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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Novartis Malaria Pill Shows Promise as Best Drugs Fail
Efforts to develop the first new malaria treatment in 20 years advanced as a pill from Novartis AG (NOVN) cleared parasites faster than the best medicines, potentially providing a solution to the spread
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Germany Gets Record 28.5% of Electricity From Renewable Sources
Renewable sources such as solar, wind, biomass met a record 28.5 percent of German electricity demand in the first half even as Europe’s biggest economy is cutting energy consumption, according to the
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Olympic Boat Damaged by Rio Bay Garbage as Sailors See Dead Dog
An Austrian boat was damaged by garbage as it practiced for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay, where a member of the sailing team said he saw a dead dog floating in the water.
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EPA Should Address Emerging Risks From Fracking: GAO
The Environmental Protection Agency should review emerging risks related to safeguards for hydraulic fracturing wells used for oil and gas production, according to a report released July 28 by the Government
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Haze Fines Win Indonesia’s Support With Caveats: Southeast Asia
The incoming president of Indonesia, a holdout in Southeast Asia’s pact to fight haze, is backing Singapore’s plan to wield heftier fines against overseas polluters as long as sovereignty is respected.
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Merkel’s Air Travel Funds Green Power From India to China
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s flights around the world helped fund a wind farm on a luxury hotel in India and a biogas plant run by a Chinese beer maker. Germany spent about 9.9 million euros ($13.3
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Coal Miners Clash With Ski Operators Over EPA’s Coal Rule
Coal miners took on skiers, and environmentalists dueled with business groups as the public debated sweeping rules from the Obama administration to combat global warming in a nationwide series of hearings
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Sierra Leone Is Epicenter of Ebola as Guinea Clinic Shut
Sierra Leone is now the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, which is shifting away from its source in neighboring Guinea, Doctors Without Borders said. The group is scaling up its response in Sierra Leone,
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Cameroon Gets $28 Million Water-Project Loan From Belfius Bank
Belfius Bank signed a 13.9 billion CFA franc ($28 million) loan agreement with Cameroon to finance water projects in 11 towns. The project involves the repair and extension of supplies in the capital,
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Rio Olympics Faces Test as Sailors Race on ‘Toilet’ Bay
Aerial images taken by Rio-based biologist Mario Moscatelli show the water around Marina de Gloria, the location from which Olympic sailors will set off, discolored by sewage. Austrian Nico Dalle Karth,