2025 was China's warmest year on record since 1961

5 months ago

China experienced its warmest year on record in 2025, which saw a national average temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, the China Meteorological Administration said on Sunday.The figure was 1.1 degrees...

2025 was China's warmest year on record since 1961

5 months ago

China experienced its warmest year on record in 2025, which saw a national average temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, the China Meteorological Administration said on Sunday.The figure was 1.1 degrees...

Endangered black pangolin found in Khotang

5 months ago

Khotang, Jan 4: The habitat of the black pangolin, which is on the critically endangered list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has been found in Khotang.The...

Saudi Arabia breaks ground on 480 MW government data center

5 months ago

Saudi Arabia on Thursday broke ground on the Hexagon Data Center in Riyadh, a facility officials say will be the world's largest government-owned data center by megawatt capacity, the state-run...

Philippines raises Mayon Volcano alert level amid signs of increased unrest

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Thursday raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay province on Luzon island following signs of increased volcanic activity.The PHIVOLCS...

China launches two new satellites into space

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China sent two new satellites into orbit on Wednesday from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan.The Shijian-29A and Shijian-29B satellites were...

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025

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Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus programme.Globally, the last...

China launches new satellite

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China sent a new satellite into space on Tuesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.The Tianhui-7 satellite, launched by a Long March-4B rocket at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing...

Meta buys China-founded AI agent Manus

5 months ago

Facebook owner Meta has agreed to acquire Manus, an artificial intelligence agent created by a company founded in China but now based in Singapore, the two firms said.However, analysts warned...

2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say

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Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said.It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through...

Russia announces successful launch of 52 satellites into orbit

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Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced on Monday that it has successfully launched 52 satellites on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket into their planned orbits in space.The Soyuz rocket launch was conducted on...

Israel to build new solar-storage plant in clean energy push

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Israel's Finance Ministry announced on Sunday that a new solar power facility with battery storage will be built at the Ashalim power station in the country's south.The plant will be...

Iran launches 3 homegrown satellites from Russia

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Iran on Sunday successfully launched three domestically produced satellites into space for agriculture and environmental research from a Russian launch site, marking the seventh time the country has used Russian...

Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstorms

5 months ago

Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms.Iraq has long suffered...

China launches Fengyun-4 03 satellite

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China on Saturday sent a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the country's southwestern Sichuan Province.The satellite, Fengyun-4 03, was launched by a Long March-3B...