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  Copenhagen (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Denmark said Monday that it would spend 14.6 billion kroner ($2 billion) to bolster security in the strategic Arctic region near the United States and Russia. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump said he would "get Greenland", saying the autonomous Danish territory is needed for his country's "international security". The island and its mineral resources have become a prized target while melting ice in the Arctic has opened up new shipping routes around it. "We must face th ... read more |
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New Zealand reviews aid to Kiribati after diplomatic snubWellington (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 New Zealand is reviewing aid to the climate-threatened Pacific nation of Kiribati after a high-level diplomatic snub, the foreign minister's office said. ... more  
ZeroG may cause cancer in space but on Earth, it could help develop treatmentsMorgantown WV (SPX) Jan 26, 2025 As space travel gains traction and astronauts spend increasing amounts of time in space, studying its effects on health has become increasingly critical. Is space travel truly safe? Far from i ... more  
China says 'extremely unlikely' Covid pandemic came from lab leakBeijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 China said Monday it was "extremely unlikely" Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission. ... more  
US defense chief says military will keep aiding 'mass deportations'Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the military will keep assisting President Donald Trump's "mass" migrant deportations, as he arrived for his first formal day of work at the Pentagon. ... more |
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Marshall Islands guards 'treasures' with new marine sanctuarySydney (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Marshall Islands declared on Tuesday its first national marine sanctuary, protecting a "pristine" expanse of tropical Pacific Ocean home to deep-sea sharks and green turtles. ... more |
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Western France put on high flood alert after storm 'Herminia'Rennes, France (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 France placed swathes of Brittany in the west of the country on red weather alert Monday as a violent storm brought flood levels not seen in decades. ... more  
China travel peaks as millions head home for Lunar New YearBeijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2025 Train stations and airports across China saw the biggest peak in travellers on Saturday ahead of the Lunar New Year, as millions of people returned home to spend the holidays with their families in an annual migration that is expected to be a record. ... more 
Mega-iceberg drifts towards Antarctic penguin islandParis (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 The world's biggest iceberg - more than twice the size of London - could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. ... more  
Sudan army breaks paramilitary siege on Khartoum HQ, reclaims oil refineryPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 The Sudanese army said Friday it broke a siege of its headquarters in Khartoum by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which had encircled it since war broke out in April 2023. ... more |
 
French city Nice limits big cruise shipsNice, France (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 The mayor of Nice issued Friday an order limiting visits large cruise ships to avoid overtourism in the French Riviera city. ... more  |
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UN urges Thailand not to deport Uyghurs to ChinaGeneva (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 The UN indicated Friday it was urging Thailand not to send dozens of detained Uyghurs to any country where they risk "significant" harm, after reported plans to deport them to China. ... more  
Pandas, like Trump, are back in WashingtonWashington (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 Move over President Trump - the newest stars in Washington are two giant pandas who made their public debut on Friday in front of hundreds of adoring fans. ... more 
Paraguayan orchestra turning trash into tunes stage London showLondon (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Just two years ago, Lucas Cantero knew nothing about playing music. ... more  
Oxford report shows carbon storage can thrive without government billionsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 Oxford Net Zero and Carbon Balance researchers highlight risks in the UK's carbon capture and storage (CCS) strategy and propose an innovative mandate for fossil fuel producers to fund CO2 storage, ... more |
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to closeBangkok (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. ... more 
Bamboo farm gets chopping for US zoo's hungry new pandasFront Royal, United States (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 On a snow-blanketed field in Virginia, a handful of workers were silent but for the groan of a chainsaw chopping through bamboo - a delicacy for their furry clients down the road in the US capital of Washington. ... more  
Lesotho's king pitches green energy to Davos elitesDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 22, 2025 Lesotho's King Letsie III has embarked on an ambitious mission in snowy Davos, where global powerbrokers have converged, to make a royal pitch: invest in his small African nation's green transition. ... more 
Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first timeParis (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 Solar overtook coal in the European Union's electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc's power sector, according to a report released Thursday. ... more |
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242 mn children's schooling disrupted by climate shocks in 2024: UNICEFUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year - roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring what it said was an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis. ... more 
Drinking water in many French cities contaminated: studyParis (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 A type of "forever chemical" linked to health problems and birth defects has been found in the tap water of many French cities and towns including Paris, according to a study released on Thursday. ... more  
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 25Jakarta (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday, a search and rescue agency official said. ... more
Sudan army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitariesPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Jan 26, 2025 Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023. ... more |
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Tractors, forests, nuclear weapons: Five things about BelarusMinsk (AFP) Jan 26, 2025 Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will certainly secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition. ... more |
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Scores of dying dolphins wash ashore beach in SomaliaMogadishu (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 Scores of dead and dying dolphins have washed ashore on a beach in Somalia, local officials said Friday, with horrified residents saying they had never witnessed anything like it. ... more 
Despite truce, Lebanese from devastated Naqura cannot go homeNaqura, Lebanon (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 All signs of life have disappeared from the bombed-out houses and empty streets of the Lebanese border town of Naqura, but despite a fragile Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire that has held since November, no one can return. ... more 
Director of apocalyptic Sundance film lost home in LA firesPark City, United States (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 Driving up to the Rocky Mountains for the Sundance premiere of her new movie would be a joyful experience for Meera Menon - if she weren't leaving behind the scorched rubble of her Los Angeles home, where much of it was filmed. ... more 
Italy defends expulsion of wanted Libya police chiefRome (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 Italy's government said Thursday a Libyan police chief arrested on a war crimes warrant was flown home after a court found no basis to detain him - and he was too dangerous to remain. ... more |
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