Environment
U.S. backs call to save oceans, but notes plan to quit climate deal
UNITED NATIONS The United States supported a global call to action at the United Nations on Friday to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and marine resources, even as it noted President Donald Trump's plan to withdraw from a pact to fight climate change.
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Chimps are not people, cannot be freed from custody: New York court
NEW YORK Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded on Thursday, as it refused to order the release of two of the animals to a primate sanctuary.
U.S. weather forecaster sees El Niño unlikely through fall 2017
A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said there are no active El Niño or La Niña patterns and that neutral conditions are likely in the Northern Hemisphere during fall 2017.
California, Tsinghua to set up U.S.-China climate change institute
BEIJING The state of California and China's Tsinghua University will establish a U.S.-China Climate Change Institute to cooperate on technology and research in the battle against global warming, they announced on Thursday.
Up to 10,000 moved as fires rage near South Africa's oyster capital
CAPE TOWN Up to 10,000 people in the South African coastal resort of Knysna have been evacuated as wildfires fanned by strong winds ripped through the town, razing homes and other properties, officials said on Thursday.