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Drones Spot Sharks 73 Times in Two Days off Sydney Beaches

Varieties This underwater photograph shows a tiger shark at a depth of 20 meters off Providencia Island, in the Colombian Caribbean Sea, on November 17, 2025. (AFP)

Drones Spot Sharks 73 Times in Two Days off Sydney Beaches

New dawn-to-dusk drone patrols of Sydney's beaches spotted sharks 73 times in the first two days, forcing multiple closures, data obtained by AFP showed on…

Varieties This photograph shows a fire in mountain ranges during a wildfire in Pouzols-Minervois, southwestern France on July 2, 2026. (AFP)

France Deaths Rose by 30% During Heatwave

France endured a rise of nearly 30 percent in the number of deaths recorded during the week of June 22, the peak of a record-breaking heatwave that battered…

Varieties El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP

El Nino Set to Be Strong, UN Warns

El Nino will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fueling the likelihood of extreme weather, the United Nations' weather and climate…

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Varieties  One of DFB's historic steam trains travels from Realp to Oberwald during a stop at the Furka station, Switzerland, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP)

Steam Railway That Travels Through the Swiss Alps Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary

Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend as vintage steam locomotives ferry tourists through the…

Varieties Vlkolinec attracts around 100,000 tourists a year. Joe KLAMAR / AFP

'Not a Museum': Slovak UNESCO Village Strains under Tourism

"Private property. No entry", "No photography" read the signs on a gate set up in front of a traditional log house in Vlkolinec, a UNESCO-listed Slovak village…

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Varieties Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group I - Iraq v Norway - Boston Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, US - June 16, 2026 Norway's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring their first goal. (Reuters)

Norway Shirts in Short Supply at Home Ahead of World Cup Clash with Brazil

Sitting ‌beside FIFA President Gianni Infantino as her side beat Ivory Coast at the World Cup on Tuesday, Norway football federation president Lise…

Varieties  Belgium's Romelu Lukaku (9) returns to the pitch after a hydration break during the World Cup round of 32 match between Belgium and Senegal in Seattle, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP)

World Cup Heat, Humidity ‘Virtually Impossible’ without Climate Change, Says Study

The extreme heat and humidity broiling swathes of the United States as it hosts World Cup matches and prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July would have been …

Varieties This undated photo courtesy of the Gribbin family shows Lulu Gribbin, who lost her hand and part of her leg in a shark attack off the coast of Florida in 2024. (Courtesy of Gribbin family)

US: Shark Attack on Alabama Teen Inspires Start of National Alert System

Lulu Gribbin was 15 when she survived a shark attack off the coast of Florida. She lost her left hand, part of her right leg and almost her life. What she…

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Varieties Children cool off at an urban beach of Madrid Rio park in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Three Wallabies Saved from Spanish Cannabis Farm Hell

Three traumatized wallabies living far from their usual Australian habitat were recovering in a Spanish zoo on Thursday after being rescued from a rural…

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Varieties A sign reading 'During intense heat protect yourself' is seen inside an air-conditioned room open to the public inside the 17th district city hall as temperatures rise in Paris, during a heatwave affecting a majority of the country, in France, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Alice Sacco

French Scramble to Find Air Conditioners before Next Heatwave

Hundreds of people were besieging Lidl supermarkets in and around Paris Thursday, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Naga Bharath Daka and Pawan Kumar Chandana, founders of Skyroot Aerospace, pose in front of Vikram-I, India's first private commercial rocket, at the campus of Skyroot Aerospace during the inauguration ceremony of Infinity Campus, India's largest private rocket factory, in Hyderabad, India, November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/File Photo

India's Skyroot Aerospace Readies Country's 1st Private Orbital Rocket Launch

Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace said on Thursday it was preparing for the launch of its Vikram-1 rocket, the first attempt by an Indian private company…

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Varieties TOPSHOT - A visitor holding a Starbucks cup takes a selfie as he looks at the North Korean side from a South Korean observation deck at Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo on July 1, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Coffee with a View: Tourists Flock to Starbucks Overlooking North Korea

The contrast cannot be starker: selfie-taking tourists sipping coffee at Starbucks -- an icon of globalization and capitalism -- while looking out over…

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Varieties (FILES) A staff member sorts bells next to an advertisement for bear spray at a store in Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Caroline GARDIN / AFP)

Bear Spray Goes Off in Japan Post Office, Five Hospitalized

Five people needed hospital treatment in Japan after a man accidentally set off an anti-bear spray in a city-center post office, reports and officials said, as…

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Varieties The Sycamore Gap tree that was found felled next to the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage site in northeast England in September 2023 (AFP)

UK: Sapling Stolen from Famous Tree Months After Planting

A sapling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen from the grounds of a castle just months after it was planted, according to The Guardian. The…

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Varieties A person drinks from a fountain rest during a spring heatwave in Madrid, Spain, May 27, 2026. (Reuters)

Spain Records More Than 1,000 Heat-Related June Deaths

More than 1,000 deaths in Spain were attributed to the recent heatwave that roasted Europe, as the country posted the hottest first six months ever recorded,…

Varieties This image provided by the Natural History Museum shows a fossil found in Antarctica that belongs to a group of dinosaurs called titanosaurs. (Natural History Museum via AP)

A Rare Dinosaur Fossil from Antarctica Is Found Tucked Away in a Drawer

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. The bone comes from the tail of a long-necked, plant…

Varieties The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean, as seen from Huntington Beach, California, US, June 29, 2026. (Reuters)

World’s Oceans Break June Heat Record, Says EU Monitor

The world's oceans just experienced their hottest June on record and could set fresh highs in the months ahead as El Nino and climate change drive temperatures…

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Varieties A police officer bikes past a convenience store in the Okubo–Shin area in Tokyo, a neighborhood known for its large immigrant communities. Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

'My Dream is Broken': Japan Visa Rules Push Out Foreign Residents

In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now have to…

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Cat-linked Parasite is ‘Major Cause of Vision Loss’

As much as a third of the world’s population could be infected with a parasite from cats that might lead to retina-damaging eye infection and permanent vision…

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Varieties  People use an umbrella to protect themselves from the sun, amid a heatwave, at Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland, June 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Why Some Europeans Resist Air Conditioning, Even Amid Deadly Heatwaves

As climate change drives more severe and prolonged heatwaves, it seems that turning to air conditioners is the most logic option to save lives. But in…

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Varieties Countries across the world have rolled out fiber optic cable that can handle both internet services and voice calls. (Reuters)

End of the Line for Finland’s Analogue Phone Network

Finland on Tuesday pulled the plug on analogue landline phone calls after almost 150 years, the latest country to push forward in a global transition towards…

Varieties Brown bears at Hexentanzplatz Zoo are given fruit in ice to cool off during a heatwave, in Thale, Germany, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)

Japan Police Investigate Another Suspected Fatal Bear Attack

Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP on Tuesday, as the number of such deaths remains unusually…

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Varieties Bird's nests made with fragments of optic fiber, which were found by a Ukrainian serviceman on the front line and then passed to the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, lie on a table in a museum, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 23, 2026. (Reuters)

Bird Nests of Fiber-Optic Cables Show War’s Impact on Ukraine

Woven from fiber-optic cable and grass, a small bird's nest found near the front line of the war in Ukraine shows how the more than four-year-old conflict is…

Varieties The lower Manhattan skyline, including the new One World Trade Center building at right, is shown as viewed from near the Statue of Liberty, Jan. 31, 2014, in New York.  (AP)

France to Illuminate Statue of Liberty for US 250th Birthday

France will stage an elaborate light show at the Statue of Liberty to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, the French consulate said Monday. …

Varieties The brooch contains a dedication with the date April 21 1894 (AP)

Brooch Given to First Passenger to Board Doomed Steamship Found at Roadshow

A brooch given to the first passenger to board a Dundee-built steamship 37 years before she sank has surfaced at an antiques roadshow. The decorative item…

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Varieties This handout photo released by NASA on July 31, 2004, shows the Swift spacecraft being unwrapped in Hangar AE at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP)

NASA Robot Mission Aiming to Rescue Space Telescope

NASA on Tuesday is set to launch a daring robotic rescue mission, a long shot bid to prevent one of its aging telescopes from vanishing into dust. If…

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Varieties This image provided by the Natural History Museum shows a fossil found in Antarctica that belongs to a group of dinosaurs called titanosaurs. (Natural History Museum via AP)

Rare Dinosaur Fossil from Antarctica is Found Tucked Away in a Drawer

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. The bone comes from the tail of a long-necked,…

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Varieties France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on during a welcoming ceremony for Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida (not pictured) in the courtyard of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris on June 29, 2026, as part of an official state visit of the Thai King to France. (AFP)

Macron Reappears Wearing Viral Aviator Sunglasses

French President Emmanuel Macron reappeared on Monday wearing now-iconic aviator sunglasses that caused a stir at the Davos forum when he wore them due to an…

Varieties A helicopter drops water on the Cottonwood Fire burning near Beaver, Utah, on Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP)

Three Firefighters Die as Blazes Torch Western US

Three firefighters have died battling fierce blazes along the Utah-Colorado border, driven by high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity. Dangerous…