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Fire forces evacuations in south France town
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A fast-moving wildfire in southern France forced the evacuation of dozens of homes on Sunday as more than 600 firefighters and a fleet of water-bombing aircraft...
Bad Bunny concert in Milan cancelled due to hailstorm
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
An open-air concert by Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny in Milan on Saturday night was cancelled due to a violent hailstorm but the organiser said tickets woul...
Wildfire scorches 12,000 hectares north of Madrid: Spanish authorities
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A wildfire raging 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Madrid has spread, burning more than 12,000 hectares and forcing several hundred people to evacuate, local ...
Greece braces for year's first heatwave
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Greece, which was spared the record hot weather that ravaged most of Europe in June, is finally bracing for its first heatwave of the year.
Hundreds evacuated as wildfire scorches 13,000 hectares in Spain
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters were battling a wildfire north of Madrid on Sunday that has burned around 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of land and forced some 700 residents to e...
Floating igloo leaves France for polar exploration mission
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A floating research station resembling a giant aluminium igloo on Sunday set out from France to begin a long-term mission in the Arctic that will see it drift w...
Fire forces evactuations in south France town
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A fast-moving wildfire in southern France forced the evacuation of dozens of homes on Sunday as more than 600 firefighters and a fleet of water-bombing aircraft...
Fire forces evacuations in south France town
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A fast-moving wildfire in southern France forced the evacuation of dozens of homes on Sunday as more than 600 firefighters and a fleet of water-bombing aircraft...
Trump threatens to increase Canada tariffs over wildfire smoke pollution
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday a tariff increase on Canada to cover the cost of smoke pollution from wildfires that have choked large parts of t...
'Chainsaw massacre': Europe mulls culls for fish-guzzling cormorant
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
Europe's great cormorant has recovered from near-extinction to overabundance in half a century, stoking a long-running debate over population control between fi...
UN to list more sites as 'in danger' from conflict or climate change
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
The United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world's deepest lake as world treasures under threat,...
Spain braces for third heatwave with highs above 40C
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
Spain is set to enter its third heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to climb above 40C across large parts of the country, the national...
Data centre battles marking politics worldwide
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
Governments worldwide are pushing to attract AI computing infrastructure, but must grapple with data centres' demands on resources and mounting local opposition...
Vietnam floods and landslides kill at least 4
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
Severe flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least four people in Vietnam, state media reported on Saturday.
Northeast Spain wildfire destroys over 12,000 hectares: regional authorities
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
A major wildfire that has been raging for two days in northeast Spain has reduced more than 12,000 hectares of land to ash, regional authorities said Friday, wa...
Nigerian court dismisses suit challenging Shell's divestment
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
A Nigerian court Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a traditional monarch in the oil-rich delta region seeking to halt Shell's plan to offload its onshore assets ove...
US further weakens endangered species protections
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday finalized two more rules curbing the landmark Endangered Species Act, further diminishing the power of a law c...
Nigerian court dismisses suit challenging Shell's divestment
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
A Nigerian court Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a traditional monarch in the oil-rich delta region seeking to halt Shell's plan to offload its onshore assets ove...
Wildfire smoke engulfs millions in US ahead of World Cup final
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Dense wildfire smoke billowing down from Canada set off unhealthy air quality alerts across the United States on Friday, triggering concern over the weekend's W...
Wildfire smoke engulfs millions in US ahead of World Cup final
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Dense wildfire smoke billowing down from Canada set off unhealthy air quality alerts across the United States again Friday, fomenting concern over the weekend's...
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