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Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: studyParis (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Fossil fuel and cement producers have contributed "significantly" to the growing number and intensity of climate-change-driven heatwaves, according to a study published on Wednesday in Nature. ... more  
Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globallyNairobi (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), inaugurated on Tuesday, ranks 15th in the world for power generation with a capacity of 5,150 megawatts (MW), according to the US-based Global Energy Monitor. ... more  
Hegseth, top general visit Puerto Rico amid Trump drug cartel fightWashington DC (UPI) Sep 8, 2025 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his top general made a surprise visit Monday to Puerto Rico as the Trump administration targets drug cartels in Latin America and the Caribbean. ... more  
Death toll from Indonesia flash floods rises to 19Jakarta (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 The death toll from deadly flash floods that swept two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, rose to 19 on Thursday, officials said, with five others missing. ... more |
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Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking islandBulacan, Philippines (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan. ... more  
Hong Kong LGBTQ rights setback takes emotional tollHong Kong (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 At a tiny, cluttered flat in Hong Kong, four people sat around a large rainbow flag and quietly started to embroider. ... more  
Australian authorities investigate influencer over croc wrestlingSydney (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 Australian authorities are investigating an American influencer who filmed himself wrestling wild crocodiles in Queensland, condemning the "extremely dangerous and illegal" activity. ... more  
S.Africa court jails 7 Chinese nationals for human traffickingJohannesburg (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 A South African court sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison Wednesday for forcing more than 90 Malawians, some as young as 14, to work in a Johannesburg sweatshop. ... more |
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Smoke from 2023 Canada fires linked to thousands of deaths: studyParis (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires exposed more than 350 million people in North America and Europe to air pollution that likely contributed to tens of thousands of deaths, according to new estimates published Wednesday. ... more |
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Kony defence urges ICC judges to halt caseThe Hague (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 The main defence lawyer for Ugandan rebel chief Joseph Kony Wednesday urged International Criminal Court judges to freeze the case against his client, as he cannot challenge evidence in his absence. ... more 
Mozambique forces killed 16 fishermen: conflict monitorJohannesburg (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Conflict monitoring group ACLED said Wednesday its sources in Mozambique reported that troops shot and killed at least 16 fishermen in an area where they are chasing Islamist insurgents. ... more 
China to establish nature reserve at disputed South China Sea reefBeijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 China said Wednesday it would establish a national nature reserve at the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, where it has repeatedly clashed with rival claimant the Philippines. ... more 
Human Rights Watch urges Niger to protect civilians against IS attacksAbidjan (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Nigerien authorities must "do more to protect" civilians against deadly attacks by the Islamic State Sahel Province, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. ... more |
 
Global warming linked to consumption of sugary drinks, ice creamParis (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 People consuming more sugary drinks and ice cream on warmer days, particularly those with less money could pose a growing threat to health as climate change drives up temperatures, new research warned Monday. ... more  |
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Surveillance camera captures tornado in eastern AustraliaSydney (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 An Australian fire surveillance camera captured dramatic video images Wednesday of a tornado towering over a thunderstorm-struck stretch of countryside. ... more 
Invasive plants and bacteria threaten Iraq's EuphratesBaghdad (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Iraq's Euphrates river is running at historically low levels as the drought-stricken country faces its worst water scarcity in living memory. ... more  
Macron names defence minister Lecornu new PM: presidencyParis (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to replace Francois Bayrou and resolve a deepening political crisis as protests loom in the next days. ... more  
Spain to hold state funeral for 2024 flood victimsMadrid (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Spain will pay tribute to the victims of last year's floods with a state funeral marking the anniversary of its deadliest such disaster in decades, government sources said Monday. ... more |
Global search and rescue system gets recognition as real lifesaverWashington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2025 The world's 45-nation strong search and rescue system is being highlighted this week during the inaugural "Global Search and Rescue Day," a time set aside to honor the many humanitarian efforts under the COSPAS-SARSAT global operations. ... more  
Solar flare ions reach extreme temperatures in breakthrough studyLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 New research from the University of St Andrews suggests that ions in solar flares can heat to more than 60 million degrees, over six times hotter than previously believed, offering a solution to a 5 ... more 
Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalasSydney (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Australian regulators have approved a chlamydia vaccine for koalas, researchers said Wednesday, as they seek to stamp out a sexually transmitted disease responsible for about half of all deaths of the fluffy marsupial in the wild. ... more  
Limited safe carbon storage could lower warming by less than 1 degreeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 A new study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has mapped safe underground storage areas for carbon dioxide and found that their practical use would only reduce ... more |
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Deadly floods inundate Indonesia's Bali and FloresJakarta (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Flash floods swept two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, killing at least six people, with four others missing, the country's disaster agency said Wednesday. ... more 
Hundreds stranded as heavy rains paralyze Mexico suburbTlajomulco De Zuniga, Mexico (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Heavy rains flooded streets and major avenues in a populous suburb of Mexico's Guadalajara city Tuesday, preventing hundreds of residents from reaching their homes. ... more
Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali juntaAbidjan (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta. ... more
Hong Kong legislature to vote on same-sex partnerships billHong Kong (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Hong Kong lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday on whether to grant limited rights to same-sex couples, as fears grow in the LGBTQ community that even this narrow equality bid could be sunk by conservative pro-Beijing voices. ... more |
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France, Switzerland agree on Rhone, Lake Geneva water managementGeneva Sept 4, 2025 France and Switzerland on Thursday signed two agreements on how to manage their shared waters of Lake Geneva and the River Rhone - an increasingly pressing issue as climate change takes its toll. ... more |
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EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashionStrasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 EU lawmakers are to give a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of so-called fast fashion. ... more  
Former federal workers bring back climate portal killed by TrumpWashington (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 First came orders to scrub references to how climate change disproportionately harms marginalized communities. Then demands to erase mentions of the "Gulf of Mexico." ... more 
Spain's average August temperature matched 2024 recordMadrid (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Spain's average temperature in August hit 25C, matching the national record set the same month last year, the national meteorological agency AEMET said Friday. ... more 
African Union chief calls for more 'climate justice' fundsAddis Ababa (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Africa, which emits only four percent of greenhouse gases but suffers disproportionately from the impact of global warming, called Monday for more funding for adaptation in the name of "climate justice". ... more |
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