Vietnam’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises to 24, govt says
The typhoon was Asia’s most powerful storm this year and made landfall on the country’s northeastern coast on Saturday. Reuters HANOI – Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it…
The typhoon was Asia’s most powerful storm this year and made landfall on the country’s northeastern coast on Saturday. Reuters HANOI – Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it…
Reuters SEOUL – More than 30,000 protesters gathered in South Korea’s capital in broiling heat on Saturday, demanding more aggressive action by the government to combat global warming.With temperatures exceeding…
The southern African country plans to distribute the meat of hundreds of animals, including hippos and antelopes, to support relief efforts. Washington Post Namibia plans to cull more than 700…
Heavy rain brought by Shanshan has been lashing large parts of Japan since Tuesday. AFP Typhoon Shanshan slammed into Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu early Thursday, with authorities advising…
Flash floods wrecked havoc in Bangladesh on Friday as the country recovers from weeks of political upheaval, with the death toll rising to 13 and millions more caught in the…
Reuters PREVALLE, Kosovo – As firefighters in southern Kosovo prayed for rain in their battle against wildfires in the Sharr Mountains National Park, a young man on a motor-bike approached…
Sports halls including the Athens Olympic Stadium were set aside to shelter the homeless AFP ATHENS – Greek emergency services fought back Tuesday against a massive wildfire that scorched the…
No disruptions to infrastructure, including electricity, water and telecommunications, were reported AFP A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan on Thursday but no major damage was…
AFP PARIS – French police on July 27 blocked climate activists from holding a demonstration in central Paris on the first official day of the Olympic Games. Protesters from Extinction…
AFP HINTON, Canada – Rain and cooler temperatures were helping firefighters battling a huge forest fire that has devastated part of the popular tourist town of Jasper in western Canada,…