Iranian Army helicopters helping with relief operations in snow-hit areas
The Iranian Army’s helicopters are helping with relief operations in some regions in the country that have been hit by heavy snowfall.
Environment
Work halted on HS2 after mystery pool of bubbling foam appears
Tunnelling stopped briefly after brown bubbling substance emerged from the ground on rugby pitch in RuislipWork on HS2 was halted on Saturday after a mysterious five-metre square pool of bubbling foam emerged above the ground where tunnelling was being…
New York zoo ends attempt to recapture Flaco the eagle-owl in Central Park
Eurasian eagle-owl freed after vandals cut his cage thriving on Manhattan’s plentiful supply of ratsFor two weeks, an owl that escaped the Central Park Zoo has eluded capture as legions of fans worry about its ability to survive in New York City.Would …
Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report
Authorities have blamed the growing of coca – the base ingredient of cocaine – for clearcutting, but a recent study shows otherwiseCattle-ranching, not cocaine, has driven the destruction of the Colombian Amazon over the last four decades, a new study …
‘Greenwashing’ firms face steep new UK fines for misleading claims
Legislation could see companies fined millions of pounds for making unproven environmental assertions to sell their productsWhen the hydrogen-powered Hyundai Nexo car was launched in the UK in the spring of 2019, it was described as “so beautifully cle…
Financial sector ‘critical’ to stemming biodiversity loss, says Thérèse Coffey
UK environment secretary calls on business and finance to make meaningful investment in nature-based solutionsThe financial sector must be encouraged to invest in nature conservation for the world to meet this decade’s UN biodiversity targets, the UK e…
Climate crisis brings whiff of danger to French perfume capital
In Grasse, droughts, heatwaves, and excessive rainfall have made growing flowers increasingly difficultWhen heatwaves used to hit the French town of Grasse, the perfume capital of the world, townspeople didn’t water their flowers. Instead, they marched…
Death toll rises to 9 in New Zealand cyclone as recovery continues: ‘Long way to go’
New Zealand’s death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle rose to nine on Saturday as clean-up continued on the nation’s battered North Island and authorities worked to find missing people.
Motion made to dismiss defamation lawsuit against Jason Kenney
A lawyer for former Alberta premier Jason Kenney was in court Friday, arguing a defamation lawsuit against him should be dismissed.
Peruvian loggers given 28 years in jail for murder of four Indigenous leaders
Victims – among them environmental defender Edwin Chota – were tortured before their deaths in Peruvian Amazon in 2014Five illegal loggers in Peru have been given 28-year jail sentence for the murder of four Indigenous leaders, among them the prominent…