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Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises

  Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP) by Ashraf KHAN Tens of millions of people across swathes of Pakistan were Monday battling the…

Huge relief operation under way as Pakistan flood death toll rises

by Ashraf KHAN Agence France-Presse SUKKUR, Pakistan (AFP) -- A huge relief operation was under way Monday and international aid…

Energy crisis pushes nuclear comeback worldwide

by Catherine HOURS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- As the costs of importing energy soars worldwide and climate…

Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heat wave has spread out across half of…

‘We are divided’: lake upends life for tiny Kenyan tribe

by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse EL MOLO BAY, Kenya (AFP) -- At first light, children from one of Kenya's smallest…

California set to ban fossil fuel cars by 2035

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) All new cars sold in California by 2035 will have to be zero emission under…

Heatwave triggers ‘false autumn’ in UK

  London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Phil HAZLEWOOD Searing summer temperatures in the UK have not just parched the earth…

China warns of ‘severe’ threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging…

Flash flooding hits US parks, southern states in latest weather disasters

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A hiker swept away in flash floods and torrential rain was still missing Monday…

Swiss glaciers shrink in half since 1931: study

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss glaciers have shed half their volume since 1931,…

Chinese city dims lights in heatwave power crunch

Beijing, China | AFP | A provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs…

Biden signs major climate change, health care law

by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a big…

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