Thu 02 July 2026: Although not every European country has published an official death toll from the past month’s scorching temperatures, the June heat wave is estimated to have left thousands of people dead across the continent. On Sunday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on US social media platform X […]
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Tue 30 June 2026: Habitat destruction, pollution and climate change are the leading threats to global fisheries, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned. According to information compiled by Anadolu from FAO’s “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026” report, the share of fish stocks classified as biologically sustainable fell from 64.5% […]
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Mon 29 June 2026: South Korea’s new legislation prohibiting the breeding, slaughter, and sale of dogs for human consumption will take effect next February. With the dog-meat industry rapidly vanishing, many are now asking what has become of the animals previously raised for meat. According to government figures, 400,000 to 450,000 dogs were farmed for […]
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Mon 29 June 2026: More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 as extreme heat grips the continent, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Sunday. “More than 1300 excess deaths have been recorded since 21 June linked to high temperatures in Europe,”Ghebreyesus said on US social media […]
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Sat 27 June 2026: French authorities banned alcohol consumption in public spaces in Paris on Friday and imposed restrictions on takeaway alcohol sales as an exceptional heat wave continues to overwhelm hospitals and emergency services across the country. Paris Police Prefect Patrice Faure announced that drinking alcohol in public places would be prohibited from noon […]
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Sat 27 June 2026: Sri Lanka is one of the only countries where humans and elephants share nearly half the land, turning everyday life into a fragile negotiation. As farmland expands into ancient elephant routes, this co-existence has become increasingly violent: families lose crops, homes, and loved ones, while elephants face escalating aggression and hundreds […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: Two children, aged two and four, were found dead in their family’s car in southeastern France Monday as temperatures soared across large parts of the country, the local prosecutor said. “The causes of death are yet to be determined, but the heatwave is the leading line of inquiry,” said Helene Mourges, the prosecutor in the […]
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Mon 22 June 2026: France has closed over 800 schools and put half the country on its maximum weather alert as temperatures rise toward record highs. Forecasters warn this heatwave could be as severe as the 2003 event that killed nearly 15,000 people. Meteo-France forecasted afternoon highs of 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) in […]
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Sat 20 June 2026: The United Nations has warned that the world’s oceans are facing a rapidly worsening crisis, with marine ecosystems under “severe and intensifying” stress from human activities, while the rate of global sea-level rise has doubled over the past decade. Released to coincide with World Oceans Day, the UN’s third World Ocean […]
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Thu 18 June 2026: The Maldives will receive 100 electric water taxis over the next three years in a boost for a “cleaner, quieter, and more scalable” model for island transportation. It will also help the island nation, known for its rich luxury tourism, reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030, according to a […]
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