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Amnesty urges Algeria to abandon death penalty plans after wildfires
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Amnesty International urged Algeria's government on Tuesday to abandon plans to resume executions after it pledged to give the death penalty to those responsibl...
Panama Canal to cut maritime traffic again due to El Nino
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
The Panama Canal is planning further reductions to maritime traffic through the waterway after already slashing numbers due to the El Nino weather pattern, the ...
Brazil's Amazon defender Raoni has cancer
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Brazilian tribal chief Raoni Metuktire, the most recognized face of the fight to save the Amazon rainforest, has gastrointestinal cancer and is receiving pallia...
Sri Lanka's famed beach shack battles demolition
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's famed seafood shack Beach Wadiya has hosted royalty including Britain's Princess Anne and sporting legends such as cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, but n...
Sudan's Darfur faces driest rainy season in four decades: WFP
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Sudan's Darfur region is experiencing its driest rainy season since the 1980s, according to the World Food Programme, as climate change worsens famine condition...
Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine reopening
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
Violence will not derail the reopening of the dormant Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region, a local leader said, after saboteurs torched rows ...
EU needs icebreakers to beef up Arctic presence: Kallas
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union needs icebreakers to bolster its presence in the Arctic, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday, as global warming makes the region ...
At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday scrapped limits on carbon emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, the latest in a string of actions di...
Trump moves to axe power plant climate rules
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration is expected Monday to scrap limits on carbon emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants, the source of nearly a quart...
Italian airport suspends flights due to volcanic activity
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
Sicily's Catania airport shut down temporarily on Monday due to volcanic activity on Mount Etna that spewed ash into the sky.
At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday scrapped limits on carbon emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, the latest in a string of actions di...
Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine re-opening
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
Violence will not derail the reopening of the dormant Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region, a local leader said, after saboteurs torched rows ...
US set to axe climate pollution limits for power plants: reports
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump's administration is expected to remove limits on climate pollution from coal and gas power plants on Monday, according to US media rep...
Around 230 flee Croatia island fire
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
Around 230 people were evacuated overnight Sunday on the Croatian Adriatic island of Brac because of a fire that has ravaged some 3,500 hectares (8,600 acres), ...
Macron, Carney to visit French islands after Trump's map post
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
The leaders of France and Canada will next week visit France's North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon to underscore their support for national bo...
Three injured in wildfire on Spain's Costa del Sol
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
A wildfire raging near luxury homes outside Spain's famed Costa del Sol beach resorts left three people injured on Sunday, with one victim in hospital with burn...
Hundreds flee Croatia island fire
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
Some 500 people have been evacuated on the Croatian Adriatic island of Brac as a wildfire raged on the popular tourist spot famous for its white sand beach.
Two injured in wildfire on Spain's Costa del Sol
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
A wildfire raging a short distance from Spain's famed Costa del Sol beach resorts left two people injured on Sunday, emergency services said.
Bhutan business bets on hazelnuts for farming future
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Farmer Pema Dema had never even heard of hazelnuts when she was first recruited to begin growing them on her land in Bhutan's Thimphu region.
Belgian tree climbers seek climate resilience in pine cones
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Perched atop a larch tree, Luca Bruscia, a sporty 25-year-old pruner, collects pine cones that Belgian authorities hope will help strengthen the country's fores...
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