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'No life without water': settler attacks threaten West Bank communitiesKafr Malik, Palestinian Territories (AFP) July 20, 2025 From his monitoring station on a remote hill in the occupied West Bank, water operator Subhil Olayan keeps watch over a lifeline for Palestinians, the Ein Samiyah spring. ... more  
Sunbears to elephants: life at a Thai wildlife hospitalThailand (AFP) July 20, 2025 The patient lay prone on the operating table. An IV line snaking from his left leg, near the wound from the tranquilliser dart that sedated him. ... more  
Texas flood missing toll revised down to 3; SKorea flood toll hits 17, with 11 missingWashington (AFP) July 20, 2025 Authorities in Texas have sharply lowered the number of people still believed missing after catastrophic flooding earlier this month, saying the search continued for three individuals in the worst-hit area of the US state. ... more  
Canada wildfires burn area the size of Croatia; Spain taming fire that engulfed Madrid in smokeMontreal (AFP) July 18, 2025 Canada's wildfires have burned more than 13.6 million acres (5.5 million hectares) this year, an area roughly the size of Croatia, officials said Friday as the country endures one of its most destructive fire seasons. ... more |
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French petition against return of bee-killing pesticide passes 1mnParis (AFP) July 20, 2025 More than a million people Sunday had signed a petition urging the French government to ditch a law allowing the reintroduction of a banned pesticide experts say is deadly to bees. ... more  
One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollutionParis (AFP) July 18, 2025 One billion Africans have to cook on open fires or with fuel that is hazardous to their health and the environment, the International Energy Agency said Friday. ... more  
Hong Kong publishers join independent book fair after govt blockHong Kong (AFP) July 17, 2025 More than a dozen independent Hong Kong publishers, some of whom had been barred from a government-run book fair, took part in a separate literary festival on Thursday for books primarily on social issues. ... more 
Spreading Grand Canyon fire destroys historic lodgeLos Angeles, United States (AFP) July 14, 2025 A growing wildfire at the Grand Canyon's North Rim has now charred at least 50 structures, including a historic lodge inside the popular US tourist site and natural wonder, authorities said Monday. ... more |
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State Department cutting 1,353 jobs amid downsizingWashington DC (UPI) Jul 12, 2025 The State Department on Friday began notifying 1,353 affected workers of their pending job losses as the department reduces its workforce by 15%. ... more |
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Belgium stashes sunken ship with rare oysters in marine life boostOstend, Belgium (AFP) July 20, 2025 A cargo ship lying at the bottom of the sea off the Belgian coast has been fitted with a new treasure chest: a stash of rare flat oysters. ... more 
Iranians told to use less water as heatwave worsens shortagesTehran (AFP) July 20, 2025 Iranian authorities have urged residents to limit water consumption as the country grapples with severe shortages amid an ongoing heatwave, local media said Sunday. ... more  
Cambodia to implement military conscription in 2026Phnom Penh (AFP) July 14, 2025 Cambodia's military will begin conscripting civilians next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday, citing rising tensions with Thailand as the reason for activating a long-dormant mandatory enlistment law. ... more  
Hong Kong leader backs same-sex couples' rights billHong Kong (AFP) July 15, 2025 Hong Kong leader John Lee threw his weight behind a bill recognising limited rights for same-sex couples on Tuesday, despite fears that opposition from pro-Beijing parties could sink it. ... more |
Hong Kong hit by strong winds, heavy rain as Typhoon Wipha skirts pastHong Kong (AFP) July 20, 2025 Hong Kong was battered by strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday as Typhoon Wipha skirted along China's southern coast, with fallen trees and collapsed scaffolding spotted across the city. ... more  |
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Tsunami alert lifted after powerful quakes off Russian coastMoscow (AFP) July 20, 2025 A tsunami alert was lifted after a series of powerful earthquakes off the coast of Russia's far east on Sunday did not result in deadly waves, according to the Russian emergencies ministry. ... more  
UK pledges to halve sewage pollutionLondon (AFP) July 20, 2025 The UK government on Sunday promised to halve sewage pollution caused by water companies by 2030, after the number of serious contamination incidents in England was revealed to have risen by 60 percent in a year. ... more
Man arrested in Italy for syphoning water from royal palaceRome (AFP) July 10, 2025 Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested a man accused of syphoning off water from an aqueduct feeding the fountains and basins of a palace dubbed the "Italian Versailles" near Naples. ... more  
Greek weather service issues new heatwave warningAthens (AFP) July 20, 2025 Greece's weather service EMY on Sunday issued a warning for a new heatwave set to affect the Mediterranean country for the entire week. ... more |
Magnitude 6.7 quake hits offshore eastern Indonesia: USGSJakarta (AFP) July 14, 2025 A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Monday off eastern Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said, but a monitor said there was no tsunami threat. ... more 
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern IndiaPatna, India (AFP) July 18, 2025 Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said Friday. ... more  
From Antarctica to Brussels, hunting climate clues in old iceBrussels, Belgium (AFP) July 18, 2025 In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of thousands of years old in search of clues to our planet's changing climate. ... more 
Giant cloud of forest fire smoke smothers MadridMadrid (AFP) July 17, 2025 A giant cloud of acrid smoke caused by a forest fire enveloped Madrid on Thursday in a summer expected to spark increasingly fierce blazes in Spain. ... more |
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Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 60Kut, Iraq (AFP) July 17, 2025 A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday as grief-stricken families buried their loved ones. ... more  
UK, Germany vow to tackle people smuggling gangsLondon (AFP) July 17, 2025 Britain and Germany signed landmark deals on Thursday to boost defence ties and crackdown on people smuggling gangs on the first official visit to the UK by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. ... more 
Sri Lanka returns orphaned elephants to the jungleColombo (AFP) July 17, 2025 Sri Lankan authorities returned six orphaned and injured elephants to the wild on Thursday after nursing them back to health under a long-running conservation project, officials said. ... more 
54 people killed in 24 hours of heavy monsoon rain in PakistanRawalpindi, Pakistan (AFP) July 17, 2025 Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the government's disaster agency said on Thursday. ... more |
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Volcanic eruption ends day's search for bodies of Filipino cockfightersLaurel, Philippines (AFP) July 17, 2025 Divers searching for dozens of murdered cockfighters in a lake south of Manila were forced to exit the water Thursday when the volcanic island in its centre erupted unexpectedly. ... more |
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Three dead as South Korean region hit by most rain in 120 years Seosan City, South Korea (AFP) July 17, 2025 At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 evacuated Thursday after South Korea was hit by torrential rains, officials said, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall per hour since full records began. ... more 
Heat melts Alps snow and glaciers, leaving water shortageSaint-Christophe-En-Oisans, France (AFP) July 16, 2025 June's heatwave has caused French Alps snow and glaciers to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just before the summer tourist hiking season gets into full swing. ... more 
Iceland volcano erupts for ninth time since 2023Reykjavik (AFP) July 16, 2025 A volcano erupted on Wednesday in Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula in the southwest, weather authorities said, the ninth eruption to hit the region since the end of 2023. ... more 
Israel religious party under fire over service exemptions stanceJerusalem (AFP) July 15, 2025 An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish party has come under fire for its decision to quit the ruling coalition in a long-running struggle over military service exemptions as the army looks for manpower for Gaza. ... more |
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