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AFP/APP Sydney: Torrential rain and powerful gusts have plunged more than 300,000 properties into darkness and inundated parts of Australia's east coast, officials said Sunday. One driver has been confirmed dead, and a dozen soldiers…

AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro: Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in southeastern Brazil have claimed the lives of at least 10 people, according to rescue services in Minas Gerais state. On Saturday night, 80 millimeters (3.1 inches) of…

APP Bahawalpur: Bahawalpur and its surrounding areas experienced heavy fog on Thursday, severely reducing visibility and disrupting daily life. The mist, which began on Wednesday evening, blanketed the entire region, with visibility…

AFP/APP Geneva: Climate change triggered a series of extreme weather events and record-breaking heat in 2024, the United Nations reported on Monday, urging global action to avert the "road to ruin." The outgoing year is set to be the…

APP Abbottabad: The Hazara division is currently experiencing a severe cold wave, with several cities and towns facing freezing temperatures. Abbottabad has been particularly affected, with the mercury dropping to -1°C. The upper…

News Desk Lahore: Schools across Punjab are resuming classes after a significant improvement in the region's smog situation, attributed to changes in wind direction and recent rainfall in Northern Areas. Senior Provincial Minister…

APP Lahore: The persistent toxic smog engulfing Lahore has caused a sharp rise in respiratory and health issues, with city hospitals reporting over 5,000 asthma cases in the past week. Hospitals across Lahore are overwhelmed as the…

AFP/APP Baku: Global action against climate change remains strong and resilient, even following the re-election of Donald Trump, who has vowed to exit the Paris Agreement, asserted Simon Stiell, the United Nations climate chief, on…

AFP/APP Brest, France: The rate at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 due to global temperature increases driven by human-caused climate change, according to a report released Monday by the EU's Copernicus Climate…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: As Typhoon Bebinca approaches China’s densely populated eastern coastline, it underscores the growing impacts of climate change, especially in South and Southeast Asia, where extreme weather events such as…