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With climate ambitions in question, EU reforms carbon market
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union on Friday unveils reforms of its carbon market, after fierce wrangling between countries, industry and activists over the pace of the bloc's ...
N Macedonia police probe water supply after mass poisoning
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
More than 1,000 people have been treated for poisoning symptoms in North Macedonia, a hospital said Friday, after contaminated river water was allegedly pumped ...
Women sand miners toil stripped Cape Verde beach
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
On a rocky Cape Verde beach, Maria and Vania fill their buckets with black sand the moment that waves recede, transporting it on their heads to a stockpile wher...
Wildfire smoke engulfs millions in US ahead of World Cup final
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Dense wildfire smoke billowing down from Canada set off unhealthy air quality alerts across the United States again Friday, fomenting concern over the weekend's...
Fickle winds whip up huge Spanish wildfire
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters battling a huge wildfire in northeastern Spain prepared for another challenging night on Friday as "crazy" winds were expected to fan flames that h...
New science report could boost climate damage suits against oil giants
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Climate lawsuits seeking massive damages from fossil fuel companies increasingly hinge on the question: how reliably can scientists pin specific extreme weather...
'Cruel, wasteful': Dakar port a hotspot for illegal shark fins
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
In the high seas off west Africa, a fisherman on a Chinese longline tuna vessel cuts the fins off a live shark before throwing it back in the water to suffocate...
Heavy west Africa rainfall now 5 times more likely: scientists
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Climate change has made extreme rainfall in west Africa five times more likely than in the late 19th century, scientists said Thursday, after regional floods ki...
UK launches hi-tech mission to study Greenland ice melt
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
A team of international scientists sets sail Thursday from Britain for Greenland to study its rapidly melting ice using drones, mini-submarines and autonomous s...
US unveils 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, drawing rebuke
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
An incoming US tariff targeting various imports from Brazil has drawn a sharp rebuke from the Latin American giant, as Washington accused the country of unfair ...
Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday as out-of-control Canadian wildfires raged, sending smoke spewing into ...
Canadian wildfire sends hazardous smoke spewing into US
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Out-of-control wildfires were raging Thursday in the Canadian province of Ontario, sending dangerous smoke spewing into the United States where millions of peop...
Hazardous wildfire smoke chokes millions in US, Canada
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Out-of-control wildfires were raging Thursday in the Canadian province of Ontario, prompting evacuations and sending dangerous smoke billowing into the United S...
Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged "zero tolerance" for arson after wildfires scorched thousands of hectares in France, including in a histori...
Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze hits northeast
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish authorities on Thursday said a large wildfire in the northeast would take days to control, sparking fresh alarm a week after the country's deadliest suc...
'No rest': Indonesians overworked and abused on foreign fishing vessels
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Lured by promises of good money working aboard a foreign fishing vessel, Akhmad left Indonesia and headed out to sea, enduring months of abuse and exploitation ...
Brazil FM says Rubio remarks on Lula 'crude and arrogant'
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on Thursday accused his US counterpart Marco Rubio of "attacking" President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a "crude and arr...
US unveils 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, drawing rebuke
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
An incoming US tariff targeting various imports from Brazil has drawn a rebuke from the Latin American giant, as Washington accused the country of unfair trade ...
New science report could boost climate suits against oil giants
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Climate lawsuits seeking massive damages from fossil fuel companies increasingly hinge on this question: how reliably can scientists pin specific extreme weathe...
Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged "zero tolerance" for arson after wildfires scorched thousands of hectares in France, including in a histori...
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