ENVIRONMENT

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Despair and anger in Conakry after deadly landfill collapse
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers using giant excavators searched for victims of a deadly landfill collapse in Guinea on Monday in torrential rain, after residents said they had warned ...
Tornado tears through French village, dozens injured
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, authorities said.
Despair and anger in Conakry after deadly landfill collapse
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers operating giant excavators searched for victims of a deadly landfill collapse in Guinea on Monday in torrential rain, after residents said they had war...
Landfill collapse kills 30 in Guinea
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Thirty people died in Guinea's capital Conakry on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rai...
Landfill collapse kills 30 in Guinea
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Thirty people died in Guinea's capital Conakry on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rai...
'Keep up the spirit': Indonesian teenage 'Superman' joins wildfire fight
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Dressed as his favourite superhero, Indonesian teenager Rudiyansah walks along a charred landscape, helping douse wildfires that have razed large parts of Borne...
Thousands expected at Sweden climate demo as election looms
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Around 10,000 people are expected to turn out for a climate demonstration in Stockholm on Sunday, according to Swedish police and organisers, just weeks ahead o...
Drownings surge past 300 in France amid heatwaves
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
France has recorded more than 300 drownings this summer, up sharply from last year, a minister said Sunday, linking the surge to the heatwaves that have swept E...
Thousands march in Sweden climate demo as election looms
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Around 10,000 people marched in Stockholm on Sunday for a protest against human-made climate change, just weeks ahead of a general election where the issue is a...
Landfill collapse kills several in Guinea
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Several people died in Guinea's capital Conakry on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy ra...
Blowing in the wind, humble balloon gets green makeover
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
A global symbol of parties and celebrations but an environmental headache, the humble balloon is undergoing a green revolution thanks to UK researchers.
South Korea sends first container ship through Arctic route
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea sent its first trial container ship through the Arctic on Saturday, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warne...
Indonesia deploys hundreds of soldiers to tackle Borneo fires
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesia is deploying an additional 1,500 soldiers to Borneo, an official said Saturday, to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swathes of the islan...
In US, rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
In the Appalachian region stretching through the US state of West Virginia, the reddish water flowing out of retired coal mines is acidic, full of heavy metals ...
Brazil's Lula urges tariffs resolution in call with Trump
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged US counterpart Donald Trump in a phone call on Friday to resolve their countries' trade dispute, saying US t...
South Korea to send first container ship through Arctic route
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups wa...
Brazil's Lula urges tariffs resolution in call with Trump
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged US counterpart Donald Trump in a phone call Friday to resolve their countries' trade dispute, saying US tari...
Climbers, walkers flock to forest outside Paris after wildfire closure
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
A hugely popular forest outside Paris reopened to the public Saturday after being partially ravaged by a wildfire in July which forced the closure of the belove...
Slow boat to Amsterdam ships Caribbean cargo using sail power
Aug 22, 2026 (AFP)
Gliding into the port of Amsterdam under full sail with a booty of 40 tonnes of Caribbean rum, coffee and cocoa, the twin-masted Tres Hombres looks like somethi...
What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year b...
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