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Ivory Coast cracks down on illegal gold mining
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Ivorian authorities on Thursday announced measures to eradicate illegal gold mining across the West African country within six months through tougher surveillan...
Third body recovered after Grand Canyon flash flood
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
The body of a third hiker who was swept away in flash flooding that hit the Grand Canyon last month has been found, his family said Thursday.
Heavy rain lashes Spain, killing man
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish rescuers recovered the body of a man on Thursday swept away by floods near Barcelona as torrential rain struck the country's Mediterranean east, submerg...
Trump admin overhauls key protection for endangered species
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Incidental killings of protected wildlife will no longer be considered unlawful, according to a Trump administration memorandum confirmed by AFP on Thursday, in...
Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer: statistics
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The hottest summer in France since 1900 marked by a succession of record heatwaves resulted in almost 8,000 excess deaths, health authorities statistics publish...
In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Engineer Rinzin Galley stands on a platform overlooking a former military shooting range on the edge of Bhutan's capital Thimphu, now home to a gleaming field o...
Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer: statistics
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The hottest summer in France since 1900 marked by a succession of record heatwaves resulted in almost 8,000 excess deaths, health authorities' statistics publis...
'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Struggling to breathe through the acrid haze emanating from wildfires on Indonesia's Borneo island, residents told AFP on Wednesday they feared for their health...
Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger - El Nino chokes Central America
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans, who are grappling with the unforgiving effects of the powerful El ...
EU chief promises new 'heatwave plan' after deadly summer
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday Brussels will put forward a "heatwave plan" to better respond to extreme weather after record temperatures scorched...
Heavy rain lashes Spain, leaving woman missing
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish rescuers were racing on Thursday to find a woman swept away by floods near Barcelona as torrential rain struck the country's Mediterranean east, submerg...
'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Struggling to breathe through the acrid haze emanating from wildfires on Indonesia's Borneo island, residents told AFP on Wednesday they feared for their health...
Colombian environment group wins Norway rights prize
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The Collegiate Body of Guardians of the Atrato River (CCGA) was on Wednesday awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for its fight against illegal mining and environmental...
Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being pushed closer to the brink as wildfires raze vast swathes of their habitat on the western island of Sumatra, ...
In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Engineer Rinzin Galley stands on a platform overlooking a former military shooting range on the edge of Bhutan's capital Thimphu, now home to a gleaming field o...
Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being pushed closer to the brink as wildfires raze vast swathes of their habitat on the western island of Sumatra, ...
US touts its power, avoids Iran war at G20 Energy meeting
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States hammered home a message touting its energy dominance at Tuesday's meeting of G20 energy ministers in Houston, while brushing past the conseque...
Murders of Brazil land defenders double in 2025: NGO
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
The number of environmental and land activists murdered or disappeared in Brazil in 2025 more than doubled to 26, the advocacy group Global Witness said Tuesday...
Heathrow Airport expansion at odds with UK climate goals: report
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
UK climate advisers warned on Wednesday that plans to expand London's Heathrow Airport are incompatible with the country's legally binding climate goals.
Sudan's Darfur faces driest rainy season in four decades: WFP
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Sudan's Darfur region is experiencing its driest rainy season since the 1980s, according to the World Food Programme, as climate change worsens famine condition...
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