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‘Urgent action needed’ from Irish government to meet renewable targets
Urgent action is needed from the Irish government in order to meet its 2030 electricity capacity targets: Climate Change Advisory Council
Avocados getting smashed by climate change, report warns
The best growing regions for avocados in countries like Burundi, Chile, Peru, Spain, South Africa and Mexico are seeing productivity shrink due to...
Chinese companies win more bids to explore for Iraq oil and gas
Chinese companies won five more bids to explore Iraqi oil and gas fields, Iraq's oil minister said on Sunday
Spreading Western Canada wildfire prompts thousands to evacuate oil hub
The season's first major wildfire continued to burn across Western Canada as authorities advised residents of an oil hub in Alberta to prepare...
Strong earthquake strikes near Mexico-Guatemala border
MEXICO CITY/GUATEMALA CITY – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the coast of Chiapas in Mexico on Sunday morning, the United States Geological...
French presidency: Amazon to announce new 1.2 billion euros investment in France
Amazon will announce a new 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) investment in France, the French presidency said on Sunday
34 dead in Indonesia floods, 16 missing
34 people have died and 16 more missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit Indonesia, local official said...
Evacuation alert still active for Fort McMurray as out of control fire burns
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Wildfires raging in northern Alberta prompted the mayor of one the province's largest municipalities to give his community a...
Death toll from floods in northern Afghanistan rises to 315
Floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people, authorities said Sunday
Indonesia floods, landslides kill 28, four missing
JAKARTA – Heavy rain brought floods and landslides to Indonesia’s province of West Sumatra, killing at least 28, with four still missing, authorities...
