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PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling

The Guardian

PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling

Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves Europe wildfires – latest updates Leading climate scientists who created Greater Manchester’s carbon…

The Guardian

Xjenza Malta And The University Of Malta Commemorated The Bicentenary Of Astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi

Lovin Malta

Xjenza Malta And The University Of Malta Commemorated The Bicentenary Of Astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi

Xjenza Malta, in collaboration with the University of Malta through the Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy (ISSA), commemorated the bicentenary of the death of Professor Giuseppe Piazzi during a special event held on 24th July 2026…

Lovin Malta

France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain

NPR

France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain

In southern France a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of the fourth heat wave of the summer. (Image credit: Oscar del Pozo)

NPR

Marcos: Philippines to launch rocket into space in 2027

Marcos: Philippines to launch rocket into space in 2027

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced in his State of the Nation Address on Monday that the Philippines is expected to launch its first rocket in 2027. The space launch, he said, will be done in partnership with an…

Pacific island rat cleanup accidentally wipes out mosquito species too

Pacific island rat cleanup accidentally wipes out mosquito species too

Conservationists removed invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll, expecting native species to recover. This action unexpectedly caused the local extinction of the Asian tiger mosquito. Researchers discovered the mosquitoes heavily relied on rats…

China makes new U.S. warship target for missile tests

Japan Times

China makes new U.S. warship target for missile tests

Satellite images show a structure resembling a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in the Taklamakan Desert in far-western Xinjiang.

Japan Times

Ebola surges past 3,200 cases in DRC as Oxford begins first vaccine trial

RFI

Ebola surges past 3,200 cases in DRC as Oxford begins first vaccine trial

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 1,405, with confirmed cases now at 3,200, government data showed Sunday, as researchers race to develop a vaccine.

RFI

120,000 tourists visited Antarctica. Some guides say it crossed a line

120,000 tourists visited Antarctica. Some guides say it crossed a line

A new study has found that some Antarctic tour guides left their dream jobs because they struggled to balance their love for the continent with the environmental impact of growing tourism. After interviewing 25 former guides, researchers…

AllAfrica

Ghana: Fight Against Environmental Pollution - Extend Styrofoam Ban to Single-Use Plastics - - GMA

[Ghanaian Times] The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Professor Dr Ernest Yorke, has called on the government to extend its planned ban or phase-out of Styrofoam products to cover all single-use plastics.

AllAfrica

Marcos: We are going to launch rocket into space

Marcos: We are going to launch rocket into space

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is set to launch a rocket in 2027, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in his State of the Nation Address on Monday. The space launch, he said, will be done in partnership with an aerospace company in…

France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave

Dawn

France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave

Shelters in France and Spain on Monday overflowed with exhausted locals and holidaymakers forced to flee blazes so massive some were forming their own mini weather systems, as authorities warned a new heatwave was set to descend on parts…

Dawn

The P100,000 question of the foldable phone

The P100,000 question of the foldable phone

In a world where foldables are slowly creeping into the mainstream, Samsung’s latest foldables are, by any technical measure, impressive. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is slimmer, the camera is slightly better, the hinge is more refined, and…