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Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2025 - Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into the former mayor of the central city of Wuhan, Beijing's top anti-graft bodies said Tuesday.
Jul 8, 2025
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2025 - Following deadly floods in Texas, misinformation from both left- and right-wing users was roiling social media, with liberals baselessly blaming staffing cuts at US weather agencies for flawed warning systems and conservatives ramping up conspiracy theories.
Jul 8, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 - Melting glaciers may be laying the groundwork for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions, according to new research presented at the Goldschmidt Conference in Prague. The study focuses on si
Jul 8, 2025
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2025 - There's no such thing as a natural disaster, geographers like to say - a reminder that human choices turn hazards into tragedies.
Jul 8, 2025
Athens (AFP) July 8, 2025 - Greece's top archaeological monument, the Acropolis, was partially shut Tuesday as part of emergency measures to protect visitors and workers around the country during a four-day heatwave.
Jul 8, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 - New research from Northern Arizona University reveals that plants can shape the communities of microbes living around their roots-selecting beneficial ones and limiting harmful species-to adapt and
Jul 8, 2025
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 - Satellite imagery of Southern Oregon and Northern California forests. NSF NCAR scientists used satellite imagery to evaluate the percentage of forest regrowth post-wildfire across different land con
Jul 8, 2025
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) July 7, 2025 - Environmental groups welcomed on Monday Malaysia's decision to tighten regulations on plastic waste imports, but urged stricter enforcement of the laws in a country that recycles tonnes of trash from the United States, Europe, and elsewhere each year.
Jul 7, 2025
Hunt, United States (AFP) July 7, 2025 - Rescuers in Texas raced against time to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash floods that killed more than 80 people, with forecasters warning of new deluges.
Jul 7, 2025
Istanbul (AFP) July 7, 2025 - Turkey said on Monday that 12 soldiers had died after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in caves in northern Iraq, increasing its previous toll of eight.
Jul 7, 2025
Jakarta (AFP) July 7, 2025 - A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Monday spewing a colossal ash tower 18 kilometres (11 miles) into the sky, authorities said, just weeks after it caused dozens of flight cancellations to and from the popular resort island of Bali.
Jul 7, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025 - Scientists from NASA's Lucy mission have completed initial analysis of data gathered during the spacecraft's April 20 flyby of the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. Images taken by Lucy's L'LORRI i
Jul 7, 2025
Tokyo (AFP) July 7, 2025 - Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the local mayor said Monday.
Jul 7, 2025
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 7, 2025 - The Polish government on Monday reintroduced border control measures between Lithuania and Germany due to growing public concern over what many say is irregular migration.
Jul 7, 2025
Taipei (AFP) July 7, 2025 - Typhoon Danas battered Taiwan's west coast early Monday, killing two people, injuring hundreds and leaving nearly 400,000 households without electricity, authorities said.
Jul 7, 2025
Hunt, Texas, United States (AFP) July 6, 2025 - As the raging Guadalupe River burst its banks and wreaked havoc in central Texas, a young woman named Joyce Bandon sent a text message that may have been her last.
Jul 6, 2025
