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Global warming causes Colombian glacier to disappear
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» BOGOTá - Where once there was ice, only rock remains.
Senegal parliament doubles penalty for same-sex relations
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» DAKAR - Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community.
Russia's 'shadow tanker fleet' and how it works
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» PARIS - France's interception of an oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's "shadow fleet" draws attention to how the vessels allegedly operate in order to escape Western sanctions.
Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
AFP, Published on 25/12/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst Christmas storms in recent memory brought heavy rain and fears of deadly mudslides.
ECOWAS threatens 'targeted sanctions' over Guinea Bissau coup
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» ABUJA - West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened "targeted sanctions" on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau's return to civilian rule following last month's coup.
Nearly 900m poor people exposed to climate shocks, UN warns
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Nearly 80% of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double and deeply unequal burden", the United Nations warned Friday.
In minutes, Mexico's rains swept away homes and people
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» HUAUCHINANGO (MEXICO) - Standing near the lifeless body of her sister, Rosalia Ortega is grateful to have found her in the river of mud that suddenly swept away her house as torrential rains pounded this Mexican mountain town.
International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effect
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world's oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems.
New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karst
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PHNOM PROEK (CAMBODIA) - A biologist might go a lifetime without discovering a new species. It took a team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst a single night to find three.
Southern Europe roasts as temperatures soar
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» ROME - Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures Monday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.