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Right-wing disinformation targets DEI, 'liberal' policies as LA burns
Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 Months of dry weather and recent strong winds created optimal conditions for the deadly wildfires engulfing Los Angeles, but narratives on social media falsely single out "liberal" policies - including those to increase diversity in the city's fire force - as the culprit. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, who was appointed in 2022 after two decades of service, was singled out in a series of X posts blaming her department's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy. "She boasts about ... read more |
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Climate disasters drive unusually high losses in 2024: Munich ReFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 Climate change fuelled natural disasters that caused $320 billion in losses last year, German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Thursday, warning that "our planet's weather machine is shifting to a higher gear". ... more 
Mexicans offered $1,300 to hand in a machine gunMexico City (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 Mexico's government plans to offer up to $1,300 for people who hand in firearms including machine guns and assault rifles under a citizen disarmament program aimed at reducing violent crime. ... more 
UN warns of shelter needs in Gaza after hypothermia deathsGeneva (AFP) Jan 3, 2025 The UN on Friday decried that infants and others were freezing to death in Gaza, where it said an estimated 945,000 people still need help to shelter from winter conditions. ... more 
Mayotte families left homeless by cyclone leave sheltersMamoudzou (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 Two weeks after a devastating cyclone hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, the atmosphere at Le Manguier school in the capital Mamoudzou is tinged with sadness and resignation. ... more |
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Second Fukushima nuclear sample removal eyed for springTokyo (AFP) Dec 26, 2024 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday it will start the second round of a tricky operation to collect samples of radioactive debris from the site this spring. ... more 
Blogs to Bluesky: social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunamiJakarta (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters - from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding. ... more 
Felipe VI urges Spain to learn from floods in Christmas messageMadrid (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 King Felipe VI urged Spain to draw lessons from this year's catastrophic floods to "strengthen society and make us grow" in his Christmas message broadcast on Tuesday. ... more 
Ecuador's leader orders stepped-up search for missing adolescentsQuito (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has ordered an intensified search for four adolescent boys who disappeared during a military operation, with public anger over the incident flaring weeks ahead of elections. ... more 
Macron extends visit to cyclone-hit Mayotte after locals vent angerMamoudzou (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 French President Emmanuel Macron extended his visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte on Friday after angry residents vented exasperation and despair over the scale of the disaster. ... more |
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Sri Lanka navy rescues boat of 100 Rohingya refugees
Colombo (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 Sri Lanka's navy said Friday it had rescued 102 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar adrift in a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation, bringing them safely to port. The group, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka's eastern port of Trincomalee, a navy spokesman said, adding that food and water had been provided. "Medical checks have to be done before they are allowed to disembark," the spokesman said. The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanm ... read more 
International rescuers join search for Vanuatu quake survivorsPort Vila, Vanuatu (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 Overseas rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-struck Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise. ... more |
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'Peace was born': how the 2004 tsunami changed Indonesia's AcehBanda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 Former rebel commander Muharram Idris once led 3,000 men to fight Indonesia's army in separatist Aceh, but now serves as a local politician after the legacy of a devastating tsunami two decades ago brought peace to the province. ... more 
Devastated Mayotte battles to recover from cyclone 'steamroller'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. ... more 
Mexico encourages citizens to drop off firearms at churchesMexico City (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 The Mexican government announced Tuesday a new citizen disarmament program whereby people with guns can drop them off at churches for a reimbursement fee. ... more 
ECB proposes EU-wide disaster insurance systemParis (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. ... more 
Tackling climate, nature separately risks worsening crises: UNParis (AFP) Dec 17, 2024 Overconsumption and unsustainable farming are fuelling overlapping crises in nature and the climate, putting crucial ecosystems such as coral reefs at imminent risk of destruction, a landmark UN report said Tuesday. ... more |
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