Olympic triathlons: Event to go ahead as River Seine passes tests

The men's and women's Olympic triathlons will be allowed take place on Wednesday after tests showed the River Seine to be clean enough for competition.

Olympic triathlon race postponed due to Seine pollution

The men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics has been postponed because of concerns over water quality in the River Seine.

Triathlon events at 2024 Paris Games may be postponed — Paris deputy mayor

Triathlon competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in France might be postponed to later dates due to poor water quality in the Seine River, Pierre Rabadan, deputy mayor of Paris, told French broadcaster RMC Sport on Monday.

Olympics organisers cancel first triathlon training session over Seine pollution levels

The Olympics' first triathlon swimming training session was cancelled on Sunday due to pollution levels in the River Seine.

Dmitry Medvedev commented on the drone attack on the Russian tanker

Deputy Head of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev commented on the hit of a Ukrainian drone on the Russian tanker "Sig" in the Kerch Strait, saying that Ukraine has few strikes on Odessa, Izmail, they understand only cruelty and force.

Continuing wildfires in Canada prompt air quality warnings in northeastern US

The effects of hundreds of wildfires burning across the western provinces to Quebec could be felt as far away as New York City and New England, blotting out skylines and irritating throats.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: Cutting off water main supply by terrorists is a war crime

Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said on Thursday that cutting off water supply in Damascus is a war crime and a crime against humanity which comes in a series of violations of the international law and a series of criminal acts perpetrated by armed terrorist groups in the Syrian main cities, particularly in Damascus and Aleppo.

Amnesty: Shell Did Not Clean Oil Spills in Niger Delta

Amnesty International and the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development in Nigeria say multinational oil company Shell has not cleaned up four oil spill sites in the Niger Delta, as the company claims.

Volkswagen emission manipulations affect 2.8 million vehicles in Germany

German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Friday that 2.8 million vehicles in Germany were affected by Volkswagen emission manipulations which involved not only passenger cars, but also light commercial vehicles.

VW admits 11 mln cars have pollution cheating device

Volkswagen’s pollution cheating scandal escalated dramatically when the automaker revealed 11 million of its cars worldwide could be affected, wiping a third off the company’s market value and threatening to topple its chief executive. 

One third of world soils degraded (FAO)

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimates that a third of all soils are degraded, due to erosion, compaction, soil sealing, soil organic matter and nutrient depletion, acidification, pollution and other processes caused by unsustainable land management practices.

No peace pipe: Native American tribes on warpath over Keystone XL pipeline

Leaders from 11 Native American tribes stormed out of a meeting with US federal officials in Rapid City, South Dakota, to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which they say will lead to ‘environmental genocide.’ Native Americans are opposed to the 1,179-mile (1,897km) Keystone XL project, a system to transport tar sands oil from Canada and the northern United States to refineries in Texas for various reasons, including possible damage to sacred sites, pollution, and water contamination. Although the planned pipeline would not pass directly through any Native American reservation, tribes in proximity to the proposed system say it will violate their traditional lands and that the environmental risks of the project are simply too great.