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Agriculture: Water’s cycle of debt and poverty

Dawn

Agriculture: Water’s cycle of debt and poverty

Pakistan today faces a double-barreled water emergency: first, the drying up of surface storage; and second, the relentless depletion of groundwater resources. The country is frequently cited as facing severe water stress, with an…

Dawn

71 federal hospitals to pay allied health workers N50,000 allowance

The Punch

71 federal hospitals to pay allied health workers N50,000 allowance

Federal Government approves N50,000 annual ward coat allowance for pharmacists, lab scientists, and 17 other allied health professionals in 71 hospitals. Read More…

The Punch

The battle for the Maasai Mara: Can Kenya’s most iconic ecosystem be saved?

Al Jazeera

The battle for the Maasai Mara: Can Kenya’s most iconic ecosystem be saved?

Court cases over new lodges have raised questions about protecting one of Africa’s greatest wildlife spectacles.

Al Jazeera

'We're all pretty stressed out': Residents in B.C.'s Okanagan flee fast-spreading fire

CBC

'We're all pretty stressed out': Residents in B.C.'s Okanagan flee fast-spreading fire

Residents in B.C.'s north Okanagan region say they had to leave their homes, possessions and in some cases their pets behind to escape a rapidly spreading wildfire near Vernon.

CBC

Playing musical instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks better: study

South China Morning Post

Playing musical instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks better: study

Playing a musical instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks 10 per cent faster and more skilfully, according to a new study by the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The results showed that students with musical experience…

South China Morning Post

‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature

‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature

Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day South Korea has registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, as…

Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon

Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon

A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket could slam into the moon at more than 5,000 miles per hour, according to scientists. (Image credit: John Raoux)

Eastern Washington fires destroy 600 structures and force 60,000 to evacuate

Eastern Washington fires destroy 600 structures and force 60,000 to evacuate

Wildfires in and around Spokane have stretched ability of federal and local agencies to fight blazes Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Helicopter crew killed in Greece fires

PSATHA, Greece – The two-man crew of a firefighting helicopter was killed in a midair collision in Greece Sunday as forces battled multiple wildfires that have devastated swathes of land. Two hired Bell helicopters collided while battling…

Artists, writers and scientists urge UK government to save Jodrell Bank Observatory

Artists, writers and scientists urge UK government to save Jodrell Bank Observatory

New Order and Simon Armitage among more than 100 signatories to criticise ‘foolish and shortsighted’ cuts More than 100 artists, writers and scientists have called for the UK government to save the “world’s clearest eyes on the sky”, after…

For Japan’s aging homeless people, brutal summers are dangerously inescapable

Japan Times

For Japan’s aging homeless people, brutal summers are dangerously inescapable

At a time when temperatures are regularly reaching dangerous levels, people without homes are increasingly vulnerable to heatstroke.

Japan Times

France's famed Bordeaux wine country has been charred by wildfire

France's famed Bordeaux wine country has been charred by wildfire

Southwest France has seen wildfires in the past. But the fires that raged last week and scorched 100,000 acres are something new to the region.