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US blocks Iranian missile barrage as pause in fighting falters | First Thing

US blocks Iranian missile barrage as pause in fighting falters | First Thing

US military says it intercepted all Iranian missiles, as fighting threatens to resume. Plus, how Armenians seek to breathe more easily by heading underground Good morning. The US military has claimed it knocked down an Iranian missile…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cebu needs unified business ecosystem to keep pace with regional rivals

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cebu needs unified business ecosystem to keep pace with regional rivals

Cebu risks losing ground to its Southeast Asian competitors unless government and business leaders adopt a unified, ecosystem-based strategy for investment and trade, according to the Philippine chair of the East Asia Business Council…

Navas del Rey residents return after Spain wildfire evacuation

Navas del Rey residents return after Spain wildfire evacuation

Residents returned to Navas del Rey after Spain's wildfires, finding burned homes and scorched gardens as firefighters continued battling nearby blazes.

Non-native trees decline as tropical forest canopies return

Non-native trees decline as tropical forest canopies return

Young tropical forests show many non-native trees while canopies remain open. As forests mature and canopies close, these non-native species tend to decrease. This pattern was observed across ten tropical countries in a recent study. Early…

Man Arrested in Yekaterinburg After Assault on Russian Scientist Who Later Died

The Moscow Times

Man Arrested in Yekaterinburg After Assault on Russian Scientist Who Later Died

A confrontation between the man and scientist Nikita Zezin began after a group of children rode ATVs across crops at an experimental research field.

The Moscow Times

Astronomers observe companion star orbiting stellar giant Betelgeuse

Straits Times

Astronomers observe companion star orbiting stellar giant Betelgeuse

Researchers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope have directly imaged a star that orbits with it.

Straits Times

Major wildfire breaks out on Greek island Paros as villages evacuated

Major wildfire breaks out on Greek island Paros as villages evacuated

The wildfire reignited overnight and spread across southern Paros. 66 firefighters and seven aircraft are operating, while fresh reinforcements are reaching the island ahead of stronger winds forecast for Wednesday.

Wildfire in Valpaços continues with three active fronts

Portugal Resident

Wildfire in Valpaços continues with three active fronts

Firefighters have been working through the night in the north were the Guarda fire (which broke out on Monday) has finally been brought under control, leaving a ‘new’ fire, that The post Wildfire in Valpaços continues with three active…

Portugal Resident

Bermuda snail rebounds from under 200 survivors to 100,000 released

Bermuda snail rebounds from under 200 survivors to 100,000 released

Once thought to be lost forever, the incredible Bermuda snail has been successfully revived. A decade ago, a small group was rediscovered and subsequently bred at Chester Zoo. Thousands were released back into safeguarded woodland areas in…

France and Spain brace for fresh heatwave as warnings issued over risk of new wildfires – Europe live

France and Spain brace for fresh heatwave as warnings issued over risk of new wildfires – Europe live

Authorities fear progress in containing the fires in the Gironde and Madrid regions may be set back by temperatures expected to hit the low 40s France and Spain are braced for the fourth heatwave of the summer to hit just as they were…

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Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Residents Sue Council Over Sewage Crisis, Seek Court Order for Infrastructure Overhaul

[New Zimbabwe] Chitungwiza Residents Trust and eight residents have approached the High Court seeking an interdict compelling Chitungwiza Municipality to repair and upgrade its collapsing sewer system, arguing that years of sewage…

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Why Google’s ex-CEO wants to buy a shipyard smaller than his superyacht

Why Google’s ex-CEO wants to buy a shipyard smaller than his superyacht

Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt plans to buy a Spanish shipyard. This acquisition is for his ocean research ambitions. The shipyard's revenue is less than his yacht's operating costs. Schmidt's nonprofit supports scientists with research…