After the heatwaves, fires multiply in Mediterranean Europe
France, Spain, Portugal and Greece are fighting wildfires, some of which are still out of control.
Israel is intensifying its attacks on Lebanon despite the ceasefire
Since the ceasefire began in mid-April, the Israeli military has killed at least 331 people in Lebanon. It is now intensifying both its air and ground attacks.
Cancelled flights and refunds: the European Commission’s guidelines in times of soaring fuel prices
The European Commission has clarified that passengers are entitled to refunds for cancelled flights even in the face of high fuel prices. Airlines are also prohibited from adding retroactive charges to tickets already purchased.
Israel carried out more than 100 attacks on Lebanon on the day of the ceasefire with Iran
Israeli raids on Lebanon are the heaviest in weeks, hitting both the capital Beirut and the south of the country. Iran has threatened retaliation.
UK approves ban on cruel trophy hunting imports
The United Kingdom have voted to support Hunting trophies bill, a controversial bill that aims at prohibits importing hunting trophies from thousands of endangered animal body parts of lions, elephant and giraffe’s into the U.K.
UN Secretary-General warns of the “era of global boiling”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived.”
Worst cholera in decades in Malawi
More than 1.500 people died of cholera over the past one year, and the government is struggling to contain its spread
Over 500 dead as Cyclone Freddy tears through Southern Africa
A fierce tropical storm has killed hundreds in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar and is set to break the record as the longest-lasting cyclone ever.
A fistful of dollars for a never-ending environmental disaster
After more than 5 years from the environmental disaster of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, on 20 April 2010, Gulf of Mexico, the British Petroleum (BP) agreed to pay a penalty of 18.7 billion dollars in order to end once for all the legal action the United States and other federal states took after the worst
Mozambique destroys largest quantity of elephant ivory and rhino horn ever seized
Il Paese africano ha bruciato oltre una tonnellata di zanne e corni confiscati per esprimere la tolleranza zero per il bracconaggio.