Early forest fires prompt evacuations in Canada
MONTREAL, May 12, 2024 (AFP) - Thousands of people fled their homes Sunday in western Canada as hundreds of wildfires…
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Cambodia’s famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heatwave
By Suy SE KAMPOT, Cambodia, May 13, 2024 (AFP) - Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between…
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More than 300 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: WFP
By Atif Aryan with Pascale Trouillaud in Kabul LAQAYI,AFGHANISTAN, Afghanistan, May 11, 2024 (AFP) - LAQAYI,AFGHANISTAN, Afghanistan, May 11, 2024…
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Fresh rains pound Brazil’s flood-hit south as evacuations double
By Mauricio RABUFFETTI and Florian PLAUCHEUR PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 10, 2024 (AFP) - The skies opened once again Friday…
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Floods in southern Brazil kill 57, force 70,000 from homes
By Carlos FABAL PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 5, 2024 (AFP) - Raging floods and mudslides have killed at least 57…
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Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia
DONG NAI, Vietnam, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern…
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Hong Kong lashed with nearly 10,000 lightning strikes overnight
Hong Kong was lashed by nearly 10,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, according to data from…
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Five dead in China after tornado rips through Guangzhou
BEIJING, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - At least five people were killed and 33 injured after a tornado struck the…
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Bangladesh reopens schools despite heat alert
DHAKA, April 28, 2024 (AFP) - Millions of students returned to their reopened schools across Bangladesh Sunday despite a lingering…
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Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave
MANILA, April 28, 2024 (AFP) - South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities…
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ASEAN in Focus – April 27, 2024 – Living in extraordinary times!
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Scores of tornadoes lash central US plains states
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Dozens of tornadoes struck the central United States on Friday, razing homes, knocking down…
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