The ugly legacy of tourism in Bali: thousands of tons of plastic waste wash up on beaches
• Aug 21, 2024, 11:19 AM
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Biden, Harris visit Hurricane Helene worst-hit areas
• 9:50 PM
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are visiting some of the areas worst hit by Hurricane Helene this Wednesday, as residents struggle with the fallout from the storm, that killed 175 people during its rampage through South-eastern US states. Government agencies
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Romania's agriculture sector devastated by drought, desertification
• 9:52 AM
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In Romania, extreme weather events are intensifying. While eastern parts of the country are slowly recovering from Storm Boris, the south is suffering from drought and desertification. Romania is one of the EU's main exporters of cereals, but heatwaves h
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Greenland extends detention of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson
• 2:39 AM
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The founder of the envorinmental group Sea Shepherd was arrested in July when his ship docked in Greenland to refuel on the way to intecept a Japanese whaling vessel. He is being held on a Japanese arrest warrant pending a decision on his extradition.
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Death toll from Hurricane Helene tops 150 in US as crews search for survivors
• 2:19 AM
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The death toll from Hurricane Helene passed 150 on Tuesday as rescue workers used helicopters to get past destroyed bridges in isolated areas battered by the storm. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will travel to Georgia to survey the impa
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