Thursday, May 4, 2017

Beijing removes 180,000 old, polluting cars from roads from January-April

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing removed 180,000 old and polluting vehicles from its roads in the first four months of 2017, the Chinese capital...

Human noise pollution 'pervasive' in U.S. protected areas

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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Potentially harmful human-caused noise pollution affects nearly two-thirds of all protected areas in the United States, ...

Lion cubs born in Chile after world first veterinary procedure

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SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Two baby lion cubs were presented to the public at a zoo in Chile on Thursday, born after a pioneering veterinary proce...

U.S. will lose jobs if it quits Paris climate deal: U.N.

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GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States will shoot itself in the foot if it quits the Paris climate accord because China, India and Europe will...

Do-or-die: EU pushes Trump to stick to Paris climate deal

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BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - EU officials are scrambling to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not pull out of the Paris climate accord...

Rain threatens U.S. Midwest as flooding force hundreds from homes

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(Reuters) - Unrelenting rain will drench the already saturated U.S. Midwest on Thursday and Friday, forecasters said, after floods in the re...

Seasonal rains bring hope and disease to drought-ravaged Somalia

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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Heavy seasonal rains have started in Somalia, aid officials and residents said on Thursday, reducing the risk that the...