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Sunday, November 8, 2026
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Customs Operations Go Green
The United Nations is training police, attorneys and judges to halt global smuggling of dangerous substances and endangered species.ENVIRONMENT: French Finally Confront Chernobyl Risks
The French government concealed the enormous risks from radioactive clouds in the weeks following the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in April 1986, new evidence claims.INT’L WOMEN’S DAY: It Means Little to a Sex Slave
Among the millions who travel to Europe every year are a few hundred thousand who will end up as sex slaves. To them International Women's Day means little.SCIENCE: Penguins Revive Debate on Homosexuality in Animals
At a German zoo, the behaviour of six penguins that formed same-sex couples has revived the scientific debate about the origins of homosexuality in the animal kingdom: biological or social?
Penguins Revive Debate of Homosexuality in Animals
At a German zoo, six endangered Humboldt penguins prefer mates of the same sex. Scientists debate whether this behavior has biological or social origins -- or both.RIGHTS: Children of War Need More Support
Iman was only 14 when a Liberian warlord took her as his 'spouse'. For months she was forced to serve as his sexual slave.CULTURE: ‘Rough Row’ Breaks Out on Diversity
A "rough row" has broken out between the United States and a host of other countries on protection of cultural diversity.EUROPE-US: Action Must Follow Rhetoric, Say Observers
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's diplomatic efforts during her present European tour to mend relations with Germany and France will not suffice to restore confidence on both sides of the Atlantic, according to analysts and observers.HEALTH: Europe Reinvents Itself as a Smoke-Free Zone
It is not a very good time to be a smoker in Europe. Governments have raised prices and banned cigarettes in public places, including restaurants and bars, and social pressure is mounting due to the individual and collective health risks.ENVIRONMENT: Human Development at the Service of Wildlife
Human development in the countries of Africa, Latin America and Asia is essential for protecting the diversity of plant and animal species, says biologist Edward O. Wilson, professor emeritus of Harvard University and one of the ''fathers'' of the concept of biodiversity.ENVIRONMENT: Biodiversity Brings a Political Divide
Environmental and scientific experts agree that degradation of biological diversity has reached historical dimensions, but a North-South divide is emerging over action to counter this crisis.ENVIRONMENT: Voyage to the Fragile Beauty of Antarctica
''They are some of the most beautiful images I have seen in my life,'' says Sebastiao Salgado, renowned Brazilian photographer, about the natural landscapes he captured on film during the first days aboard the French scientific research sailboat ''Tara'' as it travels through Antarctic waters.Human Development at the Service of Wildlife
Improving the quality of life in the communities of the developing South is indispensable for protecting species diversity, said eminent biologist Edward O. Wilson in a conversation with Tierramérica.
Voyage to the Fragile Beauty of Antarctica
The international renowned photographer Sebastiao Salgado shares with Tierramérica his first days aboard the Tara, which set sail this month on an Antarctic expedition.TSUNAMI IMPACT: European Parents Warned Against Adoption
Parents across Europe are being warned against adopting children orphaned by the Indian Ocean tsunami.TSUNAMI IMPACT: Aid Could be ‘Getting Too Much’
After the race to give more and more to tsunami victims comes a test of the opposite; who will be among the first to say that enough is enough.TSUNAMI IMPACT: Many Insist on Repaying Debt
The richer nations have made much of the freeze they have offered on debt repayments from tsunami-hit countries, but many of the affected countries do not seem to want this concession.ENERGY: French Plan Contradicts Europe’s Anti-Nuclear Trend
The French government plans to earmark 150 billion dollars over the next 30 years for nuclear power plants, including the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), despite experts' warnings on technological and environmental problems.TSUNAMI IMPACT: French Propose Debt Relief
French President Jacques Chirac has called for a moratorium on repayment of foreign debt for countries hit by the tsunami.French Plan Contradicts Europe's Anti-Nuclear Trend
France is to invest 150 billion dollars in nuclear reactors, a move that distances the country from the renewable energy goals of its neighbors.ENVIRONMENT-EUROPE: The True Cost of Flying
Hundreds of flights by subsidised airlines in Europe are endangering the global climate and the ozone layer. For now, they fly free of environmental regulations.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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