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Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire RegimeMoffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 The number of wildland fires burning in the Arctic is on the rise, according to NASA researchers. Moreover, these blazes are burning larger, hotter, and longer than they did in previous decades. ... more  
Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resourcesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Curtin University researchers have unveiled a new way to read the ancient history of Australian landscapes using tiny zircon grains that act as a cosmic clock for erosion and sediment storage. ... more  
US sends Cuba relief flights three months after hurricane; as regime pays tribute to soldiers killed in Maduro captureWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 The United States said Wednesday that hurricane relief flights it promised Cuba months ago would now begin, even as Washington talks tough with Havana after ousting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro. ... more  
EU has 'strategic responsibility' in Greenland: FranceRiga (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 The EU has "a strategic responsibility" in Greenland, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday, after President Donald Trump insisted Washington needed the autonomous Danish territory for security reasons. ... more |
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Scientist wins 'Environment Nobel' for shedding light on hidden fungal networksWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to exchange nutrients with plant roots, acting as critical climate regulators as they draw down 13 billion tons of carbon annually. ... more 
NATO chief's tactic on Trump's Greenland threats? Change topicBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 US President Donald Trump's demands to take over NATO ally Denmark's territory Greenland have thrust alliance chief Mark Rutte into an uncomfortable position. ... more  
How the EU and Mercosur agro-powerhouse Brazil differ on pesticidesParis, France (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, set to be signed on Saturday, reignites debate over pesticides banned for European farmers but widely used in Latin America - a major export market for EU agrochemical companies. ... more  
Australia warns of floods, fires after cars washed away; Floods kill 10 in South Africa, Mozambique on alertSydney (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 Australia's emergency services warned people Friday to stay prepared for sudden downpours and dangerous bushfires in the country's east after a flash flood swept cars into the sea. ... more |
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2025 was third hottest year on record: climate monitorsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 The planet logged its third hottest year on record in 2025, extending a run of unprecedented heat, with no relief expected in 2026, global climate monitors said Wednesday. ... more |
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Sudan paramilitary strike on southeastern city kills 27Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drones at an army base in the southeastern city of Sinja on Monday, killing 27 people, military and health sources told AFP. ... more  
Final death toll from Hong Kong fire put at 168Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 The final death toll from a devastating fire at a Hong Kong housing complex in November is 168, the city's security chief said on Thursday, seven more than previously announced. ... more  
Armed pirates abduct nine sailors off GabonLibreville, Gabon (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Armed assailants boarded a fishing trawler off Gabon's coast over the weekend and abducted nine sailors, the defence ministry said. ... more 
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on spectacular lava displayLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Hawaii's Kilauea was spraying a spectacular fountain of lava on Monday, keeping up its reputation as one of the world's most active volcanoes. ... more |
Sri Lanka seeks Chinese aid to rebuild after deadly cycloneColombo (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Sri Lanka asked China to help rebuild key infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, which killed at least 641 people and caused extensive damage, the island's foreign minister said on Monday. ... more  |
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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over Minnesota protestsMinneapolis (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an emergency law that allows the domestic deployment of the military, after federal agents killed one person and injured another in Minnesota, sparking mass protests. ... more 
World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciersParis, France (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 Scientists on Wednesday sealed ancient chunks of glacial ice in a first-of-its-kind sanctuary in Antarctica in the hope of preserving these fast-disappearing records of Earth's past climate for centuries to come. ... more  
India hunts rampaging elephant that killed 20 peoplePatna, India (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Indian wildlife officers are hunting a rampaging wild elephant blamed for killing at least 20 people and injuring 15 others in the forests of Jharkhand, villagers and officials said Tuesday. ... more 
Fraudsters flee Cambodia's 'scam city' after accused boss taken downSihanoukville, Cambodia (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country's most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported. ... more |
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei debuts in IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 The first solo exhibition in India by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei opened Thursday, featuring sculpture, installation and mixed media spanning his career, as well as his "homage" to the country. ... more 
Warming trend to intensify crop droughts across Europe and beyondLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Europe and western North America face more frequent and intense agricultural droughts this century as rising temperatures dry out soils faster than additional rainfall can replace lost moisture, acc ... more  
Ancient Tethys Ocean helped build Central Asia mountainsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 New research from Adelaide University links the power of the ancient Tethys Ocean to the way Central Asia's landscape developed during the Cretaceous period. The work draws on decades of thermochron ... more 
Cosmogenic krypton reveals ancient landscape evolutionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 An international research team involving the University of Cologne has developed a new way to reconstruct how landscapes evolved tens of millions of years ago and to determine how long sediments rem ... more |
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Seafloor clay layer linked to destructive 2011 Japan tsunamiLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 A new seafloor study of the Japan Trench is shedding light on why the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami grew into one of Japan's deadliest modern disasters and how similar events might unfold in th ... more 
In remote Senegal, chimp researchers escape gold mines' perilsKedougou, Senegal (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 Michel Tama Sadiakhou's future dramatically changed course some 15 years ago thanks to a clan of spear-wielding apes: instead of the dangerous work in informal gold mines that is the fate of many in Senegal's far southeast, he now researches rare chimpanzees. ... more 
Myanmar pro-military party claims most seats in junta-run electionYangon, Myanmar (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Myanmar's dominant pro-military party on Tuesday claimed a majority of elected lower house seats in the country's junta-run polls, which democracy watchdogs say will prolong the armed forces' grip. ... more 
Is China a threat to Greenland as Trump argues?Beijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take Greenland by force from NATO ally Denmark in order to keep the Arctic island from Beijing's hands. ... more |
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Somalia cancels all UAE deals after Somaliland, Yemeni spatsMogadishu (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Somalia cancelled all agreements with the United Arab Emirates on Monday amid tensions over Israel's recognition of Somaliland and reports the Emiratis used Somali territory to help a Yemeni separatist flee his country. ... more |
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Hong Kong judges to mull Jimmy Lai sentenceHong Kong (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 A panel of Hong Kong judges will mull the sentence of convicted media mogul Jimmy Lai after concluding two days of arguments on Tuesday, with one judge saying it was "not an easy task". ... more 
2025 was third hottest year on record: EU, US expertsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 The planet logged its third hottest year on record in 2025, extending a run of unprecedented heat, with no relief expected in 2026, US researchers and EU climate monitors said Wednesday. ... more  
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  
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 |
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