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Operator of leaking California pipeline charged with negligence

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The operators of a California pipeline that leaked crude oil onto beaches south of…

More extreme weather hits US as Biden promises aid to tornado-hit Kentucky

by Brendan SMIALOWSKI DAWSON SPRINGS, United States (AFP) -- Severe storms battered the American Midwest Wednesday evening, hours after President…

Operator of leaking California pipeline charged with negligence

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - The operators of a California pipeline that leaked crude oil on to beaches south…

Vulnerable to climate change, New York constructs seawall

by Ana FERNANDEZ Agence France-Presse After major storms highlighted New York's weaknesses in the face of climate change, the city…

Are tornadoes linked to climate change? The science isn’t yet definite

by Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Was climate change behind the recent tornadoes that killed dozens of people…

US crosses 800,000 Covid-19 deaths

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, crossed 800,000 Covid-19 deaths…

Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease

by Issam AHMED with Claire DOYEN in Johannesburg WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed…

California reintroduces mask mandate for indoor public spaces

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Authorities in California said Monday they were reinstating mask mandates in all indoor public…

Blinken urges China to stop ‘aggressive actions’ in Indo-Pacific

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged China to cease "aggressive actions" in the…

US tornado deaths rise to 88, Biden to survey damage in Kentucky

by Cyril JULIEN MAYFIELD, Kentucky (AFP) -- Kentucky officials voiced relief Monday that dozens of workers at a candle factory…

Severe weather ‘new normal,’ US emergency chief warns after tornadoes

WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) - More powerful, destructive, and deadlier storms will be the "new normal" as the effects…

Race to find survivors as US tornadoes kill at least 94

by Cyril JULIEN MAYFIELD, United States (AFP) -- US emergency workers on Sunday desperately searched for survivors of ferocious late-season…

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