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  Paris (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 The number of tropical cyclones each year has not risen over the past four decades but their intensity has, according to international databases analysed by AFP that confirms the projections of climatologists. Since 1980 there have been an annual average of 47 tropical cyclones - also called hurricanes and typhoons - according to the database agencies recognised by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and coordinated by the US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While that an ... read more |
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China says shared Covid information 'without holding anything back'Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Beijing insisted on Tuesday that it had shared information on Covid-19 "without holding anything back", after the World Health Organization implored China to offer more data and access to understand the disease's origins. ... more  
China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boomHarbin, China (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media. ... more  
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven 'intention economy'London (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon "covertly influence" users' decision making in a new commercial frontier called the "intention economy", University of Cambridge researchers warned in a paper published Monday. ... more  
Transforming education with virtual reality and artificial intelligenceCollege Station (SPX) Jan 01, 2025 Dr. Donggil Song, an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, is creating artificial intelligence (AI) applications and AI-based virtual reality ( ... more |
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India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901: meteorological officeNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change. ... more |
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Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw in JanuaryAbidjan (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power. ... more  
Charred bodies in Ecuador are missing adolescents, say officialsQuito (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 Genetic tests on charred bodies found near an Ecuador military base confirm they are those of four boys taken by soldiers three weeks ago, officials said Tuesday. ... more 
Tens of thousands protest over Spain flood responseValencia, Spain (AFP) Dec 29, 2024 Tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday in Valencia, hit hard by recent floods, in the latest such protest over the government response to the unprecedented natural disaster. ... more  
Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on recordTaipei (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Taiwan said Tuesday that this year was the hottest since records began 127 years ago, echoing unprecedented temperature highs felt around the world. ... more |
 
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts holiday air trafficTokyo (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Heavy snow in Japan's northern region cancelled dozens of flights Tuesday as millions of families were returning home to spend the New Year holiday with their loved ones. ... more  |
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Israel's sacked defence minister Gallant quits parliamentJerusalem (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 Israel's former defence minister Yoav Gallant, who was dismissed in November after spearheading the military campaign in Gaza for more than a year, announced Wednesday that he would resign from parliament. ... more  
Ex-Israeli Defense Chief Yoav Gallant resigns from parliamentWashington DC (UPI) Jan 1, 2025 Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant resigned from parliament Wednesday, nearly two months after being fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for "substantial disagreements" over Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. ... more 
Blooming hard: Taiwan's persimmon growers struggleTaichung, Taiwan (AFP) Jan 2, 2025 Taiwanese persimmon farmer Lo Chih-neng stands on a ladder in his sprawling orchard using secateurs to cut the golden-yellow fruit still hanging from branches after enduring a tough season. ... more  
Buried landforms unveil ancient glacial history beneath the North SeaLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 An international team of scientists, including a glaciologist from Newcastle University, has uncovered remarkably preserved glacial landforms buried nearly 1 km beneath the North Sea. The discovery ... more |
One of the largest glacial floods ever documented observed in GreenlandBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 For the first time, researchers have closely observed the catastrophic release of meltwater from a massive glacial lake in East Greenland, where 3,000 billion liters of water cascaded into the Score ... more 
Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UNGeneva (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the United Nations said on Monday, urging the world to pull back from the "road to ruin". ... more 
Bad weather set to hit UK New Year celebrationsLondon (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 Adverse weather on Monday looked set to hit UK New Year festivities, as the organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party cancelled the event on public safety grounds. ... more 
Moroccan activists tried over earthquake response criticism: lawyerRabat (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 Four activists advocating for victims of the 2023 earthquake in Morocco appeared in court on Monday to face charges including defamation, their lawyer told AFP. ... more |
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French premier promises concrete aid for cyclone-hit MayotteMamoudzou (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou promised relief for Mayotte on Monday, saying he aimed to rebuild the Indian Ocean territory ravaged by Cyclone Chido within two years. ... more  
One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive wavesLima (AFP) Dec 29, 2024 Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead on Saturday, authorities said. ... more 
'Alarming' rise in climate disasters in Brazil: studyRio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 28, 2024 Brazil has seen a dramatic rise of climate disasters in recent years, compared to two previous decades, a new study says. ... more 
Japan's Wajima craftmakers see hope in disaster-hit regionWajima, Japan (AFP) Dec 29, 2024 Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box. ... more |
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Skier killed in Swiss avalancheGeneva (AFP) Dec 28, 2024 An avalanche has killed a cross-country skier in southwestern Switzerland, police said Saturday. ... more |
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China launches investigation into beef importsBeijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2024 China's commerce ministry on Friday launched an investigation into imported beef at the request of representatives from its struggling domestic industry, it said. ... more 
Tens of thousands still without power in Bosnia snowstormSarajevo (AFP) Dec 27, 2024 Tens of thousands of people in Bosnia were still without electricity Friday due to a snowstorm, as rescuers found the body of a weather station employee dead on a mountain. ... more 
Turkey court jails hotel owner, architect in quake trialIstanbul (AFP) Dec 25, 2024 A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the owner and architect of a hotel where 72 people died after it collapsed following an earthquake last year to over 18 years in prison. ... more
Ecuador's leader orders stepped-up search for missing adolescentsQuito (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has ordered an intensified search for four adolescent boys who disappeared during a military operation, with public anger over the incident flaring weeks ahead of elections. ... more |
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