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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 Researcher Kevin Hatala surveys fossilized footprints in sediments along the edge of an ancient lake thought to have been made by the hominin species Paranthropus boisei as well as hippos and other animals near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, dated to around 1.43 million years ago, in this undated photograph released on July 27, 2026. Kay Behrensmeyer/Smithsonian/Handout via REUTERS

Kenyan Footprints Shed Light on Prehistoric Human Cousin Paranthropus

Footprints left on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.43 million years ago are providing new insight into the size and behavior of a species in the…

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Varieties  People use portable fans to cool themselves on the street as the Japanese government issued a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures due to a heatwave, in Kyoto, western Japan July 23, 2026. (Reuters)

Japanese Man Arrested for Years of Guitar Noise

An overly enthusiastic Japanese musician has been arrested after allegedly giving his elderly neighbors insomnia for more than seven years with his loud guitar…

Varieties Time-restricted eating may help protect brain function and lower dementia risks in older adults. (Pixabay)

Restricted Eating Hours May Reduce Cognitive Decline in Older Age

Confining mealtimes and snacks to a nine-hour window and avoiding food for four hours before bed may help stave off cognitive decline in older age, researchers…

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Varieties An aerial view of the Pibor river flowing across the landscape between Boma and Badingilo national parks on February 4, 2020. (AFP)

UN Lists South Sudan Antelope Route as Heritage in Danger

The United Nations has fast-tracked a vast antelope migration path in South Sudan onto its list of World Heritage in Danger, in the young nation's first such…

Varieties Firefighters work to battle wildfires amid drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, in Marcheprime, Gironde department, France, July 27, 2026. REUTERS

Spain Races to Contain Blazes before New Heatwave

Spain has two crucial days in front of it to bring wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said Monday, as Prime Minister Pedro…

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Varieties King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre was ranked first in the Middle East and Africa  - SPA

KFSH Performs Saudi Arabia’s First Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Procedure

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH) has performed Saudi Arabia’s first Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) procedure, expanding…

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Varieties A Pallas's cat kitten is seen in its enclosure at Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe on July 27, 2026. (Photo by PAUL MILLER / AFP)

'Grumpy' Pallas Kittens on Display at Japan Zoo

Five young Pallas's cats, dubbed the world's grumpiest feline for their sullen facial expressions, went on display at a zoo in Japan on Thursday. Kobe…

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Varieties This handout picture provided by the Marine Mammal Stranding Network at UC Santa Cruz shows a juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore after dying from domoic acid poisoning, on Sunset Beach near Watsonville, in the Monterey Bay, California, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Handout / Marine Mammal Stranding Network, UC Santa Cruz / AFP)

Whales at Risk, Hungry Pelicans: Marine Heat Wave Hits California

On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake. This summer, extreme heat is making such…

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Varieties A man cools off at a misting station in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Sweltering Heat Wave Grips Central and Southern US for 2nd Straight Day

Tens of millions of people are under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United States on Sunday as high temperatures and severe…

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Varieties The carnival is the Kingdom's largest agricultural and commercial gathering of its kind - SPA

Buraidah Prepares to Launch 75-Day Dates Carnival

Buraidah is preparing to launch the Buraidah Dates Carnival on August 1. The event will run for 75 days through October 14. Considered the largest economic…

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Varieties Trent Park, a country home in North London, became part of an audacious strategy for extracting information from German officers during World War II (Sophie Stafford for The New York Times)

Trent Park… A House Full of Spies

London - Roslyn Sulcas The German generals were chatting freely, exchanging tidbits about the V-2 rocket, the world’s first long-range ballistic missile…

Varieties FILE - Humpback whales surface together in Bahia Solano, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

Whale 'Supergroups' Show Numbers are Rebounding from Hunting. But Iran War Holds Dangers for them

A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they witnessed a humpback whale “supergroup” consisting of nearly 300 of the giant marine…

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Varieties  A child cools off in a public water playground at a park in Edogawa district of Tokyo on July 23, 2026. (AFP)

Japan Records Fifth ‘Cruelly Hot Day’

Japan recorded its fifth consecutive "cruelly hot day" on Saturday, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, as…

Varieties A teacher walks down stairs near a blackboard artwork displayed on the hallway at Kumagaya Girls High School in Kumagaya, northwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after its art club members won the first prize in a national blackboard art contest in 2023. (AP)

Young Japanese Artists Turn School Blackboards into a Hit Medium for Creativity

The humble blackboard is serving as the canvas, and colorful chalk the paint, for young Japanese artists. “Kokuban Art Koshien " is an annual national chalk…

Varieties SpaceX's Starship V3 rocket launches from the Starbase facility as seen from South Padre Island, Texas, US, 24 July 2026. (EPA)

SpaceX Launches Starship on Another Test Flight, This Time with the Most Advanced Starlinks

SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced…

Varieties Measles has made a strong comeback in recent years against a backdrop of declining vaccination rates and growing distrust in health authorities. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP

US Measles Outbreak the Worst in 35 Years, Says Official Data

The United States is in the midst of its worst measles outbreak in 35 years, according to official figures released Friday, amid a serious uptick in cases as…

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Varieties New York City has around 20,500 licensed food vendors. ANGELA WEISS / AFP

New York's Noisy Food Carts Go Electric in Clean Air Trial

Walk around New York and you'll likely hear the chugging of petrol generators powering the city's tens of thousands of food carts. But not William Arevalo's. …

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Varieties Abandoned by his mother and spurned by some peers, the young macaque shot to stardom after he was seen clinging to a plush orangutan toy from IKEA for comfort at Ichikawa City Zoo outside Tokyo. (Jiji Press/AFP)

Baby Monkey Punch to Celebrate First Birthday

Punch, a plush-clutching Japanese baby monkey that has become a global online sensation, will celebrate his first birthday on Sunday as his zoo is flooded with…

Varieties Farmland is flooded by heavy rain brought by Typhoon Bavi in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China (Reuters)

China Braces for Heavy Rain as Tropical Storm Noul Edges Closer

China ‌on Friday warned of heavy rain and severe flood risks as the third tropical cyclone this month tracked closer to the country's southern coast,…

Varieties FILE PHOTO: A general view shows Georgetown University in Washington, US, October 18, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo/File Photo

US Wants Permanent Daylight Saving Time

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants Congress to make daylight saving time permanent, deprioritize bicycle lanes and mass transit, cut funding for…

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Varieties Life reconstruction of the Cretaceous Period burrowing snake Tametara mirim, shown against a background of long-necked sauropod dinosaurs and the bird Navaornis from the same locality in Brazil. The image was released on July 22, 2026. Gabriel Ugueto/Handout via REUTERS

Dinosaur-era Fossil Provides Insight Into Snake Evolution

Snakes first appeared during the age of dinosaurs, but fossils of many early species are so fragmentary that scientists have had difficulty deciphering their…

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Varieties The auction represents an attractive destination for falconers from around the world - SPA

Saudi Arabia: National Center for Falcons to Launch International Falcon Breeders Auction on August 5

The National Center for Falcons will launch its first event, the International Falcon Breeders Auction, from August 5 to 25 at the center's headquarters in…

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Spanish Philosopher Suggests New Approach for Happiness

At a time when library shelves are awash with ready-made recipes for “happiness in ten steps” and “the perfect life in thirty days,” Spanish philosopher…

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Varieties Peptides have received sweeping praise by wellness and biohacking communities as key to everything from muscle building and repair to a longer life. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

What's the Deal with Peptides? The Hyped Market under US Review

Glowing skin, deeper sleep, stronger muscles, an alert mind? Such are the enticing promises of peptides, an increasingly buzzy class of substances touted by…

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