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Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 - A Sudanese military air strike on a market in North Darfur killed more than 100 people, a pro-democracy lawyers' group said Tuesday, as fighting raged across the war-torn country.
Dec 10, 2024
Washington (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 - The United States is moving to grant federal protections to the monarch butterfly - a once-common species recognizable by its striking black and orange patterns that has faced a dramatic population decline in recent decades.
Dec 10, 2024
Paris (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 - French fighter aircraft left Chad for good on Tuesday after N'Djamena decided last month to end military cooperation with the former colonial power, the French military said.
Dec 10, 2024
Hsinchu, Taiwan (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 - Taiwan said Tuesday it detected 47 Chinese military aircraft near the island in the past 24 hours, the highest number since Beijing launched large-scale war games two months ago.
Dec 10, 2024
Washington (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 - After locking carbon dioxide in its frozen soil for millennia, the Arctic tundra is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by frequent wildfires that are turning it into a net source of carbon dioxide emissions, a US agency said Tuesday.
Dec 10, 2024
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 - China's coercive behaviour threatens regional stability, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, after Taiwan said Beijing was carrying out its biggest maritime mobilisation around the self-ruled island in years.
Dec 10, 2024
Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 09, 2024 - Amid all the changes in Earth's climate, sea ice in the stormy Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica was, for a long time, an odd exception. The maximum winter sea ice cover remained steady or even
Dec 9, 2024
Paris (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 - This year is effectively certain to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday.
Dec 9, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2024 - Honey, long prized for its natural sweetness, can also serve as a lens into environmental health, according to a new study by Tulane University. The research shows that bees inadvertently collect en
Dec 9, 2024
Valencia, Spain (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 - Spain's King Felipe joined hundreds of mourners in a memorial mass on Monday for victims of the devastating floods that killed 230 people in the east of the country.
Dec 9, 2024
Manila (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 - A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column into the sky as the government called for the evacuation of surrounding villages.
Dec 9, 2024
Bogotá (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 - Four suspected members of Colombia's biggest drug cartel were killed last week in airstrikes on their bases, President Gustavo Petro announced Monday.
Dec 9, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2024 - An international team of scientists, including researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York, has launched a critical mission to uncover geological records from the West Antar
Dec 9, 2024
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 09, 2024 - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have demonstrated that agricultural land near river confluences can significantly reduce flood risks. Their study highlights the benefits of Eco-DRR (D
Dec 9, 2024
Hsinchu, Taiwan (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 - Taiwan said its military was on high alert as Chinese warships sailed near the island on Monday, preparing for a strong response from China to President Lai Ching-te's stopovers in the United States.
Dec 9, 2024
Washington (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 - IMF staff and Ecuador have reached agreement on a loan program review, clearing the way for the disbursement of around $500 million to help safeguard macroeconomic stability, the major financial institution said Monday.
Dec 9, 2024
