Hurricane Beryl makes landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm on the Caribbean island of Carriacou
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Beryl makes landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm on the Caribbean island of Carriacou.
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AFP News240,000 people evacuated in China rainstorms
Nearly a quarter of a million people were evacuated in eastern China as rainstorms lashed swathes of the country and caused the Yangtze and other rivers to swell, state media reported Wednesday.Mountain floods in central Hunan claimed five lives last month, according to state media reports, while a landslide in the same province killed eight people.
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Sinkholes spread fear in Turkey's parched breadbasket
Every time Turkish farmer Fatih Sik drives his tractor across his cornfields he knows the earth could open up and swallow him at any moment. "It's the first time I have seen this, it's impressive."
- Euronews
Flooding and landslides caused by extreme weather continue to pummel parts of Europe
Scientists attribute the latest extreme weather events to climate change driven by human activity.
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Indonesia launches first EV battery plant
Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry.The plant is part of a $9.8 billion electric vehicle battery deal signed between Indonesia and LG in 2020.
- People
Texas Hiker, 69, Dies on Grand Canyon Hike with Niece: ‘There Are No Words’
"The most beautiful places are unforgiving. Be prepared. Don’t underestimate nature," late hiker Scott Sims' niece Jessica Ryan wrote on Facebook
- Euronews
‘They don’t know if they’ll survive’: The Indian garbage pickers working through extreme heat
For millions of Indians, the extreme heat of the summer makes their daily lives even harder.
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Ancient Greek sanctuary slowly sinks into the Aegean Sea
A brief boat ride from the thrumming nightclubs of Mykonos lies the UNESCO heritage site of Delos, one of the most important sanctuaries of the ancient Greek and Roman world.At the height of its acclaim during the Roman era, Delos attracted pilgrims and traders from across the ancient world and ultimately grew to a bustling city of some 30,000 people.
- CNN
Beryl strengthens into the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record after devastating Windward Islands
Hurricane Beryl has strengthened into a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane — the earliest on record — as it powers across the Caribbean after bringing devastation to the Windward Islands, where at least one person is dead.
- Euronews
Keep climate targets but ditch red tape, says EPP’s green leader
In an exclusive interview, the European People’s Party’s environment policy coordinator tells Euronews the group wants to revisit a raft of Green Deal legislation, and why he thinks climate targets must remain sacrosanct.
- People
Texas Nurse Tirelessly Searches for Late Patient's Dog So She Can Give the Pet a New Home (Exclusive)
Dezorey Arocha spent 11 days searching for Bear Bear the dog, after learning her late patient left behind the pup without a new owner to care for him
- The Guardian
A third of land set aside for restoration in worse state than before, Australian offset audit finds
Federal review sparks fresh warnings that biodiversity scheme is increasing risk of animals going extinct
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Brazil's Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years
The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year, the worst figure in 20 years, satellite data revealed Monday.The situation is worrisome as the height of the wildfires season is normally in the second half of the year, especially in September, when weather is at its most dry.
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Six dead as floods inundate vast swath of India, Bangladesh
Six people have been killed in floods precipitated by torrential rains across northeast India and neighbouring Bangladesh that inundated the homes of more than a million others, officials said Wednesday. In Bangladesh, landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains killed two people including a Rohingya refugee early on Wednesday, police commander Jahirul Hoque Bhuiyan told AFP. Bhuiyan said authorities in Bangladesh's vast relief camps -- home to around a million Rohingya refugees from neighbourin
- The Guardian
Queensland coalmine fire a ‘disaster’ for climate say environmental groups
The fire at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coalmine in Moranbah broke out after methane ignited
- CNN
A third of shark species face extinction. One man is trying to change that
Diego Cardenosa has loved sharks ever since he was a child. The Colombia native was never afraid of them when he visited his beloved beach. He was fascinated with how sharks moved through water using their multiple fins.
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Freya the rescued lion cub is safe in South Africa, but many other lions there are bred to be shot
Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air. Satisfied, she took her first cautious steps in her new forever home in a sanctuary in South Africa. Freya's relocation to the Drakenstein Lion Park is only a partial success story.
- Malay Mail
Flood victims in Putatan, Tuaran, and Tamparuli return home, leaving only 272 in Penampang shelter
KOTA KINABALU, July 3 — Three of the four temporary evacuation centres set up for flood victims have been closed, with o...
- Malay Mail
Thursday, not Tuesday: PM Anwar raps home minister for batik blunder in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today admonished Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasut...
- The Telegraph
Michelle Obama the only Biden alternative who would beat Trump
The only prospective candidate who could beat Donald Trump in the presidential election is Michelle Obama, according to a new poll.
- HuffPost
Death Of Teenage Badminton Star Prompts Outrage Over Delayed Medical Response
Video from the incident shows tournament officials watching Chinese athlete Zhang Zhijie for around 40 seconds before medical help arrives.