Morocco powers ahead on climate change

Host country Morocco is presenting itself as a model of fighting climate change as world leaders and environmental activists  gathered in Marrakech kick off the  United Nations COP22. The conference will grapple with how to implement the Paris climate change agreement that came into force last week. ends intro Morocco’s been powering ahead on climate […]

German minister says send rescued African migrants back home

Germany’s Interior Minister says African migrants rescued in the Mediterranean should be sent back home rather than taken on to Europe. He says this is to discourage more people from attempting the dangerous crossing. ends intro Minister Thomas de Maizière says African migrants saved at sea  should be sent back to Africa instead of taken […]