Tag: Beaches
Syria government says women must wear burkinis at public beaches
Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except for the face, hands...
France to ban smoking on beaches, parks and near schools
France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, health and family minister Catherine Vautrin has said. The...
Cattle washed onto beaches in widespread Australia floods
A natural disaster has been declared in New South Wales, Australia, as widespread flooding has prompted nearly 50,000 people to evacuate. Footage captured...
A Storm, a Spill and a Disaster for the Black Sea’s...
When a 28-year-old volunteer named Nikolai stepped onto a sandy beach on Russia’s Black Sea coast in a hazmat suit just before New...
Blizzards bring snow to beaches and ice hockey to roads in...
A rare winter storm is bringing snow and freezing rain to parts of the US deep south, closing highways and airports and prompting...
Faeces and bacteria found in mystery balls on beaches
The mysterious balls that forced the closure of several beaches in Sydney last week were found to contain saturated acids, E. coli and...
Debris forces nine beaches to close
Months after mysterious black balls forced the closure of some of Sydney's most famous beaches, small marble-like debris has begun washing up on...
Sydney identifies objects that shut beaches
Australian scientists have solved a mystery which has gripped Sydney: what were the sticky dark blobs which washed up on some of the...
Sydney reopens beaches after tar ball scare
AFPThe New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) said laboratory testing was continuing, to try to determine where the balls came from, Reuters...