China releases water from dams to ease Mekong River drought, promises more help
[ad_1] VIENTIANE/BANGKOK (Reuters) – China on Thursday said it was helping its downstream neighbors cope with a prolonged drought by releasing more water from its…
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Australian PM reshuffles cabinet after coalition partner ructions
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reacts after attending the inauguration of Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo for the second term, at the House…
Half of Australians donated to bushfire appeal: survey
[ad_1] MELBOURNE (Reuters) – One in two Australians have donated money to support bushfire relief efforts, a new survey showed over the weekend, with meteorologists…
Heavy rains dampen fires in Australia’s Queensland state, cause flooding
[ad_1] MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s bushfire-stricken state of Queensland saw heavy rainfalls on Sunday dampening some of the fires that have razed 2.5 million hectares…
Namibia looks to import cattle as drought decimates local herds
[ad_1] Clouds gather but produce no rain as cracks are seen in the dried up municipal dam in drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet, South Africa, November 14, 2019….
In Zimbabwe, a backyard hydroponic farm beats drought to grow veg
[ad_1] HARARE (Reuters) – In a backyard in Zimbabwe’s capital, a 50-year-old mother of two is using hydroponics to grow vegetables for some of Harare’s…
Climate activists dressed as koalas set off on mountain hike to Davos
[ad_1] LANDQUART, Switzerland (Reuters) – Climate activists set off on a three-day hike from Landquart in eastern Switzerland to the ski resort of Davos on…
‘You have not seen anything yet,’ climate activist Greta says ahead of Davos
[ad_1] LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and a crowd of some 10,000 protesters marched in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday…
Record 45 million people across Southern Africa face hunger: U.N. food agency
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The United Nations World Food Programme said on Thursday that a record 45 million people in the 16-nation Southern African Development…
Record 45 mln people across Southern Africa face hunger- U.N. food agency
[ad_1] Displaced women from drought hit areas wait to fill their jerrycans as they gather at the water point at a camp for internally displaced…
Zimbabwe public workers reject govt offer to double pay
[ad_1] HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s public sector workers on Friday rejected a government offer to nearly double salaries for the lowest paid employees because it…
Years of drought threaten South Africa’s wildlife industry
[ad_1] STRYDENBURG/GROBLERSHOOP, South Africa (Reuters) – A severe drought is threatening South Africa’s wildlife industry, with game farmers keeping fewer animals and tourists visiting game…