agreed Wednesday in Bangkok on a series…
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