Vanuatu declares climate emergency
SYDNEY (May 29): Vanuatu’s parliament has declared a climate emergency, with the low-lying island nation’s prime minister flagging a US$1.2…
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Monkeypox can be stopped outside endemic countries: WHO
GENEVA (May 24): The monkeypox outbreaks in non-endemic countries can be contained and human-to-human transmission of the virus stopped, the…
Pollution behind 1 in 6 global deaths in 2019: study
PARIS (May 18): Pollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report…
Even chance world will breach 1.5C warming within 5 years: UN
GENEVA (May 10): There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius…
Much-maligned rats unlikely to spark next pandemic: study
PARIS (May 4): Rats have been seen as filthy disease-spreaders since at least the time of the plague, but new…
Blue Ring Hole, Malaysia’s new tourism product
LAHAD DATU (28 APRIL): The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) has identified an iconic scuba diving spot known…
Covid pandemic exacerbated rise in STDs in US: study
WASHINGTON (April 13): Reported cases of many types of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) went up in the United States during…
Body composting takes root in US ‘green’ burial trend
KENT (March 21): A woodpecker settled on a branch overhead as Cindy Armstrong stood near a grouping of trees, gazing…