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Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - Human societies need a radical overhaul to stop the destruction of the planet, according to the UN biodiversity expert panel's transformative change report released Wednesday.
Dec 18, 2024
Port Vila, Vanuatu (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - Rescue teams dug for survivors trapped in crumpled buildings in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake killed at least 14 people, some of them buried in rubble and landslides.
Dec 18, 2024
Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - The European Central Bank and the EU's insurance regulator published Wednesday a proposal to create a European-wide system to better respond to the costs of natural catastrophes.
Dec 18, 2024
Macau (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - A decade ago, the elegant cobblestone streets of Macau's Tap Seac Square were jam-packed with people clamouring for change and government accountability - the high-water mark for the former Portuguese colony's political awakening.
Dec 18, 2024
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2024 - Researchers at Nagoya University, in collaboration with Meisei Electric Co. and the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, have demonstrated the high performance of t
Dec 18, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024 - A study published in Nature Food reveals a new model for carbon capture in low-oxygen aquatic environments, such as fisheries, which could contribute significantly to global climate efforts while be
Dec 18, 2024
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2024 - Russian authorities said Wednesday that a suspect has been detained in connection with Tuesday's explosion in Moscow that killed a top Kremlin general and his aide.
Dec 18, 2024
Bamako (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - Mali followed fellow junta-ruled Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names.
Dec 18, 2024
Harbin, China (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - Gruff men shout over an angry motor as they float huge blocks of ice towards a rusty conveyor belt on the bank of a frozen river in northeastern China.
Dec 18, 2024
Maputo (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Mozambique has risen by 11 to 45, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management announced Wednesday.
Dec 18, 2024
Macau (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Macau on Wednesday afternoon for a three-day visit as the casino hub prepares to celebrate 25 years of Beijing rule.
Dec 18, 2024
Taipei (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou headed to China on Wednesday for a trip he said was aimed at building a bridge for peace, after Beijing last week intensified military drills around the island.
Dec 18, 2024
Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.
Dec 18, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024 - A newly discovered therapsid fossil from Mallorca, Spain, has been identified as the oldest known member of a group called gorgonopsians, which are ancient relatives of mammals. This saber-toothed p
Dec 18, 2024
Pamandzi, France (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 - The district of La Vigie on the French overseas territory of Mayotte was until last week a bustling hub of life. Now it no longer exists.
Dec 18, 2024
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2024 - California ground squirrels that scientists thought ate only grains are eating voles, too, according to researchers at University of California-Davis and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Dec 18, 2024
