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Spire to Provide ESA with Satellite Weather Data for European ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 Spire Global has secured a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver satellite-derived weather data under ESA's Third Party Mission (TPM) programme. The agreement grants European ... more  
Gaza seen from above: debris and darknessParis (AFP) July 30, 2025 The Gaza Strip, largely deprived of electricity by Israel since the start of the war, appears seven times less bright at night than before October 7, 2023, according to AFP analysis of NASA satellite data. ... more  
Shanghai evacuates 283,000 people as typhoon nears: state mediaShanghai (AFP) July 30, 2025 Shanghai has evacuated almost 283,000 people as Typhoon Co-May approaches the city on Wednesday, bringing lashing rains and high winds, state media reported. ... more 
Russian TV shows buildings swept away as tsunami hits coastMoscow (AFP) July 30, 2025 Russian state television on Wednesday aired footage of a tsunami wave sweeping through a coastal town in the far east of the country, carrying buildings and debris into the sea. ... more |
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Japan sees new record high temperature of 41.2CTokyo (AFP) July 30, 2025 Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began. ... more 
Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warningsChiba, Japan (AFP) July 30, 2025 One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. ... more  
Life after cod: Latvia reinvents its coastal communitiesVentspils, Latvia (AFP) July 30, 2025 Fishers do not usually wish for a "perfect storm". But Latvian boating communities are hoping for exactly that: a rare tempest that might, one day, revive waning stocks of Baltic cod. ... more  
One man's 30 years of toil to save Sierra Leone's orphaned chimpsTacugama, Sierra Leone (AFP) July 30, 2025 Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work, having come to his calling only after several unexpected twists of fate. ... more |
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US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulationsWashington (AFP) July 29, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change. ... more |
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Sudan quartet meeting postponed after Egypt-UAE spat; Deadly clashes between Uganda, South Sudan forcesCairo (AFP) July 29, 2025 A ministerial meeting on the Sudan war between the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt was postponed on Tuesday after a disagreement over the final joint statement, two diplomatic sources told AFP. ... more 
Heavy rain, landslides kill more than 30 in northern ChinaMiyun, China (AFP) July 29, 2025 Heavy rain killed more than 30 people and forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands as swaths of northern China were lashed by torrential downpours that sparked landslides and flooding, state media said Tuesday. ... more  
LA wildfires push insurance losses to highest since 2011: Munich ReFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) July 29, 2025 The Los Angeles wildfires drove insured natural disaster losses in the first half of the year to their highest level since Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011, German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Tuesday. ... more  
French health experts speak out against bee-killing pesticideParis (AFP) July 29, 2025 French health experts and patient associations on Tuesday urged authorities to protect the public from a bee-killing pesticide, saying the chemical could also harm children and adults. ... more |
Hong Kong activists face tough compromise over LGBTQ rights blueprintHong Kong (AFP) July 29, 2025 Hong Kong's LGBTQ community has reluctantly rallied behind a government plan to expand rights for some same-sex couples, with activists ditching their idealism in hope of a rare legislative win. ... more  |
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Vietnam flash flood kills five, dozens evacuatedHanoi (AFP) July 29, 2025 A weekend flash flood in Vietnam's mountainous north killed five people, authorities said Tuesday, while another person remains missing after the deluge. ... more 
Tunisia plastic collectors spread as economic, migration woes deepenTunis (AFP) July 28, 2025 A towel draped over his head, Hamza Jabbari sets bags of plastic bottles onto a scale. He is among Tunisia's "barbechas", informal plastic recyclers whose increasing numbers reflect the country's economic - and migratory - woes. ... more  
Urgent need for 'global approach' on AI regulation: UN tech chiefGeneva (AFP) July 27, 2025 The world urgently needs to find a global approach on regulating artificial intelligence, the United Nations' top tech chief said this week, warning that fragmentation could deepen risks and inequalities. ... more
Sudan's RSF names PM, presidential council in rival govtPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) July 26, 2025 A coalition led by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Saturday named a civilian prime minister and unveiled a presidential council to lead a rival government, challenging the military-backed administration and risking a further push toward the war-torn country's division. ... more |
 
Belgian region grapples with forever chemical scandalBrussels, Belgium (AFP) July 26, 2025 A water contamination scandal has gripped a leafy corner of southern Belgium, causing anxious residents to queue up for blood tests to confirm potential exposure to so-called forever chemicals. ... more 
US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satelliteWashington (AFP) July 30, 2025 A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. ... more 
'Food on table' outweighs health risks for Philippine e-waste dismantlersManila (AFP) July 29, 2025 Dexter Barsigan has spent the past 13 years making a living with his bare hands and a pair of pliers, stripping scrapped laptops and air conditioners for metal he can sell to junk shops in the Philippines. ... more  
Experts condemn India park after elephants airlifted to JapanBengaluru, India (AFP) July 29, 2025 Conservationists and animal experts have raised the alarm after a wildlife park in southern India airlifted four endangered Asian elephants to Japan, saying the long-haul journey and relocation could impact the animals' health. ... more |
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Fukushima radioactive debris removal delayed until 2037Tokyo (AFP) July 29, 2025 A massive operation to remove hundreds of tonnes of radioactive debris from Japan's tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been delayed until at least 2037, the operator said Tuesday. ... more 
Canada project reclaims 'foul' industrial area to contain floodsToronto, Canada (AFP) July 30, 2025 The spur to build Toronto's billion-dollar-plus flood prevention project dates back to a devastating hurricane in 1954, but planners say its urgency was reinforced by the recent tragic flooding in Texas. ... more 
Key facts about tsunamis and the damage they causeTokyo (AFP) July 30, 2025 Tsunami alerts were issued across much of the Pacific on Wednesday after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east. ... more 
Heavy rains kill 15 in Guinea since late June; Nigeria flash floods kill 23: UNConakry (AFP) July 29, 2025 Fifteen people have died in Guinea since late June in flooding caused by torrential rain in the west African country, according to a government report. ... more |
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Toxic Balkan wildfires ignite in poorly managed dumpsBelgrade (AFP) July 30, 2025 As blistering summer heat sweeps across the Balkans, poorly managed and illegal dumpsites are bursting into flames, sparking wildfires and smothering towns and cities with toxic smoke. ... more |
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Greek heatwave drags out as temperatures near 46C Athens (AFP) July 25, 2025 A week-long heatwave in Greece that began on Monday is now expected to last more than a week, the country's weather service said as temperatures on Friday neared 46C. ... more  
Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief over abductionColombo (AFP) July 28, 2025 Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former navy chief on Monday over the abduction and disappearance of a suspect 15 years ago, a police officer told AFP. ... more  
BAE Systems completes delivery of NOAA and NASA space weather satellites for fall launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 BAE Systems has completed the delivery of two advanced satellites from its Boulder, Colorado facility to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft-NASA's Carruthers Geocorona Observator ... more  
Building blocks of life found in distant star system suggest origins in interstellar spaceBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team led by Abubakar Fadul from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has detected 17 complex organic molecules in the protop ... more |
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