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US finalizes rule for deep-sea mining beyond its watersWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, bringing the United States a step closer to unilaterally launching the controversial industry. ... more  
China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam compoundsBeijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 China executed 11 people linked telecom scam operations, on Thursday, state media reported, as Beijing toughens its response to the sprawling, transnational industry. ... more  
NATO chief, Danish PM agree on boosting Arctic security; Danish troops were combat ready in GreenlandBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 23, 2026 NATO chief Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed Friday the alliance should boost work on Arctic security, after US President Donald Trump backed off his threats to seize Greenland. ... more  
'Pesticide cocktails' pollute apples across Europe; 'Forever chemicals' could cost Europe up to 1.7 tn euros by 2050Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Environmental groups Thursday raised the alarm after finding toxic "pesticide cocktails" in apples sold across Europe, in a new study highlighting widespread contamination. ... more |
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Tunisia's famed blue-and-white village threatened after recordhgainsSidi Bou Said, Tunisia (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Perched on a hill overlooking Carthage, Tunisia's famed blue-and-white village of Sidi Bou Said now faces the threat of landslides, after record rainfall tore through parts of its slopes. ... more  
UN appeals for more support for flood-hit MozambicansGeneva (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 The United Nations warned Friday of severe overcrowding in temporary accommodation shelters hosting an estimated 100,000 people displaced by flooding in Mozambique, and appealed for more international support. ... more  
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 44Bandung, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 44, authorities said Friday, extending recovery efforts by a week to search for those still missing. ... more  
Cuddly Olympics mascot facing life or death struggle in the wildRome (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Tina and Milo, the ermine and stoat mascots of the upcoming 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, are already everywhere - smiling on stuffed animals, posters, mugs and T-shirts. ... more |
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'So little we know': in submersibles revealing the deep seaAboard Oceanxplorer, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 metres in search of new species, plastic-eating microbes and compounds that could one day make medicines. ... more |
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Argentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfiresCholila, Argentina (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Argentina's government on Thursday declared an emergency in Patagonia, where wildfires have ripped through vast tracts of forest since the start of the Southern Hemisphere summer. ... more 
G.Bissau junta leader promoted to highest army rank as Uganda army chief apologises X postBissau (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Guinea-Bissau's junta leader General Horta N'Tam has been promoted to the rank of major general - the highest in the country's armed forces, according to a decree he signed and published himself on Thursday. ... more  
Moscow records heaviest snowfall in over 200 yearsMoscow (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Russia's capital Moscow has this month seen the largest snowfall in more than 200 years, Moscow State University meteorologists said on Thursday. ... more 
Cabio Biotech: Chinese firm under fire in infant formula recallBeijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 A global recall of potentially contaminated infant formula has heaped scrutiny onto the Chinese firm Cabio Biotech, the supplier of the ingredient suspected of being tainted. ... more |
Chinese quadriplegic runs farm with just one fingerChongqing, China (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Quadriplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe - yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer. ... more
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'Extraordinary' trove of ancient species found in China quarryParis, France (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday. ... more  
Men's fashion goes low-risk in uncertain worldParis, France (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Paris Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up Sunday, saw designers opt for often pragmatic and timeless styling, reflecting a low-risk approach at an uncertain time for the industry, experts said. ... more  
UK court denies BHP bid to appeal Brazil mine disaster rulingLondon (AFP) Jan 19, 2026 A British court on Monday rejected Australian mining giant BHP's bid to appeal a ruling holding it liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, bringing victim compensation closer. ... more 
Portugal storm death toll climbs, 450,000 without powerLisbon (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Storm Kristin has claimed five lives and left nearly 450,000 clients without power on Thursday, more than 24 hours after it barrelled through central and northern Portugal, authorities said. ... more |
 
IAEA board meets over Ukraine nuclear safety concernsVienna (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors will meet Friday to discuss nuclear safety in Ukraine, with several countries expressing "growing concern" over volatile conditions at Ukrainian power plants. ... more  
AstraZeneca signs obesity drugs deal with Chinese firmLondon (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 British drugs group AstraZeneca announced Friday a deal with the Chinese group CSPC Pharmaceutical to help develop and market CSPC's weight-loss injections. ... more  
Trump troop deployments in US cities cost nearly $500 mn in 2025Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 President Donald Trump's contentious deployments of troops in multiple US cities cost nearly $500 million in 2025, according to an estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published Wednesday. ... more 
'I wanted to die': survivors recount Mozambique flood terrorManhica, Mozambique (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Erica Raimundo Mimbir delivered her first baby on a school desk, the only dry place she found after days marooned in her flooded home in southern Mozambique. ... more |
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Climate setbacks mount as king warns, court acts, and floods worsen in AfricaWindsor, United Kingdom (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 King Charles III has warned the world is "rapidly going backwards" in curbing climate change and biodiversity loss, in an Amazon Prime documentary getting a Windsor Castle premiere Wednesday. ... more
Deadly storms and landslides strike Portugal, Indonesia, and Italy as risks continue to growLisbon Jan 28, 2026 Storm Kristin killed at least four people overnight as it barrelled through central and northern Portugal, authorities said Wednesday. ... more 
South Africa embraces water tastings as Washington reels from sewage leakStellenbosch, South Africa (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Most tourists to Stellenbosch come for the wine but this small group was here for the water, sampling a selection of the world's finest varieties in an experience new to South Africa. ... more 
Microplastics in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fishWellington (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Microplastics were found in a third of hundreds of fish surveyed in the coastal waters of several Pacific Island nations, researchers said in a study published Thursday. ... more |
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What to know about America's colossal winter stormWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 A life-threatening freeze is gripping large swaths of the United States after a monster storm caused at least 38 deaths from the Deep South to the Northeast, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and sent air travel into chaos. ... more |
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Jihadist attacks kill Nigerian troops as US ramps up strikes in SomaliaKano, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 27, 2026 At least nine Nigerian soldiers were killed and over a dozen are missing after IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military patrol in northeast Borno state, military and militia sources told AFP Tuesday. ... more 
Sudan army says breaks RSF siege on southern city DillingKhartoum (AFP) Jan 26, 2026 The Sudanese army said on Monday it had broken a long?running siege of Dilling, a city in the country's south, where paramilitary forces had choked off access for more than a year and a half. ... more 
Lightning strike injures 89 at rally for Brazil's former presidentBrasilia (AFP) Jan 26, 2026 Lightning struck near a rally of supporters of Brazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia on Sunday, injuring 89 people, according to the fire department. ... more 
Fans bid farewell to Japan's only pandasTokyo (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Panda lovers in Tokyo said goodbye on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of the bears that are set to return to China, leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century. ... more |
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