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Washington (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - The death toll from tornadoes and violent storms that ravaged the central and southern United States over the weekend has risen to at least 40 people, with dozens more injured, local authorities said.
Mar 17, 2025
Hamm, Germany (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - A Peruvian farmer faces off in a German court Monday in a David and Goliath battle against an energy giant, demanding the firm pay for climate change damage.
Mar 17, 2025
United Nations, United States (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in international waters begins Monday in Jamaica, with hopes high for adoption this year.
Mar 17, 2025
Khartoum (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - In a war-ravaged neighbourhood of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the stench from a gaping sewage pit is unbearable as Red Crescent workers pull a bloated body from deep underground.
Mar 17, 2025
Bogota (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - Bent over his cellphone on the terrace of his Bogota apartment, Colombia's Lord of the Fruit describes the flavors, textures, and potential uses of rare species to thousands of social media followers.
Mar 17, 2025
Omdurman (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - Sudanese army forces advancing on Khartoum converged on Monday with troops in the capital's centre, a military spokesman said, increasing pressure on rival paramilitaries and inching closer to retaking the city.
Mar 17, 2025
Paris (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners - and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.
Mar 17, 2025
Bogota (AFP) Mar 16, 2025 - Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.
Mar 16, 2025
Houston (AFP) Mar 16, 2025 - At least 33 people have been killed and dozens more injured when tornadoes and violent storms raked across the central United States, as forecasters warned more severe weather was expected Sunday.
Mar 16, 2025
Bangkok (AFP) Mar 15, 2025 - Thailand on Saturday responded to a United States visa ban on officials from the kingdom involved in deporting dozens of Uyghurs back to China, saying it had received assurances of their safety.
Mar 15, 2025
Abidjan (AFP) Mar 15, 2025 - Burkina Faso's military rulers on Saturday dismissed accusations that the army had committed abuses against civilians in the west of the country earlier this week.
Mar 15, 2025
Rome (AFP) Mar 15, 2025 - Florence was out of danger due to the decisive role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting its banks after heavy rains, Italian authorities said Saturday.
Mar 15, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 - As climate change accelerates, the Antarctic ice sheet continues to shrink, contributing to rising sea levels worldwide. Holding enough frozen water to raise sea levels by approximately 190 feet, un
Mar 14, 2025
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 - Across the street from the Flamingo Visitor's Center at the foot of Florida's Everglades National Park, there was once a thriving mangrove population - part of the largest stand of mangroves in the
Mar 14, 2025
Colombo (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 - Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced on Friday a series of low-tech measures, including adjusting timetables to reduce night-time train collisions, following the worst wildlife accident that killed seven elephants.
Mar 14, 2025
Taplejung, Nepal (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 - Nepali police officer Jiwan Subba still feels pangs of regret decades after he bludgeoned a strange creature he found wandering in his barn, not realising it was an endangered red panda.
Mar 14, 2025
