Day: August 29, 2019

Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage

11:56 pm August 29, 2019

Porto Velho (Brazil): A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil takes effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon and data showing hundreds of new blazes in the rainforest. The decree issued by President Jair Bolsonaro comes after escalating international pressure over the worst fires in the Amazon in years that […]

Warsaw sewage plant malfunction contaminates Vistula river

11:54 pm August 29, 2019

Warsaw : Polish authorities on Thursday were warning residents in cities along the Vistula river that runs into the Baltic Sea of a “crisis” situation after Warsaw’s new sewage collection plant malfunctioned. The health minister and local authorities said they have been closely monitoring the levels of contamination north of the Polish capital, including by […]

US stocks open sharply lower amid pressure on oil market

US proposing easing rules on climate-changing oil emissions

11:46 pm August 29, 2019

Washington : The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed revoking Obama-era regulations on climate-changing methane leaks from many oil facilities, a move that environmental groups said was meant to renounce the agency’s overall legal authority to regulate the gas in the fight against global warming. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the proposed rule followed President […]

Backlash grows to Johnson’s suspension of UK Parliament

11:42 pm August 29, 2019

London: Opposition to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament intensified Thursday, with the head of the Labour Party vowing “to politically stop him” from pushing through a chaotic no-deal Brexit. Johnson’s tactic gave lawmakers little time to prevent Britain from crashing out of the European Union without an agreement on October 31. […]

Gujarat: Two lion cubs found dead near Gir Sanctuary

Lion cub found dead in Gir forest in Gujarat

11:40 pm August 29, 2019

Vadodara: A lion cub, around six to eight months old, was found dead in Devaliya range of Gir forest in Gujarat on Thursday, a senior official said. D T Vasavda, chief conservator of forests, Junagadh wildlife circle, said the cub was found by a field staff. The cause of death would be known only after […]

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