Using spectral data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), astronomers have gained some of the clearest evidence yet that white dwarf stars are accreting debris from disintegrating exoplanets. Captured while DESI was unable to study its primary targets: distant
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A total of 225 people on the ferry were rescued, while some passengers jumped into the sea to escape the fire, according to Basarnas, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency.
After weeks of fighting wildfires, France has managed to stop the spread of the blazes. Spain's situation is improving but flames are still spreading while Greece struggles with multiple fires and high winds in different parts of the country.
Opening the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit (INZS) 2026 at Balai Kartini in Jakarta on Saturday (Aug 1), Dino Patti Djalal, Chairman and Founder of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), said that climate change has become "the greatest blind spot in world affairs" today.
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As parasites become increasingly resistant to existing drugs, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are working to develop a new generation of treatments for two serious infectious diseases: malaria and babesiosis.
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Sophie Woods ran the Via Alpina through storms, heat of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires across eight countries.
A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures in an afternoon update.
The vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island.
The listing covers ten buildings and complexes from the 1960s to the early 1990s, recognising how modernist design was adapted to Central Asian traditions, climate and urban life.
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A shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out left multiple people dead, with authorities confirming the suspect also died.
He was killed, along with nine team members, in a powerful avalanche in northern Pakistan.
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The Ceuta crossings have shaken Europe politically, exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford writes.
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Hamas' acceptance of the far-reaching agreement runs counter to Iran's position and underscores Gaza's growing role in the U.S.-led regional struggle with Tehran. Even if Israel believes that renewed fighting in the Strip is inevitable, Trump's interests may stand in the way
State officials said wildfires across more than 250,000 acres have led to widespread evacuations and power outages.
"The ground rescue team has reached Nims Dai (Purja) at approximately 5,700m on Broad Peak - a mountain he loved, and a mountain that has now taken him from us," said the Alpine Club of Pakistan.
COLOMBO, Aug 2 - Sri Lanka tightened security across its prisons on Sunday after a riot left one person dead and six injured, an official said, as the nation struggles to manage its overcrowded jails.
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The vessel was sailing from Surabaya to Makassar in South Sulawesi when the fire was reported.
The group, which included ten foreigners, were arrested for allegedly operating a drug trafficking network that injected narcotic-laced e-liquid into e-cigarette pods and later sold them to customers.
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Inmates destroyed multiple buildings inside Mahara Prison, just outside the capital Colombo, police said.
Video footage circulating on social media appears to show a large blaze at the warehouse, with flames engulfing the building and huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky.
This latest death was what officials and experts had worried about amid high temperatures.
Tehran used the truce to coordinate with Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iraqi militias on a strategy to raise the cost of renewed U.S. military action through attacks across the region, the New York Times reported
Companies creating or using AI-generated content have to label it clearly for users to know, as part of an EU guideline implemented on Sunday.
Her death could be the first disaster-related fatality following the magnitude 7.1 quake on July 28.
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McDonald’s Korea also said it was investigating the source of the reported particles.
Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional secured a majority of the seats in the Negri Sembilan state polls.