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Torrential rain has hit Germany, France and Austria leaving hundreds of pupils stranded in their schools and families have been forced to scramble to...

Michael Simire - June 1, 2016

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World’s longest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland

Switzerland on Wednesday inaugurated Gotthard Base Tunnel, staging a massive celebration to honour the longest and deepest railway tunnel in the world. Leaders of...

Michael Simire - June 1, 2016

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Death threats in Peruvian Amazon as community sues government over land rights

Leaders of the Shipibo indigenous village of Santa Clara de Uchunya, accompanied by their representative organisation FECONAU, filed a constitutional law suit challenging Peru’s...

admin - May 29, 2016

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Ministers draft resolutions to drive Sustainability Agenda, Paris Agreement

The world’s environment ministers, gathered at the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday, passed far reaching...

admin - May 29, 2016

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State of emergency in Peru as illegal gold mining causes mercury contamination

Peru’s government has declared a two-month state of emergency across 11 Amazon jungle districts due to mercury contamination caused by widespread illegal gold mining activities. The South American country,...

admin - May 29, 2016

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10 Nigerians to grace Lusaka Sustainaware summit

Ten Nigerians are participating in the 2016 Sustainaware, a regional partnership conference taking place between 30th and 31st May, 2016 in Lusaka, the capital...

admin - May 29, 2016

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Abiodun to Ambode: Why Mile 12 Market relocation is spot on

Parkview Estate, Ikoyi-based urban planner and planning advocate, Yacoob Abiodun, writes an open letter to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, urging him to...

admin - May 26, 2016

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High-drama as Paris follow-up summit ends

United Nations climate change negotiations on Thursday in Bonn, Germany concluded their first session since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in December last...

admin - May 26, 2016

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