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Emperor penguins listed as endangered species: IUCN

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced on Thursday.

Argentine MPs to debate watered-down glaciers protection

Argentine MPs on Wednesday were set to begin debating a bill promoted by President Javier Milei which authorizes mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost.

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Snakes on a plane: Indian smuggler caught with venomous vipers

A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai from Thailand, Indian customs officials said.

CCL Industries Announces Bolt-on Acquisition for Avery

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2025 / CCL Industries Inc. (TSX:CCL.A)(TSX:CCL.B) ("the Company" or "CCL"), a world leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, announced today that it has acquired Humphreys Holdings Limited, doing business as We Print Lanyards, a privately owned designer and manufacturer of custom lanyards, name badges and ID cards, based in Long Eaton, United Kingdom. Sales for the financial year 2024 were $4.1 million with an estimated 25% adjusted EBITDA margin. The debt free, all cash consideration, is approximately $5.6 million, subject to customary closing conditions.

Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan's dilemma

To reduce radiation across Japan's northern Fukushima region after the 2011 nuclear disaster, authorities scraped a layer of contaminated soil from swathes of land.

India monsoon floods kill five in northeast

Torrential monsoon rains in India's northeast triggered landslides and floods that swept away and killed at least five people in Assam, disaster officials said Saturday.

Flood fears recede after Swiss glacier collapse

An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, destroying a village, is beginning to drain, authorities said Friday, reducing fears of a second catastrophe.

Half the world faced an extra month of extreme heat due to climate change: study

Half the global population endured an additional month of extreme heat over the past year because of manmade climate change, a new study found Friday.

Booming tourism takes its toll on Croatia's coast

With its rugged coastline, pristine waters and more than a thousand inlets and islands, Croatia has seen a tourist boom in recent years. Last year alone, more than 20 million visited the Balkan nation, much of which stretches along the Adriatic Sea.

Airline chiefs meet in India amid turbulence of Trump

Airline bosses meet from Sunday in New Delhi at their annual industry conference, battling to mitigate the impact of Donald Trump's policies that have hit travel to the United States and potentially raised costs for aviation.

Rock and ice prevent rescue work after Swiss glacier collapse

Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village were preventing emergency services from working, but that they were cautiously optimistic no more homes were at risk.

Climate action could save half of world's vanishing glaciers, says study

More than three-quarters of the world's glaciers are set to vanish if climate change continues unchecked, a major new study warned Thursday, fueling sea-level rise and jeopardizing water supplies for billions.

One missing as village largely destroyed in Swiss glacier collapse

A massive glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday largely destroyed the small village of Blatten, with one person unaccounted for, authorities said.

Village partially destroyed in Swiss glacier collapse

A massive glacier collapse on Wednesday in southern Switzerland partially destroyed the small village of Blatten, which had been completely evacuated last week due to the impending danger, officials said.

German court sets climate precedent but rejects Peruvian farmer's claim

A German court on Wednesday rejected a climate case brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE, but set a potentially important precedent on polluters' liability for their carbon emissions.

Violent Pakistan storms trigger floods, landslides killing 10

At least 10 people were killed and 43 injured as strong winds and thunderstorms triggered flash floods and destroyed homes in central and northern parts of Pakistan, officials said Wednesday.

Australia approves 40-year extension for contentious gas plant

Australia on Wednesday approved a 40-year extension to a major liquified gas plant, brushing off protests from Pacific island neighbours fearful it will inflame climate damage.

Nickel rush for stainless steel, EVs guts Indonesia tribe's forest home

Sitting deep in east Indonesia's lush jungle, Bokum, one of the country's last isolated hunter-gatherers, has a simple message for the nickel miners threatening his home: "This is our land."

German court to rule on Peruvian farmer's climate fight

A court will rule Wednesday on whether a Peruvian farmer's fight against a German energy giant can proceed, a judgement his lawyers hope will have far-reaching consequences for climate justice.

Ancient town and its manuscripts face ravages of the Sahara

From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the mediaeval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert.

Invasive species cost trillions in damages: study

From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged about $35 billion a year for decades, researchers said Monday.

India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive early

Lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday as the annual monsoon arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, according to weather forecasters.

Rare wild cattle herded in Cambodia by helicopter

A helicopter successfully herded 16 critically endangered banteng onto a truck in Cambodia for the first time, conservationists said, marking a "significant achievement" in a country with high rates of deforestation.

President vows oil won't threaten Suriname's carbon negative status

Suriname President Chan Santokhi has vowed days ahead of elections that his country will maintain its rare status as a carbon negative nation, despite plans to exploit massive oil reserves.

US Senate blocks California's electric vehicle mandate

US senators on Thursday blocked California's landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state's move towards electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies.

Somalia climate shocks and aid cuts create perfect storm

After his home in the Somali capital was battered by torrential rains, Mohamed Abdukadir Teesto worries about his future at a time when local and foreign aid is vanishing.

CCL Industries Inc. Announces TSX Acceptance of Normal Course Issuer Bid

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2025 / CCL Industries Inc. (TSX:CCL.A)(TSX:CCL.B) ("the Company" or "CCL"), a world leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has accepted a notice filed by the Company to commence a normal course issuer bid (the "Bid"). Under the Bid, the Company is authorized to acquire up to 14,450,000 of its Class B non-voting shares, being approximately 9.95% of the public float of the Class B non-voting shares as of May 13, 2025. No Bid is proposed to be made for the Company's Class A voting shares.

India's lion population rises by a third

India's Asiatic lion population has increased by over a third to 891, according to a five-yearly census released on Wednesday, boosting efforts to conserve the vulnerable species.

British climbers summit Everest in record bid

A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb the highest peak and return home within seven days.

Severe drought strains wildlife and tourism in Florida's Everglades

At Everglades National Park in Florida, severe drought dries up not only the habitat that wildlife depends on, but the tourism industry in the largest wetland in the United States.

Costa Rica prison guards catch drug-smuggling purr-petrator

Guards in Costa Rica have intercepted an unusual prison drug delivery, catching a cat as it jumped over the periphery fence at night with marijuana and crack taped to its body.

Trump admin ends halt on New York offshore wind project

President Donald Trump's administration has reversed its halt on a giant offshore wind project in New York led by Norwegian company Equinor, US officials confirmed Tuesday.

Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5C world: study

Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy the odds and cap global warming at the ambitious 1.5 degrees Celsius target, researchers said Tuesday.

India steel plans threaten global emissions goals: report

India's plans to massively expand coal-based steel and iron production threaten global efforts to reduce the sector's carbon emissions, a key contributor to climate change, a report said Tuesday.

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