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France environment minister quits, then stays to act on climate
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
France's environment minister will remain in her post, given the "urgency" to act on climate change, after submitting her resignation to President Emmanuel Macr...
Balkan storms leave one dead in Albania
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Storms that swept across the Balkans overnight Tuesday to Wednesday left at least one person dead in Albania and caused "enormous damage" to crops in Bosnia.
Afghans search for dozens missing after devastating flood
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers were struggling to reach residents trapped under mud and boulders in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, after a major flood smashed through one province k...
Deep-sea mining firm wins contract extension from global body
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
The international regulatory body overseeing controversial ocean floor mining granted an extension on Monday of the deep-sea exploration contract of Canadian fi...
Great Barrier Reef at risk of 'collapse', scientists warn
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is at a very high risk of extreme and widespread bleaching and "ecosystem collapse" linked to this year's El Nino weather phenome...
Heavy rain dampens search for dozens missing in Afghanistan flood
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rain and warnings of further flooding dampened the search Tuesday for dozens of residents missing in eastern Afghanistan, after a major deluge smashed thr...
Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens, threatening Gulf coast of US
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Bertha -- the second named storm of the Atlantic season -- strengthened Tuesday, threatening states from Florida to Louisiana, the National Hurri...
Uproar in France over reintroduction of bee-harming pesticides
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Environmentalists in France were outraged Tuesday as parliament looked set to authorise some farmers to use two bee-harming pesticides banned in France but allo...
Huge bacteria count linked to N.Macedonia water poisoning
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
A mass poisoning in North Macedonia that affected hundreds of people amid high summer temperatures has been linked to high levels of bacteria in drinking water,...
France reintroduces 'bee-harming pesticides', environment minister to quit
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
France on Tuesday backed a controversial bill reintroducing two pesticides critics say harm bees, as the environment minister said she would resign.
Large wildfire erupts in southern Iran: state media
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
A large wildfire erupted on Tuesday near the city of Shiraz in southern Iran, state media reported, without specifying the cause.
Huge bacteria count linked to N.Macedonia water poisoning
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
A mass poisoning in North Macedonia that affected hundreds of people amid high summer temperatures has been linked to high levels of bacteria in drinking water,...
Uproar in France over reintroduction of bee-harming pesticides
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
France's parliament on Tuesday backed a controversial bill authorising farmers to use two bee-harming pesticides despite an outcry from environmentalists and le...
Chile declares state of emergency over deadly rainfall
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rainfall in Chile has killed at least 10 people and destroyed or severely damaged over 1,000 homes, officials said Monday, as the government declared a st...
Fires in Brazil's Amazon dropped to historic low in 2025
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a report published Tuesday.
France sees record area burned by wildfires by mid-July: monitor
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires burned more than 42,000 hectares (103,000 acres) of land in France by mid-July this year, surpassing the previous record set in 2022, according to the...
Search for 14 missing as severe heat kills five Afghan migrants
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities in southwestern Afghanistan were searching on Monday for 14 people missing in the desert after five other migrants trying to reach neighbouring Iran...
Three arrested over N.Macedonia water supply-linked mass poisoning
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
Three people were arrested Monday over a mass poisoning in North Macedonia, allegedly caused by contaminated river water entering a town's drinking supply amid ...
Chile declares state of emergency over deadly rainfall
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rainfall in Chile has killed five people and destroyed or severely damaged over 1,000 homes, pushing the government to declare a state of emergency on Mon...
105 missing as flood hits Afghan town: governor's office
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
More than 100 people are missing and nine bodies recovered after a major flood hit the capital of Afghanistan's Nuristan province on Monday, the governor's offi...
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