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Madrid (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 - The disinformation inundating social media during Spain's catastrophic floods threatened the crucial work of emergency services and exploited fear, anger and grief, an AFP investigation has found.
Nov 7, 2024
East Flores, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 - A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted more than half a dozen times on Thursday, catapulting a colossal ash tower five miles into the sky against a backdrop of lightning as nearby residents fled in panic.
Nov 7, 2024
Catarroja, Spain (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 - More than a week after surging torrents of muddy water ravaged Spain, flooded cemeteries are making dignified burials for victims impossible and compounding the pain of bereaved survivors.
Nov 7, 2024
Havana (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 - Hurricane Rafael knocked out power to all of Cuba on Wednesday as it slammed through the cash-strapped island, which was still reeling from a recent blackout and a previous deadly storm.
Nov 7, 2024
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday ordered schools closed in smog hit main cities, shifting them to online learning until November 17, a minister said, as the country battled record air pollution.
Nov 6, 2024
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Britain's Prince William on Wednesday honoured projects seeking novel solutions to the challenges facing the world's nature and climate at the awarding of his Earthshot Prize in South Africa.
Nov 6, 2024
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday ordered schools closed in smog-hit main cities, shifting them to online learning until November 17, as the country battles record air pollution.
Nov 6, 2024
Sao Paulo (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Brazil must bring to justice all those behind the 2022 double murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders urged on Wednesday.
Nov 6, 2024
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed Wednesday, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes.
Nov 6, 2024
East Flores, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Indonesia will permanently relocate thousands of residents from around a volcano that erupted in recent days, killing nine people after spewing fireballs and ash on homes, officials said Wednesday.
Nov 6, 2024
Valencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Young volunteers have spearheaded a humanitarian campaign for victims of Spain's deadliest floods in decades, smashing stereotypes of an apathetic and feeble snowflake generation interested in nothing other than themselves.
Nov 6, 2024
Havana (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Rafael, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday and compound the misery wrought by a recent power blackout and Hurricane Oscar.
Nov 6, 2024
Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Donald Trump is set to resume his sometimes fraught relationship with the military as commander-in-chief, promising to keep US troops out of wars abroad while possibly using them on the streets at home.
Nov 6, 2024
Valencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Some 93 people are listed as missing after devastating floods ravaged southeastern Spain over a week ago, killing more than 200, regional judicial authorities in Valencia said on Wednesday.
Nov 6, 2024
Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of his defence minister, demanding the government do everything in its power to bring home hostages held in Gaza.
Nov 6, 2024
United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he was ready to work with US President-elect Donald Trump, despite the potential risks of a repeat of the Republican's first term, marked by attacks on the world body and budget cuts.
Nov 6, 2024
