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🇦🇶In Antarctica, Scientists say the largest iceberg in 50 years has broken away from Amery Ice Shelf and more
Tue, 01 Oct 2019

Climate Brief: In Taiwan, Typhoon Mitag leaves 4 injured, over 7,000 homes without power and more...

🇸🇴In Somalia, an Al-Shabab suicide bomber and gunmen attack a US drone base at the same time as Italian peacekeepers are ambushed in Mogadishu and more
Tue, 01 Oct 2019

War Brief: In Indonesia: 31 are dead over rioting in Wamena and more...

🇵🇹 In Portugal, the Azores Islands brace for impact of category 4 hurricane Lorenzo and more
Mon, 30 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In Turkey, 314 secondary earthquakes were recorded in Istanbul over the past 3 days and more...

🇾🇪 In Yemen, Houthi rebels say 2,000 pro-govt forces were taken prisoner and 500 have been killed or wounded and more
Mon, 30 Sep 2019

War Brief: El Chapo’s Cartel Claims Responsibility for Killing a Colombian Politician and more...

🇮🇹Italy is evacuating people living near the Mont Blanc Glacier, amid fast melting and more
Sun, 29 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In India, Flooding in the state of Uttar Pradesh kills at least 44 and displaces thousands and more...

🇸🇦 'Thousands of Saudi troops' were captured in a Houthi border attack and more
Sun, 29 Sep 2019

War Brief: In Afghanistan, at Least 32 Killed in 113 Attacks across the country on Election Day and more...

🇨🇦 In Canada: Winter storm, and snowfall warnings are issued for parts of southwestern Alberta and more
Sat, 28 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In Italy, Storms, Droughts, and Disease Alarm Olive Farmers and more...

🇪🇬 In Egypt, 118 terrorists were killed, and 273 explosives defused in army operations over central and North Sinai and more
Sat, 28 Sep 2019

War Brief: India issues all-out alert along western border after Pakistan violates it's airspace and more...

🇹🇿In Tanzania, Human and wildlife conflicts are on the rise, as animal numbers swell and more
Fri, 27 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In Indonesia, a 6.5-mag earthquake at Maluku Islands, kills 20 people and injures 100+ and more...

🇾🇪In Yemen, a missile attack hit a gathering of Saudi-led mercenaries in Hajjah and more
Fri, 27 Sep 2019

War Brief: In Spain, 2 Catalan separatists confess to making and testing explosives and more...

🇮🇹Italy Declares Emergency as Mont Blanc Glacier About to Collapse and more
Thu, 26 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: Vietnamese farmers forced to sacrifice more than 5 million pigs over ASF and more...

🇳🇬 Nigeria: Islamic State-allied jihadis execute 1 of 6 abducted aid workers and more
Thu, 26 Sep 2019

War Brief: US airstrike kills 11 IS militants in southern Libya and more...

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe: No Water for Entire Harare Metropolitan Area Due to Water Treatment Plant Closure
Wed, 25 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In indonesia, the UN says 10 million children at risk from air pollution due to forest fires and more...

🇬🇭In Ghana, Security Forces Foiled a Plot Targeting the Presidency
Wed, 25 Sep 2019

War Brief: Violent protests in Papua, Indonesia, kill at least 30 people and more...

🇴🇲 In Oman, Cyclonic storm Hikaa is expected to reach coast by September 25 and more
Tue, 24 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In Indonesia: Around 57,000 people became homeless a year after Sulawesi earthquakes and more...

🇮🇩In Indonesia, 20 were killed as students clash in Papua and more
Tue, 24 Sep 2019

War Brief: In Haiti, shots were fired at the Senate, at least 2 wounded and more...

🇦🇱5.6 earthquake rocked Albania, damaging over 500 homes and injuring 105 people and more
Mon, 23 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: High wave, landslide warnings issued for western Japan as powerful Typhoon Tapah heads toward Sea of Japan and more...

🇸🇴Somalia’s al Shabaab raid military base near Mogadishu, loot weapons and more
Mon, 23 Sep 2019

War Brief: 14 PKK fighters 'neutralized' in Turkey-Kurdistan Region border areas and more...

🇧🇪Belgium: Thousands of volunteers clear litter for World Cleanup Day and more
Sun, 22 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In Australia, up to 80 per cent of pandanus trees along Queensland’s coast has been killed by leafhopper pests and drought and more...

🇷🇺Two Russian contract soldiers wounded in Tajikistan and more
Sun, 22 Sep 2019

War Brief: In the Philippines, an Abu Sayyaf leader, 2 others surrender in Basilan and more...

🇩🇪 Germany plans €54bn climate deal amid 500 protests and more
Sat, 21 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: Severe saline intrusion has caused serious shortage of fresh water in Trà Vinh, Vietnam since Mid-February and more...

🇮🇶Bodies of Dead Iraqi Kids Test Positive For Radioactive Remnants From US Depleted Uranium Rounds and more
Sat, 21 Sep 2019

War Brief: Saudi-led coalition launches operation near the port city of Hodeida and more...

🇷🇺 Russia: Flood water subsides in nine communities of Jewish Autonomous Region and more
Fri, 20 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In the US and Canada, a new study from Cornell University says that there has been a decline in 3 billion birds since 1970 and more...

Greece: Thousands of fish dead in Koroneia lake as water levels dropped to 60cm
Thu, 19 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: Tropical Storm Lorena threatens to dump rain on Mexico's Los Cabos and more...

Somalia: At least 4 dead, 7 injured in car bomb attack in Mogadishu
Thu, 19 Sep 2019

War Brief: Afghanistan: Air Force foils Taliban bid to detonate Tanker truck and car packed with explosives...

Norway: Winter came early over the weekend, with stormy weather dumping up to 20 centimeters of snow in Vestlandet and more
Wed, 18 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In the US, Houston area preparing for heavy rain, flooding from Imelda and more...

Afghan President Ghani survives assassination attempt at election rally, but a suicide bomber kills at least 26 near election rally and more
Wed, 18 Sep 2019

War Brief: United Nations Sees Increase in Child Soldiers Recruited in S. Sudan and more...

Malaysia: 145 Selangor schools to close tomorrow as haze situation worsens
Tue, 17 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In the United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the Northern Hemisphere Experienced Hottest Summer on Record and more...

South Africa: President Ramaphosa Extends Army Deployment in Western Cape and more
Tue, 17 Sep 2019

War Brief: Donbas terrorist placed by Ukraine court under house arrest shot dead in Mariupol and more...

Ho Chi Minh City advises citizens to shun dog meat in Vietnam and more
Mon, 16 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: EU considers energy taxes to fight climate change and more...

In Sweden, a woman was injured in a blast at the centre of Lund city and more
Mon, 16 Sep 2019

War Brief: Militants cut electricity supply to Kabul, several other provinces by destroying power pylons and more...

Thailand: Floods in Ubon Ratchathani province, which borders Laos has killed nearly 40, submerged homes 23,000 people are in evacuation shelters and more
Sun, 15 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: Around 170,000 people exposed to 'contaminated' drinking water in Switzerland with fungicide Chlorothaloni due to farm run off and more...

10 Yemeni Houthi drones spark fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities subsequent output drops by 50 pct. and more
Sun, 15 Sep 2019

War Brief: 4 Pakistani soldiers killed near Durand Line border with Afghanistan in North Waziristan and more...

Genetically modified mosquitoes to contain yellow fever breed in Brazil and more
Sat, 14 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: Floods Kill At Least 14 in 6 Southern Laos provinces, Hundreds of Thousands Displaced and more...

In Turkey, 7 Civilians are killed and 9 injured in a PKK roadside attack in Diyarbakir and more
Sat, 14 Sep 2019

War Brief: Somalia army kills 10 Al-Shabab militants in a Lower Shabelle province operation and more ...

29 schools in Selangor, Malaysia will close temporarily due to haze and more
Fri, 13 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: Australian's Queensland bushfire danger and risk of returning are very high and more...

In Yemen, the assassin of the Houthi leader’s brother was killed in Ma’rib city and more
Fri, 13 Sep 2019

War Brief: In Yemen, the assassin of the Houthi leader’s brother was killed in Ma’rib city and more...

In Japan, 2 days after Typhoon Faxai hit, 430,000 homes in Chiba Prefecture is still without power and more
Thu, 12 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In Vietnam, up to 27 KG of mercury is estimated to have vaporized into the air over Hanoi from a recent light bulb factory fire and more...

President Maduro deployed 150,000 troops to Venezuela's border with Colombia as tensions continue to rise and more
Thu, 12 Sep 2019

War Brief: In the Philippines, Ex-Pangasinan governor Espino hurt in ambush; 5 dead in San Carlos and more...

An attack against the US Embassy in Kabul marks early hours of 9/11 anniversary and more
Wed, 11 Sep 2019

War Brief: US warplanes carpet-bomb an island with suspected ISIS militants in the north with 40 tons of laser-guided explosives and more...

Over 100,000 Canadians still experience power outages in the Maritimes over Hurricane Dorian and more
Wed, 11 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In Japan, the Tokyo electric power company says that, by 2022, it will run out of storage for radioactive water from Fukushima and may consider dumping into the pacific ocean and more...

A major agricultural company in the L'viv Region of Western Ukraine, Halychyna-Zahid, kills 72,600 pigs over African Swine Flu and more
Tue, 10 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In the U.S. according to a new government accountability report the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management hasn't fully followed followed the best practices in treating, and disposing 950,000 gallons of nuclear waste and more...

In Myanmar, Northern Alliance of Ethnic Armies Declares One-Month Cease-fire With Government Forces and more
Tue, 10 Sep 2019

War Brief: In Yemen, Al-Qaeda seizes control of southern Abyan district, and retaliatory rockets fired from Syria 'fail to reach Israel' and more...

Tokyo cancels flights, shuts down trains ahead of Typhoon Faxai and more
Mon, 09 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: In Canada, utilities, and troops begin massive post-Dorian cleanup in the Maritimes as 400,000 still without power and more...

In Colombia, a 2nd mayoral candidate was assassinated and more
Mon, 09 Sep 2019

War Brief: In Northern Ireland, a Man was arrested after a bomb was found in Strabane and more...

100,000's of Canadians are without power as Hurricane Dorian closes in on Maritime provinces and more
Sun, 08 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: Vietnamese farmers culls 4.7 million pigs as African swine fever spreads and in Australia, New South Wales and Queensland are on high alert as the bushfire emergency continues and more...

Bangladesh imposes a mobile phone blackout on Rohingya refugee camps and more
Sun, 08 Sep 2019

War Brief: Saudi Arabia blocks a fuel shipment to Yemen's Hudaydah and Turkish military enters Syria to begin a joint U.S. "safe zone" patrol and more...

Papua New Guinea is to protect the world's biggest butterfly, the Queen Alexandra Birdwing and rain caused by tropical depression submerges over 15,000 houses in Vietnam and more
Sat, 07 Sep 2019

Climate Brief: Australia's east coast battles more than 100 bushfires, 21 homes destroyed and in Sudan, the death toll from heavy rains, and floods rises to 78 and more...

Venezuela deploys 3,000 troops to Colombian border and in Ethiopia, aid groups suspend work After 2 are killed and more
Sat, 07 Sep 2019

War Brief: Ukrainian captives appear to reach the Moscow airport for a potential prisoner swap and a blast wounds 7 people at public market in the southern Philippines and more...

Pakistan to Buy 36 Mirage V Fighter Jets from Egypt Amid Build-Up of Diplomatic Tensions With India and more
Fri, 06 Sep 2019

Diplomatic Brief: Jakarta restores internet access in Papua, but with a warning and EU talking to Riyadh about Saudi-sponsored terrorism and more...

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