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  Brazzaville (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Twelve years after its first edition, a second summit devoted to the world's three major tropical forest basins - essential for climate regulation - opened in Brazzaville on Thursday. The meeting of experts got underway in the Republic of Congo's capital, and will move on to the ministerial level on Friday. Heads of state will hold talks in Brazzaville on Saturday. Organisers say leaders from several African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Gabon, Togo, ... read more |
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'Time bomb': Tree-killing bugs threaten France's lush forestsLa Teste-De-Buch, France (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Last year, ferocious wildfires destroyed thousands of hectares of one of France's most picturesque forests. ... more  
Australia to restart 'essential' aerial shooting of wild horsesSydney (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Australia approved on Friday the aerial shooting of wild horses in one of the country's largest national parks, resuming a contentious practice that authorities described as "essential" to protect native wildlife. ... more  
Hurricane causes 27 deaths, severe damage in Mexico's AcapulcoAcapulco, Mexico (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Hurricane Otis caused at least 27 deaths and major damage as it lashed Mexico's resort city of Acapulco as a scale-topping category 5 storm, officials said Thursday. ... more  
'Survival instinct': Mexico hurricane victims search for foodAcapulco, Mexico (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Residents of Mexico's hurricane-stricken resort city of Acapulco emptied shelves of looted supermarkets on Thursday and appealed for government help as they searched desperately for food and water. ... more |
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  EU takes step towards recycled packaging 
Four Japan nuclear plant workers splashed with tainted waterTokyo (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Four workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were splashed with water containing radioactive materials, with two of them hospitalised as a precaution, the plant operator said Friday. ... more |
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Beijing logs hottest late-October day on recordBeijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 China's capital logged its hottest-ever late-October day this week, Beijing officials said on Thursday, with the mercury rising above 27 degrees Celsius across the city. ... more  
Clean-up after Sweden ferry oil spill could last a year: authorityStockholm (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Swedish authorities said Thursday that it could take as long as a year to clean up an oil spill in the Baltic Sea caused by a passenger ferry running aground. ... more  
COP 'cooling pledge' vows 68 percent emissions cut by 2050Bangkok (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 A "cooling pledge" to be unveiled at next month's COP28 climate summit will commit countries to slash cooling-related emissions 68 percent by 2050, according to a draft text seen by AFP on Friday. ... more  
Environmentalists applaud as company pulls plug on 5-state pipeline projectWashington DC (UPI) Oct 23, 2023 Navigator CO2 Ventures has canceled its five-state Heartland Greenway pipeline project, citing regulatory challenges. ... more |
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  PM Abiy says Ethiopia will 'not pursue interests through war' 
Sudan peace talks resume in Jeddah with limited goalsRiyadh (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Sudan's warring parties resumed talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday aimed at ending a conflict that has raged for over six months and left thousands dead, the Saudi foreign ministry said. ... more |
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Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies at 68Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat once tipped as the country's future leader only to be eclipsed by President Xi Jinping, died Friday. He was 68. ... more  
S.Africa risks 15,000 deaths by 2050 if green transition delayed: studyJohannesburg (AFP) Oct 24, 2023 More than 15,000 people could die by 2050 from air pollution-related conditions if coal-dependent South Africa delays decommissioning its power plants beyond 2030, a think tank said Tuesday. ... more  
Ethnic rebels launch attacks across northern MyanmarYangon, Myanmar (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 An alliance of ethnic rebel groups in Myanmar launched coordinated attacks on the military across the country's north on Friday, posing a fresh challenge to the junta as it struggles to quell resistance to its rule. ... more 
U.S. officially concludes Gabon gov't ousted in coupWashington DC (UPI) Oct 24, 2023 The United States has concluded that a military coup d'etat has taken place in Gabon, the State Department said as it suspended most U.S. assistance to the African nation. ... more |
 Hong Kong's leader says to create new national security law in 2024 
China bolsters 'patriotic education' with new lawBeijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 China has adopted a new law strengthening so-called patriotic education, state media said, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's drive to reassert the Communist Party's ideology in the country's classrooms. ... more |
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Mexico races to help battered Acapulco after major hurricaneAcapulco, Mexico (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Mexican authorities rushed to send emergency aid, restore communications and assess damage in the Pacific coast resort town of Acapulco on Wednesday after a powerful hurricane left what residents described as a "total disaster". ... more  
Iraq dig unearths 2,700-year-old winged sculpture largely intactMosul, Iraq (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 A dig in northern Iraq has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged Assyrian deity Lamassu, which was found largely intact despite its large dimensions. ... more 
Reclaiming land stolen in heart of Guatemalan reserveMaya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Ripping up clumps of pasture with the aid of a machete, Leon Acosta is doing his part to reclaim forest area invaded by illegal cattle farmers and others in the heart of Guatemala's protected Maya Biosphere Reserve. ... more 
'No Man's Land' parade of music and trash charms JohannesburgJohannesburg (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 At first glance it looks like an ordinary street parade, with marching minstrels, baton-twirling majorettes, painted faces and glittering costumes careering down a battered, rundown Johannesburg street. ... more |
 
Bird flu kills more than 500 marine mammals in BrazilBrasilia (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 At least 522 seals and sea lions have been found dead along the coast of southern Brazil, authorities said Wednesday, blaming the die-off on avian flu. ... more
Mexico races to help battered Acapulco after major hurricaneAcapulco, Mexico (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Mexican authorities rushed to send emergency aid, restore communications and assess damage in the Pacific beach resort of Acapulco on Wednesday after a powerful hurricane left a trail of destruction and tourists stranded. ... more 
'Too hot outside': Saudis take to walking, jogging in mallsRiyadh (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 The shops have not yet opened, but the air-conditioned concourse of a Riyadh shopping mall is crowded anyway - a haven for walkers and joggers grateful for somewhere cool to exercise. ... more 
UN report warns of catastrophic risks to Earth systemsWashington (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 Melting glaciers, unbearable heat and space junk: a month before crunch climate talks in the United Arab Emirates, a UN report published Wednesday warns about irreversible impacts to the planet without drastic changes to connected social and physical systems. ... more |
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Bolivia forest fires shutter thousands of schoolsLa Paz (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Tens of thousands of Bolivian pupils had their classes suspended as schools closed their doors due to air pollution caused by massive forest fires, the education minister said Wednesday. ... more 
PM Abiy says Ethiopia will 'not pursue interests through war'Addis Ababa (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insisted Thursday that Ethiopia would not pursue its interests "through war" after previous remarks about seeking access to the Red Sea raised regional concerns. ... more
Sudan peace talks resume in Jeddah: Saudi statementRiyadh (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Sudan's warring parties on Thursday resumed talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending a conflict that has raged for over six months and left thousands dead, the Saudi foreign ministry said. ... more  
Hong Kong security crackdown targets 'soft resistance' as news laws loomHong Kong (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 Hong Kong leader John Lee used his policy address on Wednesday to sound the alarm on the threat of "soft resistance" - a vague term used by Chinese politicians to signal a new chapter in their crackdown against dissent. ... more |
Taiwan ex-colonel handed 20-year prison term for China spyingTaipei (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 A Taiwanese court sentenced a retired air force colonel to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for spying for Beijing and handing over confidential national security information. ... more  
USTC determines thermal conductivity and heat flow distribution at core-mantle boundaryBeijing, China (SPX) Oct 24, 2023 A team led by Prof. WU Zhongqing from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) predicted the thermal conductivity of bridgmanite (Brg) and po ... more
'Potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Otis hits MexicoAcapulco, Mexico (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 A major Category 5 hurricane made landfall near Mexico's Pacific beach resort of Acapulco early Wednesday, threatening to wreak "catastrophic" damage, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. ... more 
Tropical cyclone kills two, displaces 10,000 in YemenAden (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 A tropical cyclone has killed at least two people in war-torn Yemen and displaced around 10,000 others, authorities said, after floods destroyed buildings and cut off major roads. ... more |
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Two killed, nearly 275,000 flee Bangladesh cycloneCox's Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 Nearly 275,000 people in Bangladesh fled to shelters on Wednesday as Cyclone Hamoon barrelled into the southeastern coast, killing at least two people, officials said. ... more 
Life on Earth under 'existential threat': climate scientistsParis (AFP) Oct 24, 2023 Climate change poses an "existential threat" to life on Earth, prominent scientists warned Tuesday, in an assessment on this year's avalanche of heat records and weather extremes that they said are hitting more ferociously than expected. ... more  
Climate change and filthy water drive disease in IraqAl-Ayyach, Iraq (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 A worried Iraqi father points at a blister on the face of his one-year-old daughter, the result of a parasitic infection carried by sandflies in her remote village. ... more 
Climate change sparks escalating risk of toxic algae blooms in northern lakesWashington DC (UPI) Oct 23, 2023 An analysis of lake water quality recently revealed a significant escalation in the risk of toxic algae blooms in Northern lakes because of climate change. ... more |
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