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  United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 For a little under $150, you can now directly sponsor marine conservation across one square kilometer of the Pacific Ocean, through a novel scheme announced this week by the tiny island of Niue. Located halfway between Fiji and the Cook Islands, the vast waters of the "Rock of Polynesia" are home to coral reefs and undersea mountains that host diverse species, including sharks, dolphins, turtles and more. But finding the resources to protect these habitats from the threats of illegal fishing, cl ... read more |
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Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan resume Nile dam talksNairobi (AFP) Sept 23, 2023 Ethiopia said Saturday it had begun a second round of talks with Egypt and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam built by Addis Ababa on the Nile, long a source of tensions among the three nations. ... more  
As Derna reels, other flood-hit Libyan cities struggle to recoverSusa, Libya (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 As much of the world's attention has been focused on the port city of Derna since last week's flooding in eastern Libya, other cities are mired in the resulting damage. ... more  
Three dead, hundreds hospitalised in Iran dust stormsTehran (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 As least three people have died and more than 1,300 others have required medical attention as dust storms sweep across Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, state media reported Friday. ... more  
Australia's firefighters face worst season in yearsSydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 Volunteer firefighters are scorching Australia's forest undergrowth, reducing fuel for what is expected to be the fiercest fire season since the monster "Black Summer" blazes. ... more |
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  Niger's rulers welcome news of French army pull-out 
Biden aims to wrest influence from China in Pacific islandsWashington (AFP) Sept 24, 2023 President Joe Biden is set to host leaders of Pacific island nations with an aim of countering China's ever-growing influence, proffering goodies ranging from an American football experience to shiny new embassies. ... more |
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Flood strengthens Libya's national fabric, volunteers sayTripoli (AFP) Sept 24, 2023 About a dozen women hunch over sewing machines in Libya's capital, urgently making clothes for the living, and shrouds for the dead, two weeks after a huge flood devastated the eastern city of Derna. ... more 
Red Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deathsEilat, Israel (AFP) Sept 24, 2023 The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn - the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease. ... more  
As planet gets warmer, ski gondola maker goes urbanWolfurt, Austria (AFP) Sept 24, 2023 Austrian company Doppelmayr is well known for making gondolas for ski resorts, but its workshop is increasingly building cable cars for congested cities as climate change has opened up new markets. ... more  
Charles wraps up France trip with cheering crowds in BordeauxBordeaux (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 King Charles III on Friday enjoyed a warm welcome from cheering crowds, a glass of organic wine and even an encounter with llamas as he wrapped up a state visit to France with a stop in the southwestern city of Bordeaux focused on the environment. ... more |
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 Swedish motorway crumbles in landslide 
Solomon Islands leader 'appalled' by Japan on Fukushima waterUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 The leader of Solomon Islands, who has developed close ties with China, on Friday joined Beijing in denouncing Japan's release of wastewater from Fukushima's crippled nuclear plant. ... more |
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Debris and dead bodies clutter flood-hit Libyan portDerna, Libya (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 Libya's devastating flood has transformed Derna from a busy port welcoming fishing boats and ships loaded with goods and passengers into a dump brimming with rubble, car wrecks and dead bodies. ... more 
Lebanon rescues Syrians in sinking migrant boatBeirut (AFP) Sept 23, 2023 The Lebanese military on Saturday rescued 27 Syrian migrants from drowning after their rubber boat capsized off the country's northern coast, the armed forces said. ... more  
Philippine smog prompts health warnings, school closuresManila (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 Thousands of people were warned to stay indoors and many schools were shut Friday as a thick haze blanketed the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces. ... more  
New Zealand probes mystery illness killing rare penguinsWellington (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 A mystery illness is decimating the chicks of New Zealand's endangered yellow-eyed penguins, and scientists say they may have found the cause. ... more |
  Arson turns Amazon reforestation project to ashes 
Cities wiped out, or nearly, by disastersParis (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 The coastal city of Derna in Libya, devastated by a huge flash flood, joins a grim list of metropolises nearly annihilated by natural disasters since the turn of the century. ... more |
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Blockbuster movie scares Chinese tourists away from ThailandBangkok (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 For millions of Chinese tourists, Thailand used to be a happy land of water fights, lantern festivals and delicious food. ... more 
Spain farmers jailed for illegal water tapping at nature reserveMadrid (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 Five siblings have been jailed for more than three years for illegally extracting water from an aqueduct feeding a UNESCO-listed Spanish nature reserve that is threatened by desertification, a court ruling showed. ... more  
In war-scarred Iraqi city, food business gives women independenceMosul, Iraq (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 Abir Jassem is busy preparing stuffed vegetables at a kitchen in Iraq's Mosul, where after years of unrest a women-run catering service has helped single mothers like her achieve financial security. ... more 
Landslide in Guatemala kills five workersGuatemala City (AFP) Sept 23, 2023 A landslide at a construction site in Guatemala has killed at least five people, authorities said Saturday. ... more |
Outcry stops building in 'world's largest greenbelt' around TorontoOttawa (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 Canada's Ontario province on Thursday scrapped plans to build on protected lands that ring Toronto after a huge backlash that saw two ministers resign over windfall deals for developers. ... more 
Tuvalu will always be a state, even if underwater, says PMNew York (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 Tuvalu could be one of the first nations to sink beneath the sea as a result of climate change, but that doesn't mean its statehood is up for discussion, the tiny Pacific archipelago's prime minister said Thursday. ... more 
Charles proposes France-UK pact to combat climate 'emergency'Paris (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 King Charles III on Thursday said France and the UK should team up on a new pact to battle the climate emergency, as he hailed the "indispensable" cross-Channel partnership in a rapturously received speech at the French Senate. ... more 
Glyphosate: where is it banned or restricted?Paris (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 One of the world's most popular weedkillers, glyphosate, has divided the scientific and health community, prompting several countries either to ban or limit its use. ... more |
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US farmers, tech tycoons square off over plans for utopian cityDenverton, United States (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 A stealth campaign by Silicon Valley elites with a dream of turning a swath of California farmland into a new age city has ranchers who live here challenging their tactics and their motives. ... more  
Venus on Earth: NASA's VERITAS Science Team Studies Volcanic IcelandPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 20, 2023 With its crushing atmospheric pressure, clouds of sulfuric acid, and searing surface temperature, Venus is an especially challenging place to study. But scientists know that observing its surface ca ... more  
Fears for ancient Cyrene after Libya floodsBenghazi, Libya (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Floods that killed thousands in the Libyan city of Derna also inundated one of the country's premier ancient sites, threatening its UNESCO-listed monuments with collapse, a recent visitor and a leading archaeologist said. ... more 
Brazil court rules for Indigenous land rights in key caseBrasilia (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 A lopsided majority of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an effort to restrict native peoples' rights to protected reservations on their ancestral lands, in a win for Indigenous activists and climate campaigners. ... more |
King Charles's France trip closing with climate focusBordeaux (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 King Charles III on Friday puts the environment at the heart of the final day of his state visit to France, learning about climate-induced wildfires and visiting a sustainable vineyard in the heart of wine country. ... more 
Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people: IOMDerna, Libya (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 Libya's flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday. ... more 
Air pollution from fires hits world's poorest hardest: studyParis (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 People in poorer countries are disproportionately suffering from air pollution spewed from the increasing scourge of fires in forests and fields around the world, according to new research published Wednesday. ... more 
Guinea junta leader tells UN to 'stop lecturing' AfricaUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 The head of Guinea's junta Colonel Mamady Doumbouya defended the use of military intervention in politics during a UN address Thursday, following a recent series of coups on the African continent. ... more |
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Bitcoin machines, rocket-launchers seized in Venezuela prisonMaracay, Venezuela (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 Venezuelan authorities on Thursday showed off dozens of Bitcoin mining machines and heavy weapons such as rocket launchers and grenades seized in a prison recaptured from gang control. ... more 
UN chief convenes 'no nonsense' climate summit, without China or USUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set Wednesday to host a climate meeting marred at its outset by the absence of speakers from the world's top two emitters, China and the United States. ... more  
Ex-Australia PM says Murdoch leaves legacy of divisionSydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said Friday that retiring News Corp and Fox Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch had done "enormous damage" to the democratic world. ... more 
UK government's new climate policiesLondon (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced plans to ease certain climate policies aimed at reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050. ... more |
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