Science

British woman becomes 13th person to die after wildfire in Spain, officials say

Sky News

British woman becomes 13th person to die after wildfire in Spain, officials say

A British woman who was taken to hospital after a wildfire swept through southern Spain has become the 13th person to die in the tragedy, officials in the Andalusia region have said.

Sky News

Iran expands attacks on Gulf states after US strikes, says Strait of Hormuz closed

Iran expands attacks on Gulf states after US strikes, says Strait of Hormuz closed

The US military launched fresh strikes on Iran after the latter struck a container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and escalated attacks on US facilities in states across the Gulf. The strikes…

RNZ

AI is accelerating quantum computing - could our data be vulnerable?

There are fears encryption protecting money, medical records and government data could soon be at risk.

RNZ

Euronews

Spain wildfire: Firefighters gain ground as Almería evacuees return home

Firefighters gained the upper hand on the deadly Almería wildfire after days of battling the flames, as the blaze that killed 12 people and burned 66 square kilometres began to ease, allowing some of the nearly 1,500 evacuees to return…

Euronews

B.C. wildfire sparks East Kootenay evacuation alert, as weather helps fight near Boston Bar

CBC

B.C. wildfire sparks East Kootenay evacuation alert, as weather helps fight near Boston Bar

Dozens of people have been told to leave their homes on a moment's notice due to an out-of-control wildfire in British Columbia's southeast.

CBC

Guadalajara’s water crisis reaches a boiling point

Mexico News Daily

Guadalajara’s water crisis reaches a boiling point

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — As the Jalisco government plans to spend more than 20 billion pesos to overhaul Guadalajara’s aging and long-neglected water system, residents across Mexico’s second-largest metropolitan area have launched an…

Mexico News Daily

Daily Trust

Troops: How we discovered Moroccan Doctor, Arab trainer among Boko Haram fighters

Troops of 19 Brigade, Sector 3, Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have foiled an attempted infiltration by ISWAP terrorists into Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Acting Media Information Officer of the…

Daily Trust

Champagne, Comté and croissants in the crossfire of climate change, experts warn

RFI

Champagne, Comté and croissants in the crossfire of climate change, experts warn

France's June heatwave saw temperatures in Paris hit 41C, the same average as Dubai. Experts now say that, in order to adapt to climate change, the country will have difficult choices to make when it comes to its famed lifestyle.

RFI

Bangladesh monsoon death toll hits 50, thousands displaced

Bangladesh monsoon death toll hits 50, thousands displaced

Flash floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people in Bangladesh in the past week, officials said on Sunday, with tens of thousands displaced from their homes. Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation…

Tehran says Strait of Hormuz shut as US launches fresh strikes on Iran; Gulf states hit

Tehran says Strait of Hormuz shut as US launches fresh strikes on Iran; Gulf states hit