Residents protest zipline on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Some 200 protesters gathered beneath Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Sugarloaf Mountain to protest the ongoing…
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Alexander Isak scores twice as Newcastle end Nottingham Forest’s unbeaten home…
NEW DELHI: Striker Alexander Isak scored twice as Newcastle United ended Nottingham Forest's nine-match unbeaten Premier League streak at home with a 2-1 win on Friday.Eddie Howe's team…
Earth’s ‘green lung’ rainforests take centre stage at talks in Gabon
The sixth annual One Planet Summit begins on Wednesday, with the fate of forests at the top of the agenda. Politicians, scientists and NGOs will meet in Libreville,…
Eugene Levy, very gingerly, explores world for travel show
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — There are celebrities with TV travel shows who just can't wait to show you where they came…
NY Fashion Week: Rodarte stuns with dark, gothic glamour
By NARDOS HAILE - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Rodarte brought dark, gothic glamour and opulence to New York Fashion Week on Friday with a…
At least 23 dead as dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile By Reuters
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© Reuters. A helicopter assists during a wildfire in Santa Juana, near Concepcion, Chile, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Gonzalez .
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By Fabian Cambero and Natalia A. Ramos…
Volunteers plant mini-forests in Paris to slow climate change, tackle heatwaves
French volunteers are using a pioneering Japanese tree-planting method to create pocket forests in Paris in the hope they will slow climate change, create biodiversity…
Feds send $930 million to curb ‘crisis’ of US West wildfires
By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by…
Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Brazil Amazon
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TATIANA POLLASTRI AND ERALDO PERES
XAPURI, Brazil (AP) — Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros prepares to leave his home,…
Former UK health minister draws fire for reality TV stint
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who led Britain's response to COVID-19 in the first year of…