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Rome cinemas offer climate shelter as Italy battles wildfires

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Air-conditioned cinemas in Rome will offer free places to help residents of the Italian capital struggling with an intense summer heatwave, city officials said ...

France records over 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities said on Wednesday, describing the excess mortality...

Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe with extreme heat, rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team...

Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

More than 100 people were hospitalised after wildfires reached nearly 150 homes in a small town in north-eastern Algeria, the country's interior minister said o...

Ex-UK water boss charged in plot to 'manipulate' test results

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

The former boss of a British water company has been charged with conspiring to "manipulate" water quality tests and risks up to 10 years in prison, the governme...

Balkan storms leave two dead, dozens injured

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Storms that swept the Balkans killed at least two people in Albania, injured dozens in North Macedonia and caused major damage to crops in Bosnia, authorities s...

France reintroduces 'bee-harming pesticides', environment minister to quit

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

France on Tuesday backed a controversial bill reintroducing two pesticides critics say harm bees, as the environment minister said she would resign.

Chile declares state of emergency over deadly rainfall

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Heavy rainfall in Chile has killed at least 10 people and destroyed or severely damaged over 1,000 homes, officials said Monday, as the government declared a st...

Fires in Brazil's Amazon dropped to historic low in 2025

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a report published Tuesday.

Deep-sea mining firm wins contract extension from global body

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

The international regulatory body overseeing controversial ocean floor mining granted an extension on Monday of the deep-sea exploration contract of Canadian fi...

Great Barrier Reef at risk of 'collapse', scientists warn

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is at a very high risk of extreme and widespread bleaching and "ecosystem collapse" linked to this year's El Nino weather phenome...

Huge bacteria count linked to N.Macedonia water poisoning

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

A mass poisoning in North Macedonia that affected hundreds of people amid high summer temperatures has been linked to high levels of bacteria in drinking water,...

Huge bacteria count linked to N.Macedonia water poisoning

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

A mass poisoning in North Macedonia that affected hundreds of people amid high summer temperatures has been linked to high levels of bacteria in drinking water,...

Uproar in France over reintroduction of bee-harming pesticides

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

France's parliament on Tuesday backed a controversial bill authorising farmers to use two bee-harming pesticides despite an outcry from environmentalists and le...

Uproar in France over reintroduction of bee-harming pesticides

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Environmentalists in France were outraged Tuesday as parliament looked set to authorise some farmers to use two bee-harming pesticides banned in France but allo...

Afghans search for dozens missing after devastating flood

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Rescuers were struggling to reach residents trapped under mud and boulders in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, after a major flood smashed through one province k...

Large wildfire erupts in southern Iran: state media

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

A large wildfire erupted on Tuesday near the city of Shiraz in southern Iran, state media reported, without specifying the cause.

Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens, threatening Gulf coast of US

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Tropical Storm Bertha -- the second named storm of the Atlantic season -- strengthened Tuesday, threatening states from Florida to Louisiana, the National Hurri...

France sees record area burned by wildfires by mid-July: monitor

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires burned more than 42,000 hectares (103,000 acres) of land in France by mid-July this year, surpassing the previous record set in 2022, according to the...

Heavy rain dampens search for dozens missing in Afghanistan flood

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Heavy rain and warnings of further flooding dampened the search Tuesday for dozens of residents missing in eastern Afghanistan, after a major deluge smashed thr...