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Unexploded munitions hamper fight against German park fire
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Unexploded munitions are hampering efforts by firefighters to tackle a blaze in a national park in northern Germany, local officials said Wednesday.
Record-smashing US heat wave surges from West to East
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the West toward the East Coast, placing nearly 100 million Americans under heat alerts.
Dangote's mega oil project threatens fragile Kenyan ecosystem: Greenpeace
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Climate rights group Greenpeace Africa called on Tuesday for a halt to a proposed mega oil refinery project by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, in Kenya's c...
UK climate now hotter, sunnier: weather agency
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
The UK climate is profoundly different compared to typical British weather last century, with constantly rising temperatures and frequent extreme events, the na...
Fire ravages historic forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching...
Wildfires that ravaged historic forest outside Paris contained
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters on Tuesday managed to contain two fires that have burned over 2,000 hectares of the historic Fontainebleau forest near Paris ov...
Spain confirms 12 foreigners among 13 wildfire victims
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Twelve of the 13 victims of a deadly wildfire that swept through Andalusia in southern Spain were foreign nationals, the authorities said on Tuesday after compl...
NY pauses new large data center projects for one year
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
New York will stop issuing permits for new large-scale data centers in the state for one year, according to an order signed by the governor on Tuesday.
Wildfires advance in forest south of Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires raging in a forest south of Paris have devoured more land overnight, firefighters said on Tuesday, ahead of France's national day celebrations.
Germany recorded 32 percent spike in deaths in June heatwave
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Deaths in Germany spiked 32 percent during a record heatwave in June compared to levels in the previous four years, official data showed Tuesday.
Fire ravages popular forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled to control wildfires ravaging a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorchi...
Wildlife rescuers help birds survive Pakistan's hotter summers
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Cradling an Asian koel in his hands, wildlife officer Zaheer Ahmed gently stretched its wings as part of a health checkup to rehabilitate birds hit with dehydra...
Fire ravages historic forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching...
Fire ravages popular forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled to control wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as anothe...
Too hot: Buttoned-up Tokyo officials ditch suits for 'cool' shorts
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
On a hot, humid day in Tokyo, metropolitan government official Noboru Watanabe overcame embarrassment to come to work in shorts, an unusual choice in a country ...
Green groups sue to block Trump rule gutting species habitat protections
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Conservation groups sued US President Donald Trump's administration Tuesday, accusing it of gutting a core protection in the Endangered Species Act by excluding...
Record-smashing heat wave surges from West to eastern US, Canada
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the Mountain West toward the eastern United States and Canada, placing more than 100 million people under...
NY state pauses new large data center projects in US first
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
New York became the first US state to halt construction of new large-scale data centers on Tuesday, with the governor signing an executive order pausing permits...
NY state pauses new large data center projects in US first
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
New York became the first US state to halt construction of new large-scale data centers on Tuesday, with the governor signing an executive order pausing permits...
First half of summer Spain's hottest on record: weather agency
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Mainland Spain registered its hottest first half of the summer since records began in 1961, with two heatwaves sending temperatures soaring, national weather ag...
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