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Bizarre send-off! Keeper sees red after handling ball way outside the box – Watch

Bizarre send-off! Keeper sees red after handling ball way outside the box – Watch

During an intense moment in stoppage time, Sipho Maseti, the TS Galaxy goalkeeper, was red-carded for handling the ball outside the designated area, likely confusing rugby field lines with soccer boundaries. This quirky incident unfolded…

Arson suspected in devastating US wildfire that forced 60,000 to evacuate

France 24

Arson suspected in devastating US wildfire that forced 60,000 to evacuate

Police in Washington state have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of starting a fire that has burned through more than 3,200 hectares of forest in the state's second city Spokane. Firefighters have still not contained the fire, which…

France 24

‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem

‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem

Britain exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to Turkey last year, leaving smallholders and poor districts of Adana to cope with the debris, microplastics and toxic smoke UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming…

US arrests suspect over Spokane wildfire as tens of thousands flee blaze

Al Jazeera

US arrests suspect over Spokane wildfire as tens of thousands flee blaze

Authorities say about 65,000 people have been displaced by the fires in Washington state.

Al Jazeera

Burned homes, blackened cars: Greek wildfires leave trail of destruction in Porto Germeno

Burned homes, blackened cars: Greek wildfires leave trail of destruction in Porto Germeno

Porto Germeno faces severe wildfire damage as Greece enters a second week of major fires. Firefighters remain deployed and at least five people have died.

TASS

Stargazers to observe Perseid meteor shower on Tuesday night — astronomers

The number of meteors will grow till August 10, reaching its peak on the night of August 12-13

TASS

Hungary comes ‘within millimetres’ of shutting down nuclear power plant amid drought crisis – Europe live

Hungary comes ‘within millimetres’ of shutting down nuclear power plant amid drought crisis – Europe live

PM Péter Magyar says country nearly forced into decision as extreme heat and low water levels in Danube pose challenges in region Hungary has come “within millimetres” of having to shut down its nuclear power plant overnight, prime…

Climate change expected to redraw Africa’s malaria map, study finds

Japan Times

Climate change expected to redraw Africa’s malaria map, study finds

Malaria killed an estimated 579,000 people in Africa in 2024, about three-quarters of them children under five, according to the World Health Organization.

Japan Times

Anthropic CEO rejects Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘million-dollar salary race’

Anthropic CEO rejects Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘million-dollar salary race’

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei avoids a million-dollar salary race for AI talent. He worries researchers join for money instead of the company's mission. Meta and OpenAI are intensely competing for top AI researchers. High salaries and equity…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Red tape limits NGO role despite stronger giving environment in PH

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Red tape limits NGO role despite stronger giving environment in PH

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has strengthened policies that encourage charitable giving, but nonprofit organizations continue to face significant barriers to partnering with the government in delivering public services because of…

What tools does the EU have to fight wildfires? Are they enough?

What tools does the EU have to fight wildfires? Are they enough?

Europe’s wildfire crisis is testing the limits of the EU’s emergency response system, exposing a gap between growing firefighting capacity and slower efforts to make landscapes less flammable.

Climate change set to redraw Africa’s malaria map, study finds

Straits Times