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Landslide at major Solomon Islands gold mine: officials
Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)
A landslide has occurred at a major gold mine in the Solomon Islands, the Pacific nation's disaster office told AFP on Monday.
Hunt for survivors after landslide at major Solomons mine
Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)
Residents and police searched for survivors on Monday after a landslide at a gold mine in the Solomon Islands, a witness and officials told AFP.
France and Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave
Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said one forest fire in southwest France had been "contained" even as another, much bigger one near Bordeaux continued to ra...
Flash flood at northwest China tourist site kills 10, injures 23: state media
Jul 26, 2026 (AFP)
A flash flood caused by heavy rain struck a tourist site in northwest China on Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring 23, state media reported.
Venezuelans hold minute of silence one month after tremors
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuelans across the quake zone and in the capital Caracas held a minute of silence Friday to honor victims of the tremors that struck one month ago, AFP jour...
Venezuelans hold minute of silence one month after tremors
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuelans across the quake zone and in the capital Caracas held a minute of silence Friday to honor victims of the tremors that struck one month ago, AFP jour...
Venezuelans hold minute of silence one month after tremors
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuelans across the quake zone and in the capital Caracas held a minute of silence Friday to honor victims of the tremors that struck last month, AFP journal...
Venezuela quake recovery will take years, says Red Cross
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
Recovering from the earthquakes in Venezuela will take years, the Red Cross said Friday, one month on from the June 24 disaster that killed more than 5,000 peop...
Spanish town told to evacuate over out-of-control forest fire
Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish authorities on Thursday ordered 3,500 people in a town west of Madrid to leave their homes because of a forest fire burning out of control.
Venezuelans turn to scrap collecting in quake-hit beach 'paradise'
Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)
In normal times, La Mar Suites is buzzing with tourists drawn to the crystal beaches, mangroves and wildlife of northern Venezuela.
World Bank estimates Venezuela quakes caused $19.6 bn in damage
Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)
Twin earthquakes that devastated Venezuela last month caused at least $19.6 billion in direct physical damage, the World Bank said in an estimate Thursday, stre...
Venezuelans search for animal companions lost in the quakes
Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of hapless creatures are waiting to be reunited with their owners or find refuge with an adoptive family after Venezuela's devastating earthquakes stru...
Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes increases to 5,398
Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)
The number of people killed from the double earthquakes in Venezuela last month has reached 5,398, according to the latest tally released by officials on Wednes...
Spanish town told to evacuate over out-of-control forest fire
Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish authorities on Thursday ordered 3,500 people in a town west of Madrid to leave their homes because of a forest fire burning out of control.
Fake news about quake victims gives Venezuelans false hope
Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)
Fake news that people in Venezuela's quake zone have been discovered alive a month after the disaster struck is circulating rapidly across social media.
Venezuela quakes spell 'double tragedy' for political prisoners: NGOs
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of political prisoners in Venezuela are suffering a "double tragedy" after the powerful earthquakes that struck the country a month ago, human rights o...
Death toll rises to 13 in Chile's severe storms
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rains in Chile have killed at least 13 people and left more than 60,000 others cut off due to washed out roads, government officials said in a report Tues...
Toll from Venezuela double earthquakes reaches 5,346 killed
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
The death toll from the double earthquakes that struck Venezuela nearly a month ago has reached 5,346, according to the latest official tally on Tuesday.
Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 5,278
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
The number of people killed in the powerful dual Venezuela earthquakes last month rose to 5,278, according to official figures updated Monday.
Cat rescued from ruins of Venezuela quake offers 'ray of hope'
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A weakened cat was pulled from under the rubble of a collapsed residential complex in Venezuela on Saturday in what a rescuer described as a "ray of hope" in th...
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