Botswana to start auctions of elephant hunting licences

Feb7,2020: Botswana on Friday will hold its first major auction for trophy elephant hunting quotas since controversially scrapping a ...

US tells Thunberg to ‘study economics’ in Davos climate spat

Jan 24,2020: The United States’ financial chief on Thursday told Swedish teen Greta Thunberg to go study before calling for a ...

‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever

Jan24,2020:The Doomsday Clock on Thursday ticked down to 100 seconds to midnight, symbolizing the greatest level of peril to humanity ...

Amazon tribes meet to counter Bolsonaro environmental threats

Jan 17,2020: Dozens of Amazon indigenous leaders have gathered in the heart of the threatened rainforest to form an alliance against ...

Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfires

Rain fell across parts of bushfire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief ...

Oceans were hottest on record in 2019

The world’s oceans were the hottest in recorded history in 2019, scientists said on Tuesday, as manmade emissions warmed seas ...

Peru to plant one million trees around Machu Picchu

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra launched a campaign on Thursday to reforest the Machu Picchu archeological site in order to ...

Modi unveils plan to tackle water shortages in heartland states

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a 60-billion-rupee ($842 million) plan to tackle water shortages in the ...

Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’

Australia’s biggest city is facing a “public health emergency” over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for ...