Prisoners fled when the walls of their jail collapsed in the country’s worst flooding in two decades More than 200 inmates escaped from a prison in north-east Nigeria in the aftermath of the worst flooding there in over two decades, authorities have announced. There have been
Cities such as Zurich and Dublin found to have key services accessible within 15 minutes for more than 95% of residents When Luke Harris takes his daughter to the doctor, he strolls down well-kept streets with “smooth sidewalks and curb cuts [ramps] for strollers at every
Cultural protection order has been framed as a push to curry favour with inner-city seats, ignoring grassroots campaigns from Indigenous and non-Indigenous locals Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community
There have been moments of modest progress, but the Albanese government has not lived up to its early rhetoric Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Back in the heady new government days of July 2022, Tanya Plibersek
Birds practicing kleptoparasitism – harassing each other until they drop their saliva-covered food – seen as ‘plausible pathway’ for arrival of H5N1 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Scientists have identified a new way for an aggressive strain of
Czech Republic, Poland and Austria fear worst may yet be to come as thousands are evacuated to higher ground The death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16, with several more people missing, as authorities reported deaths
North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned regulators to classify some PFAS as hazardous air pollutants Three US states are formally demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begin regulating PFAS “forever chemical” air emissions, as the toxic threat
Storm Boris has caused several deaths, and thousands have been evacuated from their homes across Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia Europe floods – latest updates ‘Dramatic’ flooding in central Europe continues Continue reading...
Locals called it a ‘miracle’ when the steel plant in JD Vance’s home town got $500m for an upgrade. But Trump’s running mate calls shifting the US to cleaner energy a ‘green scam’ A hulking steel plant in Middletown, Ohio , is the city’s economic heartbeat as well as a keystone
Soaring sea temperatures have made the celebrated gastropod lethargic and infertile, so scientists are helping the threatened species to reproduce Of the many novel initiatives dreamed up by scientists to protect threatened species from the ravages of record ocean temperatures
River wildlife is on the up and there’s little evidence that storm overflows are being used more often. But protest is still vital Public outrage over river pollution has been heartening to see. Over the past few years, stories about sewage contamination in rivers have captured
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As rich westerners fuel demand for the ancient fragrance, a lucrative race for the resin is killing the trees but leaving little of the trade’s profit for those gathering it In a corner of Covent Garden, well-heeled Londoners and tourists browse the range of frankincense
Sarah Hanson-Young says PM needs to negotiate with senators after he appeared to rule out adding a climate trigger to proposed environmental laws Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese
The hoiho, which means ‘noise shouter’, triumphed in a year free from the usual scandals surrounding the competition One of the world’s rarest penguins has been crowned New Zealand’s bird of the year, in an unusually sedate year for the competition, free from the foreign
National park authority due to make decision on Monday over Flamingo Land development proposal If Flamingo Land’s proposal to build on the shores of Loch Lomond is rejected in a vote on Monday, that decision should spell the end of the plan, the Scottish Greens have said. The