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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
SeedDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)

New Delhi to ban construction for six weeks to tackle air pollution

New Delhi will ban construction for six weeks in the country's capital, as part of a slew of measures announced on Monday to tackle the city's air pollution.

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SeedDaily Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan confirms Afghan strikes after resident says Kandahar hit

An overnight airstrike hit the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, home to the Taliban government's supreme leader, a resident told ...

SeedDaily Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
Moldova declares energy, water emergency

Moldova's parliament on Tuesday voted to introduce a 60-day state of emergency in the energy and water sectors as the country face...

SeedDaily Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
UN warns super El Nino a 'significant' threat to world health

El Nino represents a "significant" threat to global health, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, as the world braces for a cycle ...

PolicyDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Hegseth to slash ranks of Pentagon leadership: US media

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to announce he will slash the number of top military leadership positions by as much as...

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SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 20, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka flies monks over drought-hit areas to seek divine help

Sri Lanka's Air Force said on Sunday it had flown Buddhist monks who prayed and sprinkled holy water over drought-hit areas in an attempt to encourage rain.

SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
French presidential hopeful Philippe pledges climate readiness

French presidential candidate Edouard Philippe on Thursday said he would help France better adapt to face climate change if he won, after the country's hottest summer since 1900.

SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Guatemala to provide food aid as El Nino causes severe drought

Guatemala will provide food assistance to more than one million families living through drought due to the powerful El Nino weather pattern, the government announced Wednesday.

SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Nine European countries beat August drought record: AFP analysis

Nine European countries experienced their driest August on record as a sweltering summer supercharged by climate change scorched the continent, according to an AFP analysis of figu...

AfricaDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Africa will be mostly self-sufficient in fuel by 2030: Dangote to AFP

Nigerian oil tycoon Aliko Dangote told AFP on Tuesday that Africa would largely supply its own refined fuel needs by 2030 as he prepared to launch a $16 billion refinery on the Ken...

WindDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
World's tallest wind turbine in Germany reaches full height

A wind turbine being built in eastern Germany reached its full height of 365 metres (1,197 feet) Tuesday, making it the world's tallest, according to the company that built it.

DarwinDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
EU proposes climate rules delay, warning of 'challenging' winter ahead

The EU proposed to delay new rules to cut planet-warming emissions from methane Tuesday, warning of a tough wi...

DarwinDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Tom Cruise trades stunts for satire as toxic tycoon 'Digger'

Tom Cruise has taken on one of his riskiest roles in decades, tackling the politics of climate change and corp...

DarwinDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
'We just need rain': Germany's Rhine river hits new low

Parts of Germany's Rhine are now unnavigable for most shipping, an industry group warned Tuesday, after the ri...

PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Mystery over UK airbase scare as police find petrol not explosives

A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion Tuesday, ...