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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 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…

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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Varieties Awareness protects people from being infected with the parasite (Getty) 

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…

Varieties People cool themselves with water sprayed from a special sprayer set up on a sidewalk during a hot day in Lviv, Western Ukraine, 29 June 2026. (EPA)

Europe’s Deadly Heatwave Scorches Eastern Flank, Takes Aim at Ukraine

The most severe heatwave ever recorded in Europe roasted central and eastern parts of the continent on Monday as Ukraine's war-ravaged power grid struggled to…

Varieties A Facebook post offering a dead pangolin curled up on a weighing scale for sale. STR / AFP

For Sale on Facebook: Monkeys, Rhino Horn and Dead Pangolins

The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognizable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Only closer inspection reveals it…

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Varieties Investigators from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office search the grounds of Miranda's Rescue Animal Sanctuary in Fortuna, Calif., June 24, 2026, where the remains of at least 117 dogs were found. (Ryan Burns/Lost Coast Outpost via P)

At Least 117 Dead Dogs Found in 'Horrific Scene' at California 'No-kill' Shelter

The remains of at least 117 dogs were found on the grounds of a California “no-kill” animal shelter, many of them with gunshot wounds, authorities said. …

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Varieties A woman cools off while walking through a water sprayer installed in central Bucharest, on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mihai Barbu / AFP)

Heat Wave and High Humidity Will Blast Much of the US this Week

A long and dangerous heat wave will blast a large swath of the United States this week, the National Weather Service said, with temperatures rising ahead of…

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Varieties Consultant Otolaryngologist at King Saud University Medical City Dr. Farid Alzahrani explained that autonomous navigation is among the latest technologies supporting cochlear implant procedures - SPA

King Saud University Medical City Performs World’s First Cochlear Implant Procedure Using Autonomous Navigation

A surgical team at King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center at King Saud University Medical City performed the world's first cochlear implant procedure using…

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Varieties FILE - Three boys use their phones while sitting outside a school in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Australia Toughens Kids' Social Media Ban

Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms that fail to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children,…

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Varieties A woman wearing glasses and an embroidered apron pulls and stretches pasta dough into numerous thin strands (The New York Times)

Su Filindeu…World’s Rarest Pasta

Sardinia: Matt Goulding In the mountains of Northern Sardinia, a 300-year-old pilgrimage comes with a serving of the world’s rarest pasta. The name tells…

Varieties A woman sits in the shade during a hot, sunny day at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, 27 June 2026. (EPA)

Czech Republic Marks New Temperature Record at 40.6C

The Czech Republic recorded its highest-ever temperature on Saturday, with a reading of 40.6C at a weather station in Doksany north of Prague, the national…

Varieties A woman uses a fan during the heatwave in Copenhagen, Denmark, 26 June 2026. (EPA)

Denmark Records Hottest Day on Record at 37C

Denmark recorded its highest temperature on record on Saturday, the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) said. Around 2:00 pm (1200 GMT), DMI said in a post…

Varieties  Vespa enthusiasts parade in front of the Colosseum during celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Vespa scooter, in Rome, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP)

Thousands of Vespas Swarm Rome’s Historic Center to Mark Iconic Scooter’s 80th Anniversary

More than 10,000 Vespas putt-putt-putted around the Colosseum and past the Roman Forum on Saturday, marking the 80th anniversary of the iconic scooter. …

Varieties Some of the 1232 dipole magnets that bend the path of accelerated protons are pictured in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in a tunnel of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), during maintenance works on February 6, 2020 in Echenevex, France, near Geneva. (AFP)

World’s Largest Particle Smasher Halts for Upgrade to Boost Hunt for Dark Matter

The world's most powerful particle accelerator will Monday shutter operations for four years of renovations to dramatically boost its collision-capacity and…