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July 31, 2025
EARTH OBSERVATION
Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map



Paris, France (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
The Airbus-built CO3D (Constellation Optique 3D) satellites have been successfully launched into Sun synchronous orbit aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Developed in partnership with CNES, the French space agency, the four satellites are set to begin delivering a highly detailed 3D map of Earth's surface. These dual-use satellites are designed to produce global high-resolution Digital Surface Models (DSMs), capturing 50 cm stereo imagery for ... read more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA teams with India to launch Earth-tracking satellite
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 30, 2025
NASA announced Wednesday it, in a partnership with the Indian Space Research Organization, launched a radar system to map Earth as never before. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rain kill dozens
Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2025
Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital, killing 44 people and leaving nine still missing. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
China says cumulative 44 dead, 9 missing in Beijing rains
Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2025
China said Thursday that a total of 44 people were killed and nine unaccounted for following heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital Beijing since last week. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Myanmar junta ends state of emergency in election run-up
Yangon (AFP) July 31, 2025
Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military's power. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
The science of tracing climate deaths in heatwaves; Seoul breaks century-long record; Turkish city calls for help
Paris (AFP) July 31, 2025
A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have died across a dozen major cities during the extreme, climate-fuelled episode. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Millions return home as Pacific tsunami warnings lifted
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador (AFP) July 30, 2025
Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home. ... more
WATER WORLD
Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis; Peru shutters half its ports
Lima (AFP) July 30, 2025
Peru on Wednesday closed 65 of its 121 Pacific ports as a tsunami alert was issued following a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Russia. ... more
WATER WORLD
UAE begins pipeline project to ease Gaza water shortage
Jerusalem (AFP) July 30, 2025
The United Arab Emirates has begun construction on a major pipeline to carry desalinated water from Egypt to southern Gaza, according to multiple sources. ... more

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WATER WORLD
Chinese sub discovers deepest-ever creatures 10 km undersea
Paris (AFP) July 30, 2025
A Chinese submersible has discovered thousands of worms and molluscs nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) below sea level in the Mariana Trench, the deepest colony of creatures ever observed, a study revealed on Wednesday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Volcano erupts after quake in Russia's far east
Moscow (AFP) July 30, 2025
A volcano in Russia's far east erupted on Wednesday, Russian scientists said, hours after a major quake prompted evacuations and tsunami alerts across parts of the Pacific coast. ... more
WAR REPORT
Thailand accuses Cambodia of 'flagrant violation' of truce
Bangkok (AFP) July 30, 2025
Thailand accused Cambodia on Wednesday of a "flagrant violation" of a truce deal to end cross-border fighting, saying Cambodian troops launched an overnight attack on the frontier. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Canada project reclaims 'foul' industrial area to contain floods
Toronto, 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
FIRE STORM
Toxic Balkan wildfires ignite in poorly managed dumps
Belgrade (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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Key facts about tsunamis and the damage they cause
Tokyo (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
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


SHAKE AND BLOW
Heavy rains kill 15 in Guinea since late June; Nigeria flash floods kill 23: UN
Conakry (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
TECH SPACE
'Food on table' outweighs health risks for Philippine e-waste dismantlers
Manila (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
FLORA AND FAUNA
Experts condemn India park after elephants airlifted to Japan
Bengaluru, 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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Fukushima radioactive debris removal delayed until 2037
Tokyo (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
DEMOCRACY
Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief over abduction
Colombo (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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Shanghai evacuates 283,000 people as typhoon hits
Shanghai (AFP) July 30, 2025
Shanghai had evacuated almost 283,000 people from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas as Typhoon Co-May made landfall in the Chinese financial hub on Wednesday evening, bringing lashing rains and winds. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Russian TV shows buildings swept away as tsunami hits coast
Moscow (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
WEATHER REPORT
Japan sees new record high temperature of 41.2C
Tokyo (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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
Chiba, 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
WATER WORLD
Life after cod: Latvia reinvents its coastal communities
Ventspils, 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
ABOUT US
One man's 30 years of toil to save Sierra Leone's orphaned chimps
Tacugama, 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
CLIMATE SCIENCE
US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations
Washington (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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AFRICA NEWS
Sudan quartet meeting postponed after Egypt-UAE spat; Deadly clashes between Uganda, South Sudan forces
Cairo (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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Heavy rain, landslides kill more than 30 in northern China
Miyun, 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
FIRE STORM
LA wildfires push insurance losses to highest since 2011: Munich Re
Frankfurt, 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
FARM NEWS
French health experts speak out against bee-killing pesticide
Paris (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
ABOUT US
Hong Kong activists face tough compromise over LGBTQ rights blueprint
Hong 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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