Nature / Wildlife
Germany to give COVID vaccine boosters to vulnerable groups in September
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to give vulnerable people a COVID-19 vaccine booster in September, the Health Ministry said on...
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Mediterranean has become a ‘wildfire hotspot’, EU scientists say
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Mediterranean has become a wildfire hotspot, with Turkey hit by its most intense...
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Bolsonaro’s ‘land grab’ bill passes Brazil’s lower house
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress passed a land bill on Tuesday that is backed by the country's...
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Athens suburbs brace for night inferno as blaze burns homes
By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) -A wildfire raged uncontrolled north of Athens on Tuesday, burning homes and forcing authorities to...
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Italy arrests 18 for illegal fishing of protected shellfish
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian coastguard arrested 18 people on Wednesday for illegal fishing of a rare mollusc, breaking up...
Read moreRights experts urge UNESCO to defer heritage status for Thai park
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights experts urged UNESCO on Friday not to grant World Heritage Site...
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Devoured: How sand mining devastated China’s largest freshwater lake
By Manas Sharma and Simon Scarr (Reuters) - Over two decades, dredging ships have sucked massive amounts of sand from...
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South African authorities probe coastal chemical spill in Durban
By Siyabonga Sishi and Rogan Ward DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African authorities in the port city of Durban...
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China slams Henan, Yunnan provinces for environmental shortcomings
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Chinese provinces of Henan and Yunnan have failed to meet public expectations when it comes to...
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Over 10,000 species risk extinction in Amazon, says landmark report
By Stephen Eisenhammer and Oliver Griffin SAO PAULO/BOGOTA (Reuters) -More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high...
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U.N. Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council members on Thursday backed African Union mediation efforts between Ethiopia,...
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Factbox-Ethiopia’s giant Nile dam
CAIRO (Reuters) - Ethiopia has been building a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile and has started holding back...
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Caged animal farming must end in EU, European Commission says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it would propose legislation to phase out caged...
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France’s highest appeals court outlaws glue-trapping of songbirds
PARIS (Reuters) -France's highest administrative appeals court ruled on Monday that the hunting practice of trapping songbirds with glue was...
Read moreTen cabin cruisers sink in Hong Kong marina fire, no serious casualties
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A fire swept through a marina in Hong Kong in the early hours of Sunday, igniting...
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Brazil judge revokes passport of ex-environment minister under probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday revoked the passport of former Environment Minister Ricardo Salles, who...
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