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At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake as rescuers scramble for survivors![]() ![]() Gardez, Afghanistan (AFP) June 22, 2022 A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 920 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said Wednesday, with the toll expected to rise as rescuers dig through collapsed dwellings. The 5.9 magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged terrain of the east, where people already live hardscrabble lives in a country in the grip of a humanitarian disaster made worse by the Taliban takeover in August. The death toll has climbed steadily all day as n ... read more |
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![]() Brussels (AFP) June 22, 2022 The EU's executive on Wednesday put forward new rules to slash pesticide use and restore damaged ecosystems, despite concerns over the impact of the war in Ukraine on food supplies. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 On June 16, the 28th World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, China's national home event was held in Beijing, where Chinese scientists released an online tool, the Great Green Wall Big Data ... more ![]() ![]() Duesseldorf, Germany (SPX) Jun 21, 2022 A team led by evolutionary biologist Prof. Dr. Sven Gould of Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf (HHU) has been studying the current state of research on the plant colonisation of land that occurre ... more ![]() ![]() Nairobi (AFP) June 21, 2022 Negotiators from almost 200 countries will begin crunch biodiversity talks in Nairobi on Tuesday, working towards a much-delayed global pact to protect nature from the damage wrought by human activities. ... more |
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Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 5, with 15 missing
Philippines flooding displaces thousands as new storm threatens Japan moves toward first new reactor since Fukushima disaster Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missing Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing Landslide, heavy rain in Pakistan sweeps away cars, killing 3 Texas flood missing toll revised sharply down to three Tsunami alert lifted after powerful quakes off Russian coast Hong Kong hit by strong winds, heavy rain as Typhoon Wipha skirts past Tsunami alert after powerful quakes strike off coast of Russia |
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![]() Dhaka (AFP) June 21, 2022 Bangladeshi ferryman Kalu Molla began working on the Buriganga river before the patchwork of slums on its banks gave way to garment factories - and before its waters turned pitch black. ... more ![]() ![]() Atalaia Do Norte, Brazil (AFP) June 22, 2022 The pirarucu is one impressive fish: a huge, thrashing Amazonian monster with red-and-black scales the size of serving spoons. ... more ![]() ![]() Bonn (AFP) June 22, 2022 Egypt hopes to jump-start the action needed to face a warming world when it takes the presidency of major UN climate talks in November, but warns that countries need a "reality check" as progress stalls. ... more ![]() ![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2022 Greenland's fjords harbor a unique group of polar bears that rely on glacial ice, a NASA-funded study reports in Science. Polar bears throughout the Arctic depend on sea ice as a platform for ... more |
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![]() Longyearbyen (AFP) June 22, 2022 Tor Selnes owes his life to a lamp. He miraculously survived a fatal avalanche that shed light on the vulnerability of Svalbard, a region warming faster than anywhere else, to human-caused climate change. ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 22, 2022 About 35 million years ago, an asteroid or comet smashed into the continental shelf near what is now the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Among the areas in the blast zone was Old Point Comfort, the souther ... more ![]() ![]() Lilongwe, Malawi (AFP) June 21, 2022 Around 250 elephants will be relocated within Malawi, after their population boomed in the Liwonde National Park where they were living, putting a strain on local communities. ... more ![]() ![]() Tegucigalpa (AFP) June 21, 2022 A senior executive of a hydroelectric dam in Honduras was handed a prison sentence of more than 22 years on Monday for his role in the 2016 murder of renowned environmentalist Berta Caceres. ... more |
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![]() Mes Aynak, Afghanistan (AFP) June 22, 2022 An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits. ... more ![]() ![]() Abidjan (AFP) June 21, 2022 The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has officially declared an end to refugee status for nationals of Ivory Coast, stating that the country has "turned the page" on bitter conflicts. ... more ![]() ![]() Lilongwe, Malawi (AFP) June 20, 2022 A fugitive Chinese national wanted in Malawi for filming children singing racist chants in Chinese has been arrested in neighbouring Zambia, an immigration official said Monday. ... more ![]() ![]() Quito (AFP) June 21, 2022 The head of Ecuador's armed forces on Tuesday denounced as a "grave threat" to democracy the wave of Indigenous-led fuel price protests that have triggered regional states of emergency and a curfew in the capital Quito. ... more ![]() ![]() Rio De Janeiro (AFP) June 21, 2022 After the election of leftist leaders in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and now Colombia, and with Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seemingly on track to return to office, a new political wave is sweeping Latin America, where economic woes have been exacerbated by the pandemic. ... more |
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Iraqi migrant in UK fears Rwanda deportation, despite reprieve Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) June 20, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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ESA boosts the satellite-enabled 5G media market Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Australia parries China security move in Solomons Honiara (AFP) June 17, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Subpopulation of Greenland polar bears found Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Olive trees were first domesticated 7,000 years ago Tel-Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 21, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake as rescuers scramble for survivors Gardez, Afghanistan (AFP) June 22, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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InSight gets a few extra weeks of Mars science Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 22, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Healthy human brains are hotter than previously thought, exceeding 40 degrees London, UK (SPX) Jun 21, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Egypt calls for 'reality check' in UN climate talks Bonn (AFP) June 22, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Airbus delivers third radar for Copernicus' Sentinel-1 mission with a world premiere Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Researchers reveal new mechanism of end-permian terrestrial mass extinction Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Africa needs $25 bn a year for full electricity access: IEA Paris (AFP) June 20, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Cryogenic industry has expertise down cold Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Malawi to move 250 elephants from overpopulated park Lilongwe, Malawi (AFP) June 21, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Patten hits outs at China's 'vengeful' acts in Hong Kong London (AFP) June 21, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Fish trade's murky waters cloud double murder in Amazon Atalaia Do Norte, Brazil (AFP) June 22, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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