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....
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...Black marketeers posing as geologists try to hock uncut emerald
Police in Yekaterinburg have detained black vendors during an attempt to sell a one-kilogram uncut emerald, a source in the law enforcement said. “Law enforcers have detained malefactors who...
Nairobi’s famed National Park threatened by railway
Munching, the giraffe looks up towards the skyscrapers looming in the distance. But this picture-postcard image of Nairobi, one where wild animals graze in the shadow of the cityscape, is at risk...
32 people missing in China landslides following typhoon
At least 32 people were reported missing today after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon. A rescue operation was underway in Sucun village in...
Why did a Dog walk in Beirut spark some animal lovers’ rage?
A few days ago, and specifically on the 25th of September, A dog walk took place in Beirut. So what is the big deal about it? Does that deserve to be written about and discussed in an...
An invasive jellyfish has barged in on Italy’s delicious anchovies
nchovies may not be the most popular pizza topping, but in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Italy, they’re a part of local commerce. And this year, the salty fishes’ spawning season is being...
Massive typhoon hits eastern China & Taiwan, kills 5, injured 268
A massive typhoon left one person dead in eastern China today, a day after killing four and injuring 260 in Taiwan. Typhoon Megi weakened to a tropical storm after hitting the coastal city of...
