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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 ...

RoboDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
US regulator probes Anthropic and OpenAI over AI safety: report

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a broad investigation into artificial intelligence safety practices at Anthropic and Ope...

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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)
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.

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...

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
UK's MI5 warns academics to cut ties with Chinese institution

The UK's domestic intelligence service MI5 on Wednesday issued a rare alert warning academics against collaborating with a Chinese technology institute, saying it funds research to...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq

A US-led coalition deployed in Iraq more than a decade ago to fight jihadists concluded its mission Wednesday, a move celebrated by the country's leaders and President Donald Trump...

SinoDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
China's Xi calls for progress towards unification with Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for advancing efforts towards "reunification" with Taiwan, the self-ruled ...

PolicyDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Three tankers hit Tuesday in Hormuz: maritime agency

A British maritime agency said on Wednesday that unknown projectiles struck three ships in the Strait of Hormu...

SinoDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
China opens joint military facility in Laos

China and Laos have inaugurated a joint military facility at an airport north of the Laotian capital, both gov...

PolicyDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Gaza health officials say Israeli strike kills 5 in Gaza City

Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital said an Israeli airstrike targeting a minibus killed five people on...