Canada ignored warnings of virus infecting farmed and wild salmon
Government was in possession of a newly-released report that linked large-scale farms and wild salmon to contagious virus Canada was warned in 2012 by its...
Month : April 2022
‘A senseless tragedy’: woman dies after bid to climb US border wall
Border patrol officials and the Cochise county sheriff’s office investigating cause of death of the 32-year-old woman A Mexican woman attempting to climb the US...
Wildflower believed to be extinct for 40 years spotted in Ecuador
Gasteranthus extinctus had been presumed extinct after extensive deforestation A South American wildflower long believed to be extinct has been rediscovered. Gasteranthus extinctus was found...
Salt spat highlights Canadian national park’s troubling history
Park agency’s order to stop harvesting salts for commercial gain has angered Indigenous community For years, Melissa Daniels has been travelling to the vast wilds...
UN refugee agency condemns Boris Johnson’s Rwanda asylum plan
Gillian Triggs, assistant high commissioner at UNHCR, says plan is ‘symbolic gesture’ that will prove unworkable The UN’s refugee agency has condemned Boris Johnson’s plan...
South Africa’s flood-ravaged east hit by more heavy rain
Emergency services on high alert in KwaZulu-Natal as search for victims continues, with almost 400 dead South Africa’s flood-ravaged east has been hit by another...
Boat capsizes off Libya, leaving 35 people dead or presumed dead
Wooden vessel launched from Sabratha, a major departure point for Europe, says UN migration agency A boat carrying 35 people has capsized off the Libyan...
Priti Patel could face Home Office mutiny over Rwanda asylum plan
Unions say civil servants could stage mass walkouts after home secretary overruled their concerns UK’s Rwanda plan will fail, says UNHCR Peers will fight UK...
South Africa flooding death toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing
More weather warnings ahead as search continues for those hit by deadly storms in KwaZulu-Natal province South African police, army and volunteer rescuers have widened...
‘I will die here, I can’t go back to Africa’: migrants respond to Rwanda removal
Asylum seekers say there is no freedom in Rwanda and fear for their lives if sent to Africa Small boat arrivals on the Kent coast...
