Environment

Shell Accused of Misreporting Oil Spills as Pipeline Thefts

Amnesty International says it has uncovered proof that Shell Petroleum conceals the amount of oil it spills in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. Shell maintains most of the oil it loses is due to theft, not to slipshod operations and management.

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MEPs fall for the siren song of deep-sea fishing industry

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Flooding Cuts Off Road Linking S. Sudan, Uganda

Heavy rains have washed out a strategic road connecting South Sudan and Uganda, stranding travellers and truck drivers at the border and severely disrupting trade.

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Protection of Antarctica's seas put on ice

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Iceberg, Pleneau Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

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