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Trump, Thunberg Clash at World Economic Forum

January 22, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Trump, Thunberg Clash at World Economic Forum

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 21, 2020 (ENS) – After a year of floods and droughts, when wildfires devastated Australia and the Amazon, and Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the latest World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report finds for the first time that environmental issues dominate leaders’ concerns for the future. […]

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Smoke From Indonesia’s Illegal Fires Chokes SE Asia

October 19, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Smoke From Indonesia’s Illegal Fires Chokes SE Asia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, October 19, 2015 (ENS) – Fires started illegally to clear land for oil palm and acacia pulp plantations in Indonesia are sending thick smoke over the Southeast Asian region, making breathing painful, closing schools, canceling outdoor events and disrupting air traffic. […]