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Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands of people to flee as h...

Coal-fired power generation rising globally on Mideast war: IEA

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Coal-fired power generation is set to increase in 2026, driven by supply difficulties and soaring natural gas prices linked to the war in the Middle East, the I...

Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave 'disaster'

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a single day in Tokyo -- the highest number since records began 16 years ago, emerge...

Tokyo reports most heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, one dead

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Tokyo recorded on Wednesday the most daily heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, emergency services said as Japan sweltered in a severe heatwave, with one p...

Tokyo reports most heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, one dead

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Tokyo recorded on Wednesday the most daily heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, emergency services said Thursday as Japan sweltered in a severe heatwave, w...

In Ghana, one man's race to save critically endangered fish

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

As dawn breaks over Ghana's Atlantic coast, artisanal fishing boats return to shore with last night's catch -- baskets of snapper, crabs, rays and a distinct-lo...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands of people to flee as h...

France evacuates 20,000 as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Flames roared through crackling pine trees on Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 20,000 tourists and re...

Floods in northeast India kill at least 41

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 41 people in India's northeast Assam state, officials said Thursday, as authorities pursued re...

Chad's desert east faces 'dire need' for access to water

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

In Chad's far-flung east, a "dire need" for water blights lives and fuels deadly violence over access to wells in an impoverished and sweltering desert region.

Trump family project in Albania has already caused 'irreparable' damage: NGOs

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Preliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to a once pristine stretch of Albania's coast, scienti...

Greece broils on year's warmest day as three-day heatwave peaks

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Greece is expected to experience its hottest day of the year on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching up to 43C according to meteorologists, and several regions...

France records over 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave: authorities

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities said on Wednesday, describing the excess mortality...

Balkan storms leave two dead, dozens injured

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Storms that swept the Balkans killed at least two people in Albania, injured dozens in North Macedonia and caused major damage to crops in Bosnia, authorities s...

Ex-UK water boss charged in plot to 'manipulate' test results

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

The former boss of a British water company has been charged with conspiring to "manipulate" water quality tests and risks up to 10 years in prison, the governme...

Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

More than 100 people were hospitalised after wildfires reached nearly 150 homes in a small town in north-eastern Algeria, the country's interior minister said o...

Metal mining's carbon footprint far larger than thought: study

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a...

Wildfires ravage parts of southern France, Italy and Spain

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter...

June heatwave cost UK economy more than £1bn: study

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Britain's record-breaking June heatwave resulted in some 24 million lost hours of work, costing the economy £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion), according to an estim...

France environment minister quits, then stays to act on climate

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

France's environment minister said Wednesday she would remain in her post as long as she was able to act on key issues like climate change, hours after resignin...