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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.
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» GUBA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calling it a “great achievement for all black people” despite years of diplomatic rancour over the dam with downstream neighbour Egypt.
Trump unveils investments to power AI boom
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» PITTSBURGH - US President Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce $92 billion in energy and infrastructure deals intended to meet big tech's soaring demand for electricity to fuel the AI boom.
Solar becomes Europe's main energy source in June: consultants
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» PARIS - Solar power became the European Union's biggest single energy source for the first time in June, an energy think tank said on Thursday.
Pakistan warns will 'avenge' deaths from Indian strikes
AFP, Published on 08/05/2025
» MUZAFFARABAD (PAKISTAN) - Pakistan has warned it will "avenge" those killed by Indian air strikes that New Delhi said were in response to an attack in Kashmir, signalling an imminent escalation in the worst violence in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
US envoy Kerry arrives in China to restart climate talks
AFP, Published on 16/07/2023
» BEIJING: US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in China on Sunday, state media reported, to restart stalled talks between the world's two biggest emitters of planet-warming gases.
What we know about Ukraine dam destruction
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» KYIV: The Russian-held Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was ripped open after an explosion in the early hours of Tuesday, according to multiple accounts.
US states reach agreement to save dwindling Colorado River
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Western US states said Monday they have reached an agreement to cut the amount of water they take from the dwindling Colorado River, which is threatened by a quarter of a century of drought and worsening climate conditions.
Texas: Wind and solar stake claim to land of oil
AFP, Published on 05/03/2023
» DAWSON (UNITED STATES) - Modern Texas was built on oil, and its production has long been a source of immense pride. But now, areas that moved to the steady rhythm of oil derricks for more than a century are making the state a national leader in wind and solar energy.
Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record
AFP, Published on 25/08/2022
» BEIJING: A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heat wave has spread out across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to official data released ahead of more searing temperatures on Thursday.