
Austria’s Alpine refuges and trails crumble as climate warms
Rauris, Austria (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 - The historic Zittel hut on top of a snow-capped mountain high in the Austrian Alps has weathered many a storm.
Nov 4, 2024
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Rauris, Austria (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 - The historic Zittel hut on top of a snow-capped mountain high in the Austrian Alps has weathered many a storm.
Nov 4, 2024

Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 - A unit monitoring a truce between the Congolese army and Rwanda-backed rebels will be officially launched on Tuesday, ceasefire-broker Angola said, as the rebels made fresh gains in eastern DR Congo.
Nov 4, 2024

Madrid (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 - The unprecedented outburst of anger at Spain's ruling class in the epicentre of devastating floods expressed popular frustration with polarised politicians incapable of managing the crisis, analysts told AFP.
Nov 4, 2024

Shanghai (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 - French foreign trade minister Sophie Primas on Monday said the window for negotiation with Beijing over tariffs on European brandy was open but warned Paris could take all possible measures in response.
Nov 4, 2024

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2024 - ) Nov 01, 2024 The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, developed by NASA and CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), has captured unique data on a significant tsun
Nov 3, 2024

London (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 - UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Sunday vowed a new approach with Africa that will listen rather than tell as he began a visit to Nigeria and South Africa.
Nov 3, 2024

Valencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 - Furious locals hurled mud and insults at Spain's king, queen and prime minister on Sunday in a startling show of anger in the worst hit town in the flood disaster that has killed more than 210 people.
Nov 3, 2024

Kampala (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 - At least 14 people, including several children, were killed in a Ugandan refugee camp when lightning hit a makeshift church, officials said Sunday.
Nov 3, 2024

London (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 - Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas.
Nov 3, 2024

Paris, France (SPX) Nov 03, 2024 - During disaster situations, effective communication becomes essential, but often ground networks are compromised. This issue leaves both the general public and emergency responders with limited acce
Nov 3, 2024

Brasilia (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 - The huge wildfires that ripped through Brazil recently did not spare its vast tropical savanna, but green shoots are already emerging from the ashes there, proof of the vast grasslands' rare gift for fire resistance.
Nov 3, 2024

Havana (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 - More than 66,000 people have been evacuated in Cuba's easternmost province Guantanamo, ahead of heavy rains that threaten a region already badly hit by Hurricane Oscar, local television announced on Sunday.
Nov 3, 2024

Taipei (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 - Taiwan said it detected 37 Chinese fighter jets, drones and other aircraft near the self-ruled island on Sunday as Beijing carried out long-distance training flights.
Nov 3, 2024

Valencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 - Spain's king and queen are due on Sunday to visit the Valencia region, Spanish media reported, where devastating floods have killed more than 200 people with more rain on the horizon.
Nov 3, 2024

Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 - Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous.
Nov 3, 2024

Tokyo (AFP) Nov 2, 2024 - Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods, while the remnants of a tropical storm trickle over the country.
Nov 2, 2024