Drought Forces Zambia to Start Power Cuts
Zambia will start electricity-supply restrictions immediately after one of the worst droughts on record caused plunging water levels at the hydropower dams it relies on for almost all its supplies, the
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China Tops IMF List of $5.3 Trillion in Global Energy Subsidies
China is the biggest contributor to global energy subsidies that the International Monetary Fund estimates at $5.3 trillion, equivalent to 6.5 percent of the world’s gross domestic product. China tops
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Zimbabwe Flies 20 Elephants to China Amid Conservation Efforts
Zimbabwe has exported 20 elephants to private game parks in China as part of conservation efforts and amid rising poaching in southern Africa. “The elephants arrived safely in China yesterday” after being
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Vomiting Bug From Asia Threatens Global Wave of Gastro Outbreaks
A virus that caused a spate of vomiting and diarrhea in Asia last winter appears to be spreading globally, threatening larger outbreaks of gastro infections that are a bane of luxury cruises. The new
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Germany Gives Dirtiest Coal Plants Six Years for Phase Ou
Germany’s main political parties worked out a compromise plan to cut power-industry pollution by handing a six-year lifeline to some of the dirtiest coal-fired plants. Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel
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EU Eyes Setting Aside Carbon Permits for Production Increases
The European Commission plans to propose earmarking a quota of permits in its carbon market after 2020 for companies entering the system and for potential production increases, according to a draft law.
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China Urged to Make Deeper Cuts in Coal Use for Climate Pledge
China must make deeper cuts in coal consumption to meet its pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a government adviser. The world’s biggest carbon polluter should aim to reduce the amount
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U.S. Mulls Help for Africa to Hunt Down Wildlife Poachers
U.S. intelligence agencies are considering whether to provide information, analysis and possibly tactical lessons to African governments about how to attack wildlife poaching networks, according to a top
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Paris Smog Obscuring Eiffel Tower Threatens Diesel-Car Dominance
Famed Parisian landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower have been increasingly obscured in recent years by an oppressive smog. City officials have placed the blame chiefly on diesel exhaust, widening a Europewide
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A New Storm Threatens to Bring Floods Back to Texas
Tropical Storm Bill formed in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving Texas bracing for another round of flooding in less than a month. Bill, which prompted some energy companies to evacuate non-essential personnel
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As Tons of Bug-Infested Rice Rots, El Nino Threatens More Damage
A rice glut that sent prices slumping more than a year ago is shrinking, just as El Nino arrives to parch paddies across Asia. Global inventories were already heading for an eight-year low, including