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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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Varieties  A 1981 Commodore SP9000 “Super PET” computer and floppy disk drives are displayed at the Vintage Computer Festival in Mountain View, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP)

As AI Grips World, the Thrill of Collecting Vintage Computers Is Growing

Software engineer Josh Dersch loves old computers. He spends countless hours tinkering in his garage, trying to coax decades-old machines back to life. He…

Varieties A worker pushes a wheelbarrow at a brick kiln in Sheikhupura, in Pakistan's Punjab province, on July 20, 2026. Arif ALI / AFP

Pakistan Brickmakers Scorched by Sun above and Fire Below

As dark plumes billow from overhead smokestacks, brickmakers at a kiln in Pakistan's Sheikhupura district crush coal through small holes beneath their feet…

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Varieties (FILES) This aerial photograph shows a bridge over the dried out Loire River bed in Loireauxence (Varades), western France, on July 10, 2026. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP)

Western Europe Sets New Temperature Record as Heat Waves Pummel the Region

The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate…

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Varieties The discovery is the first evidence that corals can develop a protective, immune memory-like response - SPA

KAUST Scientists Discover Corals Can be Trained to Resist Disease

Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have discovered that corals can be trained to better resist disease before an outbreak…

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Varieties Parents and children cool off in a shallow wading pool at a public park amid extreme heat brought by Typhoon Dolphin, as the city recorded its hottest day in 142 years, in Hong Kong, China, August 9, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong Weather Observatory Posts Record High Temperature

Hong Kong's weather observatory posted a record high temperature of 36.9C on Sunday as Typhoon Dolphin swept warm air over the city, the meteorological service…

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Varieties Collection of dolls’ houses (Val Ripley Museum)

The 101-Year-Old Who Still Enjoys Playing with Dolls' Houses

Val Ripley may be 101 but she still enjoys playing with dolls' houses. She was given her first by her parents when she was eight, in Christmas 1932, and…

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Varieties Abdulaziz Al-Karidis crowns Saudi student Amjad Al-Darwish with first place in the International Nuclear Science Olympiad (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Leads Nuclear Science Olympiad, Wins 'Nuclear Science Ambassador' Title

Saudi Arabia has secured first place at the third edition of the International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO 2026) held in Jeddah and received the title of …

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Varieties (FILES) A man rides an electric scooter past traffic on a street of Paris on December 5, 2019. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Paris Orders E-scooter Users to Wear Helmets, Reflective Gear

Electric scooter riders in Paris must now wear helmets and reflective gear under new rules introduced after a significant rise in injuries involving the two…

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Varieties A mako shark temporarily caught by researchers alongside a boat off the coast of Long Island, New York, US, in this photograph taken on June 19, 2024, and released on August 4, 2026. (Yuleny Gomez-Rodriguez/Handout via Reuters)

Scientists Turn to Sharks to Improve Hurricane Predictions

From the killer shark of "Jaws" to the tornado-tossed predators of the "Sharknado" movies, films long have portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear. But when…

Varieties  A plum of ashes rises from a crater of the Mount Etna volcano during an eruption on July 30, 2026. (Etna Walk / AFP)

Etna Ash Suspends Arrivals at Italy’s Catania Airport

Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Saturday, forcing the suspension of arrivals at a nearby…

Varieties A new species of tree frog that feeds on insects in coffee groves has been found in Costa Rica. Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP

Nocturnal 'Coffee Frog' Discovered in Costa Rica

A tiny greenish, noctural frog that thrives in coffee plantations has been discovered in the Costa Rica's central Pacific region, where it also faces risks…

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Varieties Retired shepherd and self-taught astronomer Joaquin Tapioles disassembles one of his telescopes outside the farming village of San Agustin del Pozo, Spain, July 22, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Astronomers Watch the Whole Process as Huge Star Dies

Astronomers have taken the rare opportunity to observe the explosive death of an enormous star from start to finish, gaining a new understanding of how this…

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Varieties  In this image made from video provided by NTV-NNN, a person walks in the rain as typhoon Dolphin approaches the city, in Naha, Japan, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (NTV-NNN via AP)

Airport Closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin Hits Parts of Southern Japan

Typhoon Dolphin moved over Japan's southern remote islands Friday, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the…

Varieties Long-tailed macaques are a common sight in Indonesia, even in urban areas where conflict with humans occurs. CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP

Indonesia Traps Monkey to End Rampage that Wounded 18 People

Animal trappers have cut short the two-week rampage of a monkey that randomly attacked 18 people on Indonesia's Sumatra island, prompting dozens of schools to…

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Varieties  A herd of elephants walks across Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP)

Farmers in Kenya Dispute That Cyanide Poisoning Could Have Killed 15 Elephants

The carcass of one elephant lies on a dusty road, while another has been almost completely eaten by scavengers, leaving just the skull. They are among 15…

Varieties (FILES) Domestic tourists watch as a man uses a slide into a swimming pool at the Myongsasimni Water Park in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area in Wonsan, North Korea's Kangwon Province on July 2, 2025. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP)

North Koreans Urged to Beat Heat with Dog-meat Soup

As the Korean Peninsula swelters through a heat wave, North Korean state media has touted everything from dog-meat soup to chicken broth as ways to cope, while…

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Varieties Reindeer move in a corral in Jergul, Norway, March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Norway Records 'Highly Unusual' Reindeer Deaths

Norwegian authorities on Thursday reported more than a dozen unexplained reindeer deaths in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, considered "highly unusual"…

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Varieties A model of the small dinosaur Microraptor being put on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, seen in this photograph released on August 5, 2026. Alvaro Keding/American Museum of Natural History/Handout via REUTERS

Why Were There No Tiny Dinosaurs? You Might Blame the Mammals

Everyone knows dinosaurs got really big. Some of the long-necked plant-eaters were the largest land animals ever on Earth, as shown by Argentinosaurus, perhaps…

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Varieties Firefighters battle a fire in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park at Ngadas village in Malang, East Java on August 5, 2026. (Photo by Muhammad FIRMAN / AFP)

Fire Destroys at Least 60 Hectares at Indonesia's Mount Bromo Park

A fire has been raging in Indonesia's Mount Bromo national park since Monday, destroying at least 60 hectares of land, the country's disaster mitigation agency…

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Varieties Volunteers tend to a dog rescued from recent wildfires at a temporary animal shelter inside a stadium in Megara, west of Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Wildfire Near Athens Leaves Rescuers Scrambling to Reunite Hundreds of animals

Sasa, an alert and floppy-eared mixed-breed puppy, did not return home when the remaining containment lines were lifted Wednesday in the wake of a wildfire…

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Varieties A self portrait of an inmate in his cell created with acrylics (ALABARE)

British Prison Using Art as Part of Rehabilitation

A charity is supporting the rehabilitation of prisoners by offering them the opportunity to create and sell their own artwork. Prisoners at HMP Erlestoke, in…

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Varieties This handout image released by the Cornare Environmental Authority Press Office on August 4, 2026, shows personnel administering medical care to a newborn hippopotamus after it was rescued by fishermen in a rural area and handed over to the Cornare environmental authority for transport to Hacienda Napoles Theme Park for a medical assessment in Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia department, Colombia.. (Photo by Handout / CORNARE / AFP)

Colombian Baby Hippo of Escobar Stock Dies after Rescue

A baby hippopotamus descended from creatures that belonged to Pablo Escobar died Wednesday after being rescued in northwestern Colombia, an environmental…

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Varieties Tourists stand underneath trees atop of Observatory Hill at sunset in Sydney on August 5, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Australia Politician Admits Texting 'My Job is Boring' During Meeting

An Australian politician has been left red-faced after being forced to admit Thursday he texted "my job is boring" and an expletive to a contact during a…

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Varieties The nocturnal desert bird is a rare and elusive species listed as Least Concern (LC) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List - SPA

King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Records First Confirmed Nesting, Breeding of Egyptian Nightjar in Saudi Arabia

The King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority recorded a new scientific and environmental achievement with the acceptance of a peer-reviewed paper for…

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