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  Antakya, Turkey (AFP) Jan 28, 2024 Mevlude Aydin cannot bring herself to visit the graves of her daughter and husband or the dozen other relatives she lost in Turkey's catastrophic earthquake one year ago. The trauma of seeing her ancient home city of Antakya turned into unrecognisable ruins is too much for the 41-year-old to bear. "Our Hatay is gone. Completely gone," Aydin said at one of the depressingly cramped container homes the government has built for survivors across the devastated Hatay province of which Antakya is the c ... read more |
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Tajikistan wants to stockpile food over climate changeDushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 The leader of climate-vulnerable Tajikistan has called on his nation - already affected by undernourishment - to stock up on food due to the effects of changing weather. ... more  
Turkey quake survivors seek justice one year onKahramanmaras, Turkey (AFP) Jan 28, 2024 Zahide Seker contemplated suicide many times after losing almost her entire family in Turkey's massive earthquake one year ago. ... more  
'The sun didn't sting so much before': fires stun Colombia's AndesNemocon, Colombia (AFP) Jan 27, 2024 The once bright green Andean forest where Maria Yadira Jimenez worked as a tour guide has been reduced to ashes. ... more 
Fixing food could produce trillions in annual benefits: reportParis (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 The ways food is produced and consumed across the world is racking up hidden costs in health impacts and environmental damage amounting to some 12 percent of world GDP a year, according to a new report Monday. ... more |
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 Protesting farmers block major roads into Paris 
Global turbulence the 'new normal': EU's von der LeyenBerlin (AFP) Jan 26, 2024 European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warned on Friday that global disruptions and volatility are the "new normal", with more geo-economic tensions on the horizon. ... more |
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What the next solar maximum means for youWashington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2024 Much like the Earth, our Sun is a dynamic body with a complex - and sometimes violent - weather system. Solar storms eject highly energetic radiation that can impact our planet, forming strong auror ... more  
Sidus ships LizzieSat to Vandenberg for upcoming SpaceX launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2024 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) has reached a key moment with its LizzieSat satellite arriving at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as the company prepares for the satellite's planned launc ... more  
Industrial pollution costs 2% of Europe's GDP: reportCopenhagen (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 Industrial pollution costs the equivalent of two percent of the European Union's economic output each year, though the impact has declined over the past decade, the bloc's environmental agency said Thursday. ... more  
App lets Indigenous Brazilians connect in own languagesRio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 30, 2024 For Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon, getting online is a challenge. Now, a smartphone app is making it easier to connect by allowing them to use their own native languages. ... more |
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  Nestle admits treating some mineral waters 
Mining giants Vale, BHP ordered to pay $9.56 bn over Brazil dam collapseRio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 26, 2024 A Brazilian court has ordered mining giants Vale and BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay $9.56 billion for damage caused by a 2015 tailings dam collapse, one of the country's worst environmental disasters. ... more |
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Sahara dust shrouds Senegal capital prompting air quality warningDakar (AFP) Jan 26, 2024 The Senegalese capital is usually bathed in sunshine but for a fourth consecutive day on Friday the city on the Atlantic coast was shrouded in a pallid cloud. ... more 
Invasive vegetation stoking fierce Bogota firesBogota (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 Forest fires which have engulfed Bogota in smoke over the past week have been fueled by highly flammable foreign plant species that have invaded Colombia's capital, experts say. ... more 
Fire in Argentina UNESCO park caused by arson: officialBuenos Aires (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 A fire that destroyed around 600 hectares of a national park in Argentina was the result of arson, an official said Sunday. ... more  
EU 'regrets' Mali scrapping peace deal with separatistsBrussels (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 The EU said Monday it "regrets" Mali's military rulers deciding to scrap a 2015 peace deal with separatist groups and warned regional instability could ensue. ... more |
 Hundredth victim identified in Maui fires 
Gambian festival revitalises tradition of initiatory riteJanjanbureh, Gambia (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 By the light of the moon and a few spotlights, a figure almost completely obscured by bark and leaves makes his way through the frenzied crowd. ... more |
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Hong Kong to allow recognition of some China court rulingsHong Kong (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 A new law which will allow mainland Chinese courts to enforce their rulings in Hong Kong in commercial and civil cases took effect Monday in the finance hub. ... more  
Crowd gathers on New Zealand beach after stranded whale diesWellington (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 Scores of people gathered on a New Zealand beach on Monday as a young whale that died in a rare stranding was pulled to shore. ... more 
Tuvalu's pro-Taiwan PM loses seat at electionFunafuti, Tuvalu (AFP) Jan 27, 2024 Tuvalu's pro-Taiwan prime minister has lost his parliamentary seat, election results revealed Saturday, fuelling speculation the microstate may be poised to switch diplomatic recognition to Beijing. ... more  
Activists may escape prosecution over Mona Lisa soup attackParis (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 Two protesters who were arrested after hurling soup at Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting in Paris may escape prosecution and instead be ordered to make a donation, prosecutors said on Monday. ... more |
Torrential rain kills at least one on France's Reunion islandSaint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Jan 29, 2024 One motorist was killed and another was missing as torrential rains on France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion transformed roads into rivers and swept away cars, police said Monday. ... more 
Raytheon and NOAA Join Forces in Advanced Water Resources Forecasting ProjectLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2024 Denver-based expert and Raytheon team member, Miller, has a clear understanding of the importance of water resources in the region, especially given the unpredictable nature of severe weather affect ... more 
Japan says New Year quake damage could cost $17 billionTokyo (AFP) Jan 26, 2024 The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central Japan could reach $17.6 billion, a government official said Friday. ... more 
Cyclone hits northeast Australia leaving thousands without powerSydney (AFP) Jan 26, 2024 A powerful category three cyclone crashed into northeastern Australia late on Thursday, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. ... more |
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Spain swelters in abnormal January heatMadrid (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 Spain grappled Thursday with unusually warm temperatures for a winter month as a mass of hot air pushed the mercury to just shy of 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in some regions. ... more  
How an invasive ant caused lions to change their dietParis (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 You may have heard of the "butterfly effect", but how about the "ant effect"? ... more 
Blinken nudges Nigeria on capital flows for US businessesLagos (AFP) Jan 24, 2024 Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for greater US investment in Nigeria, but called on Africa's largest economy to reassure investors that they can repatriate their funds. ... more 
Libya needs $1.8 bn to rebuild flood-devastated areas: reportTripoli (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 The flood that devastated Libya's eastern port city of Derna last year has impacted up to 1.5 million people and will require $1.8 billion for reconstruction, according to a new report. ... more |
Kazakh leader scolds officials over quake responseAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev criticised his authorities on Thursday for failing to prepare for an earthquake this week that left dozens of people injured. ... more 
China landslide death toll rises to 44 after final body foundBeijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 The death toll from a landslide in China's rugged southwest rose to 44 on Thursday, state media reported, after the body of the final missing person was found by responders. ... more 
Climate change behind extreme Amazon drought: studyParis (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 Climate change was the chief driver of the devastating drought that gripped the Amazon last year, say researchers, as warming threatens one of the world's most important ecosystems for stabilising the global climate. ... more
Colombia seeks international aid to combat forest fires edging in on homesBogota (AFP) Jan 26, 2024 Colombia appealed on Thursday for international aid as it battled dozens of forest fires burning vast swathes of the country and encroaching on homes in the capital. ... more |
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Mali ends 2015 peace deal with separatist rebels: military rulers Bamako (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 Mali's military rulers announced late Thursday the "end, with immediate effect" of a key 2015 peace deal signed with northern separatist groups, following months of hostilities between rebels and the army. ... more 
Singapore jails South African for smuggling rhino hornsSingapore (AFP) Jan 26, 2024 A Singapore court sentenced a South African man to two years in jail on Friday for smuggling rhino horns, the heaviest sentence ever handed down in the city-state for smuggling wildlife parts. ... more 
Tuvalu goes to the polls with Taiwan ties in questionFunafuti, Tuvalu (AFP) Jan 26, 2024 Voters in Tuvalu went to the polls to elect a new government Friday, with the Pacific microstate's diplomatic recognition of Taiwan potentially in the balance. ... more  
Q&A: What sets the recent Japan earthquake apart from others?Boston MA (SPX) Jan 25, 2024 On Jan. 1, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the western side of Japan on the Noto Peninsula, killing over 200 people. Japan is prone to earthquakes, including a magnitude 9.1 earthquake in 2011 tha ... more |
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