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NASA teams with India to launch Earth-tracking satelliteWashington 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  
Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rain kill dozensBeijing (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  
China says cumulative 44 dead, 9 missing in Beijing rainsBeijing (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  
Myanmar junta ends state of emergency in election run-upYangon (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 |
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The science of tracing climate deaths in heatwaves; Seoul breaks century-long record; Turkish city calls for helpParis (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 
Millions return home as Pacific tsunami warnings liftedPuerto Ayora, Ecuador (AFP) July 30, 2025 Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home. ... more  
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 
UAE begins pipeline project to ease Gaza water shortageJerusalem (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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Chinese sub discovers deepest-ever creatures 10 km underseaParis (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 |
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Volcano erupts after quake in Russia's far eastMoscow (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  
Thailand accuses Cambodia of 'flagrant violation' of truceBangkok (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 
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  
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 |
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  |
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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  
'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 
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 |
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 
Shanghai evacuates 283,000 people as typhoon hitsShanghai (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
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
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 |
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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  
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 |
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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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