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Houma, United States (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 - Heavy rains and strong winds hammered Louisiana early Thursday as Tropical Storm Francine moved inland, leaving many residents without power while floods threatened the US southern state.
Jun 26, 2026
Mexico City (AFP) Sept 03, 2014 - Dolly weakened into a tropical depression over northeastern Mexico on Wednesday after moving ashore but another storm threatened to grow into a hurricane off the Pacific coast, forecasters said.
Jun 26, 2026
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico (AFP) Sept 02, 2014 - Tropical Storm Dolly formed off Mexico's northeastern coast on Tuesday and headed toward landfall in Tamaulipas state, threatening to spark floods and mudslides, forecasters said.
Jun 26, 2026
Caracas (AFP) Sept 10, 2023 - Venezuelan soldiers have dislodged more than 11,500 illegal gold miners from the country's biggest natural reserve since July, where they cleared forest and contaminated water, the head of the military operation announced Sunday.
Jun 26, 2026
Kabul (AFP) Sept 2, 2008 - Four thousand troops fought off insurgents in one of Afghanistan's most unstable regions to deliver a massive electric turbine to the country's biggest power station Tuesday, NATO officials said.
Jun 26, 2026
Kabul (AFP) Sept 9, 2021 - Twenty years since the Taliban's hardline regime was ousted from Kabul, the Islamists are back in power and putting a new political agenda into practice.
Jun 26, 2026
London (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 - Three climate activists on Monday pleaded not guilty to criminal damage after two paintings by Vincent Van Gogh were doused with soup at London's National Gallery.
Jun 26, 2026
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 - A difficult operation to remove a small amount of radioactive debris from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant began Tuesday, after technical issues suspended an earlier attempt.
Jun 26, 2026
Windhoek (AFP) Sept 10, 2010 - A Namibian court postponed Friday for four months the trial of three women who are suing government for allegedly sterilising them without their consent because they are HIV-positive.
Jun 26, 2026
Manila (AFP) Sept 15, 2024 - Falling trees killed six people in the Philippines after a fierce tropical storm brought strong winds and floods, officials said Sunday.
Jun 26, 2026
Paris (AFP) Sept 18, 2019 - A few euros, a couple of mouse clicks and a tree is planted - as air travel is increasingly becoming a source of guilt, consumers and companies are looking for other ways to ease their conscience and reduce their carbon footprint.
Jun 26, 2026
Manaus, Brazil (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 - Small, artificially intelligent boxes tied to tree trunks in the Brazilian Amazon are the latest weapon in the arsenal of scientists and environmentalists battling destructive jungle invaders.
Jun 26, 2026
Paris (AFP) Sept 5, 2012 - Bottom trawling is dramatically altering the ocean floor and harming habitats, similar to the way that farming has permanently changed the landscape, a study said on Wednesday.
Jun 26, 2026
Kinshasa (AFP) Sept 6, 2021 - Performance artists decked out in cans, inner tubes, mirrors and discarded CDs parade through the streets of Kinshasa to bring art to the masses and highlight the Congolese capital's chronic trash problem.
Jun 26, 2026
Bukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 - Mountains of rubbish flushed by the rains have clogged the turbines of a major hydroelectric plant in the DR Congo, the grid operator said Wednesday, partially cutting electricity generation.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 - From breaking up a fight or identifying a suspected robber to picking up trash and removing graffiti, National Guard forces are on an unusual deployment mixing security and cleanup in the US capital.
Jun 26, 2026
