Japan resumes commercial whaling in 30-years first

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Japan resumes commercial whaling for the first time in 30 years on Monday to last until late December after its withdrawal from the international whaling agreement came into effect, Kyodo News repo

'Protecting Amazon's peoples key to climate stability'

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The most effective solution for protecting the Amazon, which is essential to restoring climate stability, is defending its indigenous peoples’ rights and territories, according to the head of a non

Growth demand fuels solar power boom in Vietnam

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HCM City, June 27 (VNA) – Many solar power plants have become operational in the southern region in the first half of 2019, showing part of the solar power development wave to meet the economic gro

Moderate Earthquake Hits Irian Jaya

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck Irian Jaya, Indonesia, at 1.35 am Tuesday.

World's forest areas in decline

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The world’s forest areas declined from 4.1 billion hectares (10.1 billion acres) in 2000 to 4 billion hectares (9.8 billion acres) in 2015, according to the UN.

G-20 Agrees on Framework to Cut Marine Plastic Waste

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Karuizawa, Nagano Pref., June 16 (Jiji Press)--The Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies on Sunday agreed to establish the first international framework to cooperate in reducing marine plasti

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