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Anja Windl became known for her protests against climate change, including gluing herself on streets

German Climate Activist Faces Expulsion From Austria After Ban

Austria has banned a German climate activist for two years, she said on Monday, adding she would fight the decision, which could see her expelled from the Alpine EU member.

Belgian Prince Seeks Social Security On Top Of Allowance

Belgian Prince Laurent insists his work entitles him and his family to social security coverage

An unconventional Belgian prince will learn on Monday if he has the right to social security on top of his royal allowance after he sued for coverage -- the first time a royal has taken such action against the state in the country's nearly 200-year history.

Haiti Jazz Festival Is Rare Respite For Violence-racked Capital

Around 100 music fans attended the 18th edition of the PapJazz festival

Residents of Haiti's gang-plagued capital could enjoy a brief escape from daily lives scarred with violence this weekend as the PapJazz festival entertained around 100 music fans.

More than 20 villages make the ice stupas every winter, which provides 16,000 residents access to water without having to build reservoirs or tanks

Artificial Glaciers Boost Water Supply In Northern Pakistan

At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water have created their own ice towers.

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The secret to the mammoth's exceptional preservation lies in the permafrost

Yana, A 130,000-year-old Baby Mammoth, Goes Under The Scalpel

Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem.

Seeds must be checked at each collection site for signs of rot or insect infestation

'It's Gone': Conservation Science In Thailand's Burning Forest

Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smouldering protected forest in Thailand where she was collecting samples from local trees shrouded in wildfire smoke.

Central Asia has emerged as one of one of several hubs through which sanctioned Western goods are re-exported to Russia

EU Leaders Push For Influence At Central Asia Summit

Top EU leaders were in Uzbekistan on Friday for a major summit with the heads of five Central Asian states, seeking to press their influence and boost ties in the face of Russian and Chinese competition.

There is overwhelming scientific consensus linking fossil fuel combustion to rising global temperatures and increasingly severe weather disasters

Experts Warn 'AI-written' Paper Is Latest Spin On Climate Change Denial

Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical.

Taittinger ages its champagne in cellars that were first dug to mine chalk in the fourth century

'Everyone Worried' By Trump Tariffs In France's Champagne Region

With the United States the largest export market for champagne, producers of France's leading sparkling wine had little to celebrate on Thursday about facing an additional 20 percent tariff, although they held out hope for negotiations.

Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a period of drenching floods, tropical cyclones and mass coral bleaching

Australia Sweats Through Hottest 12 Months On Record: Official Data

Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a weather official said Thursday, a period of drenching floods, tropical cyclones and mass coral bleaching.

China's transition from coal will be key to meeting global climate goals

New Coal Capacity Hit 20-year Low In 2024: Report

The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India.

Israel's embattled security chief Ronen Bar has been in the government's sights since he blamed it for Hamas's October 2023 attack and oversaw an investigation into alleged covert payments from Qatar to an aide to the premier.

Israel PM Drops Security Chief Nominee Under Fire From Trump Ally

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint former navy commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator.

Homes inubdated by floodwaters in the town of Windorah in central-west Queensland, Australia

'Heartbreaking' Floods Swamp Australia's Cattle Country

Whole herds of cattle have drowned in vast inland floods seeping across the Australian outback, officials said Tuesday as the muddy tide drenched an area the size of France.

Infographic explainer showing how blue hydrogen and green hydrogen are produced.

Japan-Australia Flagship Hydrogen Project Stumbles

Japan wants to become a hydrogen fuel leader to meet its net-zero goals, but one blockbuster project is hanging in the balance over questions about its climate credentials.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has followed through on a vow to make the aging tech giant a 'cloud-first, mobile-first' company

Four Men Loom Large In Microsoft History

Microsoft was shaped by Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella over the course of the last half-century in the male-dominated tech world.

Another expert said "problematic design" might have been an issue in Bangkok, where an under-construction office tower collapsed after Friday's quake

Scientists Explain Why Myanmar Quake Was So Deadly

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.

The start-up is also helping to tackle the country's overreliance on imported petrol and gas

Tunisian Startup Turns Olive Waste Into Clean Energy

In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi's small workshop hums as a large machine turns olive waste into a valuable energy source in a country heavily reliant on imported fuel.

Some 28 people have died in the worst-ever wildfires to hit South Korea

Rain Gives Some Respite To South Korea Firefighters As Death Toll Rises

Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28.

Australian oppposition leader Peter Dutton talks to members after Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his fourth federal budget speech at Parliament House in Canberra on March 25

Australian PM Calls General Election For May 3

Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness in Kingston on March 26, 2025

Rubio Offers US Security For Oil-rich Guyana As Venezuela Looms

Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads Thursday to Guyana to offer to put the newly oil-rich nation under the US security umbrella as neighboring Venezuela asserts claims.

Korea Forest Service personnel observe a wildfire from the side of a road in Andong early on March 27

South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record': Disaster Chief

Wildfires in South Korea are now "the largest on record" having burned more forest than any previous blaze, the country's disaster chief said Thursday, as the death toll rose to 26.

Nuuk, the capital of Greenland -- which Donald Trump wants to be part of the United States

Trump Says 'We Have To Have' Greenland, Ahead Of Vance Trip

US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD Vance that the United States needed to take control of the Danish island for "international security."