Environment

Southeast Asia's appetite for pet otters supplied online

The online pet trade has emerged as a pressing threat to otters in Southeast Asia with a new TRAFFIC-IUCN Otter Specialist Group (OSG) study revealing hundreds of the animals for sale on Facebook and other websites over a four-month period.

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Guatemala: 110 Killed in Volcano Eruption, Search for Missing Ends

Guatemala has ended its search for the nearly 200 people missing since a volcano erupted earlier this month.

Officials have confirmed the deaths of 110 people in the eruption of the Fuego volcano.

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EU overturns barriers to rooftop revolution but renewable target falls short of serious climate action

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Renewable installation at “Tuzha” Mountain Hut in Bulgaria

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Energy: new target of 32% from renewables by 2030 agreed by MEPs and ministers

New EU ambitious targets for renewables, including self-consumption and biofuels, were agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators on Wednesday night.

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