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Search for Colombia earthquake survivors stretches into third day
Colombian rescue teams raced on Wednesday to find survivors still trapped beneath collapsed buildings two days after a powerful earthquake left nearly 250 people dead.
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Heatwaves could cost France €10-15 billion, environment minister says
The heatwaves that have hit France in recent months could result in €10 billion to €15 billion ($17 billion) in direct and indirect costs, French environment minister Monique Bar...
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Etna ash prompts extended closure of Catania airport, disrupting peak-season travel
Flights at Sicily's Catania airport were suspended again on Wednesday as fresh ash emissions from Mount Etna forced authorities to extend airspace restrictions, disrupting travel ...
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What makes earthquakes so deadly?
As Colombia reels from one of the strongest earthquakes in its recorded history that killed at least 250, just weeks after more than 6,000 deaths in twin quakes in neighboring Vene...
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Malaysia's Sarawak shuts 108 schools as haze worsens, state media says
More than 100 schools have been closed in Malaysia's Sarawak state to protect children from worsening haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia, Malaysia's national n...
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British Columbia winemakers and ranchers flee wildfires, facing uncertain future
Wildfires ripping through British Columbia's wine country have ruined grapes, spoiled fruit on trees and caught cattle in dangerous areas as farmers and workers evacuate to churc...
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Rhine water level falls to new lows, halting sailings at chokepoint
The river Rhine in Germany has fallen to new lows, stranding cargo vessels, the country’s inland navigation agency said on Wednesday, as Europe has entered another heatwave.
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Wildfires, heatwaves pose growing fiscal risk to Greece, PM adviser says
Wildfires and heatwaves pose a growing medium- and long-term fiscal risk for Greece and the wider region, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, as the gover...
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UK PM to chair emergency meeting on heatwaves, drought
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will chair a meeting of the government's emergency response committee on Wednesday to discuss measures to tackle extreme heat, wildfires and d...
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EU pledges €2 million in aid for Colombia after earthquake
The European Union will provide €2 million ($2.3 million) in aid for communities in Colombia hit by this week's earthquake, said European Commission President Ursula von der L...
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At least 2 dead, hundreds of thousands without power after severe US Midwest storms
Powerful storms moved through the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead and nearly a million without power, officials said.
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Typhoon Dolphin's remnants brings torrential rain to Beijing
Typhoon Dolphin's remnants channelled vast amounts of moisture into Beijing and the central province of Henan on Wednesday, as the capital braced to receive more than one-third o...
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EU packaging rules take effect with limits on 'forever chemicals', plastics curbs
New EU packaging regulations will come into force on Wednesday which set EU-wide limits on PFAS, or "forever chemicals", in food-contact packaging and set targets to cut the bloc's...
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Typhoon Dolphin floods central China, parts of Beijing
Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, flooding streets, forcing the closure of tourist areas and halting construction projects...
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Europe's hot summer stunts Austrian crops, prompts rush to slaughterhouse
This year's scorching European summer is hurting agriculture even in water-rich Austria, where the heat has stunted crops' growth and cows are being brought down from parched Alpi...
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India's monsoon to weaken over west, south in next fortnight
A monsoon in India is expected to bring below-average rainfall to the country's western, central and southern regions over the next fortnight, threatening newly planted cotton, so...
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Rhine water levels fall to new lows, some ship sailings halted
The river Rhine in Germany has fallen to new lows in a continued heatwave, the country’s inland navigation agency said on Tuesday, with cargo vessel owners often stopping sailings...
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The punk and the bruiser: Invasive species thrive as global warming transforms the Mediterranean
Pepis, the bearded skipper of a small fishing boat, deftly picks up two lionfish caught in experimental traps off the coast of Cyprus, cuts off their venomous spines, guts them an...
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