US judge approves massive VW emissions settlement
A US judge on Tuesday granted final approval for a $14.7 billion class action settlement in Volkswagen’s diesel emissions cheating scandal, the largest such automaker settlement in history....
Chinese officials ‘interfered’ with air pollution data
Police have arrested officials in charge of environmental protection in central China after they were accused of tampering with air quality monitoring data, local media said Tuesday. “Staff...
UAE to shift focus of energy mix to solar from gas over five years, IEA forecasts
Hundreds of thousands of homes in the UAE could be powered by renewable energy over the next five years as the country steers away from power plants primarily driven by natural gas, according to the...
DEWA successfully concludes World Energy Day
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has organised a number of innovative and interactive activities at Festival City Mall for three consecutive days, in conjunction with World Energy Day,...
Japan provides $460 million to fund Grand Egyptian Museum construction
Japan has signed a deal to provide US$460 million in funding for the construction of Egypt’s Grand Museum. The agreement was signed on Monday by International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr...
Ohio Museum’s Sale of Antiquities From Egypt Draws Criticism
Ohio’s Toledo Museum of Art is selling 68 antiquities from its collection, a move drawing criticism from a nationally known archaeologist and Egyptian officials. The Blade newspaper reports...
Seal ‘attacks surfers’ in rare Australia encounter
An aggressive seal has bitten a surfer and knocked another man off his board at a popular Sydney beach in a “freak occurrence“, a report said today. Nathan Shepherd underwent surgery on his arm...
Whaling nations vote down bid for South Atlantic sanctuary
Whaling nations defeated a renewed bid today by southern hemisphere states to create an Atlantic sanctuary for the marine mammals hunted to near extinction in the 20th century. A proposal by...
