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Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summitWellington (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Pacific nation Solomon Islands has said it would exclude non-member nations from a key regional summit in September, a group that includes China, Taiwan and the United States. ... more  
Zambia rejects US claims of toxins after February mine spillLusaka (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 The Zambian government rejected as alarmist Thursday US government claims that dangerous pollution remained after a copper dam spill six months ago, saying there was no need to cause panic. ... more 
China the world's biggest plastic producerGeneva (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 Seven countries produced two-thirds of the four most common types of plastic in 2024, according to the British environmental consultancy Eunomia and the Zero Carbon Analytics a climate and energy research group. ... more  
US to rewrite its past national climate reportsWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report - its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming. ... more |
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Carbon 'offsets' aren't working. Here's a way to improve nature-based climate solutionsSalt Lake City, UT (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 A lot of the climate-altering carbon pollution we humans release into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels gets drawn into Earth's oceans and landscapes through natural processes, mostly through p ... more  
Genetic traits behind hibernation may offer new hope for treating metabolic diseaseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 New findings from the University of Utah Health suggest that the genetic adaptations enabling animals to hibernate may also lie dormant in the human genome - offering potential pathways to treat con ... more  
Potato traces its ancient roots to tomato hybridizationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 An international team of scientists has traced the evolutionary origin of the modern potato to a natural hybridization event between wild tomato relatives and Etuberosum species in South America rou ... more 
Nigerian scientists await return of Egusi seeds sent to spaceAbuja (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 If Earthlings are ever going to colonise Mars, they won't be able to do so on an empty stomach - and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple, might just hit the spot. ... more |
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Liverwort gene discovery reveals ancient mechanism behind plant reproductive growthTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 Kobe University researchers have uncovered the genetic basis behind vegetative and sexual reproduction in liverworts, potentially offering insights into increasing crop yields and enabling space-bas ... more |
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Thai prosecutors indict 23 over quake skyscraper collapseBangkok (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 Thai prosecutors indicted 23 people and firms on Thursday, in a case linked to the deadly collapse of a Bangkok high-rise in an earthquake. ... more  
Overcrowded French prison swelters in 'unbearable' heatSeysses, France (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 Inmates at a prison in southwestern France are struggling to cope as a heatwave grips the region, with high temperatures set to persist through the weekend. ... more
Third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havocParis (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures, but many regions were devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European climate monitoring service said Thursday. ... more 
10 dead, 33 missing in northwest China floods as 'Never seen before' rains lash southern JapanBeijing (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Ten people are dead and 33 missing after flash floods and mudslides in northwest China's Gansu province, state media reported Friday, the latest in a series of lethal weather events to hit the country. ... more |
Earthquake alert system shows strong promise across AlaskaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2025 For many earthquake scenarios in Alaska, an early warning system could deliver at least 10 seconds of advance notice before hazardous shaking begins, according to researchers at the University of Al ... more  |
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Death toll from northwest China floods rises to 13Beijing (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 The death toll from flash floods and mudslides in northwest China has risen to 13, state media said on Saturday, after the bodies of three people were found. ... more  
Thousands evacuated as wildfire spreads north of Los Angeles; Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage growsLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles triggered evacuations in two US counties, scorching nearly 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares), authorities said Friday. ... more  
Map Africa project to deliver continentwide geospatial data for 54 nationsSan Diego CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 Esri has partnered with Microsoft and Space42 to launch the Map Africa Initiative, a five-year project aimed at building the most detailed and scalable geospatial basemap of Africa to date. The effo ... more  
Trump demands new US census as redistricting war spreadsWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered officials to work on a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, as the White House presses Republican states to draw more favorable voter maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. ... more |
 
China to offer free pre-school education from autumnBeijing (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 China said on Tuesday it would introduce free pre-school education from the autumn, as the world's second most populous nation seeks to boost childbirth in the face of a looming demographic crisis. ... more  
Early Earth may have had active plate tectonics far sooner than thoughtParis, France (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 Researchers investigating the Hadean Eon, which lasted from 4.6 to 4.0 billion years ago, have uncovered signs that plate tectonics began far earlier than widely assumed. The era started with Earth' ... more  
Comet debris signs found in Baffin Bay sediments linked to Younger Dryas coolingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 Analysis of Baffin Bay ocean sediments has uncovered geochemical evidence consistent with debris from a comet that may have triggered the Younger Dryas cooling event 12,800 years ago. Christopher Mo ... more  
Lioness present in northeast C.Africa for first time in years; New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karstLibreville (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 A conservation group says it has photographic evidence of the presence of a female lion in a national park in northeastern Central African Republic for the first time in six years. ... more |
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Brazil's Lula vetoes parts of environmental 'devastation bill'Brasilia (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday vetoed some provisions of a bill that would have made it easier for companies to secure environmental permits, bowing to pressure from activist groups. ... more 
A French sailor's personal 'Plastic Odyssey'Paris Aug 7, 2025 Simon Bernard's private war on plastic pollution began in 2016. ... more 
Italy's Mount Vesuvius closed to tourists as wildfire rages; 'Challenging day' for firefighters battling huge blaze in FranceRome (AFP) Aug 10, 2025 Italian firefighters on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists. ... more  
Italy's defence minister says Israel has 'lost humanity' on GazaRome (AFP) Aug 11, 2025 Italy's defence minister said in an interview published Monday that Israel's government had "lost its reason and humanity" over Gaza and signalled an openness to potential sanctions. ... more |
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Israelis protest against Gaza war expansionWashington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2025 Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied across Israel over the weekend to protest the government's planned expansion of the war in Gaza as the Israeli Defense Forces itself remained split on the issue. ... more |
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U.N. Security Council condemns Gaza war plans, 'inadequate' aidWashington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2025 The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss Gaza and the Middle East, specifically Israel's plan announced Friday to seize control of Gaza City. ... more
Japan urges evacuations after rains leave several missingTokyo (AFP) Aug 11, 2025 Japanese authorities on Monday urged residents to evacuate their homes after heavy rains unleashed floods and landslides in the country's southwest, leaving several people missing. ... more 
A year on, Ugandans still suffering from deadly garbage collapseKampala (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 When the giant landfill collapsed in Uganda's capital Kampala a year ago, Zamhall Nansamba thought she was hearing an aeroplane taking off. ... more 
Abidjan landfill transformed into city parklandAbidjan (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Beneath the fresh grass and brand-new infrastructure of Abidjan's Akouedo Park lie millions of tons of waste that for decades plagued locals' lives and health. ... more |
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