Venice completes first test of all flood barriers
(AFP) Venice’s long awaited flood defence system designed to protect the lagoon city from damaging waters during high tides on Friday survived a first test...
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Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks ‘boosting demand’
(AFP) Conservationists have warned a sudden change in Myanmar’s law allowing the commercial farming of tigers, pangolins and other endangered species risks further fuelling demand...
Nearly 300 wildfires in Siberia amid record warm weather
(AFP) Russia’s forest service said there were nearly 300 wildfires blazing across the vast country’s northern wilderness on Saturday, as it attempted to contain them...
A dog’s life: Scientists find new formula for canine age
(AFP) A well-known “rule of paw” holds that you can tell how old your pooch is in human terms by multiplying its age in years...
Nearly all Madagascar’s lemur species ‘face extinction’
(AFP) Almost all species of lemur, the small saucer-eyed primates native to Madagascar, face extinction, an international conservation body warned on Thursday, adding to its...
Musk says Tesla close to developing fully autonomous car
(AFP) Tesla founder Elon Musk said Thursday that the world’s recently crowned most valuable auto company could achieve a fully autonomous car by the end...
Yellowstone grizzly bear hunting ban upheld in US
(AFP) A ban on hunting grizzly bears for sport in the Yellowstone region of the northwestern United States was upheld Wednesday, in a victory for...
Rain pounds central Japan as 61 feared dead in south
(AFP) Torrential rain pounded central Japan Wednesday as authorities said 61 people were feared dead in days of heavy downpours that have triggered devastating landslides...
Climate change ‘fuelling deadly India lightning strikes’
(AFP) Lightning strikes killed 147 people in the north Indian state of Bihar over the last 10 days, officials said Sunday, warning of more extreme...
Botswana reports mysterious deaths of hundreds of elephants
(AFP) Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana’s famed Okavango Delta, the head of the wildlife department said Thursday, ruling out poaching as the...
