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Spain, Portugal face fresh storms, torrential rain
AFP, Published on 08/02/2026
» RONDA (SPAIN) - Spain and Portugal endured fresh storms and torrential rain that claimed another life Saturday, just days after the deadly flooding and major damage caused by Storm Leonardo.
Climate protesters to rally at COP30's halfway mark
AFP, Published on 15/11/2025
» BELéM — Thousands of people are expected to march through the streets of Belem on Saturday, demanding "real solutions" to human-caused global warming as the Brazilian city hosts this year's United Nations (UN) climate talks.
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.
'The marshes are dead': Iraqi buffalo herders wander in search of water
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» CHIBAYISH (IRAQ) - Like his father, Iraqi buffalo herder Watheq Abbas grazes his animals in Iraq's southern wetlands, but with persistent drought shrinking marshland where they feed and decimating the herd, his millennia-old way of life is threatened.
US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
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.
Indian PM vows to stop waters key to rival Pakistan
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that water from India that once flowed across borders will be stopped, days after suspending a key water treaty with arch-rival Pakistan.