Every month counts: European ALS patients want new drugs
Olivier Goy is running out of time.. "This disease is not on bureaucratic time".
Environment
Sinking Philippine tanker sparks diesel spill
A Philippine fuel tanker partially sank in the country's waters on Tuesday, authorities said, as they tried to contain a diesel spill stretching several kilometres.. The coast guard said it was monitoring a spill of diesel fuel, which had been powering the vessel, but had not found in the sea any industrial fuel oil from the ship's cargo.
Surgeon, scientist named Japan's first new astronauts in 13 years
Japan's space agency JAXA named its first new astronaut candidates in over 13 years on Tuesday, with a surgeon and a climate scientist chosen from more than 4,000 applicants.. The pair, chosen from 4,127 applicants, will now begin a two-year training programme and, if successful, could join International Space Station missions and become the first Japanese astronauts to reach the Moon.
In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home
Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed house where Lamrana Bah lives and works.. The city is nonetheless working to improve conditions in existing slums.
Cow manure fuels French tractors
A French farmer steps away from his barn and fills up a tractor with fuel made from the manure of his cows, an attempt to put their climate-damaging methane to good use.. She calmly steps over the automatic scraper that removes the manure of the farm's hundred cows from the barn without giving it a thought.
Countries meet to halt wide-ranging threats against oceans
The world's oceans and the multiple threats they face, from climate change and pollution to overfishing and mining, will be the focus of a global conference in Panama this week.. "This vital asset is in danger from global warming, unsustainable practices, illegal fishing, reckless pollution, and the loss of marine habitats," it added.
Worry, frustration as UN tries to finally agree high seas treaty
UN member states have much work to do to finally agree a treaty to protect the high seas before scheduled negotiations close in five days, participants and observers say.. That aim is almost impossible without including the high seas, of which only about one percent is protected today.
Sea ice in Antarctic at record low: US data center
Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said Monday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping.. That exceeded the previous record low set in 2022 by 136,000 square kilometers (52,500 square miles).
Super Bowl snack hurting Colombian farmers, environment
During the Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, millions of armchair fans will tuck into a tasty snack of tortilla chips and guacamole.. And demand peaks in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl -- American football's annual showpiece.
Iran fears for health of rare cheetah cub
The only survivor of three Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity was in hospital Monday, leaving Iranians fearing for the life of the endangered animal.. Two other cubs born with him died that same month, but Pirouz survived at a time when only a dozen members of the species were left in the wild.
