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Istanbul (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 - Turkey experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, its weather agency said Monday, as bouts of extreme temperatures multiplied across the globe due to climate change.
Jan 13, 2025
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing small tsunamis in the area but no major damage was reported.
Jan 13, 2025
Mamoudzou (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 - Tropical storm Dikeledi barrelled towards Mozambique on Monday after leaving three dead in Madagascar and triggering floods in the French territory of Mayotte, less than a month after the cyclone-battered region was hit by Chido.
Jan 13, 2025
Johannesburg (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 - Tropical storm Dikeledi slammed into northern Mozambique Monday after leaving at least three people dead in Madagascar and triggering floods in the French territory of Mayotte.
Jan 13, 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 - Agriculture contributes 8 percent of Germany's total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to new research, emissions in this sector could drop by 22.5 percent, equating to over 15 million tonne
Jan 13, 2025
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 - Kazakhstan said on Monday the northern part of the Aral Sea had nearly doubled in volume since 2008, a rare environmental success story in a region plagued by pollution.
Jan 13, 2025
London (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 - Climate activists on Monday targeted Charles Darwin's grave with chalk paint, in the latest controversial disruptive action by protesters over the UK government's environmental policies.
Jan 13, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 - Two of the ten most damaging earthquakes in recorded history occurred on January 17th. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of Japan's Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, while the Northridge Earth
Jan 13, 2025
Rabat (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 - A Moroccan activist who criticised the kingdom's response to a major 2023 earthquake was jailed for three months on Monday for defamation, according to his defence team.
Jan 13, 2025
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 - The endangered Persian Leopard has been spotted in Kazakhstan - a rare sighting in the Central Asian country, where the feline's presence had not been confirmed before.
Jan 13, 2025
Mamoudzou (AFP) Jan 12, 2025 - Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone.
Jan 12, 2025
Zagreb (AFP) Jan 12, 2025 - Croatia's populist President Zoran Milanovic was re-elected in a landslide, defeating his conservative rival in Sunday's run-off, official results showed.
Jan 12, 2025
Mexico City (AFP) Jan 12, 2025 - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled a region of southwest Mexico on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Jan 12, 2025
Amman (AFP) Jan 12, 2025 - Jordan, one of the world's driest countries, signed an agreement on Sunday with French-led investors to build one of the world's largest desalination plants.
Jan 12, 2025
Jakarta (AFP) Jan 11, 2025 - A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Saturday, spewing hot lava and releasing a column of smoke and ash four kilometres (3.1 miles) into the air, an official said.
Jan 11, 2025
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2025 - US President Joe Biden blasted Meta Friday for scrapping fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the United States, calling the move really shameful after a global network warned of real-world harm if the tech giant expands its decision to other countries.
Jan 11, 2025
