China launches carbon dioxide monitoring satellite
China on Thursday launched a satellite to monitor carbon dioxide levels, state media said, making the Asian giant the third country to track the potent contributor to global warming from space. The...
The unlikely saviours of Libya’s Roman remains
Ali Hribish stands by the Arch of Septimius Severus which dominates Libya’s ancient city of Leptis Magna, brandishing letters of thanks for his efforts to protect the site. The former...
Aleppo soap makes leap from souk to Paris suburb
A collateral victim of the Syrian war, Aleppo soap has found a sanctuary far from the ruined city whose elegant souks, many now reduced to rubble, have made the coveted green bars for centuries. In...
Odd facts about the giraffe
One of the most under-studied large mammals in Africa, research has shown the giraffe has silently been going extinct, with numbers dropping 40 percent in the past three decades. Here are some...
Delhi slashes bus fares to battle pollution
With a view to battle pollution by encouraging people to take public transport, the Delhi government on Wednesday significantly cut bus fares for January. Commuters will now have to pay a maximum of...
Cambodia seizes huge haul of ivory and animal parts
Cambodian officials have seized 1.5 tonnes of illegal ivory and animal parts hidden in a timber shipment from Mozambique that was destined for China, a wildlife charity and an official said today....
Blue skies return to Beijing, but dangerous smog still blankets northern China
Blue skies returned to Beijing on today (Dec 22) after winds dispelled dangerously high levels of air pollution that had blanketed the Chinese capital for five days prompting a pollution red alert,...
Italy: More retail chains interested in Rockit
We all know the first year a new product is available in retail is a test. Rockit seems to have passed with flying colours. The commercialisation of these snack apples started in June in Bennet...
