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Category 5 Hurricane Milton roars towards storm-battered Florida

TREASURE ISLAND: Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for Florida, threatening the US state with…

‘Invisibility’ and quantum computing tipped for physics Nobel

STOCKHOLM: An “invisibility cloak”, an atomic force microscope or quantum computing are some of the scientific achievements that could win a Nobel prize in…

Survivors wait for aid as Trump’s lies help cloud Helene response

PENSACOLA: In the mountains of North Carolina, real frustrations over federal aid for victims of Hurricane Helene have been supercharged by a whirlwind of…

Tragedy of Madrid street sweeper highlights how heatwaves kill

MADRID: Three hours into his shift as a street sweeper in Madrid on a summer afternoon when temperatures went above 40 degrees Celsius (104…

Fireworks expected as Orban heads to EU parliament

STRASBOURG: Hungary’s nationalist leader Viktor Orban heads to the European Parliament Tuesday for what promises to be a stormy face-to-face with EU lawmakers —…

From Bolivia to Indonesia, deforestation continues apace

PARIS: Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study published Tuesday.…

Myanmar to send rep to regional summit for first time in three years

VIENTIANE: Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source told AFP…

Chinese hospital promotes heart disease treatment without radiation

BEIJING: A Chinese hospital specializing in cardiovascular care has widely applied a radiation-free percutaneous intervention method in its treatment of heart disease. The treatment,…

Over 814 mosques destroyed during Israeli war on Gaza, as UN chief appeals for peace

NEW YORK: The Israeli military has destroyed hundreds of mosques during its year-long genocidal war against the besieged Gaza, according to the enclave’s Ministry…