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Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Varieties Around 11 million deaths a year are linked to unhealthy diets, according to the agency, based on data from a global study. (Getty Images)

Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Governments should consider regulating foods that include added colors, flavors or sweeteners designed to make the product more appealing to consumers,…

Varieties Dozens of Pakistani farmers are suing German firms RWE and Heidelberg Materials in a rare bid to make big polluters pay damages for climate impacts. Aamir QURESHI / AFP

Pakistan Farmers in Long Fight to Make German Firms Pay for Flood Damage

In a Pakistani village nestled in rice fields, Abdul Hafeez Khoso remembers the vast industrial zones he saw in Germany when he visited to file a pioneering…

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Varieties A tourist holds an umbrella to shelter from the sun while walking on a hot day in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (AFP)

This Year Set to Be One of Four Hottest on Record, UN Report Says

This year is ‌on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN…

Varieties A white-tailed eagle over the Isle of Mull in Scotland. (Natural Resources Wales)

Reintroduction of White-Tailed Eagles Puts Seabird Colonies at Risk of Wipeout

White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, The Guardian reported quoting…

Varieties Residents extend a supply hose to fill a barrel with clean water from a tanker truck in Kavling Bakau Serip, amid local water shortages linked to data center developments in Batam. ANDARU / AFP

Can't Cook or Shower: Indonesians Take Aim at Data Centers

Cooking and bathing became difficult when taps ran dry in Batam, an Indonesian island where residents are protesting as data centers spring up to power the…

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Red Sea Film Foundation Marks Record TIFF Presence with 8 Supported Films

A record eight Red Sea Film Foundation-supported films are featured at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, running 10–20 September — the highest…

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Varieties This composite image provided by NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington on Oct. 22, 2013, shows Mercury as it appeared to the Messenger spacecraft following a flyby of the planet. (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington via AP)

Little Mercury May be Shrinking Faster Than Scientists Expected

A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. …

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Varieties This handout picture taken on September 8, 2026 and released on September 10, 2026 by Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry and Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) shows a young orangutan during a rescue operation for the primates caught up in wildfires in Pemangkat village in West Kalimantan province. (Photo by Muffidz Ma'sum / Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) / AFP)

Indonesia Rescues Six Orangutans from Fires in a Week

Six orangutans including two nursing infants have been rescued from fires raging on Borneo island in the past week, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said…

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Varieties Vehicles buried by mud and debris after a landslide swept into the parking lot at Fifth Station of Mount Fuji's Fujinomiya Trail. Shizuoka Prefecture/AFP

Mount Fuji Ends Hiking Season with Landslide, Two Rescues

A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday marred by downpours and dense mist…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Workers cut up a finwhale at a port in Reykjavik June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Sigtryggur Johannsson/File Photo

Iceland to Propose Whaling Ban, Leaving Norway and Japan Isolated

Iceland's government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue…

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Varieties A huge thermometer mounted on a wall of the headquarters of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) shows a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius, during an Europe-wide heatwave, in Bonn, Germany July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

August Hottest Month Ever Recorded Globally

The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented…

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Varieties A mass of bleached staghorn coral, its pale and white branches a sign of stress after prolonged exposure to abnormally warm ocean waters, is seen off the coast of Florida on August 28, 2026. (Photo by Jesus Olarte / AFP)

As Oceans Warm, Florida Scientists Hunt for Heat-resistant Coral

Off Florida's coast, a team of scientists and trained volunteers in scuba gear descends to the ocean floor and begins planting young coral onto a reef and…

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Varieties This aerial photo taken from a commercial aircraft shows haze from Indonesian forest fires blanketing a bridge in Kuching, the capital city of Malaysia's Sarawak state on the island of Borneo on September 5, 2026. (AFP)

Indonesian Wildfire Emissions Surge to World’s Highest, Data Shows

Indonesia is facing a surge in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with…

Varieties Australia could soon give citizens the choice to opt out of social media algorithms. Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP

Amusing or Addictive? The Algorithms Powering our Social Feeds

Social media algorithms are a powerful feature of online life, serving up content to users based on their browsing habits or personal data. Australia could…

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Varieties An illustration photo shows Tylenol in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, US September 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Tylenol Use in Pregnancy May Be Linked with Uterus, Ovary Changes in Daughters

Female reproductive organ development may be impacted by a mother's use of Tylenol during pregnancy, according to researchers who emphasize that their study…

Varieties Acrobats perform in a busy street amid by traffic in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP)

Street Acrobats Entertain Motorists Stuck in Kenyan Capital’s Notorious Traffic

As the light turns red at a busy intersection in the Kenyan capital, a young man costumed in leopard print emerges into the street to perform somersaults. He…

Varieties Though hugely popular with visitors, short-term lodgings are blamed by residents in many popular travel destinations for depriving locals of apartments for long-term rent and pushing up prices. JAIME REINA / AFP/File

EU to Help Cities Tighten Screws on Airbnb, Holiday Rentals

European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under plans to bring down housing costs in tourism hotspots that the European…

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Varieties Armored searobin in the South China Sea. (Sun Yat-sen University)

Strange Deep-Sea Fish Found Walking Backwards on Ocean Floor

One of the few deep-sea fish known to trot on the ocean floor can also walk backwards, scientists say, calling it a “paradigm-shifting revelation.” The…

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Varieties The peanut butter had to be spread as smoothly as possible, without lumps. AFP

Dutch Peanut Butter Artwork Proves a Sticky Attraction

An artwork consisting of 390 kilograms of peanut butter spread on the floor of a Dutch museum attracted 48,000 visitors, 48 accidental footprints, five phones…

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Varieties France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses the audience during the opening plenary session of the "Lumière Summit" meeting on the future of cinema and the moving-image industry at the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, southeastern France, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (Valery Hache/Pool Photo via AP)

Macron Urges EU Ban on Social Media for Under-15s in Letter to Von der Leyen

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the European Commission to back a European Union-wide ban on social media for children under 15 after France failed…

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Varieties Pedestrians walk past the Eiffel Tower in Paris on September 8, 2026. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP)

Eiffel Tower Reopens after Row over Removing Women Staff

The Eiffel Tower reopened on Tuesday after staff walked out over the removal of women colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group which later…

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Varieties The Instagram app icon is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. (Reuters)

Australia Targets Social Media Algorithms with New User-Choice Rules

Australia on Tuesday ‌proposed giving social media users the option to select the content they see on their feeds, marking the next step in the government…

Varieties A Citilink Airbus takes off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, as the airport reopened following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, September 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Flights Resume Gradually in Indonesia After Volcanic Eruption

Indonesia had planes flying again on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption forced the country's major airports to close for days, with authorities saying that…

Varieties Colorful floor mosaic in Roman-era villa at Adramytteion (Journal of Social Sciences)

Rare 1,800-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Uncovers Man’s Tribute to Beloved Pet Cat and Dog

Unique mosaic engravings unearthed at the ruins of a Roman-era villa in Türkiye could be memorializing its rich owner’s beloved pet dog “Ocean” and cat …

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Varieties A transparent PET bottle and water are relatively inexpensive and can often be sourced locally. (File photo)

Putting A Plastic Water Bottle on a Roof Lights Up Off-Grid Communities in Brazil

A plastic bottle filled with water might not look like much, but when placed through a roof, it can act as a simple daytime light source, according to…

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Varieties Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa speaks at the launch event on Monday. (MWL on X)

MWL Launches First Interactive Scientific Encyclopedia on Scientific Miracles in the Quran

Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa inaugurated the "International…

Varieties The TikTok app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. (Reuters)

Don’t Ban Children from Social Media, Estonia Tells EU

The European Union should make social media platforms change instead of banning children from using the apps, Estonia's digital minister told AFP Monday, just…

Varieties Kang Do-hyung, principal research scientist at Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology and former Oceans and Fisheries Minister, checks corals with researchers at a lab called Jeju Tropica, in Jeju, on Jeju Island, South Korea, August 20, 2026. (Reuters)

‘Slumping’ South Korean Corals Worry Divers, Scientists Studying Climate Change

Ko Myeong-hyo loved the vibrant color and thriving life of South Korea's soft corals when she first began diving off the coast of Jeju island six years ago,…

Varieties A growing body of global research suggests dogs can be trained to detect cancer and other human illnesses. Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP

Can Dogs Sniff Cancer? AI Joins the Hunt in India

When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with…

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