Filipinos master disaster readiness, one roll of the dice at a time
Manila (AFP) Dec 29, 2025
In a library in the Philippines, a dice rattles on the surface of a board before coming to a stop, putting one of its players straight into the path of a powerful typhoon. ... more
Inside Chernobyl, Ukraine scrambles to repair radiation shield
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 26, 2025
Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to prevent disaster. ... more
'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced Gazans
Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 28, 2025
It only took a matter of minutes after the heavy overnight rain first began to fall for Jamil al-Sharafi's tent in southern Gaza to flood, drenching his food and leaving his blankets sopping wet. ... more