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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 Singapore cable cars travelling towards Mount Faber station are shrouded in haze as smoke from regional forest fires reduces visibility across the city-state, in Singapore, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Suhaimi Abdullah

Indonesia Haze Spikes Singapore Pollution, Shuts East Timor Schools

Air pollution in part of Singapore hit the country's "very high" band on Wednesday, while East Timor shut schools, as haze from forest fires raging in…

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Varieties The meat-eating dinosaur Invictibellatrix amberina feeds on a mammal while grasping another in its ecosystem alongside other dinosaurs and other kinds of animals on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, in the Cretaceous Period around 120 million years ago, in this illustration released on October 13, 2026. Sergey Krasovskiy and Pedro Salas/Handout via REUTERS

Isle of Wight Fossil Sheds Light on Enigmatic Meat-eating Dinosaurs

The partial skull of a tiger-sized predator that prowled what is now the Isle of Wight off England's southern coast about 120 million years ago is giving…

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Varieties Deforestation from illegal mining borders the Malinowski River in the Tambopata National Reserve in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Study: Global Deforestation Slowed in 2025 but Surged in Congo Basin

Deforestation slowed worldwide last year, but the improvement is unlikely to last as the situation deteriorates in Central Africa and an exceptionally strong…

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Varieties View of the closed frozen food aisle at a supermarket near Nantes after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Cyber Attack Hits Fridges in French Supermarkets, Spoiling Food Worth Millions of Euros

Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyber attack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to…

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Varieties This underwater photo taken on September 25, 2026 shows an endangered adult green sea turtle resting on the sandy seabed next to a coral reef formation off the coast of Mataking Island in Semporna, in Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah. (Photo by SAI AUNG MAIN / AFP)

As Species Decline, Green Turtles Offer Glimmer of Hope

The palm-sized green turtle hatchling flailing through the sand on a Malaysian island may seem vulnerable, but its species has emerged as a symbol of hope for…

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Varieties (FILES) This aerial picture shows fire fighters battling peatland fires in Sintang, West Kalimantan on September 5, 2026. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)

Damaged and Drained, Indonesia's Peatlands Go Up in Smoke

For weeks on end, parts of Indonesian Borneo have resembled an Armageddon landscape with masked residents immersed in a putrid, red-brown haze as wildfires…

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Varieties A drone view of a bear in the Siberian taiga outside the settlement of Podtesovo, on the banks of the Yenisei River in the Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, September 27, 2026. REUTERS/Vladislav Nekrasov

Siberian Hunters Declare Open Season on Bears after Spate of Deadly Attacks

A brown bear bounds across the Siberian taiga before two hunters close in on their prey. Three shots ring out and the bear quickly drops dead in the long grass…

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Varieties More than 5,000 people who should have been monitored were not tagged (AP) 

Failure to Fit Tags Left 5,000 Offenders Unmonitored in England and Wales, Report Finds

More than 5,000 offenders went unmonitored in the first half of the year because electronic tags were not installed, while 1,600 tags had no signal for more…

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Varieties Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minn., poses for photos with his pumpkin that won first place at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in Half Moon Bay, Calif. (AP)

A Giant Pumpkin Named Rocky Gives a Champion Grower His California Comeback

A pumpkin named Rocky won a major annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California, tipping the scale at 2,389 pounds (1,083 kilograms), but fell far…

Varieties The El Nino phenomenon triggers changes in weather that can exacerbate man-made global warming. Gerardo MENOSCAL / AFP/File

EU Monitor: El Nino Sets Temperature Record in Key Pacific Zone

An intensifying El Nino broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, in another sign the weather…

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Varieties A Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Mama Lifa, along with her baby Lifa (unseen), who were rescued from an area affected by wildfires, leave the cage during translocation at Batu Nyambu protected forest area in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 9, 2026. Muffidz Ma’sum/Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI)/ Handout via REUTERS

Indonesia Moves 8 Endangered Orangutans to Safety after Borneo Fires

Indonesian authorities and conservation workers successfully moved eight orangutans to a safe location after the endangered primates' homes were destroyed by…

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Varieties European Space Agency (ESA) French astronaut Sophie Adenot cries while speaking to the media as she returns to Europe, following the return of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission to Earth after nearly eight months in space, in Cologne, Germany, October 10, 2026. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

'No Divisions, No Borders', French Astronaut Says of Seeing Earth

French astronaut Sophie Adenot went through "all human emotions, from the most joyful to the hardest" during her eight months in space, she said back on solid…

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Varieties An ambulance leaves Corinth General Hospital, in Greece, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vasilis Psomas)

Wolf Near Athens Removed after Suspected Attacks

Greek conservation groups have caught and removed a male wolf suspected of links to attacks on joggers in Mount Parnitha near Athens in recent months,…

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Varieties Filming Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette on set (imdb)

After 20 Years, Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ Movie Has Come Home to Versailles

Paris: Laura Cappelle In 2006, the American director’s whimsical, candy-colored “Marie Antoinette” divided audiences with its Manolo Blahnik shoes and…

Varieties A brown bear and her cub play on the road in the outskirts of Sinaia, 140 km north of Bucharest, June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti/File

Mongolia Urges No School Outings after Fatal Bear Attack

Mongolia warned schools and kindergartens on Friday to avoid outings to forested and mountainous areas after a fatal bear attack and a sharp rise in sightings…

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Varieties This undated handout photo taken by Curtin University professor and lead researcher Christine Erbe and received on October 9, 2026 shows a sea lion during a hearing test at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. (Photo by Handout / Christine ERBE / AFP)

Seals and Sea Lions Get Hearing Tested at Australia Zoo

Scientists in Australia trained sea lions and seals to respond to a hearing test for research into how the marine mammals are affected by human-made noise. …

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Varieties Pedicabs operate throughout tourist-rich areas of New York City — ANGELA WEISS / AFP

$1,000 for 20 Minutes: New York’s Tourist Pedicabs Spark Outrage

New York lawmakers mulled a bill Wednesday to regulate pedicabs, which swarm touristy areas like Times Square and Central Park and have drawn criticism for…

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Varieties Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail looks out at Glenfield Beach near Geraldton, Australia, on Oct. 7, 2026. (Chris Lewis/Australian Broadcasting Corp via AP)

Australian Shark Attack Survivor Says he Hit at the Predator's Eye in Effort to Fight it Off

Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail jabbed at the eye of the predator that severed his leg in an effort to fight it off before struggling back to shore, the…

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Varieties Kuala Lumpur's skyline shrouded in haze from regional wildfires, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 9, 2026. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Malaysia Closes Schools in Capital, Parts of Country Due to Haze

Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country on Friday, as haze from fires in neighboring Indonesia again plunged local air quality…

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Varieties A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swims near Roca Redonda, a small islet north of Isabela Island in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, during a field expedition with the Charles Darwin Foundation on September 18, 2026. (Photo by Carlos Espinosa / AFP)

Underwater Surprise: Sharks Can Hear Sounds from 75 Meters Away

Sharks can hear sounds from considerable distances underwater and even tell where they are coming from, according to a new study that debunks the common…

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Varieties The medical and surgical team of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program began the separation surgery for 13-month-old Moroccan conjoined twins. SPA

Saudi Team Successfully Separates Moroccan Conjoined Twins

The medical and surgical team of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program succeeded on Thursday in separating 13-month-old Moroccan conjoined twins Saja and Doha at…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: A giraffe and zebras walk at a water point at the Amboseli National Park as authorities investigate the deaths of 18 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem, in Kajiado County, Kenya,  August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

WWF: Populations of Wild Species Fell by an Average of 73% from 1970 to 2022

Nearly 6,000 monitored vertebrate species across more than 35,000 populations declined by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, the World Wide Fund for Nature…

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Varieties Tortoise named Jonathan, a giant tortoise believed to be the world's oldest known living land animal, stands in front of Plantation House, in St Paul on the South Atlantic island of St Helena, January 6, 2013.  Joe Hollins/Handout via REUTERS

A 194-year-old Tortoise, World's Oldest Land Animal, May Hold Clues to Longer Life

The world's oldest-known terrestrial animal, an Aldabra giant tortoise named Jonathan and estimated to be about 194 years old, may owe his extraordinary…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Mock-ups of banknotes featuring wildlife are shown, after the public chose that theme from the suggested options of a consultation held by the Bank of England for the next series of banknote designs, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on March 10, 2026. Bank of England/Handout via REUTERS

Barn Owls, Bees, Puffins and Hedgehogs to Feature on UK Banknotes

Barn owls, bumblebees, puffins and hedgehogs will feature on new Bank of England banknotes over the coming years, replacing World War Two leader Winston…

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