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Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping toward Germany

Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping toward Germany

The blaze has mushroomed to 3,000 hectares two days after breaking out in the High Fens park, an area of boggy peatlands and pine forests popular with hikers.

AllAfrica

Uganda: SDA Church Directs Members to Observe Monthly Cleaning Day

[Nile Post] The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Uganda has directed its members to participate in the National Cleaning Day exercise on the last Sunday of every month while complying with government guidelines on movement.

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Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

BORNOVA, Turkey — On a Turkish hillside overlooking the olive-covered slopes outside Izmir is a cave known to generations of locals as the place where Homer penned “The Odyssey”. “This place was always called Homer’s Valley by the locals…

NSDC mobilises $1bn for sugar infrastructure investments

Daily Trust

NSDC mobilises $1bn for sugar infrastructure investments

The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has said it is mobilising a $1bn investment pipeline to accelerate Nigeria’s drive towards sugar self-sufficiency. The council said the initiative was anchored on a $1bn engineering…

Daily Trust

TASS

San Diego orders evacuation following wildfire on city outskirts

According to the authorities, 160 firefighters and 54 pieces of equipment have been deployed to fight the fire

TASS

Israeli arrested in Greece for negligent arson after BBQ sparks wildfire

Times of Israel

Israeli arrested in Greece for negligent arson after BBQ sparks wildfire

Man accused of lighting grill in forested area of Crete despite islandwide burn ban; firefighters reportedly manage to bring blaze under control after several hours The post Israeli arrested in Greece for negligent arson after BBQ sparks…

Times of Israel

Belgium wildfire forces partial evacuation order in German border town

Belgium wildfire forces partial evacuation order in German border town

BERLIN — A German town close to Belgium on Sunday ordered some of its residents to evacuate as the worst wildfire in modern Belgian history raged just over the border. According to a statement from the mayor’s office in Monschau, a town…

Tidal flat in Nagoya hit by plastic waste pollution

Tidal flat in Nagoya hit by plastic waste pollution

The amount of plastic waste at the tidal flat — a protected wetland hosting diverse wildlife — has researchers concerned about its effect on the ecosystem.

From dumpsites to climate action: The untold story of Lagos’ waste pickers

From dumpsites to climate action: The untold story of Lagos’ waste pickers

Discover the untold story of Lagos’s informal waste pickers, driven by poverty but playing a crucial role in fighting plastic pollution and climate change. Read More…

FSL launches Commodity Fund to boost agric investment

FSL Asset Management launches its Commodity Fund, a strategic investment vehicle to channel non-bank capital into Nigeria’s agricultural ecosystem. Learn m Read More…

ScienceAug 16, 2026 · 1 min

Chokepoints and the cost of cutting off access

South China Morning Post

Chokepoints and the cost of cutting off access

In 2022, Ukraine asked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to activate Starlink coverage around Sevastopol to support an attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. He refused, saying SpaceX would become “explicitly complicit in a major act of war”; he later…

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