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EU proposes to trim anti-deforestation rules to ease rolloutBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 The European Commission said Tuesday it wanted to ease sweeping anti-deforestation rules by exempting thousands of firms from paperwork and cutting back requirements for small companies. ... more  
Tunisian city on general strike over factory pollutionGabes, Tunisia (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Workers in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes launched a general strike on Tuesday following weeks of protest over a chemical factory residents blame for a spike in serious health issues. ... more 
Indian capital chokes after Diwali firework frenzyNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Toxic air in India's capital hit more than 56 times the UN health limit early Tuesday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali worsened air pollution. ... more  
Two Burkinabe press editors freed a week after abductionAbidjan (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Senior Burkinabe journalists Lamine Traore and Abdou Zoure have been released a week after their abduction by intelligence agents, one of their outlets and an associate told AFP Tuesday. ... more |
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French navy shoots drug-smuggling go-fast boatBrest, France (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 The French navy opened fire on a go-fast boat in the Atlantic to immobilise it, arrest its crew and seize 2.4 tonnes of cocaine on board worth $150 million, authorities said on Tuesday. ... more 
Chinese woman charged over gold theft at Paris Natural History MuseumParis (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the theft of gold from the Natural History Museum in Paris, in one of several recent high-profile break-ins targeting French cultural institutions, a prosecutor said Tuesday. ... more  
Conservative Takaichi named Japan's first woman PMTokyo (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Sanae Takaichi was named Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative naming just two other women to her cabinet. ... more 
Don't ask AI how to vote, says Dutch watchdogThe Hague (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 AI chatbots are "unreliable and clearly biased" when offering voting advice, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) said on Tuesday, warning of a threat to democracy eight days before national elections. ... more |
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Ancient cherts reveal how the ocean floor cooled over billions of yearsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 Rocks preserve invaluable clues about Earth's distant past. A research team from the University of Gottingen and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences has shown that silica-rich sedimentary rocks ... more |
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Ancient sea creatures may have navigated using Earth's magnetic fieldBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 Some of the earliest marine organisms may have possessed a natural compass that helped them find their way through ancient oceans, according to a new study led by researchers from the Helmholtz Cent ... more  
Bionic Eye Restores Reading Vision for Patients Blinded by Macular DegenerationLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 A wireless bionic eye implant known as PRIMA has achieved what was once thought impossible - restoring central reading vision in people who were completely blind due to advanced age-related macular ... more  
Iron from deep-sea vents travels across oceans to fuel marine lifeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 Most of the iron released by hydrothermal vents rapidly reacts with oxygen and sulfur, forming solid minerals that settle on the seafloor. Yet a small fraction defies this fate, remaining dissolved ... more  
Solar-powered lights keep sea turtles out of fishing netsTempe AZ (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 Studies have shown that lighted nets can reduce bycatch of sea turtles and sharks, but the idea has faced many hurdles to adoption. The batteries are short lived, expensive to replace and raise disp ... more |
 
Spider-inspired robot navigates gut terrain to transform gastrointestinal careTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 A team at the University of Macau has developed a spider-inspired soft robot capable of crawling, climbing, and maneuvering through the intricate environment of the human digestive tract, opening ne ... more  |
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U.S. announces seventh strike on an alleged drug boat Washington DC (UPI) Oct 19, 2025 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Sunday that the United States conducted a strike against a seventh boat Friday as the Trump administration ramps up its war on alleged drug smuggling. ... more  
300 airlifted out of villages in Alaska after typhoon, floodsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 16, 2025 Rescue efforts have airlifted at least 300 people from parts of Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halgong sent storm surge of over 6 feet into the state's coast. ... more
China hawk Takaichi named Japan's first woman PMTokyo (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. ... more 
SYOS Aerospace expands into underwater robotics with acquisition of Bay DynamicsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 SYOS Aerospace, a joint UK-New Zealand manufacturer of advanced land, sea, and air drones, has entered the subsea robotics market through the acquisition of underwater systems specialist Bay Dynamic ... more |
 
Biochar and rewetting combine to curb farm emissions without yield lossTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 Raising groundwater levels and enriching soils with biochar could sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farmed peatlands without sacrificing crop productivity, according to new research from ... more  
Greenland shrinks slightly and is slowly drifting northwestCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 Remarkable changes are taking place in Greenland these years, according to new research. The vast ice masses are warming and melting at an accelerating rate. At the same time, movements in the bedro ... more  
Solar geoengineering faces daunting practical and political challengesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 Efforts to cool the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space may be far more difficult than previously imagined, according to new research from Columbia University scientists. Their analysis hi ... more  
After deadly floods, Spaniards fight to save photosValencia, Spain (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Hundreds of photographs hang to dry at a laboratory, fragile reminders of birthday celebrations and summer vacations nearly swept away by last year's deadly floods in Spain. ... more |
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Europe's new Sentinel-4 mission delivers first look at hourly air pollution mapsParis, France (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 Europe has taken a major step toward real-time air quality monitoring with the release of the first images from the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission. Operating aboard EUMETSAT's Meteosat Third Generati ... more 
EU takes aim at plastic pellets to prevent their nightmare cleanupBrest, France (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 At first glance, the tiny plastic pellets appear relatively harmless. No bigger than a lentil, these "nurdles" are destined to be melted down to make everything from car bumpers to salad bowls. ... more 
US appeals court says Trump can deploy soldiers in PortlandLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 A US appeals court said Monday that President Donald Trump can send National Guard troops to Portland, despite objections from Oregon's governor. ... more  
Tornado kills one, injures four near French capitalCergy-Pontoise, France (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 A tornado tore through districts north of Paris on Monday, toppling three construction cranes that killed one person and left four others with critical injuries, authorities said. ... more |
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Mexico flood toll rises to 76, many still missingMexico City (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 Mexico's government said Monday that 76 people had died in catastrophic floods and mudslides that hit the country's center and east this month, with another 27 still officially listed as missing. ... more |
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Flood reckoning for Bali on overdevelopment, wasteDenpasar, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 Standing where her family home once was, Ruth Deidree Boelan closed her eyes and prayed for relatives missing in devastating flash floods that swept resort island Bali this year. ... more 
Tropical storm kills family of five in PhilippinesManila (AFP) Oct 19, 2025 Tropical Storm Fengshen headed out to sea Sunday after killing a family of five on the Philippines' main island Luzon, officials and state weather forecasters said. ... more  
UN extends arms embargo on HaitiUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the arms and military equipment embargo on Haiti for another year, and added two people to its sanctions list. ... more  
US sinks international deal on decarbonising shipsLondon (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 An international vote to approve cutting maritime emissions was delayed by a year Friday in a victory for the United States, which opposes the carbon-cutting plan. ... more |
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