• KTVZ

    China and Indonesia call for cease-fire in Gaza

    By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, condemning the humanitarian costs of the ongoing war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told

    • WTOP

    China and Indonesia call for cease-fire in Gaza

    JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, condemning the humanitarian costs

  • Indonesia volcano eruption sparks tsunami fears

    Mount Ruang has repeatedly erupted, and officials fear it could collapse and create a tsunami, with hundreds evacuated from the areaAuthorities in Indonesia have issued a tsunami alert after a volcano erupted several times in the province of North Sulawesi, spewing a column of smoke more than a mile into the sky and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes.Mount Ruang, a stratovolcano, first erupted at 9.45pm local time on Tuesday and then four times on Wednesday,...

    • BBC

    Guatemala fires at landfill and forests declared a disaster

    Guatemala's president has declared a natural disaster as dozens of forest

  • Asia Is Warming Faster Than The Global Average, Warns WMO

    A new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warns that the Asian continent is the world’s most disaster-prone region, and extreme heat is becoming more severe. The warming trend in Asia has nearly doubled over the last three decades, the UN’s meteorological agency reports. In its State of the Climate in Asia 2023, the […]

  • Canada faces ecosystem changes due to forest fires

    Ottawa, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The growing forest fires caused by accelerated warming are destroying the black spruce forests in Canada, which grow relatively slowly and contribute to the organic layer of the underlying soils, it was reported recently. The post Canada faces ecosystem changes due to forest fires first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Costa Rica has reported 100 forest fires in 2024

    San José, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) The Costa Rican Fire Department reported 100 forest fires so far this year, two times more than in the same period of 2023. The post Costa Rica has reported 100 forest fires in 2024 first appeared on Prensa Latina.

    • WRIC

    Probationers help extinguish forest fire in Buchanan County

    Seven probationers from the Appalachian Men's Community Corrections Alternative Program in Russell County helped extinguish a forest fire that was threatening a community in Buchanan County on March 14.

  • Attacks on Stoke Fears Army Near Breaking Point

    Attacks on Stoke Fears Army Near Breaking Point (Second column, 17th story, link) Related stories:Zelensky rages at West for 'turning blind eye' on war as Russia advancesUkrainian amputees are returning to war. Soldiers know they're neededNew Draft Law Unsettles Young

  • Treasuries Surge as Middle East Tension Stokes Demand for Havens

    Treasuries rallied sharply Friday, paring the steep weekly loss caused by US inflation data, as anticipated escalation of Middle East warfare stoked demand for havens.

  • Indonesia volcano: thousands evacuated amid spreading ash and tsunami fears

    More than 11,000 people told to leave their homes after Mount Ruang erupted at least three times since Friday afternoonMore than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.Indonesia’s volcanology centre recorded at least three eruptions since Friday afternoon, with the maximum height of the eruption column reaching 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)....

    • CNBC

    Surging inflation fears sent markets tumbling and Fed officials scrambling

    The early data is in for the path of inflation during the first three months of 2024, and the news so far is not good.