31/07/2025 |
Huge quake in Russia triggers tsunami warnings around PacificA very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula.
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UK airports disrupted by radar fault in air traffic control systemA radar-related technical issue in Britain's air traffic control system disrupted flights for over four hours at major airports in London and elsewhere on Wednesday, though the issue was later resolved and departures were resuming.
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EU climate goals at risk as ailing forests absorb less CO2, scientists sayDamage to European forests from increased logging, wildfires, drought and pests is reducing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, putting European Union emissions targets at risk, scientists warned on Wednesday.
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30/07/2025 |
Spain's new parental leave gives fathers one of Europe's most generous allowancesSpain announced plans on Tuesday to give both mothers and fathers an extra week off work after having a baby, extending one of Europe's most generous paid parental leave allowances to 17 weeks.
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Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for childrenAustralia said on Wednesday it will include Alphabet-owned YouTube in its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the video-sharing platform.
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Portugal battles three large wildfires in sweltering summer heatMore than 1,300 firefighters backed up by a dozen waterbombing planes battled three big wildfires in central and northern Portugal on Tuesday, with authorities putting most of the country on red alert for fires after weeks of hot weather.
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29/07/2025 |
Italy expects to clear Sicily bridge project next weekThe Italian government is expected to give the green light for a multibillion-euro bridge between Sicily and the mainland next week, paving the way for construction work to finally start on the long-awaited project, a source said on Monday.
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Firefighters battle blazes in Turkey, Greece and AlbaniaFirefighters battled on Monday to put out wildfires in three separate provinces of Turkey, in Greece and near a tourist resort in Albania, stoked by strong winds after days of searing heat across the Mediterranean region.
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Intense rains lash China as landslide kills fourSwollen rivers, waterways and reservoirs across China exacerbated flooding and landslides on Monday that killed at least four people, as President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out" search and rescue efforts to minimise casualties.
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28/07/2025 |
Three people killed in train crash in Germany, police sayThree people were killed and others seriously injured when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said in a statement.
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