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Dyed without waste - developing a process to save water in the textile industry

This edition of Futuris visited a factory in Belgium which specialises in dyeing fabrics.

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Takeaway: Dyed without waste

Would you drink this water?

Malta

Urgency to conserve Malta's natural sites after Azure Window collapse

The loss of the Azure Window has sparked within the people of Malta a moment of national introspection

Cinema

Award winning filmmaker Luc Jacquet films a new chapter in emperor penguin's life

Euronews spoke with the renowned documentary maker Luc Jacquet about his filming of a new chapter in the life of the emperor penguin.

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Japan

Fukushima towns cleared of wild boars

After residents were forced to flee their homes in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture in 2011, wild boars moved in.

USA

Trump to outline spending plans in speech to Congress

Trump to address Congress after first month marked by missteps, internal conflicts and squabbles with mainstream media

USA

Climate change sceptic to head up US Environmental Protection Agency

Scott Pruitt has been confirmed at the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – a body he sued more than a dozen times during his tenure as Oklahoma attorney…

USA

Oroville residents begin to return home after California dam crisis eases

California officials have said the crisis at the damaged Oroville dam is now under control and that evacuated residents can return home.

USA

California dam evacuees are told they can go home

An evacuation order for around 180,000 people who live below the highest dam in the US has been lifted.

Sci-Tech

The self-sufficient toilet could be on its way powered by urine

The Bristol BioEnergy Centre is working on bacteria which breaks down chemicals in urine releasing energy as electrons which turns into electricity.

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Beached whale had 30 plastic bags in its stomach

Zoologists in Norway say a beached whale found off the country’s western coast earlier this week had more than 30 plastic bags inside its stomach.

Ireland

Trump hasn't forgiven the EU for putting a snail ahead of his business

Asked about his views on the European Union, Donald Trump has a favourite anecdote.

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No laughing matter: nitrous oxide - another climate enemy

Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is a potent greenhouse gas. Scientists in Norway are looking at ways to better fight it.

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Takeaway: 'Laughing gas', another climate enemy

Not so funny, “laughing gas” N2O is a powerful greenhouse gas.

France

EDF accepts closure of France's oldest nuclear plant

EDF has finally voted to begin the process of closing France’s oldest nuclear plant after accepting a government compensation plan.

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First footage of a new species of seadragon alive in the wild

The ruby seadragon, a new species of animal, has been filmed alive for the first time by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San…

France

What are European cities doing to tackle sky-high air pollution?

As Paris steps up its crackdown on the city’s worst-polluting vehicles (in French), Euronews looks at what other European cities are doing to tackle the deadly…

World News

The Australian feral feline epidemic

A recent report highlights the extent of the deadly impact feral cats have on native Australian species

Sci-Tech

Queensland battles against an invasion of red fire ants

Australia is dealing with an invasion of deadly red fire ants which are becoming a huge problem in parts of south east Queensland.

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Watch: Polar bear cam shows Arctic plight

Scientists equip a female polar bear on the ice sheet of the Beaufort Sea with a camera to understand how polar bears live with diminishing ice cover