Firefighters battle to contain wildfires across Greece
Greece is battling five major wildfires across the country, with officials evacuating residents in a hard-hit region just north of capital city Athens. The ongoing emergency comes amid a severe…
Maurice Kamto excluded from Cameroon election list by Elecam
Cameroon’s opposition leader Maurice Kamto has been excluded from the list of candidates in the 12 October presidential election. Only 13 of the 83 names submitted to the country’s electoral…
A Kashmiri artisan’s battle to save a musical legacy
Bisma Farooq Bhat BBC World Service Adil Amin Akhoon Ghulam Mohammed Zaz is Kashmir’s last traditional hand maker of the santoor instrument In the quiet, narrow lanes of Srinagar in…
Astronomer’s ‘clever’ PR move embracing CEO scandal
Astronomer The US tech firm, whose CEO and chief people officer resigned after being caught on camera embracing at a Coldplay concert, has released a tongue-in-cheek promotional video featuring Gwyneth…
Passengers use emergency slides to flee plane fire at Denver airport
An American Airlines flight was evacuated at Denver International Airport on 26 July after it suffered “a mechanical issue” connected to a tyre during takeoff, the airline said. Social media…
Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by installing solar panels on their roofs. So why aren’t more of them doing it?
CNN — As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your…
Lake Powell’s total capacity is shrinking, report shows
CNN — Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since 1963, when Glen Canyon Dam was built, a new…
IQAir report shows the best and worst places for air quality in 2021
CNN — Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. The report by IQAir, a company that tracks global air quality, found…
Greece battles wildfires, evacuating residents near Athens
Nikos Papanikolaou BBC News, Athens Watch: Greece wildfires burn homes and fill skies with smoke Greece is battling five major wildfires across the country, with officials evacuating residents in a…