|
| Previous Issues | Dec 05 | Dec 04 | Dec 03 | Dec 02 | Dec 01 |
 
New landslide warnings issued as Sri Lanka cyclone toll hits 627; Recovery plans unveiledColombo (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 627. ... more 
Sri Lanka doubles troops for flood disaster recoveryColombo (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Sri Lanka has almost doubled its military deployment to regions struck by a cyclone that has killed 627, sending tens of thousands of troops to help areas hit by a wave of destruction, the army said Monday. ... more 
Hardships mount in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as flood tolls riseJakarta (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Officials in flood-hit parts of Indonesia reported shortages of food, shelter, and medicine as the death toll reached 950 Monday following weeks of heavy rain. ... more  
Norway postpones deep-sea mining activities for four yearsOslo (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licences to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay environmentalists hope signals the "nail in the coffin" of the plans. ... more |
 |
 
Fossil bird shows fatal stone-filled throat and hints of dinosaur bird survival storyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A small Cretaceous bird fossil from northeastern China preserves more than 800 tiny stones jammed in its throat, giving researchers rare evidence that this individual likely died by choking. The ani ... more  
Ghana e waste workers trapped in toxic survival trade offLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A University of Michigan team has analyzed how people living and working around the Agbogbloshie e waste site in Accra, Ghana, depend on informal recycling to earn a living while facing severe toxic ... more 
Hydrogen plasma method cuts most CO2 from deep sea metal extractionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials report that deep sea manganese nodules could supply large volumes of copper, nickel and cobalt for the energy transition if mining a ... more  
IHI SAT2 hyperspectral CubeSat enters orbit to support forest monitoring and carbon dataTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 IHI-SAT2, a hyperspectral 6U CubeSat built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics for Japan's IHI Corporation, has reached orbit and established two-way communications shortly after deployment from a SpaceX Falc ... more |
|
|
  Available on Amazon Books 
Benin president says situation 'under control' after coup attemptCotonou, Benin (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Benin's president said the "situation is completely under control" in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers with support from Nigerian forces. ... more |
|
 
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano nears year-long eruption: USGSLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Dec 6, 2025 Fresh lava fountains spewed in spectacular fashion from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Saturday, US vulcanologists said, marking nearly a year since one of the world's most active volcanoes began erupting. ... more 
Burkina Faso releases 8 NGO members arrested for 'spying'Abidjan (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 An international NGO in Burkina Faso said Friday that eight of its members had been released, months after the country's military rulers arrested them on accusations of spying. ... more  
Hot winds fan dozens of bushfires across eastern AustraliaSydney (AFP) Dec 6, 2025 Dozens of bushfires burned along Australia's eastern seaboard on Saturday, destroying several houses as a blistering heatwave set in. ... more  
Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide studyWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scientific research and influence government decision-making. ... more |
Study says African penguins starved en masse off South AfricaJohannesburg (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by 95 percent in just eight years. ... more  |
|
 
Top lawmaker says US forces killed 'shipwrecked sailors'; Hegseth says US has 'only just begun'Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 A top Democratic lawmaker said Thursday that video footage played during a classified hearing showed a US strike killing "shipwrecked sailors" who survived an initial attack on an alleged drug-trafficking boat. ... more 
To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be 'clear' about human role: IPCC chiefSaint-Denis, France (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must tell the world in a "very clear way" that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP. ... more 
EU reaches accord on new generation of genetically modified cropsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 European lawmakers and EU member states announced late Wednesday they had reached an agreement on developing plants obtained by so-called new genomic techniques. ... more  
Court allows National Guard deployment in US capital to continue for nowWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily put on hold a lower court's order directing National Guard troops to leave the US capital next week. ... more |
Italy's Meloni defends migrant deal with AlbaniaRome (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended Thursday her controversial migration deal with Albania, vowing the legal hurdles that have delayed the full operation of migrant detention centres outside Italy would soon be overcome. ... more 
G.Bissau junta claims 'ethnic civil war' risk justifies coupBissau (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 Guinea-Bissau's military authorities on Thursday justified taking power in the small west African nation by arguing the country faced the "risk of ethnic civil war" after last month's elections. ... more 
Iran president hails Iraqi PM election winwarTehran (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian called Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Friday to congratulate him on his "glorious success" in this week's parliamentary election. ... more 
New York Times sues Pentagon over restrictive media policyNew York (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 The New York Times on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's new restrictive media policy, saying it was unconstitutional and asking a court to block its implementation. ... more |
|
'You don't need a big brain to fly' and other lessons from the first flying reptilesBlacksburg VA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Flight evolved only three times among vertebrates: in bats, birds, and the extinct flying reptile called pterosaurs. Of these, pterosaurs were the first to master flight, more than 215 million ... more  
Tech tracking to tackle human-wildlife conflict in ZimbabweHwange, Zimbabwe (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 In the sun-scorched lands bordering Zimbabwe's largest wildlife sanctuary, Takesure Moyo pedals through his village each morning on a mission to help his community coexist with the elephants and predators that roam nearby. ... more 
To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be 'clear' about human role: IPCC chiefSaint-Denis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must tell the world in a "very clear way" that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP. ... more 
UN slams world's 'apathy' in launching aid appeal for 2026United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 The United Nations on Monday hit out at global "apathy" over widespread suffering as it launched its 2026 appeal for humanitarian assistance, which is limited in scope as aid operations confront major funding cuts. ... more |
 Available on Amazon Books  
Penguins queue in Paris zoo for their bird flu jabsParis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 A curious seagull strolled nonchalantly through the penguin enclosure at a zoo in Paris. ... more |
|
Volcanic eruptions may have brought Black Death to EuropeParis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death - the most devastating pandemic in human history - to the shores of mediaeval Europe, new research has revealed. ... more 
IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagusVienna (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year. ... more  
Storm disrupts transport, schools in AthensAthens (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Schools in Athens were shut on Friday as a storm front lashed the Greek capital and other parts of the country, flooding roads and disrupting transport. ... more 
'Only a miracle can end this nightmare': Eritreans fear new Ethiopia warAddis Ababa (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Tewolde has fought multiple times for Eritrea, one of the most closed societies on Earth, and is now praying another war is not about to break out with neighbouring Ethiopia. ... more |
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2025 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
