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Chennai property tax: Why some owners are getting higher demands despite no rate hike

Chennai property tax: Why some owners are getting higher demands despite no rate hike

Greater Chennai Corporation has not increased property tax rates citywide. Revised demand notices were issued for properties with under or incorrect assessments. Discrepancies were identified using GIS mapping and satellite data analysis…

'Event of the century': Total solar eclipse draws visitors to sleepy European villages

France 24

'Event of the century': Total solar eclipse draws visitors to sleepy European villages

Eclipse chasers have driven a tourist surge in sleepy towns and villages in Spain and several other parts of Europe as the continent gets set for its first total eclipse since 2006.

France 24

Europe scrambles for eclipse glasses as solar power output set to dip

Euronews

Europe scrambles for eclipse glasses as solar power output set to dip

Shops and opticians across Europe are running short of certified eclipse glasses ahead of Wednesday’s total solar eclipse, with queues forming in Paris, London and Brussels as demand surges.

Euronews

Mexico clears 100,000 tons of sargassum as seaweed crisis hits tourism

Mexico clears 100,000 tons of sargassum as seaweed crisis hits tourism

In 2026, a massive expanse of Sargassum seaweed has taken over the Atlantic Ocean, wreaking havoc on coastal areas. Mexico is facing an unprecedented surge in seaweed accumulation, which is damaging its tourism sector. The foul odor has…

Mount Picung's wildfire extinguished, Indonesia's BNPB says

Mount Picung's wildfire extinguished, Indonesia's BNPB says

A wildfire that burned three hectares of dry grassland on Mount Picung’s hills in West Java’s Cianjur ...

Fruit fusion: how will the market react to Chinese scientists’ lychee-longan creation?

South China Morning Post

Fruit fusion: how will the market react to Chinese scientists’ lychee-longan creation?

Chinese scientists who crossed a lychee with a longan are preparing to test its market release after the first substantial harvest of the high-yield, cold-resistant fruit is expected to ripen next month. The new variety, named “Cuimi”, was…

South China Morning Post

Portuguese pharmacies receive last-minute eclipse glasses

Portugal Resident

Portuguese pharmacies receive last-minute eclipse glasses

Pharmacies across Portugal are receiving fresh supplies of protective glasses today, August 12, as demand surges ahead of this evening’s solar eclipse. However, anyone hoping to secure a last-minute pair The post Portuguese pharmacies…

Portugal Resident

Europe is the world’s fastest warming continent – and the consequences are deadly

Europe is the world’s fastest warming continent – and the consequences are deadly

The climate crisis is hitting Europe hard in 2026, warming twice as fast as any other continent. What is to blame? The whole world is getting hotter as carbon pollution from fossil fuel burning traps ever more heat, but Europe is heating…

UK extreme heat prompts Cobra emergency meeting

UK extreme heat prompts Cobra emergency meeting

High temperatures continue with forecasts reaching 38C on Thursday and wildfires stretching emergency services The prime minister will chair a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee on Wednesday in response to extreme heat, which has…

Two Bromo wildfire hotspots expected out by Friday: BNPB

Two Bromo wildfire hotspots expected out by Friday: BNPB

Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) aims to extinguish the two remaining hotspots from a ...

WA town sliding into ocean gets funding for temporary sea wall

ABC News

WA town sliding into ocean gets funding for temporary sea wall

Local business owners welcome a WA government investment towards a temporary rock wall aimed to slow down coastal erosion, but critics say it is not enough.

ABC News

Total solar eclipse over Spain to draw millions of viewers across Europe

RFI