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Hong Kong (AFP) June 19, 2025 - Governments around the world are attempting to evacuate thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, organising buses and planes and in some cases assisting people crossing borders on foot.
Jun 19, 2025
Paris (AFP) June 19, 2025 - From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global heating, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, more than 60 top scientists warned Thursday.
Jun 19, 2025
Paris (AFP) June 18, 2025 - Climate change is on track to reduce by 11 percent in 2100 the yields that today provide two-thirds of humanity's calories from crops, even taking into account adaptation to a warming world, scientists said Wednesday.
Jun 18, 2025
Washington (AFP) June 18, 2025 - Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialed a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC - a document to be formally signed on June 27, a joint statement said Wednesday.
Jun 18, 2025
Wellington (AFP) June 18, 2025 - New Zealand's native forests may be absorbing vastly more carbon dioxide than previously thought, a new study shows, offering a potential boost as the country seeks to meet emission-cutting targets.
Jun 18, 2025
Brasilia (AFP) June 18, 2025 - Brazil said Wednesday it was free of bird flu, paving the way for it to resume chicken exports to China and 20 other countries after a month-long suspension.
Jun 18, 2025
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) June 18, 2025 - More than 700 people were still missing following flash floods that struck central Nigeria's Niger state last month killing at least 200 people, the state government said Wednesday.
Jun 18, 2025
Tokyo (AFP) June 18, 2025 - Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking emergency medical care in the capital Tokyo.
Jun 18, 2025
Soweto, South Africa (AFP) June 18, 2025 - Soweto's children call it the yellow mountain. And for decades a gold mine dump that towers over the Snake Park neighbourhood of South Africa's largest township has been polluting the area and poisoning communities.
Jun 18, 2025
Kunshan, China (AFP) June 18, 2025 - Bustling Taipei-style shopping streets, majestic temples to the island's deities and thriving factories dot the eastern Chinese city of Kunshan, for years a hub for Taiwanese businesses.
Jun 18, 2025
Paris (AFP) June 18, 2025 - Runny nose, itching eyes, worsening asthma symptoms - the effects of hay fever are nothing to sneeze at, experts say, warning of an explosion of allergies as climate change lengthens and intensifies pollen seasons.
Jun 18, 2025
Sikka, Indonesia (AFP) June 18, 2025 - Dozens of flights to and from Indonesia's resort island of Bali were cancelled on Wednesday, authorities said, after a volcano in the archipelago's east erupted, shooting an ash tower 10 kilometres (six miles) into the sky.
Jun 18, 2025
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 - A potentially catastrophic asteroid impact may seem like science fiction, yet the possibility remains real. Earlier this year, asteroid 2024 YR4 briefly raised alarms with a 1-2 percent chance of co
Jun 17, 2025
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 17, 2025 - Xi Jinping celebrated China's eternal friendship with Central Asia at a summit in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, as the Chinese leader blasted tariffs and sought to assert Beijing's influence in a region historically dominated by Russia.
Jun 17, 2025
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 - China has launched a new satellite designed to improve the country's early warning capabilities for natural disasters by monitoring Earth's electromagnetic environment. Developed in partnership with
Jun 17, 2025
Geneva (AFP) June 17, 2025 - The permafrost in Switzerland's Alps is the warmest since records began, the Swiss Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.
Jun 17, 2025
