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Deutsche Welle

Germany: Evacuated villagers return after Eifel wildfire eases

Most residents evacuated from the village of Gey have returned home after firefighters brought a major wildfire in Germany's Eifel region largely under control. DW has more.

Deutsche Welle

First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island

First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island

Authorities confirm first Australian death of species found with virus near where it attracts crowds to a ‘penguin parade’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s first case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a…

‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs

‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs

Users need discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to make savings on their grocery spend after paying £1,200 for GLP-1s, analysis finds The high cost of weight-loss medication is a “regressive tax on being thin” because the outlay…

Gut viruses are evolving new tricks to beat bacteria — and could help fight superbugs

Euronews

Gut viruses are evolving new tricks to beat bacteria — and could help fight superbugs

Scientists have found that some viruses can deliberately generate genetic diversity to evade bacterial defences, offering a potential new clue for developing treatments when antibiotics fail.

Euronews

Archaeologists find 9,500-year-old burial of young woman and fetus in Sweden

Times of India

Archaeologists find 9,500-year-old burial of young woman and fetus in Sweden

In a remarkable archaeological find, researchers uncovered the ancient remains of a pregnant woman along with her fetus in a Swedish cave. Dating back approximately 8,000 to 9,500 years, this discovery ranks among the earliest known…

Times of India

Davao forests home to real-life ‘Ibong Adarna’

Davao forests home to real-life ‘Ibong Adarna’

MANILA, Philippines — A colorful bird found only in the Philippines is earning comparisons to the mythical Ibong Adarna as it continues to thrive in protected forests across the Davao Region. The Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) has…

When I was in primary school, I was taught that machines were created to make human work easier

Daily Trust

When I was in primary school, I was taught that machines were created to make human work easier

We were told that technology would help us do things faster, better and more efficiently. So, I sometimes wonder: If using machines to make our work easier has been accepted for generations, why has the use of AI suddenly become a crime…

Daily Trust

Date workers toil through rising heat in Sindh

Dawn

Date workers toil through rising heat in Sindh

KHAIRPUR: In blazing temperatures, Muhammad Idrees ladles boiled dates from a vat simmering over an open flame, work that labourers lament is getting hotter each year in Sindh. Date season arrives in July, when temperatures in the province…

Dawn

‘In the heatwaves, it’s crucial’: the fight to save France’s rural swimming pools

‘In the heatwaves, it’s crucial’: the fight to save France’s rural swimming pools

Ageing facilities offering daily refuge face funding threat as record temperatures parch the countryside Suzy Bernard took a breath and jumped into the deep end of her village swimming pool with a splash. “There’s a wonderful feeling of…

Hong Kong’s biodiversity ‘richer than we know’ but many species lack protection

South China Morning Post

Hong Kong’s biodiversity ‘richer than we know’ but many species lack protection

Hong Kong’s lush forests are teeming with more wildlife ranging from birds arriving from neighbouring regions to newly discovered reptile and insect species, experts have found, as they urge authorities to devise a conservation list to…

South China Morning Post

TASS

NASA chief says Artemis moon program to be accelerated

Jared Isaacman says American astronauts will return to the lunar surface in 2028

TASS

5 of 7 orchid species found in Cotabato endemic to PH

5 of 7 orchid species found in Cotabato endemic to PH

MANILA, Philippines — Five of seven orchid species documented in the mountains of Magpet, Cotabato, are endemic to the Philippines, according to a biodiversity monitoring activity conducted early this month. The Community Environment and…