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  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 30, 2024 More than 122,000 people have been forced out of their homes as massive floods caused by relentless rains swept through Malaysia's northern states, disaster officials said Saturday. The number surpassed the 118,000 displaced during one of the country's worst floodings in 2014, and disaster officials feared it could rise further as there was no let-up in torrential downpours. The death toll remained at four recorded across Kelantan, Terengganu and Sarawak. Kelantan state bore the brunt of the ... read more |
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'Slap in the face': Chad stuns France with goodbyeParis (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Chad's announcement that it is ending military cooperation with France wrongfooted the African country's former colonial masters, adding to a series of French setbacks in the Sahel, experts said Friday. ... more  
Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red CrossKampala (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 The death toll from landslides which hit several villages in eastern Uganda rose to 20, with more than 100 still unaccounted for, the Red Cross said Friday. ... more  
Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun, a man with a tough missionBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, who is being touted as a possible candidate for the presidency, is a man with a tough mission following an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire that relies heavily on his troops deploying in the south. ... more  
Saudi Arabia hosts UN talks on drought, desertificationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Saudi Arabia will host the COP16 UN conference on land degradation and desertification next week as the top oil exporter pitches itself as an environmental defender despite criticism of its role at climate talks. ... more |
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Greenpeace activists board tanker in plastic protestSeoul (AFP) Nov 30, 2024 Greenpeace activists boarded a tanker off South Korea on Saturday in an action intended to draw attention to calls for a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the environmental group said. ... more |
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Rallies mark one month since Spain's catastrophic floodsPaiporta, Spain (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Angry residents protested and lit candles in memory of victims on Friday as Spain marked one month since its worst floods in a generation killed 230 people. ... more 
Waste pickers battle for recognition at plastic treaty talksBusan, South Korea (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 As diplomats negotiate behind closed doors in Busan on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the waste pickers who are on the front lines of the problem are fighting for recognition. ... more 
Senegal president says France should close military basesDakar (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial slaughter. ... more
Flood-hit Spain introduces 'climate leave' for workers; Flood-hit Spanish town struggles one month onMadrid (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Spain's leftist government on Thursday approved a "paid climate leave" of up to four days for workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month after floods killed 230 people. ... more |
Indonesia's North Sumatra landslide death toll rises to 27Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 The death toll from flooding triggered by intense rains in western Indonesia has risen to 27, after a landslide buried vehicles, a rescue official said Thursday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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COP16 biodiversity talks to restart in February: UNParis (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Crunch United Nations talks to find funding to curb the destruction of nature will resume in Rome in February, the UN said on Thursday, after negotiations this month in Colombia ended without a deal. ... more  
China confirms return of 'wrongfully imprisoned' trio from USBeijing (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Beijing said Thursday that three of its nationals "wrongfully imprisoned" in the United States had returned to China, after US officials said they had negotiated the return of three Americans incarcerated there. ... more  
Blast at Kosovo canal feeding key power plants a 'terrorist attack': PMPristina (AFP) Nov 30, 2024 An explosion on Friday damaged a canal supplying water to Kosovo's two main coal-fired power plants, Prime Minister Albin Kurti said, blaming a "terrorist attack" by neighbouring Serbia. ... more  
Tanzania's ruling party wins landslide victory in local voteDar Es Salaam (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, which has dominated the east African nation's politics for decades, won more than 98 percent of seats in this week's local elections, official results showed Thursday. ... more |
Mali says arrested 6 'terrorists' over jihadist attacksBamako (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Mali's ruling junta on Thursday said it had arrested six "terrorists" over their alledged involvement in a jihadist massacre on the capital Bamako in September. ... more  
Researchers link Arctic warming to rising dust emissions impacting cloud formationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 The Arctic is warming at a rate two to four times higher than the global average, revealing complex interactions between temperature changes and atmospheric conditions. A study by researchers in Jap ... more 
Under-ice species face threat as Arctic ice meltsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 Specialized lifeforms that thrive beneath Arctic sea ice face increasing risk as the ice continues to retreat, according to new research conducted by an international team of scientists. The s ... more  
Great apes track events with their eyes like humans doLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 Great apes demonstrate visual tracking behaviors similar to humans, a study in the journal PLOS Biology reveals. Led by Vanessa Wilson of the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland, the research inves ... more |
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Why the powerful are more likely to cheatRochester NY (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 Being a captain of industry, a politician, or a celebrity won't automatically make you a cheat. But chances of infidelity are significantly higher among the more powerful, according to a new study p ... more 
Neanderthal tar-making structure unearthed in Gibraltar sheds light on their advanced skillsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 Neanderthals, long stereotyped as primitive, demonstrated significant technological and cognitive abilities, according to a study involving the University of Seville. Researchers have uncovered evid ... more 
CO2 may safeguard cells from oxidative damageLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 Our cells operate on an intricate system where iron and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) play key roles, not only in metabolism but also in signaling. However, under stress, oxidative reactions can cause ge ... more 
Researchers analyse DNA from dung to save Laos elephantsSainyabuli, Laos (AFP) Nov 30, 2024 Slow and silent, former logging elephant Mae Khoun Nung emerges from a forest in northern Laos and follows her guide to an animal hospital for a check-up. ... more |
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Quantum physics reveals role in rising ocean temperaturesSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 Accelerating ocean heat uptake that has puzzled climate scientists can now be linked to quantum thermal physics, according to new research from an Australian expert. Emeritus Professor Geoff S ... more |
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Top UN court to open unprecedented climate hearingsThe Hague (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 The world's top court will next week start unprecedented hearings aimed at finding a "legal blueprint" for how countries should protect the environment from damaging greenhouse gases - and what the consequences are if they do not. ... more 
China advances coordinated strategies to tackle PM2.5 and ozone pollutionSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 A new special issue of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters highlights recent progress by China's leading scientists in understanding and addressing the challenges of urban air pollution. The foc ... more  
UAF develops advanced Seaglider sensors to track ocean carbon dioxide and methaneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 Scientists worldwide depend on advanced ocean monitoring tools to track climate change's impact. Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) have collaborated with industry partners to e ... more  
New sensor technology enhances plant monitoring and health managementTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 In response to challenges posed by climate change and overpopulation, researchers at Tohoku University have developed an innovative leaf-mounted sensor that provides real-time monitoring of plant he ... more |
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