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Sunday, September 27, 2026
SeedDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)

Italy winemakers hail bumper harvest but cut output

Wine growers in Italy's Piedmont region are celebrating a bountiful harvest despite the extreme heat but warn they have to cut production because of trade headwinds and changing consumer habits.

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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 ...

SeedDaily 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 ...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Trump expects new Iran talks despite rejecting deal offer

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects talks with Iran to resume in the coming week, despite his rejection of a tru...

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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...

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)
Ivory Coast cracks down on illegal gold mining

Ivorian authorities on Thursday announced measures to eradicate illegal gold mining across the West African country within six months through tougher surveillance and penalities.

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
AI startup urges optimism from Europe despite safety fears

Europe needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism -- despite growing warnings about its dangers -- or risk falling further behind, the head of a leading European AI s...

RadarDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
French military support to Saudi Arabia 'defensive': FM

French military support being given to Saudi Arabia to help it confront attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis is "strictly defensive", French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot s...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury chief claims successes in isolating Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Saturday that he had sent envoys around the world to pressure countri...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
UK police call in bomb disposal team near air force base

British police Sunday declared a major incident and evacuated villagers living near a base used by the US air ...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran stands firm on Hormuz plan after US rejection

Iran stood firm Sunday on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi authorities shift schools in Riyadh to remote learning for week: emails to parents

Parents across Riyadh received emails from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote ...