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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 - As the Arctic spring arrives earlier each year due to climate change, ice-dwelling algae are expanding their reach across Greenland's ice sheet, potentially accelerating its melt. These algae contai
Feb 20, 2025
Port-Bouet, Ivory Coast (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 - France returned on Thursday its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking an end to decades of French presence at the site.
Feb 20, 2025
Sydney (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 - Australia said Thursday it will strike a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea, bolstering ties with a Pacific state that has been courted persistently by China.
Feb 20, 2025
Paris (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say.
Feb 19, 2025
Sydney (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - Wildlife rangers will Wednesday begin shooting 90 dolphins stranded on a remote Australian beach, saying the stressed creatures would be euthanised after attempts to refloat them failed.
Feb 19, 2025
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - The EU plans to crack down on food imports that do not meet its standards as part of an agricultural policy review published Wednesday that looks to appease disgruntled farmers amid global trade tensions.
Feb 19, 2025
Washington (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - Green groups on Wednesday launched the first environmental challenges against the new Trump administration, targeting the president's plans to expand offshore drilling.
Feb 19, 2025
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - Hong Kong proposed rules on Wednesday that would require labour unions to seek government approval for nearly all types of foreign funding, saying it must not be used to endanger national security.
Feb 19, 2025
London (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - Establishing a carbon tax on maritime transport is a matter of survival for the Pacific islands, a representative of the region said Wednesday at a International Maritime Organization meeting.
Feb 19, 2025
Paris (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may be faster than previously expected in the coming years and drive sea levels higher.
Feb 19, 2025
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power.
Feb 19, 2025
Stockholm (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - Sweden's Supreme Court threw out a class action lawsuit Wednesday brought against the state by 300 young people, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, accusing it of climate inaction.
Feb 19, 2025
Paris (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - The world's biggest nature conservation conference resumes in Rome next week for an urgent attempt at overcoming a deadlock between northern and southern countries over funding for nature protection.
Feb 19, 2025
Istanbul (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - Two senior figures involved in the construction of a part a huge Turkish residential complex that collapsed in the 2022 earthquake have been jailed for more than 18 years, local media reported Wednesday.
Feb 19, 2025
Conakry (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - A leading critic of Guinea's ruling junta was whisked from his home by gunmen who broke in through the ceiling early on Wednesday morning, his wife told AFP.
Feb 19, 2025
Athens (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - Ilias Roussos will never forget the day he was driven from his native island of Santorini with thousands of others by a quake barrage that shows little sign of slowing down after three weeks.
Feb 19, 2025
