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Climate activist Nakate urges rich countries to cancel debt, grant climate finance at Paris summit

PARIS (AP) — Facing an audience packed with world leaders and finance officials in suits, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate silenced the room, then made everyone listen to some uncomfortable facts.

Jun 22, 2023 12:24 PM Read more >

Ontario to overhaul provincial park, bring in year-round sites and cabins

BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. — Ontario is revamping a provincial park in Muskoka, turning it into a year-round site with cabins and full-service facilities. Minister David Piccini says construction at Bigwind Lake Provincial Park is expected to start next fall.

Jun 22, 2023 10:44 AM Read more >

Shifting S. Africa coal plant for clean energy needs millions in loans. Experts say that's a problem

MIDDELBURG, South Africa (AP) — Plumes of heat-trapping pollutants last billowed from the giant stacks of Komati Power Station in October, when the coal-fired plant that fed South Africa’s hungry electrical grid for more than half a century was shut

Jun 22, 2023 9:20 AM Read more >

Pakistan's premier meets with the head of IMF in Paris, hoping to unlock $6B deal to avoid default

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s premier Shahbaz Sharif met Thursday with the head of the International Monetary Fund on the sidelines of a global financing meeting in Paris, hoping to unlock a $6 billion bailout and gain the release of a critical tranche

Jun 22, 2023 4:26 AM Read more >

Climate change leads to growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases, EU agency says

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — European Union officials warned Thursday there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in Europe due to climate change.

Jun 22, 2023 3:37 AM Read more >

After devastating floods in Pakistan, some have recovered but many are struggling a year later

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Last summer’s flooding in Pakistan killed at least 1,700 people, destroyed millions of homes, wiped out swaths of farmland, and caused billions of dollars in economic losses. All in a matter of months.

Jun 22, 2023 12:54 AM Read more >

Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam's holiest sites.

Jun 22, 2023 12:06 AM Read more >

Is it chicken? Here's how the first bite of 'cell-cultivated' meat tastes

When I told friends and family I was reporting on the first chicken meat grown from animal cells , their first comment was “Eww.

Jun 21, 2023 10:21 PM Read more >

Tropical Storm Bret grows stronger as eastern Caribbean islands prepare for heavy flooding

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret grew stronger on Wednesday as it took aim at islands in the eastern Caribbean that braced for torrential rainfall, landslides and flooding.

Jun 21, 2023 9:49 PM Read more >

A year after Pakistan's devastating floods, challenges drag on for most, but signs of hope for some

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Last summer’s flooding in Pakistan killed at least 1,700 people, destroyed millions of homes, wiped out swathes of farmland, and caused billions of dollars in economic losses. All in a matter of months.

Jun 21, 2023 9:17 PM Read more >