A week after Spain's floods, families hold out hope that loved ones are not among the dead
Read full article: A week after Spain's floods, families hold out hope that loved ones are not among the deadOne week after catastrophic flooding devasted eastern Spain, María Murgui still holds hope that her father is alive and among the unknown number of the missing.
Tropical Storm Rafael spins toward the Cayman Islands as Cuba prepares for hurricane hit
Read full article: Tropical Storm Rafael spins toward the Cayman Islands as Cuba prepares for hurricane hitTropical Storm Rafael is chugging toward the Cayman Islands and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba.
Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier
Read full article: Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlierSaudi Arabian oil giant Aramco has reported third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down about 15% from last year as low oil prices ate into its revenues.
Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region
Read full article: Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon regionBrazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon in 2022, they announced Monday.
China files complaint at World Trade Organization over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Read full article: China files complaint at World Trade Organization over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehiclesChina has moved forward with a complaint at the World Trade Organization that alleges the European Union has improperly set anti-subsidy tariffs on new Chinese-made electric vehicles.
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A week after Spain's floods, families hold out hope that loved ones are not among the dead
Read full article: A week after Spain's floods, families hold out hope that loved ones are not among the deadOne week after catastrophic flooding devasted eastern Spain, María Murgui still holds hope that her father is alive and among the unknown number of the missing.
Tropical Storm Rafael spins toward the Cayman Islands as Cuba prepares for hurricane hit
Read full article: Tropical Storm Rafael spins toward the Cayman Islands as Cuba prepares for hurricane hitTropical Storm Rafael is chugging toward the Cayman Islands and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba.
What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain
Read full article: What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in SpainIn a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path.
Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier
Read full article: Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlierSaudi Arabian oil giant Aramco has reported third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down about 15% from last year as low oil prices ate into its revenues.
Prince William meets young environmentalists and plays rugby on first day of South Africa visit
Read full article: Prince William meets young environmentalists and plays rugby on first day of South Africa visitBritain’s Prince William offered words of encouragement to a group of young environmentalists and later joined a rugby practice at a local school as he opened his visit to South Africa.
Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could hit Cuba as a hurricane
Read full article: Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could hit Cuba as a hurricaneForecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba.
Heavy rains in Barcelona disrupt rail service as troops search for more flood victims in Valencia
Read full article: Heavy rains in Barcelona disrupt rail service as troops search for more flood victims in ValenciaContinuing storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed over 200 people, mostly near Valencia, are dumping rain on Barcelona.
Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region
Read full article: Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon regionBrazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon in 2022, they announced Monday.
China files complaint at World Trade Organization over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Read full article: China files complaint at World Trade Organization over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehiclesChina has moved forward with a complaint at the World Trade Organization that alleges the European Union has improperly set anti-subsidy tariffs on new Chinese-made electric vehicles.
The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US election
Read full article: The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US electionThe United Arab Emirates has opened its annual oil-and-gas summit as it plans to increase energy output even as global prices have fallen.
Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near Azores
Read full article: Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near AzoresA hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen.
Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality
Read full article: Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air qualityPakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week.
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
Read full article: Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit saysConservationists and a Native American advocacy group are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources.
Mud-caked volunteers clean flood debris in a Spanish town as authorities struggle to respond
Read full article: Mud-caked volunteers clean flood debris in a Spanish town as authorities struggle to respondThe mud that covers Alicia Montero is the signature uniform of impromptu army of volunteers.
Vigil held for Grizzly No. 399, the beloved Grand Teton bear who was killed by a vehicle
Read full article: Vigil held for Grizzly No. 399, the beloved Grand Teton bear who was killed by a vehicleNature lovers held a vigil for a famous female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park after she was struck and killed by a vehicle.
At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions
Read full article: At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisionsAfter two weeks of negotiations, delegates agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation.
Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in Colombia
Read full article: Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in ColombiaAt the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators struggle to find common ground on key issues, such as how to finance protections for 30% of the Earth's wild species by 2023 and how to make payments for nature’s genetic data.
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
Read full article: Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestationIn 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a landmark “soy moratorium” to stop the sale of soy grown on illegally deforested land in Brazil's Amazon.
Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
Read full article: Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestryGeorgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene.
Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department
Read full article: Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections departmentA lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed to the deaths of four people and that state officials have failed to take “meaningful action” to mitigate the risk posed to the elderly and disabled inmates in their care.
With carbon capture boom, a wariness in historic Louisiana Black community over more pollution
Read full article: With carbon capture boom, a wariness in historic Louisiana Black community over more pollutionResidents of the historic Black community of Elkinsville in southeastern Louisiana have elevated their fight against an ammonia plant proposed nearby.
Prince of Wales' environmental roadshow to arrive in Africa next week
Read full article: Prince of Wales' environmental roadshow to arrive in Africa next weekPrince William’s roadshow for environmental innovation will arrive in South Africa next week as the heir to the British throne announces the winners of his annual Earthshot Prize, aimed at finding new ways to combat climate change and other threats to the planet’s air, water and wildlife.
Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison
Read full article: Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prisonA Washington state man who authorities say led a wildlife trafficking ring on a Native American reservation in Montana that killed thousands of eagles and hawks was sentenced to nearly four years in prison.