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Trump family project in Albania has already caused 'irreparable' damage: NGOs
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Preliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to a once pristine stretch of Albania's coast, scienti...
Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat 'bomb'
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
From "heatwave simulators" to ecological bootcamps, scientists and conservationists are trying ways to revive and reinforce the famous coral reefs off Japan's O...
Shell knew Nigerian thieves tapped pipes, but kept oil flowing: Amnesty
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Shell executives knew oil thieves were tapping pipelines but declined to shut them down in order to preserve profits, a report from Amnesty International and a ...
'I started crying': Battle to tame fresh blaze near French seaside
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
To one side, blue sky, to the other, ashen smog, as erratic winds fanned the flames from the forest fire threatening to raze even more of the French coast.
Spain lets wildfire evacuees return but France fears flames spreading
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday but thousands more were ordered to leave...
Queuing at dawn as Comoros taps run dry
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Like many residents of the capital of the Comoros, 86-year-old Ben Joma does not bother to turn off the taps at his home.
US aims to loosen environmental safeguards to support space industry
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
The US on Tuesday said it plans to exempt the US private space sector from numerous environmental regulations, a deregulatory move aimed at accelerating the pac...
US to loosen environmental safeguards on space industry
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Tuesday said it plans to exempt its private space sector from numerous environmental regulations to accelerate the pace of space launches a...
Spain lets wildfire evacuees return but France fears flames spreading
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday but thousands more were ordered to leave...
Fires in Europe: latest developments
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Tuesday.
France needs more Canadair water bombers but building them is painfully slow
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks alon...
Cruise ship runs aground on the Danube due to low water levels
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Bulgarian border guards on Tuesday began evacuating nearly 200 passengers from a cruise ship that ran aground on the Danube because of low water levels, the int...
Fires in Europe: latest developments
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Tuesday.
Fires in Europe: latest developments
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Tuesday:
Spoiled milk, dead chickens: in Tunisia, the heavy toll of power cuts
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
On a poultry farm just outside Tunisia's capital, a backhoe gathers hundreds of chicken carcasses to bury them in a pit.
Kenya probes death of 15 elephants at Amboseli park
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
An investigation has been opened into the unexplained death of 15 elephants in one month at a Kenyan nature park, the Kenyan Wildlife Service said Tuesday.
CORRECTED: Will heatwaves push European holidaymakers to 'coolcations'?
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
European holidaymakers worn down by recurrent heatwaves are currently snubbing Mediterranean destinations for northern climes in hopes of cooler temperatures, b...
'Not out of danger': Residents return to scorched French village
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
The scent of cinder lingered in the air as Michael Elicegui sipped a coffee on a cafe terrasse after returning to his French village following a wildfire.
France pressures Suriname as illegal mining plagues border
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Illegal mining along Suriname's border with French Guiana is viewed as a ticking time bomb by French authorities, who are pushing for a joint effort to defuse t...
Fires in Europe: latest developments
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Tuesday.
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