Environment

Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 06:37 UTC
Diesel emissions scandal: Volkswagen's ex CEO charged in Germany

The former chief executive of the carmaker Volkswagen has been charged in Germany over his involvement in the company's diesel emissions scandal. The public prosecutor in Braunschweig charged Martin Winterkorn and four other managers with fraud. VW said it would not comment on the indictments.
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Monday, April 15th 2019 - 17:41 UTC
Spectacular fireball across the night sky was recorded in southern Brazil

A spectacular fireball was recorded blazing across the night sky over Rio Grande do Sul and the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil around 3:21 a.m. local time (6:21 UTC) on Friday.
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Monday, April 15th 2019 - 17:23 UTC
In a broadcast 124m below sea level, Seychelles president calls for better protection of oceans

The Seychelles president has gone below the surface of the Indian Ocean to call for better protection for the world's seas. Danny Faure said that a healthy ocean was “crucial for the survival of humanity” in a broadcast made 124m (406ft) below sea level. He had joined a British-led expedition exploring the ocean's depths.
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Monday, April 15th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
The endangered North Atlantic right whales seem to be recovering and calving

One of the world's most endangered whale species is experiencing a mini baby boom off the US state of Massachusetts. Researchers at the Center for Coastal Studies have announced they have seen three North Atlantic right whale mother and calf pairs in Cape Cod Bay.
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Sunday, April 14th 2019 - 08:38 UTC
NY Museum of Natural History embarrassed over a booking to honor Brazilian president Bolsonaro

New York’s Museum of Natural History said it was “considering its options” after discovering a private function booked to take place there would honour Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Saturday, April 13th 2019 - 07:44 UTC
Bolsonaro prepares to open Amazon reserve to mining: pledges no bureaucratic impediments

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the country could open a vast reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining, a move attempted by his predecessor that was quickly rescinded following an international environmental outcry.
Friday, April 12th 2019 - 00:18 UTC
French court finds Monsanto legally responsible for ill health of farmer who ingested weed-killer

US biotech giant Monsanto is legally responsible for the ill health of a farmer who ingested its weed-killer product, a French court has ruled.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Caimans on the loose in flash flooded Rio's favelas

Residents of a hillside Rio de Janeiro favela risk finding hungry caimans at their front door after the city was hit hard by heavy flooding caused by torrential rain.
Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 08:47 UTC
Torrential rain kills ten in Rio and leaves the city in a state of emergency

Torrential rain left at least 10 people dead in Rio de Janeiro, officials said on Tuesday, as emergency workers rescued people trapped by the downpour and clean-up efforts gathered pace.
Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 05:36 UTC
Russia agrees to free orca and belugas held in “whale jails”

Russian officials said on Monday they will work towards freeing all orca and beluga whales from a notorious facility in the east of the country, after a visit by US-based marine mammal advocates.