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UN support for Morocco's plan for Western Sahara 'historic': King Mohammed VIRabat (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 Morocco's king on Friday lauded as "historic" a UN Security Council decision to support his country's plan for Western Sahara, a disputed territory that has provoked decades of conflict between Rabat and the Sahrawi independence movement Polisario, backed by Algeria. ... more
Camels replace cows as Kenya battles droughtSamburu, Kenya (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 "God, God, God, protect them," chanted two herders, their eyes following a dozen camels rushing toward acacia trees, oblivious to the dry riverbed in northern Kenya where it hasn't rained since April. ... more
New satellite images suggest mass killings persist in Sudan's El-FasherPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Nov 1, 2025 New satellite imagery suggests that mass killings are likely continuing in and around the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, Yale researchers said, days after it fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. ... more
Trump urges scrapping key vote threshold to end shutdownWashington (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the "Nuclear Option" of scrapping the key 60-vote threshold required for the Senate to advance legislation, as Republicans face mounting pressure to end the US federal shutdown. ... more |
21 dead, 30-plus missing in Kenya landslide: ministerNairobi (AFP) Nov 1, 2025 At least 21 people died and more than 30 were still missing in a landslide on Saturday caused by heavy rains in western Kenya, the interior minister said. ... more
ICEYE unveils Tactical Access which grants guaranteed SAR satellite imaging for urgent operational needsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 ICEYE has announced Tactical Access, a commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite product for customers needing rapid, high-volume imagery and flexible tasking timelines. Tactical Access al ... more
Consciousness debate intensifies as scientists urge clarity while AI and robotics advanceParis, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Scientists warn that as artificial intelligence and neurotechnology accelerate in development, the need to understand consciousness has now become a scientific and ethical priority. In a major revie ... more
New research clarifies atomic-scale mechanism behind cloud seeding with silver iodideBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2025 No one can control the weather, but certain clouds can be deliberately triggered to release rain or snow. The process, known as cloud seeding, typically involves dispersing small silver iodide parti ... more |
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New study reveals source of rain is major factor behind drought risks for farmersLa Jolla, California (SPX) Nov 4, 2025 UC San Diego-led research shows that understanding where rain comes from could reshape drought planning and land management across the globe A new University of California San Diego study unco ... more |
Nigeria urges Trump meeting after military action threatLagos (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Nigeria on Sunday suggested a meeting between its president and US counterpart Donald Trump, after the US leader threatened military action over what he described as a threat to Nigerian Christians by jihadists. ... more
Hong Kong legislature now an 'echo chamber', four years after shake-upHong Kong (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 On their last day at work, Hong Kong's lawmakers - the first batch chosen under Beijing's mantra of "patriots administering Hong Kong" - posed for group pictures, celebrating a job well done after four years of opposition-free politics. ... more
Daughter of 'underground' pastor urges China for his releaseWashington (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 When Grace Jin Drexel lost contact with her father in China weeks ago, her worries swiftly turned into fear - he, alongside more than 20 others, had been detained in a national crackdown on his underground church. ... more
As clock ticks down, Greece tries to clean up its act on wasteCorfu, Greece (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 Cell phone glued to his ear, Kosmas Vassilas watches his truck crews round up multi-coloured bins on the island of Corfu, where a groundbreaking recycling initiative is bucking the trend of Greece's anarchic waste disposal. ... more |
Prince William brings climate mission to Brazil ahead of COP30Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Britain's Prince William arrives Monday in Rio de Janeiro for a visit focused on ideas to protect the planet, before flying to the Amazon rainforest to address global leaders at UN climate talks. ... more ![]() |
50 dead as Caribbean digs out from Hurricane MelissaKingston, Jamaica (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Jamaican officials announced plans Saturday to set up multiple field hospitals as it recovers from Hurricane Melissa, with the death toll numbering at least 50 across the Caribbean - and expected to rise. ... more
Explorers seek ancient Antarctica ice in climate change studyCape Town (AFP) Nov 1, 2025 An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old. ... more
G.Bissau army says thwarted 'subversion' attempt, several officers arrestedBissau (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 Guinea-Bissau's army announced Friday it had thwarted an "attempt to subvert the constitutional order" and arrested several senior military officers on the eve of the start of general election campaigning. ... more
Radio Free Asia suspends operations after Trump cuts and shutdownWashington (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Radio Free Asia, founded nearly three decades ago to report on China and other Asian countries without independent media, said Wednesday it will halt production after the US government ceased funding. ... more |
Descended From Everyone, Related To No OneSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2025 In the quiet arithmetic of ancestry, we all carry an impossible paradox. Every person alive today is, in a strictly genealogical sense, descended from everyone. ... more
Extracting fertilizer from air and waterMainz, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Nitrogen-based fertilizers are essential for modern agriculture, and compounds like ammonia and urea are also widely used in industry. However, their conventional production and use pose major envir ... more
Malaria parasites are full of wildly spinning iron crystals. Scientists finally know why.Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Every cell of the deadly Plasmodium falciparum parasite, the organism that causes malaria, contains a tiny compartment full of microscopic iron crystals. As long as the parasite is alive, the crysta ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 01, 2025 A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) by researchers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, cal ... more |
Thousands evacuated as typhoon bears down on PhilippinesManila (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms. ... more
Afghanistan quake kills 20, injures over 300: health ministryMazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 A strong earthquake killed at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after another deadly tremor that left the country reeling. ... more
US says sending $3 mn post-hurricane aid to foe Cuba; Jamaica deaths at 28Havana (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 The United States on Sunday announced $3 million in aid for Cubans impacted by powerful Hurricane Melissa, seeking to bypass the island's communist government with distribution via the Catholic Church. ... more
Only two weeks of water left in Tehran's main reservoir: officialTehran (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Tehran's main source of drinking water is at risk of running dry within two weeks, state media warned on Sunday, owing to a historic drought. ... more |
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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 35: disaster agencyHanoi (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Record heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam this week have killed 35 people, disaster management officials said Sunday, with five more still missing in the deluge. ... more |
US strike on alleged Caribbean drug boat kills 3; Trump threatens Nigeria over Christian deathsWashington (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 A US strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean killed three people on Saturday, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, the latest such attack in international waters. ... more
India's cloud seeding trials 'costly spectacle'New Delhi (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 India's efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move. ... more
US not sending any high-level officials to COP30Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2025 The United States will not send any top officials to the COP30 climate talks in Brazil later this month, a White House official said Saturday, as President Donald Trump instead works to boost fossil fuels. ... more
Tanzania president wins election landslide after deadly protestsDar Es Salaam (AFP) Nov 1, 2025 Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed Saturday, after key candidates were jailed or barred from a vote that has triggered days of violent protests. ... more |
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