Orange Skies and “Blood Rain”: Saharan Dust Storms Sweep Europe

  Skies across Europe have taken on an eerie orange hue, and air quality has plummeted as a massive plume of Saharan dust blankets

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Venezuela Investigates Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado for Alleged Treason

  Venezuelan authorities have launched an investigation into prominent opposition leader María Corina Machado, accusing her of treason for supporting a U.S. bipartisan bill

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Mary Jane Veloso: Indonesia Agrees to Repatriate Filipino Death-Row Convict

  Indonesia has agreed to transfer Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino on death row for drug trafficking, back to the Philippines after years of

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Doctors Without Borders Suspends Operations in Haiti Amid Police Threats

  Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF) announced it will suspend its medical operations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, citing multiple threats and violent encounters

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Woman Trapped Upside Down for 7 Hours After Attempting to Retrieve Phone

  A 23-year-old woman became trapped upside down between two boulders for seven hours in Australia’s Hunter Valley after trying to retrieve her dropped

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Record Flood Emergencies in 2024 Signal Climate Threat

  Extreme weather has plagued the United States this year, with a record number of flash flood emergencies highlighting the growing threat of climate

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Iran Scrambles to Avert Israeli Retaliation After Missile Strikes

Iran is urgently engaging in diplomatic efforts across the Middle East, trying to mitigate Israel’s expected response to its recent missile attack. Tehran is

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China announces plans to gradually increase the retirement age 

In response to an ageing population and an underfunded pension system, China is preparing to “gradually raise” its retirement age for the first time

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Housing shortages continue in Ireland as demand grows 

Ireland has experienced substantial population growth between 2015 and 2023, leading to intense housing demand, with the current ratio of nearly 4 to 1—meaning

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How has Joe Biden’s stepping down affected the stock markets? 

A week after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has chosen to exit the 2024 presidential race, throwing his support behind

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