Norway’s government said it is aiming to deliver a plan by 2028, “at the latest,” to exploit Europe’s largest known rare-earth deposit, a scheme currently held back over environmental concerns. Located 150 kilometres (93 miles) south-west of the capital Oslo, the Fen Complex (Fensfeltet in Norwegian) is believed to contain 15.9 million tonnes of rare-earth...
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Nepal’s Wall Of Missing Offers Last Hope After Himalayan Flood
In Nepal’s capital, desperate people searching for family members missing after Wednesday’s devastating floods post photographs on a wall, clinging to a final, fading hope of finding them. Images of Nepalis and foreigners of all ages are plastered along a 25-metre (80-foot) wall, rising as high as possible, even onto the columns outside TU Teaching...
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Nepal Says Death Toll Rises To 987, Bringing Total Killed Past 1,000
Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Tuesday, taking overall deaths to more than 1,000. Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 people were killed in Tibet, bringing the total toll from Wednesday’s disaster to 1,003. The number of missing in Nepal dropped to 3,916,...
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China Penalises 10 People For Misinformation Over Deadly Mudslide
Chinese authorities penalised 10 people accused of spreading misinformation online about a deadly mudslide along the Nepal border, police said Monday, as rescuers scour for hundreds missing at a border crossing on the Tibetan side. The penalties, which could range from fines to 10 days in detention, come as rescuers on both sides of the...
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Nepal Flood Death Toll Rises To 903, Missing 4,247 – China Disaster Authority
Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 dead and 546 people missing in Tibet following Wednesday's disaster, taking the overall toll to 919 dead and 4,793 missing.
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Indonesia Wildfires Send Thick Haze Across Borneo, Raising Health Concerns
Millions of Indonesians risk health complications from exposure to thick haze covering several cities and towns, officials said Wednesday, as El Nino-fuelled wildfires wreak havoc on Borneo and Sumatra islands. Indonesia, a vast archipelago, has for weeks battled wildfires that have led to school closures and thousands of people requiring medical treatment, with smoke also...
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Colombia Declares Three Days Mourning For Quake Victims
At 7.4 magnitude, Monday's quake was the strongest to hit Colombia in a century.
The government said flags would be lowered to half-staff on official buildings, as well as at Colombian embassies around the world, "in honor of all the dead."
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Nimet Forecasts Three Days Of Thunderstorms, Flood Risk Nationwide
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast three days of cloudy weather, thunderstorms and moderate rainfall across the country from Wednesday to Friday. The agency said northern, central and southern states are expected to experience varying degrees of rainfall and thunderstorms during the period, with heavier downpours likely later in the day. NiMet warned of...
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Mumbai Hit By Monsoon Rains After Two-Week Delay
India’s financial capital, Mumbai, has been battered by monsoon rains after the seasonal weather system arrived nearly two weeks later than usual, bringing relief from water shortages but also disrupting daily life across the city. Moderate rainfall lashed several parts of the metropolis as residents navigated waterlogged roads and slower traffic following the delayed onset...
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After Winter Storms, Fires Now Threaten Portugal’s Forests
In a forest of pine and eucalyptus trees in central Portugal, chainsaws and diggers hum away clearing paths blocked by trees uprooted in winter storms, but the threat now is a high risk of summer fires. A team of forest firefighters, civil protection officers and military personnel are out clearing trunks littering forest tracks that...
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