Environment
Nations inch towards climate deal at marathon UN summit
December 15, 2018
Nations inch towards climate deal at marathon UN summit
Nations on Saturday inched towards a deal to implement the Paris climate goals, after all-night negotiations to hammer out…
Weary climate envoys stumble toward last stretch at UN talks
December 14, 2018
Weary climate envoys stumble toward last stretch at UN talks
KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Bleary-eyed and pale after almost two weeks of negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries gathered…
Red Sea governorate opens museum
December 13, 2018
Red Sea governorate opens museum
Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdullah opened a museum to showcase sealife in the Red Sea, on Wednesday, according to…
Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time
December 13, 2018
Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time
Ohid Sarder pries a rusted nail from a tree and drops it into his bucket, another eyesore scrubbed from the…
“Verynile” initiative to clean Nile water launched: Irrigation Ministry
December 12, 2018
“Verynile” initiative to clean Nile water launched: Irrigation Ministry
Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation on Wednesday launched the “Verynile” initiative, which aims to clean the Nile river’s water daily…
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
December 11, 2018
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal’s Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle…
Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China
December 10, 2018
Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China
JINAN, China (Reuters) – In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you see them – millions of cockroaches…
Weather to improve from Saturday: EMA
December 7, 2018
Weather to improve from Saturday: EMA
Egyptian Meteorologists expect the weather to improve on Saturday, remaining cold though across Egypt during daylight hours, while mild…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
December 6, 2018
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Siberia fights to preserve permafrost
December 5, 2018
Siberia fights to preserve permafrost
Eduard Romanov points to a spot on a block of flats in Siberia where a major supporting beam has sagged…