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Schools shut, flights cancelled as Typhoon Ragasa nears Hong KongHong Kong (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 Hong Kong shut schools and cancelled flights on Tuesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa neared the financial centre with a force that officials warned would be among the most destructive in the city's recent history. ... more  
Over 60,000 Europeans died from heat during 2024 summer: studyParis (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 More than 60,000 people died from heat in Europe during last year's record-breaking summer, a benchmark study said Monday, in the latest warning of the massive toll climate change is having on the continent. ... more  
Canada wildlife decline 'most severe' in decades: WWFMontreal (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 Biodiversity in Canada has plunged 10 percent over the last half century, with hundreds of species facing extinction, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report Monday. ... more  
EU proposes new one-year delay to anti-deforestation rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 The European Union will seek to postpone by another year the implementation of a sweeping anti-deforestation law opposed by some businesses and trading partners, the bloc's environment chief said Tuesday. ... more |
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Four dead in Thailand monsoon floodsBangkok (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 Four people were killed in flooding in central Thailand, the nation's disaster agency said Tuesday, with more heavy rain forecast this week during the annual monsoon. ... more  
Singapore firm rejects paying $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damagesSingapore (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution. ... more  
Clashes in DR Congo despite peace effortsKinshasa (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 Intense clashes between anti-government M23 fighters and armed forces have taken place in eastern DR Congo in recent days including over a gold mining town, locals and security sources said Monday. ... more  
French zoo returns ill panda and partner to ChinaTours, France (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 Two pandas at a zoo in central France will return to China in November after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure, the park's director told AFP on Monday. ... more |
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Philippine protest arrests leave parents seeking answersManila (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 Anxious Filipino parents braved the rain outside Manila's police headquarters Monday, after more than 200 people - including dozens of children - were arrested in clashes that erupted during weekend anti-corruption demonstrations. ... more |
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New visa rules shatter the American dream for many IndiansBengaluru, India (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 Indian aerospace engineering student Sudhanva Kashyap thought he had mapped out everything it would take to get to the United States, only to have his plans upended by Washington's sudden and expensive change to its skilled worker visas. ... more  
Warmer climate boosts north German vineyards; Bumper harvest falls flat for Italy's Asti vineyardsWerder, Germany (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 The morning sun shines on lush vines as harvesters pick grapes. The hillside vineyard looks like it could be in Italy but lies near Berlin, where climate change has transformed winemaking. ... more  
International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effectUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world's oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems. ... more 
How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape?Bangkok (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one. ... more |
Experts warn deaths from wildfire smoke to surge in decades aheadParis (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Global deaths linked to wildfire smoke could rise six-fold to 1.4 million people a year by 2100 even with moderate levels of global warming, according to research published Thursday. ... more  |
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Wopke Hoekstra, driving EU climate policy as bloc hits brakesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 In two years steering EU climate policy, Wopke Hoekstra has gone some way to winning over green advocates wary of his corporate background. His challenge now is pursuing the bloc's goals as the wind shifts against climate action. ... more 
Australian scientists grapple with 'despicable' butterfly heistSydney (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Almost eight decades after Colin Wyatt stole and then vandalised thousands of precious Australian butterfly specimens, scientists are still untangling his web of deception. ... more  
Ex-US climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwideMissoula, United States (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 President Donald Trump is leading the world "in the wrong direction" on climate and weaponizing clean energy as a culture-war issue, according to John Podesta, a longtime advisor to Democratic presidents. ... more
Estimated 16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: studyParis (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released. ... more |
 
Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilienceParis, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of its first satellites, ESA has officially named the Low Earth Orbit Positioning Navigation Timing (LEO-PNT) mission Celeste. The new program will ... more  
First U.S. On-Shore Wave-Energy Pilot Switches On at the Port of Los AngelesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 The bright-blue floaters leaned out from the seawall at AltaSea and began to breathe with the water - up, down, up again - signaling a new chapter for America's blue-economy. With that motion, Eco W ... more  
Oldest practice of smoke-dried mummification traced to Asia Pacific hunter gatherersCanberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 Archaeologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered the earliest confirmed evidence of mummification, with findings showing smoke-dried preservation of bodies in Southeast As ... more  
Germans turn to health apps as insurers foot the billSchleiden, Germany (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 German doctors are increasingly prescribing smartphone health apps alongside pills and therapy to patients, marking a growing trend towards digital healthcare. ... more |
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Brazil's Amazon lost area the size of Spain in 40 years: studyRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 Brazil's Amazon rainforest has shrunk by an area as big as Spain over four decades and is nearing a dangerous tipping point, according to monitoring data released Monday. ... more 
Fruit fly tests in Greece target invasive species threatNaousa, Greece (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 In a small persimmon orchard in northern Greece, scientists carefully open paper bags to release thousands of flies, in an experiment aimed at blunting the destructive impact of invasive new species. ... more  
Macau's first 'patriots' election sees low turnoutMacau (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Macau's first "patriots only" legislative polls on Sunday saw one of the worst turnout rates in recent years, preliminary results showed, after authorities disqualified a dozen candidates and arrested a former opposition lawmaker. ... more 
Suspected jihadists kill soldiers in Niger: sourcesAbidjan (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 Suspected jihadists have killed at least 20 soldiers in a series of attacks in western Niger this week, sources said. ... more |
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Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: reportSydney (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of more than a million Australians by 2050, while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of Canberra's release of emission reduction targets this week. ... more |
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Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter seaKaliakra, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways - shifting his seeding schedule and harvesting at cooler depths. ... more 
New Nepal PM vows to follow protesters' demands to 'end corruption'Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Nepal's new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. ... more 
How mowing less lets flowers bloom along Austria's 'Green Belt'Sankt-Anna Am Aigen, Austria (AFP) Sept 13, 2025 On a meadow in southeastern Austria near the border with Slovenia, Josef Hadler is working his tractor to mow several acres of land in a bid to better preserve the plot's biodiversity. ... more
Too hot to study, say Italian teachers as school (finally) resumesRome (AFP) Sept 13, 2025 Children across Italy are returning to classrooms after a traditional three months off school - the longest summer holiday in Europe. ... more |
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