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  Yuxi, China (AFP) May 7, 2025 Visitors mill around a bright red hilltop pagoda in southwestern China, gazing down at a sprawling cigarette factory whose deadly output has put an otherwise unremarkable city on the map. China is home to a third of the world's smokers and tobacco-related diseases are a major cause of death in the country - a trend likely to worsen as its population rapidly ages. Beijing hopes to dramatically reduce that by the end of the decade, but even the government machine is struggling to achieve that as ... read more |
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Drone strike on Port Sudan navy base: army sourcePort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) May 7, 2025 A drone attack targeted Sudan's biggest naval base on Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth day the country's wartime capital has come under strikes. ... more 
Jihadists disrupt crucial wood supplies in Niger capitalNiamey, Niger (AFP) May 7, 2025 Trucks, camel caravans and donkeys returning at nightfall laden with enormous cargoes of wood are becoming a rare sight in Niger's capital as jihadists encroach on forested areas. ... more 
Kenya court fines teens for trying to smuggle protected antsNairobi (AFP) May 7, 2025 A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four people, including two Belgian teenagers, more than $7,000 for attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants out of the country. ... more  
Bill Gates says AI key for health, education innovationJakarta (AFP) May 7, 2025 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said artificial intelligence will play a key role in unlocking new tools for health, education and agriculture at a meeting with Indonesia's president on Wednesday. ... more |
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Hong Kong loosens rules for harbour reclamationHong Kong (AFP) May 7, 2025 Hong Kong passed a law on Wednesday that made it easier for the government to create new land through reclamation in the city's famed Victoria Harbour despite objections from environmental activists. ... more |
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Mennonite communities raise hackles in Peruvian AmazonMasisea, Peru (AFP) May 5, 2025 When they saw men with arrows and machetes bearing down on them, Daniel Braun and other Mennonites living in the Peruvian Amazon fled across rice paddies, some of their barns ablaze behind them. ... more  
Pricing birdsong: EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversityBrussels, Belgium (AFP) May 5, 2025 Could farmers get money for protecting birds or plants? That's the hope of the European Union, which is seeking to monetise biodiversity by creating a market for "nature credits". ... more 
Athens vows tougher rules on e-scooter 'nuisance'Athens (AFP) May 5, 2025 The mayor of Athens vowed Monday to regulate rentals of electric scooters, saying their use had become a "terrible nuisance" in the Greek capital. ... more  
Gazans struggling to survive as Israel plans for 'conquest'Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) May 5, 2025 Israel's plan for the "conquest" of Gaza has sparked renewed fears, but for many of the territory's residents, the most immediate threat to their lives remains the spectre of famine amid a months-long Israeli blockade. ... more |
 
Traditional culture, fancy dress meet at Hong Kong's raucous bun festivalHong Kong (AFP) May 5, 2025 Kids dressed as real and fantasy heroes, drummers pounding a beat and sweet treats offered to powerful gods - thousands of visitors poured onto a small island in Hong Kong for its annual Bun Festival on Monday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Belgian mother and son die in Jordan floods: authoritiesAmman (AFP) May 5, 2025 Jordanian rescue teams have recovered the bodies of a Belgian tourist and her young son who went missing during flooding in the south of the kingdom, authorities said Monday. ... more  
US researchers seek to legitimize AI mental health careNew York (AFP) May 4, 2025 Researchers at Dartmouth College believe artificial intelligence can deliver reliable psychotherapy, distinguishing their work from the unproven and sometimes dubious mental health apps flooding today's market. ... more 
Hawaii passes 'green fee' hotel tax hike to fund climate reliefWashington (AFP) May 3, 2025 Hawaii lawmakers have passed a "first of its kind" bill that increases the US state's hotel tax to fund climate change relief efforts, the governor's office said. ... more  
UAE had hottest April on record: met officeDubai (AFP) May 2, 2025 The United Arab Emirates endured its hottest April on record with an average daily high of 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 Fahrenheit), the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) said. ... more |
 
NASA Ends Super Pressure Balloon Flight After 17 DaysWashington DC (SPX) May 05, 2025 The first flight of NASA's 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign was safely terminated at 7:46 a.m. Sunday, May 4 (in U.S. Eastern Time) after 17 days, 13 hours, and 47 minutes in flight ... more  
The West's spring runoff is older than you thinkSalt Lake City UT (SPX) May 06, 2025 Growing communities and extensive agriculture throughout the Western United States rely on meltwater that spills out of snow-capped mountains every spring. The models for predicting the amount of th ... more 
Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewaterBoston MA (SPX) May 06, 2025 Farmers today face a number of challenges, from supply chain stability to nutrient and waste management. But hanging over everything is the need to maintain profitability amid changing markets and i ... more 
Vertical farming holds promise for high yield and lower environmental costBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 06, 2025 Vertical farming has the potential to significantly expand beyond growing leafy greens. A research team at TUMCREATE, a Singapore-based initiative led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), ex ... more |
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Over 45,000 affected by Somalia flash floods since mid-April: UNNairobi (AFP) May 2, 2025 More than 45,000 people have been affected by flash floods in Somalia since mid-April, the United Nations said, with at least four people killed in the rapidly rising waters. ... more  
Left-leaning PM Albanese triumphs in Australian electionSydney (AFP) May 3, 2025 Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest swayed by economic upheaval and US President Donald Trump. ... more 
Trump asks Congress to cut billions in nondefense spending; up funds for military, borderWashington DC (UPI) May 2, 2025 President Donald Trump revealed the White House budget request for Fiscal Year 2026 Friday, which requests cuts to foreign aid, education and health care but boosts to the military and border control. ... more 
MSF hospital bombed in South SudanJuba (AFP) May 3, 2025 Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said one of its hospitals in South Sudan had been bombed early on Saturday, with at least seven people killed by airstrikes in the area. ... more |
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10 dead, dozens hurt after boats capsize in China: state mediaBeijing (AFP) May 5, 2025 Ten people have died and 70 were hospitalised after strong winds caused boats carrying tourists to capsize at a scenic spot in southwestern China, state media said Monday. ... more |
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Saharan dust clouds pose growing risk to solar power stability across EuropeParis, France (SPX) May 05, 2025 As Europe increasingly depends on solar energy to reach climate and energy independence goals, a persistent atmospheric issue is adding uncertainty to the equation: Saharan dust. Research presented ... more 
Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8bn Qatar investmentColombo (AFP) May 5, 2025 Cash-strapped Maldives has signed a deal with a Dubai-based company to establish an $8.8 billion investment zone aimed at diversifying the tourism hotspot into a "financial freezone", the government said Monday. ... more  
Scientists team up to publish climate assessment gutted by TrumpWashington DC (UPI) May 3, 2025 Two private nonprofit organizations announced that they would team up to publish climate-related research to further a congressionally mandated assessment that had been gutted by the Trump administration. ... more 
Will the vegetables of the future be fortified using tiny needles?Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2025 When farmers apply pesticides to their crops, 30 to 50 percent of the chemicals end up in the air or soil instead of on the plants. ... more |
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