Lebanon Weather Forecast
The meteorology department at Rafik Hariri International Airport forecast Friday’s weather to be mostly clear, except for a few clouds. A drop in temperatures is also expected. Coastal...
Urgent appeal for supplies after strong Indonesia quake
Aftershocks rattled the survivors of a devastating Indonesian earthquake that killed more than 100 people, as officials urgently appealed on Thursday for medicine and doctors to treat the hundreds...
EU launches legal action against Germany over VW emissions scandal
The European Commission launched legal action on Thursday against authorities in seven EU nations including Germany and Britain for failing to crack down on emissions cheating exposed by the...
Breathing in poison – Lahore’s growing air pollution problem
Nadia Faisal, a cleaning woman in Lahore, remembers the sudden onset of toxic smog that hit Pakistan’s second-largest city last month. When she returned home, she found her children playing in a...
High Court issues notice over Kharicut canal pollution
Gujarat high court on Wednesday sought an explanation from the state government and the authorities concerned over a PIL that complained about heavy air and water pollution around the Kharicut canal...
Climate change battle heats up for Australian winemakers
When an unprecedented heatwave hit South Australia state, home to the world-renowned Barossa Valley winemaking region, viticulturists fretted about the impact on their grapes. The crops survived,...
Paris rat catchers deployed to tackle rodent scourge
Paris officials have announced a crackdown on rats which blight parks and gardens around the City of Light and are thought to easily outnumber humans. The city’s rodents were given an image...
Italy: Good table grape campaign for OPI Sicula
Established in 2004 in Mazzarrone (Catania), the OPI Sicula cooperative makes a positive assessment of the 2016 table grape campaign. President Sammy Fisicaro told FreshPlaza: “Harvesting...
