‘Puppy farm capital’ Ireland dogged by trafficking
Illegal dog-breeding on an industrial scale has turned Ireland into the “puppy farm capital of Europe”, according to campaigners who say a recent crackdown is failing to curb the...
Zimbabwe, Namibia to push for ivory trade
Southern African countries will Monday fight for permission to sell their ivory stockpiles, as an international wildlife conference debates how best to regulate the often illegal trade and protect...
Hurricane Matthew churns toward Jamaica, Hait
Jamaicans and Haitians braced for Hurricane Matthew as the powerful Category 4 storm slowed to a crawl in the Caribbean on Saturday night, forecasters said. While packing maximum sustained winds of...
Spain’s Abengoa posts 3.7-bn-euro first half loss
Spain’s debt-laden energy giant Abengoa on Friday posted a 3.7-billion-euro ($4.2-billion) net loss in the first half of 2016, as it seeks to seal a deal with creditors to ward off bankruptcy....
Cracking Down on the Pet Cheetah Trade
Cheetahs on cars. Cheetahs in boats. Cheetahs in mansions. The growing cheetah pet trade, spurred on by social media posts of wealthy owners posing in photos with their exotic pets, has gained the...
UAE climate change plan shines light on future
The UAE’s historic formal joining of the Paris Agreement on September 21 — a first in the Gulf region — is a step in the right direction, says a top climate change expert in the emirates. But, a...
VW to pay US suppliers $1.2 bln over Dieselgate
German auto giant Volkswagen has agreed to pay US suppliers some $1.2 billion to settle claims emanating from the “Dieselgate” pollution scandal, the firm and suppliers said late Friday....
London’s Tower Bridge closes until New Year
London’s iconic Tower Bridge closed to vehicles for three months on Saturday for its first major maintenance works in nearly half a century. The 122-year-old drawbridge by the Tower of London...
