China Reduces Emissions in Search of Blue Skies
BEIJING – The Chinese government is seeking to improve its air quality by reducing emissions of major polluting gases, according to a report presented by the premier at the opening of the parliament’s
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Death Toll from Rains in Afghanistan Climbs to 47
KABUL – The death toll from the heavy rains lashing northern Afghanistan since the weekend has risen to 47 after floods spread to Takhar province, where officials expect the death toll to rise over the
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Nine Injured in Protest by Environmentalists in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA – At least nine people were injured when assailants attacked Honduran and foreign environmentalists holding a demonstration earlier this weekend in memory of slain human rights activist Berta
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Peru Identifies First Case of Sexually Transmitted Zika
LIMA – The first domestic case involving sexual transmission of the Zika virus has been identified in Peru, Health Minister Anibal Velasquez said. A 32-year-old woman who lives in Lima contracted the
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Colombian City Promotes Bicycle Use to Fight Air Pollution
MEDELLIN, Colombia – Officials and forward-thinking citizens in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin have decided to promote the use of bicycles by means of a digital application with specific benefits
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25,000 Evacuated in Northeastern Argentina Due to Flooding
BUENOS AIRES – Some 25,000 people have been evacuated in northeastern Argentina due to flooding caused by the intense rains in recent days, authorities told EFE on Tuesday. The most heavily affected
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Over 85,000 People Sign Petition to End Bullfighting in Northwest Mexico
MEXICO CITY – More than 85,000 people, including actor Eugenio Derbez and Cafe Tacvba singer Ruben Albarran, have signed a petition to ban bullfighting in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California,
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At Least 2 Dead in Northwestern Colombia Mudslide
BOGOTA – At least two people died Sunday in a mudslide in a rural portion of Colombia’s northwestern Antioquia province, the government’s Dapard disaster prevention and recovery department said. The
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St. Lucia Launches 10-Year Strategy to Regulate Use of Forests
SAN JUAN – The government of St. Lucia announced Tuesday the launch of a 10-year plan to regulate the use and conservation of defined forest areas. The key priorities for National Forest Strategy are
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Dominican Republic Inaugurates Its 1st Solar Energy Plant
SANTO DOMINGO – President Danilo Medina on Tuesday inaugurated the Dominican Republic’s first solar power plant, a $110 million facility in the eastern town of Monte Plata. The plant was built by the
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Cuba Detects 7th Case of Imported Zika Virus
HAVANA – Cuba detected its seventh case of imported Zika virus in a pregnant physician who returned on March 22 from a cooperation mission in Brazil, local media reported Sunday. The 36-year-old resident