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Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, both governments said, forcing 3,000 civilians to flee as rebels fought to flush out Myanmar junta troops holed up

Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops
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Series of earthquakes rattle Taiwan, centred on east coast

More than 80 earthquakes, the strongest of 6.3 magnitude, struck Taiwan's east coast starting Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday and some caused shaking of buildings in

Series of earthquakes rattle Taiwan, centred on east coast
Environment|Health|News

Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed

Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 181 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government and Red Cross said on Wednesday, as

Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed
Environment|Travel

Parched Philippine dam reveals centuries-old town, luring tourists

Ruins of a centuries-old town have emerged at a dam parched by drought in northern Philippines, giving residents a rare

Parched Philippine dam reveals centuries-old town, luring tourists
Environment|News|World

Anguish as Kenya's government demolishes houses in flood-prone areas and offers $75 in aid

Kenya’s government has begun bulldozing homes built in flood-prone areas and promising evicted families the equivalent of $75 to relocate after a deadline passed to evacuate amid deadly rains

Anguish as Kenya's government demolishes houses in flood-prone areas and offers $75 in aid
Business|Environment

Companies setting climate transition plans up 44% in 2023, research shows

The number of companies saying they have a climate transition plan in line with the world's most ambitious goal has jumped by nearly half, but many do not give

Companies setting climate transition plans up 44% in 2023, research shows
Environment|Science

Fossils of ancient crocodile-like reptile found in Brazil

A Brazilian scientist has identified fossils of a small crocodile-like reptile that lived during the Triassic Period several million years before the first dinosaurs.

Fossils of ancient crocodile-like reptile found in Brazil
Economy|Environment|Science

German coal power phase-out likely before 2038 due to economics, says climate envoy

Germany is likely to phase out its coal-fired power stations before the legally mandated date of 2038 due to worsening economics for coal plants, the country's

German coal power phase-out likely before 2038 due to economics, says climate envoy
Environment

Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety

Floodwaters in rural Minnesota carved a path around a century old dam early last week, causing severe erosion to a riverbank

Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety
Environment

Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year – here’s why and how to protect yourself

Breathing wildfire smoke can cut years off people’s lives. As fires become more frequent in a warming world, smoke is leading to a public health crisis, harming people far from the flames.

Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year – here’s why and how to protect yourself
Environment

Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose

Conflicts between herders and the wild ancestors of their yaks, camels and reindeer are a serious threat to both people and wildlife, writes a scientist who has seen these clashes firsthand.

Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose
Environment|Science

To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species

U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls in coming decades

To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
Environment|Science

Massive makos, Queen Bosses and a baby angel shark on Discovery 'Shark Week,' where women shine

Imagine stepping into a life-sized whale carcass decoy and steering it into deep water

Massive makos, Queen Bosses and a baby angel shark on Discovery 'Shark Week,' where women shine
Environment|Science

60 million-year-old seeds reveal that dinosaur extinction paved the way for grapes

60 million-year-old seeds reveal that dinosaur extinction paved the way for grapes

60 million-year-old seeds reveal that dinosaur extinction paved the way for grapes
Environment|Health

Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest

Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries as air temperatures reach new summer highs in desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas

Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy Solution launch Indonesia's first EV battery plant

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) on Wednesday inaugurated Indonesia's first battery cell production plant

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy Solution launch Indonesia's first EV battery plant
Environment|News|World

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl is roaring toward Jamaica as islanders scramble to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean
Environment|News

Northern California wildfire spreads, with more hot weather expected. Thousands evacuate

Firefighters are battling a growing wildfire in northern California that has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate with another day of extreme heat expected

Northern California wildfire spreads, with more hot weather expected. Thousands evacuate
News|Environment

Some in Houston facing no power for weeks after storms cause widespread damage, killing at least 4

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo says it could take “weeks” for power to be restored in some parts of Houston following fierce storms with winds of up to 100 miles per hour

Some in Houston facing no power for weeks after storms cause widespread damage, killing at least 4
Environment|News|World

Polish farmers march in Warsaw against EU climate policies and the country's pro-EU leader

Polish farmers have marched through downtown Warsaw to protest the European Union’s climate policies and to oppose the pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk

Polish farmers march in Warsaw against EU climate policies and the country's pro-EU leader
Business|Environment|Technology

Uber pays US car owners to switch to other transport modes for five weeks

Uber will pay $1,000 in credits to certain commuters in the U.S. and Canada who ditch their cars for five weeks in favor of public and other transport services, it said on

Uber pays US car owners to switch to other transport modes for five weeks
Business|Environment|News|Technology

Elimination of Tesla's charging department raises worries as EVs from other automakers join network

Elon Musk’s move to lay off the department responsible for Tesla’s electric vehicle chargers has touched off worries in the auto industry that EVs from other automakers will have trouble joining Tesla’s network

Elimination of Tesla's charging department raises worries as EVs from other automakers join network
Environment|News|World

Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years. At least 39 people have died

The civil defense agency in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul says heavy rains have killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing

Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years. At least 39 people have died
Environment|News|World

Two survivors rescued after landslide buried homes in freezing weather in southwest China, 11 died

Chinese state media say 11 people died after a landslide buried 47 people in a remote, mountainous part of the southwestern province of Yunnan

Two survivors rescued after landslide buried homes in freezing weather in southwest China, 11 died
Environment|Health|News|Opinion|World

A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine'

A top U.N. official says hard-hit northern Gaza is now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory

A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine'

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