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Too small for fries: drought shrinks Belgian potatoes
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Mathieu Comijn inspected rows of potatoes in a field of cracked earth and browned leaves, pulling from the ground tubers barely the size of ping-pong balls.
Drought-hit Danube gives way to fossil hunt in Bulgaria
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Volunteers scanned the dried-up bank of the Danube in northern Bulgaria, close to where receding waters laid bare mammoth bones last month, hoping to find more ...
Two women die in Spain after being injured in flash floods
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A mother and her daughter who were seriously injured when a wall collapsed during flash flooding over the weekend in northeast Spain have died, authorities said...
'We're going to keep going': Venezuelan quake rescuers soldier on
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Two months after two huge earthquakes struck Venezuela and killed thousands, volunteer rescuer Domingo Pacheco still faces a mountain of work.
Quake-hit Caracas airport to reopen on September 1
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
The quake-hit international airport serving Venezuela's capital Caracas will reopen to commercial flights on September 1, the airport announced on Tuesday, two ...
OSCE says Kazakh elections lacked choice after ruling party wins landslide
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
The OSCE said Monday that Kazakhstan's parliamentary elections were marred by a lack of "political choice", after the ruling party won in a landslide.
Two moderately strong earthquakes rock Costa Rica
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Two moderately strong earthquakes struck central Costa Rica, including the capital San Jose, early Monday, causing minor damage but no reported injuries, author...
French tourist dies after getting stuck in scorching Death Valley
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
A French tourist who became stranded on a remote road in Death Valley -- routinely one of the hottest places on Earth -- died as temperatures soared to a punish...
Families of Venezuelans deported from US who died in quakes ask for apology
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Relatives of Venezuelan deportees from the United States who died in the earthquakes that struck their country demanded an apology from Venezuela's interim gove...
Venezuela quake death toll surpasses 6,500
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuela's interim government on Monday reported 6,509 deaths from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the South American nation exactly two months ago.
Zelensky rejects rival's call for vote, says would 'split' Ukraine
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that it would be too dangerous for Ukraine to hold an election while fighting Russia, after a ca...
Zelensky rejects rival's call for vote, says would 'split' Ukraine
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that it would be too dangerous for Ukraine to hold an election while it fights Russia, after a c...
Zelensky rejects wartime elections, says would 'split' Ukraine
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that it would be too dangerous for Ukraine to hold an election while it fights Russia's invasion...
Zelensky rejects wartime elections, says would 'split' Ukraine
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that it would be too dangerous for Ukraine to hold an election while it fights Russia's invasion...
Japan earthquake injures dozens
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Tokyo early Sunday, injuring at least 37 people and disrupting travel in the bustling megacity.
Heavy rain lashes northeast Spain, injuring 11
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rain battered northeast Spain, flooding streets, trapping people in cars, forcing the evacuation of a campsite and injuring 11 people, officials said Satu...
Seven injured as heavy rains lash northeast Spain
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rain battered northeast Spain, flooding streets, trapping people in cars and injuring at least seven people, officials said Saturday.
Strong 6.7-magnitude quake strikes southern Peru: USGS
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru on Thursday, US seismologists said, with authorities reporting minor injuries to three people, according ...
Strong 6.7-magnitude quake strikes southern Peru: USGS
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru on Thursday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Venezuela's main airport finds ways to reopen post-quakes
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuela carried out a readiness drill Wednesday to test the provisional terminals installed at the international airport that serves Caracas, which was damage...
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