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700 Syrians caught trying to enter Lebanon in a week: army
Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)
The attempted influx coincides with days of rare protest in Syria's southern city of Sweida, as dire living conditions stoke discontent in regime-held areas. Mi...
Eight dead after Moscow sewer floods during tour
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
The victims, who were touring an underground river known as the Neglinka, are believed to have become trapped by rising water levels following a downpour and we...
Water release finds little support in Fukushima
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
"Nothing about the water release is beneficial to us. There is no advantage for us. None. It's all detrimental," Ono, who lost his brother in the 2011 tsunami t...
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water on Thursday
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
The announcement came despite opposition from fishermen and protests by China, which has already banned food shipments from several Japanese prefectures. Japan ...
Japan to release water from stricken Fukushima nuclear plant
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
Japan insists that the gradual discharge of the more than 500 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water from the site in northeast Japan, announced by Prime Minist...
Fukushima's water release: what we know
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
Here is what we know about the release, how the water has been treated and concerns around the safety of the exercise. - Why the release? - Around 100,000 litre...
Fukushima water release to begin Thursday: Japan PM
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
Japan insists the gradual release of the more than 500 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water is safe, a view backed by the UN atomic agency. "We will request T...
Japan to decide Tuesday on Fukushima water release
Aug 21, 2023 (AFP)
Around 1.34 million tonnes of water, equivalent to more than 500 Olympic swimming pools, have accumulated since the Fukushima plant was knocked out by an earthq...
Japan PM says no decision on Fukushima water release date
Aug 20, 2023 (AFP)
Media reports suggest that the discharge of some of the 1.34 million tonnes of water, which Japan insists is safe, could begin as soon as this month, despite an...
Japan PM to visit Fukushima plant before water release
Aug 19, 2023 (AFP)
Tokyo's plan to release treated water from the tsunami-hit nuclear plant into the sea over the next few decades has raised concerns in neighbouring countries, p...
North Korea's Kim visits typhoon-hit farms amid food shortages
Aug 18, 2023 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Khanun made landfall last week in the North, a country where natural disasters can be devastating due to weak infrastructure and widespread defor...
Daily challenge for Venezuelans: Obtain water, power, cooking fuel
Aug 18, 2023 (AFP)
Public utilities offer erratic service in Venezuela, and citizens pay steeply to make up for the shortcomings. When power shuts off and water and gas supplies r...
Myanmar jade mine landslide toll grows; Georgia landslide claims at least 26
Aug 16, 2023 (AFP)
The disaster struck on Sunday outside northern Kachin's Hpakant township, after torrential rain and floods ravaged the region over the weekend. Jade mining in M...
Both sides in Colombian peace talks call for humanitarian aid
Aug 14, 2023 (AFP)
Bogota and the National Liberation Army (ELN) last week kicked off a six-month ceasefire as negotiations aiming to end decades of armed conflict continue. The t...
At least 25 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide
Aug 14, 2023 (AFP)
The incident on Sunday outside northern Kachin's Hpakant township -- near where hundreds of miners were entombed in a landslide in 2020 -- comes days after much...
Moroccan navy rescues 60 migrants in Atlantic
Aug 11, 2023 (AFP)
"A Royal Navy unit intercepted a boat in difficulty, with 67 candidates for irregular migration" to Europe on board, some 100 kilometres north of Tarfaya, a mil...
EU chief offers 400 mn euros to help flood-hit Slovenia
Aug 09, 2023 (AFP)
And she made it clear that, in her view, climate change had played a role in the disaster. Four Slovenians and two Dutch tourists died in last week's flooding, ...
Little warning and 'huge' losses, say China flood victims
Aug 09, 2023 (AFP)
Zhuozhou, in Hebei, was blanketed by brown water in early August, with some reports suggesting the province shouldered the burden of a government decision to di...
After heatwave, typhoon forces S. Korea to evacuate scout jamboree
Aug 07, 2023 (AFP)
Typhoon Khanun, which killed at least two people in Japan, is due to make landfall in South Korea on Thursday, near where some 43,000 scouts have been camping i...
At least 16 killed in landslide in Georgia
Aug 05, 2023 (AFP)
The landslide took place on Thursday in Shovi, a small resort town in Georgia's mountainous northwest famed for its vast forests and mineral water springs. "Six...
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