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  Paris (AFP) April 25, 2024 World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said Thursday. "Extreme environmental conditions" including droughts, fires and other problems with climate were mostly to blame for the drastic fall, said the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) that covers nearly 50 wine producing countries. Australia and Italy suffered the worst, with 26 and 23 percent drops. Spain ... read more |
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The Indian villagers who lost their homes to the seaSatabhaya, India (AFP) April 26, 2024 The gentle roar of the ocean lulled Indian mother-of-two Banita Behra to sleep each night, until one day the encroaching tide reached her doorstep. ... more 
Philippine settlement submerged by dam reappears due to droughtPantabangan, Philippines (AFP) April 26, 2024 A centuries-old settlement submerged by the construction of a dam in the northern Philippines in the 1970s has reappeared as water levels drop due to a drought affecting swathes of the country. ... more  
Oman, UAE deluge 'most likely' linked to climate change: scientistsDubai (AFP) April 25, 2024 Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions "most likely" exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman last week, causing deaths and widespread flooding, an expert group of scientists said Thursday. ... more  
Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as Southeast Asia bakesBangkok (AFP) April 25, 2024 Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year. ... more |
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Pakistan horror zoo is reborn as rehab centreIslamabad (AFP) April 25, 2024 Before it was forced to close over its "intolerable" treatment of animals, the Islamabad Zoo was home to neglected elephants and underfed lions pacing back and forth behind the bars of their enclosures. ... more |
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As Olympics near, Macron says Seine will be clean enough for himChampigny-Sur-Marne, France (AFP) April 23, 2024 French president Emmanuel Macron, who has repeatedly promised to take an Olympic swim in the Seine, on Tuesday said the river was on the way to becoming "clean". ... more 
How UK's biggest water supplier sank into crisisLondon (AFP) April 23, 2024 Thames Water, the UK's largest water supplier, has been ravaged since privatisation by soaring debts and chronic underinvestment, sinking into a deep financial crisis which has sparked bailout speculation. ... more  
Colombian court recognizes environmental refugeesBogota (AFP) April 23, 2024 A Colombian court has ruled that environmental calamities, sudden or gradual, can legally be considered a cause of forced displacement, placing obligations on the state to shield and aid affected citizens. ... more  
EU opens probe into China's medical device marketBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 24, 2024 The European Union on Wednesday announced a probe into China's medical devices market, prompting an immediate accusation from Beijing that the bloc was engaging in "protectionism". ... more |
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France's Macron blasts 'ineffective' UK Rwanda deportation lawParis (AFP) April 25, 2024 French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said Britain's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was "ineffective" and showed "cynicism", while praising the two countries' cooperation on defence. ... more |
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HRW says Burkina army killed 223 villagers in revenge attacksAbidjan (AFP) April 25, 2024 Soldiers in Burkina Faso's jihadist-hit north killed at least 223 villagers, including 56 children, in two attacks on February 25, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday. ... more  
Colombian rebels holding Amazon hostage in peace talksBogot� (AFP) April 24, 2024 Colombian guerrilla fighters, who long used kidnapping to raise cash and gain negotiating clout, have turned to a new type of hostage: the Amazon rainforest. ... more  
EU parliament's youngest lawmaker eyes re-electionStrasbourg, France (AFP) April 24, 2024 When Kira Peter-Hansen took her seat in the European Parliament, aged 21, she was mistaken for an intern. Now the legislature's youngest member is 26 and eyeing a second mandate in June elections, aiming mainly to defend the EU's climate initiative. ... more 
Scottish leader scraps coalition deal with GreensEdinburgh (AFP) April 25, 2024 The leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party on Thursday ended a coalition deal with the Greens, leaving him facing fresh pressure as the head of a minority government in Edinburgh. ... more |
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Hidden biosphere discovered beneath world's driest hot desertBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 Researchers exploring Earth's driest hot desert, the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, have uncovered a hidden microbial world 13 feet beneath the surface, shedding light on potential extraterrestri ... more 
Study traces bioluminescence back 540 million years in octocoralsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 Bioluminescence, the ability of organisms to emit light, originated in marine invertebrates known as octocorals at least 540 million years ago, a study by Smithsonian scientists indicates. This disc ... more  
Earth's magnetic field intermittently shielded us during cosmic ray influx 41,000 years agoBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 Earth's geomagnetic field, while generally shielding the planet from cosmic and solar radiation, experiences periods of significant fluctuation. Not only does the magnetic north shift from its geogr ... more 
Oldest evidence of Earth's magnetic field discovered by researchersLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 25, 2024 Researchers at the University of Oxford and MIT have identified a 3.7-billion-year-old geological record of Earth's magnetic field, which closely resembles the current geomagnetic field in its chara ... more |
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Satellite Monitoring Highlights Soil Sealing Challenges in the MediterraneanParis, France (SPX) Apr 25, 2024 Soil sealing is an increasing concern, particularly in urban settings, leading to significant environmental impacts such as flooding, erosion, and biodiversity loss. An ESA-funded initiative, ... more  
China advances its earth observation capabilities with new satellite launchSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) successfully launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province at 7:45 am on Sunday, deli ... more 
Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakesBangkok (AFP) April 25, 2024 Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year. ... more 
Philippine court blocks GMO 'golden rice' production over safety fearsManila (AFP) April 25, 2024 A Philippine court has blocked the commercial propagation of genetically modified golden rice because it said conflicting scientific views gave rise to "severe" health and environmental safety concerns. ... more |
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Paris holds its breath for Olympic swimming events in murky Seine Paris (AFP) April 25, 2024 Organisers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris can be forgiven for feeling a little queasy over their commitment to hold open water swimming in the spectacular but not quite yet pristine river Seine. ... more  
Emperor penguins perish as ice melts to new lows: studyParis (AFP) April 24, 2024 Colonies of emperor penguin chicks were wiped out last year as global warming eroded their icy homes, a study published Thursday found, despite the birds' attempts to adapt to the shrinking landscape. ... more 
10 dead as floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capitalNairobi (AFP) April 24, 2024 Storms and flash floods turned roads into gushing rivers and swamped homes with waist-high muddy water across the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people. ... more 
After villages razed in Sudan, U.S. calls for immediate end to attacks in North DarfurWashington DC (UPI) Apr 24, 2024 The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday called for an immediate cessation of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and breakaway Rapid Support Forces that endangers millions in Sudan. ... more |
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El Nino threatens grain shortages in southern AfricaJohannesburg (AFP) April 24, 2024 Severe drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon is threatening southern Africa with grain shortages and food insecurity, a UN food agency said Wednesday. ... more 
Post-WWII order on 'brink of collapse': Amnesty headLondon (AFP) April 24, 2024 Amnesty International said Wednesday that the post-World War II order was on the "brink of collapse", threatened by bitter conflict on multiple fronts to the rapid and unregulated rise of artificial intelligence. ... more  
Venezuela expels 10,000 from illegal gold mine, now closedCaracas (AFP) April 23, 2024 Venezuelan authorities said Tuesday they had expelled some 10,000 people from an illegal gold mine that claimed at least 16 lives when it collapsed in February. ... more 
Talks on global plastic treaty begin in CanadaOttawa (AFP) April 23, 2024 Negotiators from 175 nations began talks Tuesday on a proposed global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which is found everywhere from mountain tops to ocean depths, and in human blood and breast milk. ... more |
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