Environment

Hailstorms in China leave 29 dead, devastate homes

Hailstorms in China caused havoc, killing 29 people from March to April 20 and destroying various houses, said statistics released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

'Dry' Africa has huge water resource hidden under its surface

The notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater, say scientists.

Settlement reached by BP for Gulf of Mexico oil spill

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Two years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, one of the worst in history, BP reached settlements to resolve billions of dollars of claims and pleaded for a long delay in any trial over remaining disputes arising from the disaster.

Assembly chief urges scientific approaches to sustainable development

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General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser.

ZIMBABWE: Sewage-fed vegetables give pause for thought

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Vegetables irrigated with sewage effluent carry health risks

Senior UN official concerned about worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen

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Conditions are tough for displaced women in Jaar, Yemen.

Karakoram glaciers bucking global warming trend and 'putting on mass'

Some glaciers on Asia's Karakoram mountains, which is home to K2, are defying the global trend and getting thicker, a new study has claimed.

MALI: Beyond the drought - “Families will disappear”

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Chronic drought means some families in Kayes have nothing left to share

Oklahoma bears brunt of terrible weather

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People have died in an Oklahoma storm, in which a tornado touched down.

Hawaii says yes to biofuel refinery

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Hawaii is to allow the erection of a biofuel refinery in order to get the country out of imported fuel purchases.