Environment
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Study Documents Extinction Threats to Freshwater Species
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth’s surface while accounting...
January 16, 2025
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Brazil Heron Takes Flight after Plastic Cup Removed from Throat
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — A heron took flight in Rio de Janeiro on Dec. 15, stretching its wings...
January 9, 2025
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Milan Says No to All Public Smoking
MILAN (AFP-Jiji) — Smokers in Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for...
January 8, 2025
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Conservationists Hail Snail-saving Project
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — Conservationists in the U.K. and Portugal hailed on Dec. 28 a breeding progra...
January 8, 2025
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Used Solar Panel Disposal Likely to be Big Problem in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Disposal of used solar panels is expected to be a big problem in Japan in th...
January 5, 2025
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Donkey Milk Cheese Meets Success in Albania
GJIROKASTER, Albania (AFP-Jiji) — “Donkey milk has the taste of love,” said Fatiko Basha as she c...
January 4, 2025
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Seagrass Bed Restoration Work Spreading in Miyagi
SHIOGAMA, Miyagi (Jiji Press) — Efforts are spreading in Miyagi Prefecture to bring back seagrass...
December 26, 2024
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Invasive ‘Murder Hornets’ Are Wiped out in U.S., Officials Say
SEATTLE (AP) — The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its d...
December 25, 2024
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Japan to Aim for 60％ Greenhouse Gas Reduction by FY35; Plan Must be Submitted to United Nations by February
Japan will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from the fiscal 2013 level by fiscal 20...
December 25, 2024
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Activist Defends Fight against Whaling at Paris Rally
It is wrong for Japan to regard him as an armed and dangerous terrorist, said the 74-year-old fou...
December 22, 2024
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Japan Inspects U.S. Yokota Base over Suspected PFAS Leak
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Officials from the Japanese Defense Ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan gove...
December 20, 2024
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New Zealand Scientists Dissect World’s Rarest Whale
WELLINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — New Zealand scientists on Dec. 2 began dissecting a whale considered the ...
December 14, 2024
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As Baboons Become Bolder, Cape Town Searches for Solutions
CAPE TOWN (AFP-Jiji) — On a sunny afternoon in Cape Town’s seaside village of Simon’s Town, three...
December 4, 2024
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Vienna Turns Up Christmas Glitter
VIENNA (AFP-Jiji) — Vienna will splash the cash on lighting up its famed Christmas markets to bri...
November 28, 2024
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Spain Seeks Groundbreaking Law for Great Apes
VILLENA, Spain (AFP-Jiji) — For decades Achille, 50, eked out a miserable existence living alone ...
November 28, 2024
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