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Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit IraqHilla, Iraq (AFP) July 25, 2025 Hundreds of Iraqis protested Friday against severe water shortages exacerbated by the summer's sweltering heat in the central province of Babylon, an AFP correspondent said. ... more  
French anger over bee-killing pesticide piles pressure on MacronParis (AFP) July 25, 2025 A student-initiated petition against a chemical deadly to bees has sparked a grass-roots movement in France that commentators say might be a sign of people's growing frustration with political elites. ... more  
US, Mexico agree to fund border river cleanup projectsMexico City (AFP) July 25, 2025 The United States and Mexico have agreed to fund projects to reduce wastewater pollution in the Tijuana River, seeking to end a longstanding transboundary sewage crisis. ... more 
New Zealand farmers battle pine forests to 'save our sheep'Wellington (AFP) July 27, 2025 New Zealand sheep farmers are fighting to stop the loss of pasture to fast-spreading pine plantations, which earn government subsidies to soak up carbon emissions. ... more |
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Cognac maker Remy Cointreau lifts guidance after China dealParis (AFP) July 25, 2025 French drinks group Remy Cointreau lifted Friday its outlook for the year after a deal between the EU and China on cognac imports, but now expects a stiffer impact from US levies and the strong euro. ... more 
'Garden of Eden': Albania eyes up growing exotic fruit for EuropeDivjake, Albania (AFP) July 23, 2025 Passion fruit, guava, dragon fruit or kiwano - climate change is sparking Albanian farmers to start growing exotic fruits to sell to Europe. ... more 
Greece mulls water-saving moves as heatwave intensifiesAthens (AFP) July 23, 2025 Greece on Wednesday announced plans to "urgently" overhaul its water management as temperatures continued to rise during a week-long heatwave. ... more  
What's in the EU's two-trillion-euro budget bazooka?Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 18, 2025 EU members got their first chance on Friday to debate the bloc's two-trillion-euro budget bazooka, laying bare divisions among the 27 capitals over the spending plans for 2028-2034. ... more |
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Iranians told to use less water as heatwave worsens shortagesTehran (AFP) July 20, 2025 Iranian authorities have urged residents to limit water consumption as the country grapples with severe shortages amid an ongoing heatwave, local media said Sunday. ... more |
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UK overhauls regulation of 'broken' water systemLondon (AFP) July 21, 2025 The UK government announced Monday it will overhaul the management and regulation of the water system, following a landmark report that slammed systematic failings in the heavily-criticised industry. ... more 
'No life without water': settler attacks threaten West Bank communitiesKafr Malik, Palestinian Territories (AFP) July 20, 2025 From his monitoring station on a remote hill in the occupied West Bank, water operator Subhil Olayan keeps watch over a lifeline for Palestinians, the Ein Samiyah spring. ... more
French petition against return of bee-killing pesticide passes 1mnParis (AFP) July 20, 2025 More than a million people Sunday had signed a petition urging the French government to ditch a law allowing the reintroduction of a banned pesticide experts say is deadly to bees. ... more  
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern IndiaPatna, India (AFP) July 18, 2025 Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said Friday. ... more |
Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakesGilgit, Pakistan (AFP) July 18, 2025 Pakistan will ban for five years the construction of new hotels around picturesque lakes in the north that attract tens of thousands of tourists each year, a government agency said. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Chinese farmer makes splash with homemade submarineBeijing (AFP) July 17, 2025 A 60-year-old farmer in China has built his own "Big Black Fish" - a homemade submarine that can accommodate two people, dive eight metres and stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time. ... more
Leaking pipes as climate warms: Bulgaria faces water crisisSvishtov, Bulgaria (AFP) July 17, 2025 Bulgarian villager Rumyana Tsoneva keeps opening the tap in her yard in Gorna Studena near the Danube - and keeps finding it dry. ... more 
Tajikistan's apricot farmers grapple with climate changeIsfara, Tajikistan (AFP) July 16, 2025 Tajik apricot farmer Uktam Kuziev is worried about the future now that climate change is threatening Central Asia's vital fruit harvest. ... more  
EU sets stage for big battle over long-term budgetBrussels, Belgium (AFP) July 16, 2025 The European Commission will kickstart two years of tense negotiations when it unveils its proposal Wednesday for the EU's long-term budget including funding reforms that risk renewed confrontation with farmers. ... more |
Drought-hit Serbian raspberry farmers fear 'catastrophic' futureArilje, Serbia (AFP) July 15, 2025 Facing drought and record heat, raspberry farmers in western Serbia are warning of the worst season in decades for one of the world's largest exporters of the fruit. ... more 
Ivory Coast farmers hope tech tempts jaded youth back to fieldsAbidjan (AFP) July 15, 2025 Stopwatch in hand, dozens of Ivory Coast students raced against the clock to design robots for the farms of the future in the world's top cocoa-producing nation. ... more
W. Virginia villagers take on AI-driven power plant boomDavis, United States (AFP) July 15, 2025 Al Tomson, mayor of a tiny town tucked away in an idyllic corner of the eastern United States, points to a spot on a map of his region. ... more 
Rivers choose their path based on erosion - a discovery that could transform flood planning and restorationSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from the mountains to the sea. Some rivers carve out a single pathway, while o ... more |
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China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisationYantai, China (AFP) July 9, 2025 Gao Chaorong knows what it takes to turn out good crops of sweet potatoes, peanuts and wheat, but tasty produce is no longer enough to draw China's app savvy crowd. ... more
Nanosheet breakthrough enables low temperature heat storage through water trappingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 A research collaboration between Tohoku University and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has developed a nanosheet-based heat storage material capable of capturing excess thermal energy below 100C, a c ... more 
Defence, joint debt and farmers: EU draws budget battle linesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) July 11, 2025 When the European Union unveils its long-term spending proposals next week, it will kick off the bloc's biggest budget battle in recent history. ... more
Man arrested in Italy for syphoning water from royal palaceRome (AFP) July 10, 2025 Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested a man accused of syphoning off water from an aqueduct feeding the fountains and basins of a palace dubbed the "Italian Versailles" near Naples. ... more |
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Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmlandBeijing (AFP) July 9, 2025 Beijing condemned on Wednesday new restrictions by Washington on Chinese purchases of US farmland as "discriminatory" and violating international trade rules. ... more |
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Rotten insects, viral videos and climate change: S.Korea battles 'lovebug' invasion Incheon, South Korea (AFP) July 9, 2025 K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change. ... more 
The long slow death of Norway's wild salmonHegra, Norway (AFP) July 9, 2025 Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water, and caught ... nothing. Norway's iconic wild salmon is in dramatic decline, a victim of fish farming and climate change. ... more 
Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by droughtParis (AFP) July 8, 2025 Europe and the Mediterranean basin has been hit by a long-lasting drought covering over 45 percent of the region since mid-March, according to AFP analysis of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data made available on Tuesday. ... more 
AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm handsLos Banos, United States (AFP) July 6, 2025 Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused with artificial intelligence carefully combs a cotton field in California, plucking out weeds. ... more |
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