Keeping Madhubala alive: The fight for Karachi’s captive elephants
Karachi’s last two African elephants remain in captivity. Their sisters are already dead. Will they survive?
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Faecal waste pollutes drinking water in Mexico’s Yucatan, Greenpeace says
The report says nearby pig farms and municipal wastewater are the likely sources of contamination.
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Indonesians protest over land-clearing fires
Students and activists protested across Indonesia over forest fires linked to land clearing for palm oil plantations.
Published On 20 Oct 2026
Southeast Asia’s haze crisis will persist until polluters pay
Cheap land clearing imposes costs across borders. ASEAN must change the incentives that keep the fires burning.
Four dead as torrential rain batters eastern Spain
Cars swept away, roads submerged and residents isolated in parts of Spain’s Mediterranean coast.
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How a grass fire at a Canadian military base killed four soldiers
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Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters
Thwaites glacier has been losing ice for decades. Now there are concerns of rapidly accelerating loss.
Southern California wildfire engulfs homes, prompts evacuation orders
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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record
Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.
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Iran’s president condemns environmental impact of war in Middle East
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has decried the ecological damage caused by conflict in the Middle East
Published On 16 Oct 2026
‘It was fake’: Indian villagers allege forgery behind Adani mine project
Forged signatures and thumbprints – even of dead and fictitious people – allegedly used to obtain land for bauxite mine.
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