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Rush to find solar eclipse glasses as UK high street stocks run short

Rush to find solar eclipse glasses as UK high street stocks run short

Some online shoppers may have left it too late to order – but you can view partial eclipse indirectly without specs A frantic rush is on across the UK to find the right kind of protective eyewear ahead of Wednesday’s partial solar eclipse…

Retail investors dispose of SpaceX shares for first time on Aug 7, with US$4.5m in net sales

Retail investors dispose of SpaceX shares for first time on Aug 7, with US$4.5m in net sales

The stock is recovering and is now near the US$135 IPO price it has traded under since July 16.

Firefighters struggle to put out three wildfires in southwestern Spain

Euronews

Firefighters struggle to put out three wildfires in southwestern Spain

Europe has suffered a succession of heatwaves and droughts this year, which scientists say have been aggravated by human-generated climate change.

Euronews

Octogenarian is first killed in British Columbia wildfire

Octogenarian is first killed in British Columbia wildfire

TORONTO, Aug 10 - An 80-year-old woman died in the fast-moving Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia's wine country, Canadian police said, after the blaze nearly doubled in size over the weekend and forced the evacuation of people in the…

Russia rolling out Starlink-style network faster than expected, Kyiv says

Russia rolling out Starlink-style network faster than expected, Kyiv says

KYIV, Aug 10 - Russia is rolling out its own version of the Starlink satellite internet system faster than expected and plans to have nearly 300 satellites in orbit by 2027, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official.

‘It’s very challenging’: how the Duke of Westminster’s farm is taking on the climate crisis

‘It’s very challenging’: how the Duke of Westminster’s farm is taking on the climate crisis

Amid world pressure from heatwaves and fertiliser shortages, billionaire’s business has invested in circular farming and biomethane There is a distinctive smell of cow manure in the air at the Duke of Westminster ’s dairy farm near…

SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash

SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash

Opponents fear Elon Musk firm’s plan to develop 18-mile strip of Pecan Island will badly damage fragile ecosystem Plans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a vast rocket launch site on a stretch of Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline have…

Prabowo supports nationwide ecosystem recovery efforts: Minister

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Prabowo supports nationwide ecosystem recovery efforts: Minister

President Prabowo Subianto has voiced his commitment to supporting ecosystem restoration efforts across Indonesia as ...

Antara News

Southern Spain wildfire worsens as wind gusts hamper firefighting efforts

Southern Spain wildfire worsens as wind gusts hamper firefighting efforts

MADRID, Aug 10 - A large wildfire in southwestern Spain was burning beyond firefighters' ability to extinguish it on Monday, regional authorities said, as hot and windy weather fuelled other blazes raging across the country.

How climate change is reshaping Africa's malaria risk

Deutsche Welle

How climate change is reshaping Africa's malaria risk

Researchers say warming temperatures are altering malaria transmission patterns across Africa, creating new challenges for health systems and disease control.

Deutsche Welle

Europe braces for another summer heatwave

Dawn

Europe braces for another summer heatwave

Much of Europe is bracing for yet another heatwave following periods of scorching temperatures that have driven rivers to record lows, ignited historic forest fires and contributed to thousands of deaths. Parts of Britain and France on…

Dawn

UK, France brace for another heat wave as western Europe sets temperature records

Times of Israel