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BEIJING (AFP) - A man has been detained over the poisoning death of an endangered panda in a Chinese zoo, state media reported Wednesday, in the latest case spotlighting risks to captive animals in China.Published 3 days, 17 hours, 49 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - While BP struggles to finally seal the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, an equally desperate battle has been enjoined on the surface to save endangered sea turtles from meeting an oily grave.Published 3 days, 23 hours, 52 minutes ago |
LAGOS (AFP) - Nigeria, the eight largest oil exporter, recorded at least 3,000 oil spills between 2006 and last month, the environment minister said Tuesday.Published 4 days19 minutes ago |
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The X Prize Foundation launches a competition this week promising millions of dollars for winning ways to clean up crude oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Published 4 days, 1 hour, 35 minutes ago |
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel on Tuesday insisted that a site on the Jordan river reputed to be the spot where Jesus was baptised is "fit for baptism," rejecting a claim water pollution has reached dangerous levels.Published 4 days, 3 hours, 15 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged to fight on for a climate change bill, despite the collapse of US Senate legislation designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions.Published 4 days, 3 hours, 17 minutes ago |
MADRID (AFP) - Seville in southwestern Spain could become as hot as Tucson in the Arizona desert in the United States by the end of the century, according to a study by the Spain's national weather office Aemet published Wednesday.Published 4 days, 3 hours, 28 minutes ago |
TOKYO (AFP) - A pair of Chinese giant pandas are soon headed for Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, where the fluffy bamboo eaters are set to delight the crowds from early next year.Published 4 days, 5 hours, 7 minutes ago |
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Five engineers held by hundreds of Brazilian tribespeople who seized a hydroelectric dam project in a protest have been released, but the facility remained occupied, media reported Tuesday.Published 4 days, 5 hours, 28 minutes ago |
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian archaeologists have documented the remains of ancient giant rats the size of small dogs which were discovered in a remote East Timorese cave.Published 4 days, 6 hours, 28 minutes ago |
