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Japan aims to dig deep-sea rare earths to reduce China dependenceTokyo (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 A Japanese research vessel on Monday began a historic voyage to attempt to dig deep-sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000 metres to curb dependence on China. ... more  
NATO chief talks Arctic security with Rubio amid US Greenland pushBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 NATO chief Mark Rutte on Friday discussed efforts to bolster Arctic security with US top diplomat Marco Rubio, after President Donald Trump insisted he wants to take control of Greenland. ... more  
Arrests reported, cross removed as China crackdown on unofficial churches growsYayang, China (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 A church in east China was scaffolded and had its cross removed, AFP reporters saw Friday, with residents and rights groups saying multiple members had been arrested as a national crackdown on unofficial Christian organisations grows. ... more  
Australian firefighters warn of 'high-risk' bushfire seasonSydney (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Australian firefighters warned people on Monday to prepare for more bushfires in a "high-risk" summer, after blazes killed one person and incinerated more than 350 buildings in the southeast. ... more |
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Beer yeast waste could provide scaffold for cultivated meat productionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Researchers at University College London report that spent yeast from beer brewing can be converted into edible bacterial cellulose scaffolds for cultivated meat, offering a potential route to lower ... more 
Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025Brest, France (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming conditions for sea level rise, violent storms, and coral death. ... more  
Storms claim another life in UKLondon (AFP) Jan 10, 2026 UK police said a falling tree killed a man in England after record winds brought by Storm Goretti, and nearly 40,000 homes in France were still without power Saturday. ... more  
China opposes foreign interference in Tanzania: ministryDar Es Salaam (AFP) Jan 10, 2026 China's top diplomat on Saturday warned against foreign interference in Tanzania as he ended a visit where he avoided any mention of the political violence that has soured the East African country's relations with the West. ... more |
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Corn cob biochar filters pull ammonia and micro and nanoplastics from waterTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 Researchers at the University of Delaware have transformed discarded corn cobs and other agricultural byproducts into high performance biochar filters that capture both ammonia and tiny plastic part ... more |
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Delta and beach bar sand bodies offer new framework for buried shoreline reservoirsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 New research brings together decades of work on how delta and beach bar systems interact to form composite sand bodies that can host important subsurface reservoirs in lakes and seas. The study exam ... more 
Garden and farm waste targeted as feedstock for new bioplasticsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Turning green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable plastics for use in medical products, car components, insulation and packaging is the aim of a new Junior Research Group at the University ... more 
Orbital cycles control Jurassic shale oil sweet spots in Sichuan BasinTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 A high resolution study of Jurassic mudstones in the Sichuan Basin in southwest China links Earth's orbital cycles to the way organic rich shale formed in a lacustrine setting, providing a framework ... more  
Trump's withdrawal list masks US pullback from climate, security and development bodiesWashington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 The United States is walking away from 66 international organizations and UN entities in what the White House portrays as a purge of "wasteful" and "anti-American" institutions-but only a small subs ... more |
 
Hong Kong court hears sentencing arguments for Jimmy LaiHong Kong (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 A Hong Kong court began hearing sentencing arguments on Monday for pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was convicted of national security crimes that could land him in prison for life. ... more  |
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Wildfires spread to 15,000 hectares in Argentine PatagoniaBuenos Aires, Argentina (AFP) Jan 11, 2026 Forest fires in southern Argentina have scorched more than 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) this week, authorities said, though rain began falling in parts of Patagonia on Sunday to the relief of residents. ... more  
Avalanches claim three lives in French AlpsLyon (AFP) Jan 10, 2026 Two separate avalanches claimed the lives of three off-piste skiers in the French Alps Satuday, local officials said. ... more 
Ankara city hall says water cuts due to 'record drought'Ankara (AFP) Jan 10, 2026 Water cuts for the past several weeks in Turkey's capital were due to the worst drought in 50 years and an exploding population, a municipal official told AFP, rejecting accusations of mismanagement. ... more  
Hunga eruption reshaped stratospheric water and ozone with limited climate coolingSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 A new international assessment details how the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano in the South Pacific altered the stratosphere, atmospheric chemistry, and radiation while ... more |
 
Moroccan fossils trace ancient African branch near origin of Homo sapiensBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 An international team has analyzed newly described hominin fossils from Thomas Quarry I near Casablanca, Morocco, identifying an African population close to the base of the lineage that later gave r ... more 
Oligocene deep ocean temperatures drove isotope swings in Antarctic climate recordBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 New analyses of oxygen isotopes in deep-sea microfossils indicate that large shifts in the mid Oligocene benthic foraminifera record primarily reflect temperature changes in the abyssal Southern Oce ... more  
Planet delivers first light image from Pelican 6 satellite capturing Lhasa Gonggar AirportLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Planet Labs has released the first light image from its Pelican 6 Earth imaging satellite, highlighting Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Tibet, China, and demonstrating the new spacecraft's im ... more 
'Hectic' bushfires threaten rural towns in Australian heatwaveSydney (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 Bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside. ... more |
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Heavy wind, rain, snow batters Europe; Teens held as Dutch police probe 'snowball beating'London (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Severe winds, snow and freezing temperatures buffeted Europe with the arrival of Storm Goretti on Thursday, prompting forecasters from Britain to Germany to issue weather warnings. ... more  
Rare gorilla twins born in conflict-hit DR Congo nature parkKinshasa (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region's litany of conflicts. ... more 
African Union reaffirms 'One China' policy in FM visitNairobi (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 The African Union reaffirmed its commitment to the "One China" policy, denying Taiwan's independence, during a visit by China's top diplomat Wang Yi to its headquarters in Ethiopia on Thursday. ... more 
Albanian floods turn deadly as downpours force more evacuationsTirana, Albania (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 The body of a man was pulled from floodwaters in Albania on Thursday, police said, as swollen rivers in the country's south forced more evacuations following days of heavy snow and torrential rain across the Balkans. ... more |
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India climate activist firm denies misuse of foreign funds; Turkish eco journalist beaten to deathNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 An Indian climate advocacy firm led by a prominent activist has denied allegations by authorities that it misused foreign funds to influence policy and threaten the country's energy security. ... more |
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Dogsleds, China and independence: Facts on GreenlandCopenhagen (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 US President Donald Trump has stepped up his designs on taking over Denmark's autonomous territory Greenland, but questions abound about why he has taken an aggressive stance when the US already has extensive access to the Arctic island. ... more 
China FM visiting four African countries on annual tourBeijing (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 China's top diplomat kicks off a New Year trip to Africa on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, seeking to boost trade on a four-country circuit that includes several recent political hotspots. ... more  
Trump pulls US out of key climate treaty, deepening global pullbackWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from a foundational climate treaty as part of a sweeping exit from collective global action, the White House announced Wednesday. ... more 
Australia heatwave stokes risk of catastrophic bushfiresSydney (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Firefighters warned millions of Australians of "catastrophic" bushfire dangers on Thursday as they battled multiple blazes stoked by a heatwave blanketing the country. ... more |
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