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01/10/2025

Giant sinkhole in Chilean mining town haunts residents, three years on Residents in the mining town of Tierra Amarilla in the Chilean desert are hopeful that a new court ruling will allay their fears about a giant sinkhole that opened near their homes more than three years ago and remains unfilled. Read More

Rains from Typhoon Bualoi flood homes in Hanoi, disrupt transport Vietnam's most devastating storm this year brought heavy rains that triggered floods across its north, disrupting flights and train services with the capital, Hanoi, where schools were closed and many homes inundated, authorities said on Tuesday. Read More

Ironmonger brings Ireland's ancient past to life with smoke and fire On a farm that straddles one of the five ancient roadways that radiate from the Hill of Tara, once the seat of the high kings of Ireland, a master blacksmith is offering visitors a hands-on glimpse into the country's Celtic past. Read More

27/09/2025

Cyclone Gabrielle hits Azores less fiercely than expected Cyclone Gabrielle hit Portugal's mid-Atlantic Azores Islands on Friday with less intense winds and rains than expected, but still toppled trees and collapsed roofs, authorities said. Read More

Tropical Storm Bualoi sweeps through Philippines, death toll rises to 10 The death toll from a tropical storm that swept across the central Philippines and southern Luzon has risen to 10, disaster officials said on Friday, as the country's north continued to recover from the impact of a super typhoon. Read More

23/09/2025

Bill Gates pledges $912 million to global disease fight, urges governments to step up The Gates Foundation will give $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, philanthropist Bill Gates announced on Monday as he urged governments to reverse global health funding cuts. Read More

New Zealand loosens path to residency for some migrants The New Zealand government said on Tuesday it was introducing two new pathways for migrants to gain residency as part of their efforts to boost the country’s economy. Read More

Poland reports bird flu outbreak on farms in north, WOAH says Poland has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on two poultry farms in the north of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease. Read More

20/09/2025

Fossils tell story of baby flying reptiles doomed by tropical storms A tropical storm was brewing over a chain of islands on the edge of the vast Tethys Ocean - the ancient predecessor to the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea - one day roughly 150 million years ago, and a baby pterosaur was caught in the powerful winds. Read More

Cholera outbreak kills 58 in northeast Nigeria A cholera outbreak has killed 58 people and infected more than 250 across Bauchi State in northeast Nigeria, authorities said on Friday, prompting the launch of new committees to bolster emergency response and prevention efforts. Read More

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