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Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says

Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves , cyclones , flooding and other extreme weather, the United Nations Children's Fund said in a new report Frida
Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded

Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods this month caused by a tropical cyc
Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. were urged to stay at home Friday as hurricane-force winds disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions.
Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers

Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers

BANGKOK (AP) — More than a hundred baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network, the international police organization Interpol said Friday.
Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer

Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer

Poppy, a six-year-old springer spaniel with floppy brown ears and a tail that never seems to stop wagging, is by all accounts a very good dog. Her white, brown speckled nose has also made her something of a trailblazer.
Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage

Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage

As President Donald Trump prepares to tour wildfire damage in California, he's zeroing in on one of his frequent targets for criticism: State water policy. Since the fires broke out Jan.
After getting stranded in New Orleans, Bucks return home briefly and continue their win streak

After getting stranded in New Orleans, Bucks return home briefly and continue their win streak

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Stranded in New Orleans amid a historic snowstorm, the Milwaukee Bucks spent so much time in the Big Easy that they got to know the staffers working in their hotel.
Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage

Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage

As President Donald Trump prepares to tour wildfire damage in California, he's zeroing in on one of his frequent targets for criticism: State water policy. Since the fires broke out Jan.
Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California

Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but new blazes erupted in San Diego County,
Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says

Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves , cyclones , flooding and other extreme weather, the United Nations Children's Fund said in a new report Frida
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