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Three killed by storm in southern India

Ferocious winds and torrential rain lashed India's southeastern coast after a cyclone made landfall on Wednesday, killing at least three people before the storm weakened, officials said.

Sri Lanka's Tamil farmers fight to reclaim land after civil war

Tired but resolute, dozens of Tamil cattle farmers have held a round-the-clock vigil for almost three years in eastern Sri Lanka, protesting what they call land "theft".

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'Vanity project': a climate summit in oil-rich Azerbaijan

The decision to hold a climate summit in oil-and-gas-producer Azerbaijan, which will be hosting the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference this year, has puzzled many environmental groups.

Wildfires scorch central Chile, death toll tops 110

The death toll from central Chile's blazing wildfires climbed to at least 112 people on Sunday, after President Gabriel Boric warned the number would rise "significantly" as teams search gutted neighborhoods.

Chile wildfire survivors return to horrifying aftermath

Within minutes his world erupted in a hellish fire: Abraham Mardones, with just the clothes on his back, miraculously managed to escape the epicenter of the deadliest wildfires in Chile's recent history.

Heatwave risk hovers over Paris Olympics

Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six months' time when the world's athletes arrive for the Olympics, another pounding heatwave would spell trouble for organisers.

Parisians vote in anti-SUV parking price referendum

Parisians voted on Sunday in a referendum on tripling parking costs for hefty SUV-style cars, a campaign that has drivers' groups up in arms against city hall.

Extreme heat drives Chile wildfires leaving at least 64 dead

Wildfires blazing in central Chile have now killed at least 64 people and the toll will keep rising, President Gabriel Boric said Sunday as the disaster left bodies in the streets and homes gutted.

'It was hell': Survivor recounts rush of flames in Chile wildfire

Rodrigo Pulgar was at home listening to news of the wildfires devastating parts of Chile when flames suddenly began rushing over his community.

'Catastrophic' Chile wildfires leave at least 19 dead

Wildfires blazing across central and southern Chile have left at least 19 people dead, officials said Saturday, warning the toll was likely to climb as responders comb through burnt-out homes and the flames continue to spread.

10 feared dead in Chile forest fires

Chilean firefighters were battling rapidly expanding wildfires Saturday that officials fear have claimed around 10 lives and are threatening hundreds of homes, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency.

Hit them in the pocket: how cities are going after SUVs

Two decades after London began moves to clamp down on sports utility vehicles, Parisians on Sunday will vote on whether to squeeze the gas-guzzlers out of town by tripling their parking fees.

Biden taps insider Podesta as US climate envoy

President Joe Biden on Wednesday named John Podesta as US climate envoy, picking another veteran Washington insider to succeed John Kerry on a key issue for the administration.

India's elusive snow leopards snapped in key survey

Snow leopards have been dubbed the "ghosts of the mountains" for their elusive behaviour, but Indian researchers have successfully photographed more than 200 in a landmark study estimating at least 718 across the country.

Australia scientists pluck rare handfish from ocean due to climate risk

Scientists have collected 25 extremely rare red handfish from the ocean off Australia, hoping to protect the struggling species from warming seas, human-caused habitat changes and ravenous urchins.

New mayor hopes trees will cool Athens down

Athens' new mayor will plant 25,000 trees over the next five years to try to cool the sprawling Greek capital, he told AFP.

'The sun didn't sting so much before': fires stun Colombia's Andes

The once bright green Andean forest where Maria Yadira Jimenez worked as a tour guide has been reduced to ashes.

Giant waves flood key US military base on Marshall Islands

A clean-up operation was underway Thursday after giant waves flooded a key US military base on the Marshall Islands in the heart of the South Pacific.

Warming world dampening winter sports in Canada

Christmas was without snow, then temperatures seesawed throughout January in much of Canada, as the increasing effects of climate change drastically dampen the country's winter sports season.

King coal set to lose crown for electricity production: IEA

Renewables are set to displace coal as the top source of energy for electricity production globally in 2025, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.

Fierce winter weather slams US, dozens dead

Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.

Tens of thousands sign up for French electric car leasing scheme

The French government has been flooded with applications from low-income households to lease a subsidised electric car from 100 euros ($109) a month, Environment Minister Christophe Bechu said on Friday.

Tata Steel to cut 3,000 jobs in Wales: source

Indian-owned Tata Steel is to cut about 3,000 jobs at a plant in Wales, a source said Thursday, as the industry struggles to finance greener production of the metal.

Heavy snow, freezing rain hobble European travel

Severe winter weather in northern Europe prompted the cancellation of hundreds of flights Wednesday at Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, while heavy snow in Scandinavia shut down air travel in Oslo for several hours.

New York finally ends record 700 plus days without snow

New York on Tuesday finally ended a record streak of more than 700 days without measurable snowfall, with a thin layer of white powder covering Central Park and other parts of America's most populous city.

Trump steamrolls on to New Hampshire after Iowa landslide

Donald Trump stormed towards New Hampshire on Tuesday, knowing that a repeat of his runaway win in Iowa would all but seal the Republican nomination to set up his rematch with President Joe Biden in November.

Lack of snow sparks worry for drought-hit Afghanistan

Afghanistan saw almost no snow as of mid-January, a new sign of the heavy toll of global warming on the Central Asian country which is usually accustomed to harsh winters, experts say.

Trump passes major US election test with win in Iowa

Donald Trump swept to victory Monday in Iowa's caucuses -- the first vote in the US presidential race -- cementing his status as the presumptive Republican standard-bearer to challenge President Joe Biden in November's election.

Trump faces major test as frigid Iowa kick-starts US election

Iowa Republicans kicked off the nominating contests for November's US presidential election in an Arctic blast Monday as Donald Trump's rivals bid to confound polling by giving the runaway favorite a competitive race.

Republican election race kicks off in frigid Iowa, testing Trump

Voters in a brutally cold Iowa kick of the US Republican presidential nomination race Monday -- the first major test of whether Donald Trump's runaway poll lead will deliver an early knockout victory.

Republican US presidential contest kicks off in frigid Iowa, testing Trump

Voters kick off the US Republican presidential nomination race Monday with caucuses in freezing Iowa, the first major test of whether Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis have any hope against scandal-plagued front-runner Donald Trump -- or will have to accept cold political reality.

Syrian farmers abandon the land for steadier jobs

After years of war, drought and economic crisis, Omar Abdel-Fattah was forced to rent out his farmland in northeast Syria, preferring a more stable job to provide for his family.

'Intense' US blizzard blows Iowa caucus campaigning off course

Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow derailed the final stretch of caucus campaigning in the US state of Iowa Friday as Republican presidential hopefuls delivered their last pitches to voters.

Green tech pumps water from air at CES

Tech aimed at battling climate change and even pumping fresh water out of thin air attracted crowds as the annual CES gadget extravaganza showed its green side.

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