BATTIR, West Bank — Generations of Palestinians have worked the terraced hillsides of this West Bank farming village southwest of…
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Flower power and diplomacy: Versailles perfume gardens transport public back in time #Flower #power #diplomacy #Versailles #perfume #gardens #transport #public #time
VERSAILLES, France — The Versailles flower gardens were once a symbol of the French king’s expeditionary might and helped water-deprived…
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Chile closes state copper smelter that polluted bay for decades #Chile #closes #state #copper #smelter #polluted #bay #decades
Chile’s state-owned copper mining giant Codelco has shut down its Ventanas copper smelter after decades of polluting Quintero Bay with…
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South Korean experts visit Fukushima nuclear plant before treated water is released to sea #South #Korean #experts #visit #Fukushima #nuclear #plant #treated #water #released #sea
TOKYO — A South Korean team of government experts has begun a two-day tour at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power…
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EU countries adopt law banning products which fuel deforestation #countries #adopt #law #banning #products #fuel #deforestation
The 27 European Union countries have formally endorsed a law that should help the bloc reduce its contribution to global…
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Dozens rally against Fukushima plant water release plan #Dozens #rally #Fukushima #plant #water #release #plan
TOKYO — Dozens of anti-nuclear activists protested Tuesday to demand Japan scrap its plan to release treated but still radioactive…
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Japan, South Korea eye visit by team of experts as Fukushima nuclear plant prepares water release #Japan #South #Korea #eye #visit #team #experts #Fukushima #nuclear #plant #prepares #water #release
Officials from Japan and South Korea eyed a potential visit by South Korean experts to the Fukushima nuclear plant before…
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Keukenhof, Halle: Flower power draws crowds to Low Countries #Keukenhof #Halle #Flower #power #draws #crowds #Countries
HALLE, Belgium — Rain or shine, there is no way to keep budding flowers down. From the world-famous Keukenhof garden…
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Drought will cause crop failures in Spain, farmers warn #Drought #crop #failures #Spain #farmers #warn
The main Spanish farmers association says drought now affects 60% of the Spanish countryside and is causing “irreversible losses” to…
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