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India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» RIEW (INDIA) - On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water.
Heavy rain leaves 30 dead in Chinese capital
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» BEIJING — Heavy rain in the Chinese capital Beijing has killed 30 people and prompted authorities to evacuate 80,000, state media said Tuesday.
Four killed in landslide as heavy rain drenches northern China
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» MIYUN, China - Torrential rain soaking northern China triggered a deadly landslide, burst riverbanks and washed away cars on Monday, with thousands of people forced to evacuate the days-long deluge.
Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes
AFP, Published on 03/02/2025
» GIFFAUMONT-CHAMPAUBERT (FRANCE) - The Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hundreds of thousands of cranes flying from Scandinavia in search of sunshine, but with global warming the French reservoir has become an attractive winter retreat.
What is the pink stuff coating fire-ravaged Los Angeles?
AFP, Published on 15/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright red and Barbie-pink slurry over forest, homes, cars, and anything else that might lie in the blazes' path.
Russia says captured key town in eastern Ukraine
AFP, Published on 06/01/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia said Monday its forces had captured the "important logistics hub" of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine in what would be a key advance after months of steady gains in the area.
HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» JERUSALEM - Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing "acts of genocide" in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure and cutting off supplies to civilians, calling on the international community to impose targeted sanctions.
Victorious Aliyev says fulfilled Azerbaijani 'dream' in Karabakh
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» BAKU - A victorious President Ilham Aliyev said he had achieved a decades-long "Azerbaijani dream" by retaking Nagorno-Karabakh from ethnic Armenian separatists, as he raised his country's flag in the region's main city on Sunday.
French Catholic Church in decline as Pope visits
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» MARSEILLE - Tens of thousands of Catholics are expected in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille for Pope Francis's two-day visit, but the once dominant faith is in a long decline in France.
Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on Friday, leaving the city's streets and some subway stations under water and forcing its schools to close.