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PCG issues maritime restrictions as China plans rocket launch

PCG issues maritime restrictions as China plans rocket launch

TUGUEGARAO CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District North Eastern Luzon has issued temporary maritime restrictions for the safety of seafarers and travelers on Wednesday, July 29, as China announced plans to launch its Long March…

'Absolute biodiversity massacre': NGOs say Trump family project in Albania has already caused 'irreparable' damage

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'Absolute biodiversity massacre': NGOs say Trump family project in Albania has already caused 'irreparable' damage

Preliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to a once pristine stretch of Albania’s coast, scientists and activists say. Satellite images obtained by AFP show that during a…

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Ancient dinosaur species discovered in Zimbabwe

Ancient dinosaur species discovered in Zimbabwe

JOHANNESBURG — A newly identified dinosaur species from Zimbabwe is providing new insights into how dinosaurs diversified, with scientists saying Wednesday that the find suggests the animals adapted to and spread across different…

Wildfires: Europe on track for worst year on record as burned area reaches size of Luxembourg

Wildfires: Europe on track for worst year on record as burned area reaches size of Luxembourg

While Madrid braces for "difficult hours ahead", Portugal puts municipalities on maximum wildfire alert. Which countries have suffered the worst damage so far?

Lake Ontario-sized water body lies hidden under 4 km of Antarctic ice

Lake Ontario-sized water body lies hidden under 4 km of Antarctic ice

Lake Vostok, a massive body of water, lies four kilometers beneath Antarctic ice. This subglacial lake remains liquid due to insulating ice and geothermal heat. Its existence challenges our understanding of life's extreme limits and…

Why investors are worried about Nvidia despite Jensen Huang's $500 billion deals

Why investors are worried about Nvidia despite Jensen Huang's $500 billion deals

Nvidia's recent massive deals worth $500 billion have sparked investor worries. Analysts are concerned the AI ecosystem is becoming too circular and self-reinforcing. Nvidia shares recently fell, and credit-default swap prices spiked…

Sixth-generation wildfires multiply: why they are more dangerous and how to fight them

Sixth-generation wildfires multiply: why they are more dangerous and how to fight them

Fires like those burning for a week in France and Spain are so intense that they hamper, and at times rule out, direct firefighting. This new pattern, driven by climate change, demands a specific response.

Sixth-generation wildfires: why they are more dangerous and how to fight them

Fires like those burning for a week in France and Spain are so intense they often make direct firefighting impossible, marking a new pattern driven by climate change that calls for a tailored response.

Industrial chicken farms are fuelling the spread of diarrhoea-causing bacteria, study finds

Industrial chicken farms are fuelling the spread of diarrhoea-causing bacteria, study finds

Industrial chicken farms are boosting the spread of gastroenteritis-causing bacteria, as the global chicken population has surged to roughly 31 billion birds, new research shows.

Wildfire response must evolve to keep pace with climate change, EU says

Straits Times

Wildfire response must evolve to keep pace with climate change, EU says

Around 90 per cent of wildfires are started by human activities, such as campfires or discarded cigarettes.

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Thailand unveils 'Siam Silica' plan to drive regional chip hub

Thailand unveils 'Siam Silica' plan to drive regional chip hub

Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has unveiled the “Siam Silica Framework”, a comprehensive roadmap to build a domestic semiconductor ecosystem while positioning the nation as a central hub…

Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens

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