09 December 2025, 08:15
Trump says chipmaker will be allowed to export to 'approved customers', in shift away from Washington's export controls.
09 December 2025, 08:15
Zelenskyy says European allies ready to share their response to Trump's peace plan with US on Tuesday.
09 December 2025, 08:15
The Trump administration has accused ICEBlock of making federal agents vulnerable to attack and called for its removal.
09 December 2025, 08:15
These are the key developments from day 1,384 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
09 December 2025, 08:15
Leaders on both sides of the border have faced pressure from farmers and ranchers to secure more water for their farms.
09 December 2025, 08:15
For decades, India's diamond industry offered workers a way to a better income and life for their families. Not anymore.
09 December 2025, 08:15
A stellar safety record let Waymo expand, but recent accidents and competition from Zoox have raised concerns.
09 December 2025, 08:15
Central American nation on edge after voting plagued by fraud claims and a recent history of contested elections.
09 December 2025, 08:15

WASHINGTON DC, December 9 (IPS) - Tropical Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall in Sri Lanka on 28 November 2025, is considered the country’s worst natural disaster since the deadly 2004 tsunami. It intensified the northeast monsoon, bringing torrential rainfall, massive flooding, and 215 severe landslides across seven districts.
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09 December 2025, 08:15

SIAYA, Kenya , December 8 (IPS) - For years, Morris Onyango had been trying to reforest his degraded land on the shores of River Nzoia, in Siaya county, 430 kilometers from Kenya’s Capital, Nairobi. But every time he planted trees on his farm, his efforts bore little fruit, as floodwaters would not only wash away his tree seedlings but also fertile topsoil on his land.
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