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Bird flu detected in dead dolphin in South Australia
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
H5N1 bird flu has been detected in a dead dolphin in South Australia, officials in the state said Friday, the first case of its kind in the country.
Climate change hits trout and salmon in UK's prized chalk streams
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
A fly fisherman cast his line into the crystal-clear waters of the Itchen, a chalk stream in Hampshire in southern England, home to salmon and trout hit by clim...
Cancer fears stalk Kosovo's coal heartland
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
In the small town of Obilic, overshadowed by the smokestacks of Kosovo's largest coal-fired power plants, locals say it is hard to find a family untouched by ca...
Germany could miss climate goal in 2026 for first time: think tank
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Germany risks missing an annual climate target in 2026 for the first time unless cuts to greenhouse gas emissions sharply accelerate, a think tank warned Friday...
Tanker pays record $5.3 mn to transit Panama Canal: administrator
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
A tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas has paid $5.3 million for priority passage through the Panama Canal ahead of El Nino-related restrictions, the waterwa...
Indonesia escalates battle against fires, putrid haze
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesia has intensified efforts to fight wildfires with cloud seeding and water bombing as thousands of people countrywide battle to breathe in the smoke and ...
Trump govt. mulls deal to give away part of Yosemite park
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration is considering giving away a section of the renowned Yosemite National Park to a private developer.
'Game-changer': solar ambulance completes test run in Kenya
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Dutch students on Friday celebrated a successful trial in Kenya of what they say is the world's first solar-powered ambulance, hoping to bring vital medical car...
Once a legend, humpback whales make comeback in Brazil
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Female humpback whales off the coast of Brazil now have their pick of mates, who slap the water with their tails and jostle for attention -- a scene that would ...
CORRECTED: Tigers, hyenas, camel found in raid on Mexican fuel smugglers
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Mexican authorities said Thursday that they had rescued Bengal tigers, mandrills, hyenas and even a camel during raids on a fuel smuggling ring in the northeast...
Germany reports record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Germany registered a record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggled through a series of punishing heatwaves, the national public health insti...
World's soils deteriorating while solutions go unused: UN
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
More than half of the world's soils are in poor condition, threatening global food supplies and biodiversity, while proven measures to improve soil health are n...
Climate change leaves its mark on America's largest reservoir
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
From high in the hills around Las Vegas, tourist Choune Osterero gazes down at the line of chalky mineral deposits left on the rocks around Lake Mead as the lev...
Germany reports record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Germany has registered a record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggles through a series of punishing heatwaves, the national public health i...
Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene, welfare concerns
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Japan plans to probe popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras, following concerns about hygiene and the creatures'...
Tunisia's Saied blames 'premeditated acts' for water, power cuts
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Tunisian President Kais Saied, who has ruled with near-total power since 2021, said on Thursday that premeditated acts were behind prolonged water and electrici...
Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene, welfare concerns
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Japan plans to probe popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras, following concerns about hygiene and the creatures'...
Algeria declares national mourning over wildfire deaths
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday declared a three-day national mourning after wildfires in the northeast killed at least 12 people and injure...
Finland defends shores against oil spill risk
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
On a lush island in the Gulf of Finland, workers are toiling to protect the coastline from oil-spills -- a risk heightened by Russian shadow fleet shipments and...
Corals show El Nino intensifying as planet warms: study
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Coral skeleton records stretching back 1,000 years show El Nino episodes are intensifying as the planet warms, carrying major implications for a future under cl...
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