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Pizza Delivery Monitor Alerts to Secret Israel Attack

Varieties The Pentagon is seen from the US Army Golden Knights parachute team plane ahead of their performance during the Twilight Tattoo ceremony as part of the Army’s 250th Birthday Festival in Washington, D.C., after taking off from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, US, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Pizza Delivery Monitor Alerts to Secret Israel Attack

The timing of Israel's plan to attack Iran was top secret. But Washington pizza delivery trackers guessed something was up before the first bombs fell. …

Varieties  People watch a 3D video advertisement display with a giant cat's graphics installed in the famed Shinjuku shopping district Friday, June 13, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP)

Japan’s Chief Meteorologist Calls Rumors of a July Earthquake a Hoax, Urges People Not to Worry

The head of Japan's meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax," urging…

Varieties A tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Is Seat 11A the Safest on a Plane? Not Really, Experts Say

The survival of a passenger who escaped through an exit door seconds after his Air India flight crashed killing everyone else on board has prompted speculation…

Varieties A not for sale Labubu figure (L) and Labubu stickers are seen at a Pop Mart shop in Beijing on June 12, 2025. (AFP)

Labubu-Maker Pop Mart Diversifies into Jewellery with New Concept Store 

"Blind box" toymaker Pop Mart, which has seen frenzied sales worldwide for products related to its ugly-cute Labubu character, opened its first jewellery store…

Varieties Unseen Tours guide Stefan Gordon, leads a tour around Canary Wharf's West India Quay in London, Britain, June 10, 2025. (Reuters)

From Homeless to Tour Guide: Londoners Lead the Way Round the Streets They Know Best 

Stefan Gordon spent three years in a homeless shelter in London after a family rift left him without a roof over his head. Now he is using his past experience…


Varieties The Himalayan mountain range of Annapurna and Mount Machapuchare (top, C) are pictured from Nepal's Pokhara on June 7, 2025. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Disasters Loom over South Asia with Forecast of Hotter, Wetter Monsoon

Communities across Asia's Himalayan Hindu Kush region face heightened disaster risks this monsoon season with temperatures and rainfall expected to exceed…

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Varieties (FILES) This file picture taken on January 16, 2018 shows Kimiko Nishimoto posing next to a picture of her on the sliding window of her house in the western Japanese city of Kumamoto. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)

Japan's 400,000-follower 'Insta-gran' Dies Aged 97

A Japanese great-grandmother with 400,000 Instagram followers who shot to fame for her goofy self-portraits after taking up photography aged 72 has died, her…

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Varieties Lake Dembel's depth has halved since 1990 due to over-pumping. Marco Simoncelli / AFP

Ethiopia's Vast Lake Being Pumped Dry

There is a constant hum around Ethiopia's enormous Lake Dembel -- the sound of its water steadily being sucked out by pumps. The pumps irrigate farms all…

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Varieties The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been resolved. Photo: Getty images

Mystery of North Sea Message in a Bottle Solved After 47 Years

The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been solved by BBC Scotland News. Friends Ellinor Rosen…

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Varieties Brazil's Supreme Court has already taken a strong stance on social media regulation. Evaristo Sa / AFP/File

Brazil Court Majority Favors Tougher Social Media Rules

Brazil's Supreme Court reached a majority Wednesday in favor of toughening social media regulation, in a groundbreaking case for Latin America on the spread of…

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Varieties A life reconstruction of the newly identified dinosaur species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which lived 86 million years ago in Mongolia, is seen in this handout illustration released on June 11, 2025. (Julius Csotonyi/Handout via Reuters)

New T-Rex Ancestor Discovered in Drawers of Mongolian Institute

Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family…

Varieties A human-sized Labubu figurine is displayed before an auction in Beijing, China June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Labubu Toy Sculpture Sold for $150,000 at China Auction

A Beijing auction house has sold a four-foot-tall sculpture of a viral plush toy character for more than $150,000, as global demand for the Chinese-designed…

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Varieties France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during the presentation of the European Pact for the Oceans at the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, French Riviera, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP)

Macron to Push for Ban on Social Media for Under-15s after School Stabbing 

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing…

Varieties (FILES) A seasonal worker picks strawberries at Hugh Lowe Farms, near Maidstone, Kent on June 21, 2021. (Photo by BEN STANSALL / AFP)

UK's Sunniest Spring Yields Unusually Sweet Strawberries

British strawberry farmers say this year's record-breaking spring sunshine and warm days have yielded the cream of the crop, with a bigger and sweeter harvest…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: A man sits on a tangle of branches in the Sacramento River while staying cool during a heat wave in Sacramento, California, US May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo

EU Scientists: May Was World's Second-hottest on Record

The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began this year, a month in which climate change fueled a record-breaking heatwave in Greenland,…

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Varieties  White rhinos have been the targets of a poaching epidemic that has largely wiped them out. (AFP)

70 South African White Rhinos Relocated to Rwanda

Rwanda said on Tuesday that 70 white rhinos had been successfully relocated to the Great Lakes nation after a two-day journey of some 3,000 kilometers (over 1…

Varieties People walk at the promenade by the river Rhine with the skyline in the background including the Rheinturm in Duesseldorf, Germany, May 13, 2024. (Reuters)

Germany Granted Citizenship to a Record Number of People in 2024, Led by Syrians 

Germany granted citizenship to a record 291,955 people last year, a 46% increase from 2023, with Syrians making up the largest group, according to data…

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Varieties Officials in Sri Lanka said they were withholding the results of a survey of crop-destroying wildlife because monkey business appeared to have distorted some of the data. Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP

Monkey Business Delays Sri Lanka's Wildlife Survey

Sri Lanka is withholding the results of a survey of crop-destroying wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, because data collected from some farmers appeared…

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Varieties Solar accounted for 23 percent of the 55 percent of electricity consumed from renewables last year. Aris MESSINIS / AFP

Sunny Greece Struggles with Solar Energy Overload

In a field in central Greece that once grew clover and corn, maintenance worker Nikos Zigomitros deftly drives a tractor between rows of solar panels, trimming…

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Varieties This handout frame grab taken from video footage provided by whale rescue group Organization for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) on June 9, 2025 shows a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope swimming south of Sydney Harbor. (Handout and Clay Sweetman / ORRCA / AFP)

Tangled Humpback Whale Sparks Rescue Mission off Australia

Wildlife rescue teams scoured Australia's east coast on Monday to find and free a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope. Aerial footage showed the…

Varieties Farmed salmon -- like the ones grown in pens here in the Australian island state of Tasmania -- are easier to grow than some other fish species. Gregory PLESSE / AFP/File

Farmed Production of Some Fish - and Seaweed - is Soaring

The amount of farmed seafood we consume -- as opposed to that taken wild from our waters -- is soaring every year, making aquaculture an ever-more important…

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Saudi Film Commission Participates in Annecy International Animation Film Festival

The Saudi Film Commission is participating in the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025, taking place from June 8 to 14 in Annecy, France, one of…

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Varieties People walk past stores in a shopping mall in Beijing on June 8, 2025. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

China to Make All Hospitals Offer Epidurals to Incentivize Childbirth

China said that by the end of this year all tertiary level hospitals must offer epidural anesthesia during childbirth, a move it said would help promote a …

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Varieties In this image taken from June 8, 2025, video by the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in Rutherford County, Tennessee, shows the airlifting of a zebra named Ed that had evaded capture for several days after it ran away from its owner. (Rutherford County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Runaway Pet Zebra Captured in Tennessee

A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities…

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Varieties People take photos of vessels during the "Ocean Wonders" event in honor of World Oceans Day ahead of the UN Ocean Conference on Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Nice, France. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

UN Ocean Conference Sets Sail Off France on World Oceans Day

Dozens of research and exploration vessels from around the world set sail just off the French coastal city of Nice on Sunday to kick off the third UN Ocean…

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Varieties General view of Bogota, Colombia September 3, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

Strong Earthquake Shakes Colombian Capital Bogotá

A strong earthquake struck the Colombian capital Bogotá early Sunday morning, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage, Reuters reported. The…

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Varieties Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, delivers a speech during the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, June 8, 2025. REUTERS

UK's Prince William Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Oceans

Britain's Prince William on Sunday called on world leaders and businesses to take urgent action to protect the planet's oceans, saying it was a challenge "like…

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Varieties File Photo: This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows severe weather systems, Hurricane Nora, upper left, and Hurricane Ida, upper right, over the North American continent on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Hurricane Nora is churning northward up Mexico's Pacific Coast toward the narrow Gulf of California, after making a sweep past the Puerto Vallarta area. (NOAA via AP)

Tropical Storm Barbara Forms off Coast of Southwest Mexico

Tropical Storm Barbara has formed off the southwest coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Sunday. No coastal watches or warnings…

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Varieties This photo provided by Brookfield Zoo Chicago,  bottlenose dolphins "Allie" with "Tapeko" are joined by the newly born calf at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Brookfield Zoo Chicago via AP)

Video Shows Dolphin Calf Birth and First Breath at Chicago Zoo

A bottlenose dolphin at a Chicago zoo gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom, in a successful birth recorded on video by zoo…

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