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Sinner crushes Zverev to reach Paris Masters final, brink of No.1
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Pollock shines as England eventually overpower Australia
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Villarreal crush Rayo to move second, Atletico beat Sevilla
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Sinner crushes Zverev to reach Paris Masters final, brink of No. 1
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Pollock shines as England beat Australia in Autumn opener
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Ukraine sends special forces to embattled eastern city
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Arsenal cruise against Burnley as Man Utd held
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Pollock shines as England beat Australia 25-7 in Autumn Nations Series
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Gyokeres on target as leaders Arsenal beat Burnley
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Woman charged over Louvre heist tears up in court
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Diomande dazzles as Leipzig go two points behind Bayern
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Auger-Aliassime downs Bublik to reach Paris Masters final
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Villarreal crush Rayo to move second in La Liga
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Female suspect, 38, charged in Louvre heist: AFP
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US not sending any high-level officials to COP30
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India captain Kaur sees World Cup final as possible turning point
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'Not out of the woods': What now for Britain's ex-prince Andrew?
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Tens of thousands of Serbians mark first anniversary of deadly train station collapse
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Tanzania president wins 98% in election as opposition says hundreds killed
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Vieira 'no longer' manager of troubled Genoa: club
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Tanzania president wins 98% of votes after violence-marred polls
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South Korea hosts Xi as Chinese leader rekindles fraught ties
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England's batting exposed as New Zealand seal ODI series sweep
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Funk legend turned painter George Clinton opens show in Paris
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Traditional mass wedding held in Nigeria to ensure prosperity
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Canada PM says Xi talks 'turning point', apologises to Trump
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Iranian tech prodigies battle it out with robots
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Maldives begins 'generational ban' on smoking
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Explorers seek ancient Antarctica ice in climate change study
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India's Iyer discharged from hospital after lacerated spleen
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Serbia marks first anniversary of deadly train station collapse
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Latin America weathered Trump tariffs better than feared: regional bank chief
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Bangladesh dockers strike over foreign takeover of key port
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Tanzania president wins election landslide after deadly protests
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Sixers suffer first loss, Bulls stay perfect as NBA Cup opens
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Dodgers, Blue Jays gear up for winner-take-all World Series game seven
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Taiwan's new opposition leader against defence spending hike
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China to exempt some Nexperia chips from export ban
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Dodgers hold off Blue Jays 3-1 to force World Series game seven
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Crowns, beauty, fried chicken: Korean culture meets diplomacy at APEC
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Panama wins canal expansion arbitration against Spanish company
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Myanmar fireworks festival goers shun politics for tradition
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China to exempt some Nexperia orders from export ban
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Sixers suffer first loss as NBA Cup begins
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China's Xi to meet South Korean leader, capping APEC summit
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Japan's Chiba leads after Skate Canada short program
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Finland's crackdown on undocumented migrants sparks fear
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Climbers test limits at Yosemite, short-staffed by US shutdown
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Gstaad gives O'Brien record 21st Breeders' Cup win
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After the tears, anger on Rio's blood-stained streets
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Canada conservationists push back as grizzly hunting ban lifted
A decision to partially reverse a nearly two-decade ban on hunting grizzly bears in Canada's Alberta has angered environmentalists, with a group saying Wednesday they feared its impact on the species.
Paris dream of swimming in the Seine part of its Olympics vision
Going for a dip in the Seine on a hot summer's day has been the pipedream of many a Parisian since swimming in the river was formally banned a century ago.
Amazon tribes win lawsuit over carbon credits in Colombia
Colombia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled a controversial carbon credit deal in the Amazon rainforest, which six local tribes said had been signed without their consent.
Warming Baltic Sea: a red flag for global oceans
Climate change combined with pollution from farming and forestry could flip northern Europe's Baltic Sea from being a sponge for CO2 to a source of the planet-warming gas, scientists studying told AFP.
Deadly, record-breaking heat wave grips western US
A record-breaking heat wave continued to grip the western United States on Tuesday, smashing records and endangering lives with little relief in sight.
India floods swamp national park, killing six rhinos
Devastating floods in India's northeast that have killed scores of people also swamped a national park drowning six threatened rhinos and other wildlife, government officials said Tuesday.
Beryl downgraded after slamming Texas with deadly rains, wind
Beryl was downgraded Monday evening to a tropical depression after slamming the southern US state of Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least four people and causing millions to lose power amid scorching summer heat.
Colombia hails deforestation drop
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Monday hailed the country's lowest deforestation figures in 23 years, with a notable drop in the Amazon rainforest.
Hurricane Beryl hammers Texas coast with flooding, winds
Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday in the southern US state of Texas, killing at least two people and causing millions to lose power amid dangerous winds and flooding, as some coastal areas remained under evacuation orders.
Monsoon storms batter India with floods and lightning strikes
Intense monsoon storms battered India on Monday, flooding parts of the financial capital Mumbai, while lightning in the eastern state of Bihar killed at least 10 people, government officials said.
June hottest on record, beating 2023 high: EU climate monitor
Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves.
'Not the end of the world', says data scientist on the big issues
Humanity has made great strides in recent decades: air is cleaner; poverty, deforestation and childhood mortality have fallen; gasoline cars -- and maybe coal -- are on the way out.
California fires spread in July 4 weekend heat wave
California firefighters battled multiple blazes in record heat Friday, with a new fire breaking out near the famous Yosemite National Park even as a larger inferno further north came under control.
Beryl heads for Texas after causing damage, no deaths in Mexico
Beryl weakened to a tropical storm Friday after hitting Mexico as a category 2 hurricane, with fierce winds causing material damage but no immediate injuries along the touristic Yucatan Peninsula.
Hurricane Beryl causes havoc in Mexico
Hurricane Beryl slammed into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday near the resort town of Tulum, with fierce winds causing material damage but no immediate injuries.
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico
Hurricane Beryl slammed into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday near the resort town of Tulum with fierce winds, US forecasters said.
Satellite images show deforestation toll of Indonesia mines
More than 700,000 hectares of forest in Indonesia have been cleared for mining since 2001, including large tracts of primary forest, a new analysis using satellite data has found.
Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane Beryl
Tourist resorts in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula girded Thursday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is still packing ferocious winds after slamming Jamaica and then the Cayman Islands.
Fires in Brazil's Pantanal push wetlands community to limit
A riverside community in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands narrowly escaped raging wildfires last month, but some say the record-setting blazes -- still burning nearby -- are compounding threats to their way of life.
Hurricane Beryl hammers Jamaica on path to Caymans, Mexico
Powerful Hurricane Beryl churned along Jamaica's southern coast on Wednesday, battering the island with dangerous winds and sea surge after leaving a trail of destruction and at least seven people dead in the Caribbean.
Hurricane Beryl kills seven as it churns towards Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl churned towards Jamaica Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly winds and storm surge, after the storm killed at least seven people and caused widespread destruction across the southeastern Caribbean.
Dubai rowers to brave Arctic to highlight plastics pollution
At an indoor pool in Dubai, three rowers battle artificial rain and simulated waves as they train for an Arctic voyage intended to highlight the perils of marine pollution.
Category 5 Hurricane Beryl kills 5, hurtles towards Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl was hurtling towards Jamaica Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm, after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction in a deadly sweep across the southeastern Caribbean.
AC-free ambition for Paris Olympic village melts away
Although designed to be eco-friendly and free of air-conditioning, the Paris Olympic village will be fitted with 2,500 temporary cooling units when athletes arrive later this month, organisers said Tuesday.
Category 5 Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean, hurtles towards Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl was Tuesday hurtling towards Jamaica as it strengthened into a record top-level Category 5 storm after sweeping across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean.
Hydrovolt to open battery recycling facility in France
Norwegian battery recycling firm Hydrovolt said Tuesday that it will expand internationally by opening a facility in France, boosting a nascent hub for producing electric vehicle batteries.
Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean, strengthens to Category 5
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a top-level category 5 storm late Monday after it swept across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and unleashing devastating winds.
Fires near Athens under control as new blazes rage in Greece
Forest fires that raged near Athens over the weekend have been brought under control, firefighters said Monday, but fresh blazes sprang up elsewhere as authorities warned of a difficult fire season ahead.
Brazil's Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years
The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year, the worst figure in 20 years, satellite data revealed Monday.
Powerful Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean islands
Hurricane Beryl brought devastating winds and heavy rain to several Caribbean islands on Monday as the earliest-ever Category 4 storm churned westward.
Powerful Hurricane Beryl slams into Caribbean island of Carriacou
Hurricane Beryl slammed into the Caribbean island of Carriacou on Monday, producing "life-threatening conditions" including disastrous winds, according to US trackers, after the storm strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm.
Hope for Mekong dolphins as Cambodia numbers increase: minister
The number of Mekong dolphins has risen to more than 100 in Cambodia, the agriculture minister said Monday, raising a glimmer of hope for the endangered mammals.