The UN Ocean Conference tries to turn promises into protection
NICE, France (AP) — The third U.N. Ocean Conference opened Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn…
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in…
Greece, Spain and Portugal race to contain wildfires as EU steps up cross-border help
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced to contain wildfires on Thursday, taking…
Firefighters battle gorse fire at Edinburgh’s Arthur’s Seat
LONDON (AP) — Firefighters in Scotland overnight and into Monday battled a large brush fire that broke out…
France swelters under a heat wave as fire crews guard smoldering vineyards
PARIS — A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4…
Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end…
France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that…
Czech zoo welcomes 4 rare Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild
DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic — Four Barbary lion cubs were born recently in a Czech zoo, a vital…
Scientists identify the killer of 5 billion starfish
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5…
Storm Floris batters Scotland with 90 mph winds, disrupts travel and festivals
LONDON (AP) — Authorities in Scotland canceled trains, closed parks and warned people to tie down backyard trampolines…