39+ min ago   (113+ words) africanews.com The disruption was particularly severe around Narita Airport, where about 7,000 travellers were stranded overnight after trains were cancelled, with many sleeping on terminal floors In rural Chiba, more than a dozen cars were abandoned on flooded roads A…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago   (165+ words) Half a million visitors flock to Spain’s path of total solar eclipse africanews.com In Medinaceli, a hilltop town in north-eastern Spain, spectators arrived hours early with chairs, hats and eclipse glasses to secure a clear view before the event…...

1+ day, 4+ min ago   (237+ words) A large crowd gathered at a beach in the northern Algerian town of Tenes on Wednesday night to witness the partial solar eclipse. Using special viewing glasses, they watched the sun become a thin crescent as the moon blocked nearly…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (118+ words) africanews.com The increase is also being felt by swimmers Two state beaches near Huntington Beach have recorded more than 3,100 sting incidents so far in 2026, about twice the total for all of 2025 According to Chris Lowe, Southern California has the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (478+ words) Western Europe has endured its hottest June-July period on record, with extreme heat, drought and wildfires gripping parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The WMO says the warming climate is making heatwaves more frequent, intense, longer and more widespread. Western Europe…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (269+ words) The eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse visible from Europe since 2006. The path of totality will cross northern Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Greenland and northern Russia. London is expected to see around 90 per cent of the Sun obscured, while…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (128+ words) africanews.com More than 600 firefighters backed by 26 aircraft have battled the blaze since it broke out a week earlier, regional emergencies minister Antonio Sanz said, describing it as extremely difficult and dangerous with no forecast of it being controlled soon…...

3+ day, 7+ min ago   (575+ words) Spain is preparing for a rare celestial spectacle as a total solar eclipse crosses the mainland on August 12, bringing brief darkness to parts of the Iberian Peninsula and offering millions across Europe a chance to witness one of astronomy’s most…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (726+ words) Africa’s lions are running out of space. Habitat loss, shrinking prey populations and growing conflict with communities are putting the continent’s big cats under mounting pressure, with retaliatory killings and poisoning posing an added threat to their survival. Brushing through…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (296+ words) Farmers bordering Kenya's Amboseli National Park have denied using cyanide after 15 elephants died from suspected poisoning. Wildlife authorities say preliminary tests detected cyanide, but investigations are continuing to determine its source and concentration. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating the…...