ENVIRONMENT

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France environment minister quits, then stays to act on climate
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
France's environment minister will remain in her post, given the "urgency" to act on climate change, after submitting her resignation to President Emmanuel Macr...
Extreme heatwave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
In Tunisia long power outages across the country have added to the strain of an intense heatwave, with temperatures as high as 49C, leaving many fearing for the...
Rome cinema, libraries to offer climate shelter
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Air-conditioned cinemas in Rome will offer free entry to help residents of the Italian capital struggling with intense summer heatwave, city officials said on W...
France environment minister quits, then stays to act on climate
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
France's environment minister said Wednesday she would remain in her post as long as she was able to act on key issues like climate change, hours after resignin...
Wildfires ravage parts of southern France, Italy and Spain
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter...
June heatwave cost UK economy more than £1bn: study
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Britain's record-breaking June heatwave resulted in some 24 million lost hours of work, costing the economy £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion), according to an estim...
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...
France records over 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave: authorities
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...
Six killed in Algeria forest fires: interior ministry
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires in Algeria have killed six people, the interior ministry announced, with several fires still raging across the North African country gripped by a heat...
Japan suffers heat 'disaster as cities hit by 'cruelly hot' days
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days", a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, with emergency offici...
EU watchdog reduces safe level of exposure to 'forever chemical' TFA
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
The EU's food safety agency said Wednesday it has dramatically reduced the acceptable daily intake level of the so-called forever chemical TFA, following new ev...
Greece broils on year's warmest day as three-day heatwave peaks
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Greece is expected to experience its hottest day of the year on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching up to 43C according to meteorologists, and several regions...
France's environment minister announces resignation over pesticide bill
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
France's environment minister said on Wednesday she would "submit her resignation to the president today," after lawmakers approved a bill allowing bee-harming ...
New Zealand may miss climate targets due to government policies: report
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Recent government climate change policy decisions will see New Zealand miss its own emissions reduction targets, an independent report has warned.
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...
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...
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.
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