10,000 missing in Libya storm floods, death toll ‘huge’: Red Cross
GENEVA, Sept 12, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically,…
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Environment
Rescues underway in flood-hit Greek towns as toll rises to 11
PALAMAS KARDITSA, Greece, Sept 9, 2023 (AFP) - Firefighters backed by the army were rescuing hundreds of people Saturday in…
3 years ago
Paris fumigates for tiger mosquitoes as pest spreads in Europe
© Agence France-Presse Health authorities in Paris fumigated areas of the French capital for the first time on Thursday to…
3 years ago
Heat records topple across sweltering Asia
BANGKOK, Sept 1, 2023 (AFP) - Temperature records are being toppled across Asia, from India's summer to Australia's winter, authorities…
3 years ago
Japan PM eats ‘safe and delicious’ Fukushima fish
TOKYO, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's prime minister ate what he called "safe and delicious" fish from Fukushima…
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California cleans up after record rainfall from Hilary
LOS ANGELES, Aug 21, 2023 (AFP) - Southern California was cleaning up Monday after record rainfall triggered landslides and flooding,…
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Invasive firestarter: How non-native grasses turned Hawaii into a tinderbox
WASHINGTON, Aug 18, 2023 (AFP) - After a catastrophic wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Hawaii, eyes have…
3 years ago
US says concerned over Chinese reclamation in Manila Bay
MANILA, Aug 2, 2023 (AFP) - US diplomats have raised security and environmental concerns with the Philippines over the involvement…
3 years ago
Singapore races to save ‘Garbage of Eden’
By Martin ABBUGAO Agence France-Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Visitors to the island hosting Singapore's only landfill might expect foul…
3 years ago
Entire pod of 97 pilot whales dies in Australia beaching
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Nearly 100 pilot whales have died after beaching in Western Australia, wildlife officials said Thursday, following…
3 years ago
Thousands of tourists flee wildfire on Greece’s Rhodes island
RHODES, Greece, July 24, 2023 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people fled wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes…
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Helicopter pilot dies fighting Canadian wildfires
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- A pilot died in a helicopter crash in western Canada fighting wildfires that have ravaged the…
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