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China starts construction of Tibet mega-damBeijing (AFP) July 19, 2025 China started building a mega-dam Saturday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said. ... more  
Brazil's Congress passes bill easing environmental licensing rulesSao Paulo (AFP) July 17, 2025 Brazil's Congress passed a controversial reform loosening environmental licensing rules on Thursday, prompting backlash from environmentalists as the country prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in November. ... more  
Western aid cuts cede ground to China in Southeast Asia: studySydney (AFP) July 20, 2025 China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think tank said Sunday. ... more  
'Class war': outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacementCabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (AFP) July 21, 2025 Gloria Cuevas thought she would live forever in her pink, century-old house on Puerto Rico's west coast - but then her landlord decided to transform the home into an Airbnb. ... more |
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Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missingKhaplu, Pakistan (AFP) July 22, 2025 A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains swept away cars in mountainous northern Pakistan, killing at least three people, with more vehicles buried under the debris, officials said Tuesday. ... more  
Flash floods in eastern China leave 2 dead, 10 missing; Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missingBeijing (AFP) July 22, 2025 Flash floods in eastern China's Shandong province killed two people and left 10 missing on Tuesday, state media said. ... more  
China probes Tibet ex-leader over bribes, 'superstitious activities'Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2025 Chinese authorities have removed a former leader of Tibet from office over alleged crimes including taking bribes and engaging in "superstitious activities", the country's top anti-corruption bodies said Tuesday. ... more 
Toxic algae bloom lingers off Australia, killing marine lifeSydney (AFP) July 22, 2025 A vast toxic algae bloom has sparked growing concern in Australia as it lingers off the south coast, killing hundreds of marine species and disrupting fisheries. ... more |
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Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missingManila (AFP) July 22, 2025 Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life in the Philippine capital to a halt on Tuesday with tens of thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two people believed missing. ... more |
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The eye-opening science of close encounters with polar bearsLongyearbyen (AFP) July 22, 2025 It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear - one of the most dangerous predators on the planet - on an Arctic ice floe. ... more 
Deep sea mining firm TMC gets veiled warning from global bodyUnited Nations, United States (AFP) July 21, 2025 The International Seabed Authority (ISA) issued a veiled warning Monday to Canadian firm The Metals Company (TMC) over its plans to launch deep-sea mining operations in international waters via US authorization. ... more  
Balkan nations battle forest fires amid heatwaveBelgrade (AFP) July 21, 2025 Firefighters battled forest blazes across North Macedonia and Albania on Monday as a new heatwave built up in the Balkans. ... more 
Greece brings in emergency heatwave measures for workersAthens (AFP) July 22, 2025 Greece introduced emergency measures on Tuesday to help workers cope with temperatures of up to 43C in a heatwave due to last all week. ... more |
Greece to create new marine reserves to protect underwater wildlifeAthens (AFP) July 21, 2025 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday said that his government was creating two new protected marine areas, fulfilling a promise he made at a United Nations conference on the oceans in June. ... more  |
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Iceland engulfed by volcanic cloudReykjavik (AFP) July 21, 2025 Iceland experts on Monday blamed a lack of wind for a volcanic cloud that has lingered over much of the island since an eruption last week. ... more 
UK overhauls regulation of 'broken' water systemLondon (AFP) July 21, 2025 The UK government announced Monday it will overhaul the management and regulation of the water system, following a landmark report that slammed systematic failings in the heavily-criticised industry. ... more 
US environment agency axes nearly a quarter of workforceWashington (AFP) July 18, 2025 The US Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it was moving ahead with plans to axe its workforce by more than 3,700 employees, as part of sweeping government cuts under President Donald Trump's second term. ... more
Leaking pipes as climate warms: Bulgaria faces water crisisSvishtov, Bulgaria (AFP) July 17, 2025 Bulgarian villager Rumyana Tsoneva keeps opening the tap in her yard in Gorna Studena near the Danube - and keeps finding it dry. ... more |
 
Pope has first call with Palestinian chief AbbasVatican City (AFP) July 21, 2025 Pope Leo spoke by phone on Monday to the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmud Abbas, about the conflict in Gaza and violence in the West Bank, the Vatican said. ... more 
Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakesGilgit, Pakistan (AFP) July 18, 2025 Pakistan will ban for five years the construction of new hotels around picturesque lakes in the north that attract tens of thousands of tourists each year, a government agency said. ... more  
Brazil scrambles for rooms to host COP30 in AmazonBrasilia (AFP) July 16, 2025 Brazil insisted Wednesday it will have enough rooms for the tens of thousands of people expected to attend the COP30 UN climate conference in the Amazonian city of Belem in November. ... more 
US withdrawing 700 Marines from Los Angeles: PentagonWashington (AFP) July 21, 2025 The 700 US Marines in Los Angeles are being withdrawn, ending a contentious deployment of the troops in the city, the Pentagon announced on Monday. ... more |
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Contaminated Fukushima soil delivered to Japan PM officeTokyo (AFP) July 19, 2025 Dozens of bags of mildly radioactive soil collected from near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office, in an effort to show it is safe for reuse. ... more 
ICJ to deliver landmark climate rulingThe Hague (AFP) July 21, 2025 The top United Nations court will on Wednesday hand down a landmark global legal blueprint for tackling climate change that also sets out top polluters' responsibilities towards the countries suffering most. ... more 
'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 |
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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 |
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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  
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 |
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