An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China's southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT) on Thursday, killing 16 people and injuring 32 others, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing Nagqu City's emergency management bureau. reut.rs/48bSWJ2 reut.rs/48bSWJ2

Almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Champi, which is forecast to bring strong winds and torrential rain, though the storm is weakening and is not expected to make direct landfall on the island. reut.rs/4shixcS reut.rs/4shixcS

France has reported the first known human case of Shamonda virus in a patient who died, raising questions about the risks posed by a livestock virus that has reached Europe this year decades after first being detected in Nigeria. reut.rs/4ibRT0n reut.rs/4ibRT0n

The European Parliament voted on Thursday to approve a three-year delay to the EU's methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports, marking a longer-than-expected delay after pressure from governments including France and the United States. reut.rs/47BPirP reut.rs/47BPirP

An intensifying El Niño-linked storm season this week brought flooding to Paraguay, killed two farm workers in Argentina's cattle belt and damaged coastal communities in Peru and Mexico. reut.rs/4siX8QH reut.rs/4siX8QH

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT) on Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. reut.rs/3W2L5uH reut.rs/3W2L5uH

France has reported the first known human case of Shamonda virus in a patient who died, raising questions about the risks posed by a livestock virus that has reached Europe this year decades after first being detected in Nigeria. reut.rs/4zITmlT reut.rs/4zITmlT

France reports first human case of livestock virus Shamonda after patient dies reut.rs/4dUkt59 reut.rs/4dUkt59

The European Parliament voted on Thursday to approve a three-year delay to the EU's methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports, marking a longer-than-expected delay after pressure from governments including France and the United States. reut.rs/3UJp6si reut.rs/3UJp6si

China recorded 199.36 billion yuan ($29.9 billion) in direct losses from natural disasters in the first nine months of 2026, mainly driven by severe typhoons, flooding and landslides, its Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday. reut.rs/4eLZn9k reut.rs/4eLZn9k

An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China's Tibet at around 10:33 p.m. local time (1433 GMT) on Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. reut.rs/4yAcstC reut.rs/4yAcstC

France has reported the first known human case of Shamonda virus in a patient who died, raising questions about the risks posed by a livestock virus that has reached Europe this year decades after first being detected in Nigeria. reut.rs/4jB1ikG reut.rs/4jB1ikG

France on Thursday reported the first human case of the Shamonda virus usually found in livestock in a patient who later died, with authorities adding there was no risk to the general population at this stage. reut.rs/3WFCj5X reut.rs/3WFCj5X

China is emerging as a major supplier of water technology to parched countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as shrinking natural supplies at home push Beijing to invest heavily in manufactured freshwater, industry experts say. reut.rs/48awz6M reut.rs/48awz6M

The European Parliament voted on Thursday to approve a three-year delay to the EU's methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports, marking a longer-than-expected delay after pressure from governments including France and the United States. reut.rs/4zPXoJu reut.rs/4zPXoJu

China recorded 199.36 billion yuan ($29.9 billion) in direct losses from natural disasters in the first nine months of 2026, mainly driven by severe typhoons, flooding and landslides, its Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday. reut.rs/4iazLnB reut.rs/4iazLnB

China is emerging as a major supplier of water technology to parched countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as shrinking natural supplies at home push Beijing to invest heavily in manufactured freshwater, industry experts say. reut.rs/3WEYxFe reut.rs/3WEYxFe

China recorded 199.36 billion yuan ($29.9 billion) in direct losses from natural disasters in the first nine months of 2026, mainly driven by severe typhoons, flooding and landslides, its Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday. reut.rs/4885RM9 reut.rs/4885RM9

China is emerging as a major supplier of water technology to parched countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as shrinking natural supplies at home push Beijing to invest heavily in manufactured freshwater, industry experts say. reut.rs/4sfDyEO reut.rs/4sfDyEO

Taiwan issued a land warning on Thursday ahead of the arrival of powerful Typhoon Champi and cancelled more than 100 flights, with the storm expected to brush past the island's northeastern coast and gradually weaken on approach. reut.rs/4ibfhLn reut.rs/4ibfhLn