Farms across wide swaths of Europe are parched after an unusually dry spring, evidence of the increasing threat of climate change to homegrown grains.
The sunny stretch follows a winter marked by long periods of low rain and snowfall in key…
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Bird flu cases spreading faster and with greater impacts – report
Avian influenza is no longer just an animal health issue, with rising mammal cases and severe ecosystem, trade, and food security impacts as outbreaks become more widespread and impact a broader range of species, a new report shows.
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In Ukraine, I saw Trump’s ‘peace deal’ wouldn’t just trade away land – but lives, memories and homes | Timothy Garton Ash
The next time a breathless news anchor talks about the prospect of a war-ending “deal”, with Ukraine “ceding land for peace”, I want to sit them down with Adeline. In Lviv last week, Adeline showed me on her phone map her lost home in…
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What OceanGate CEO’s wife said as Titan sub imploded, revealed
New video footage shows her smiling slightly
The Titanic sub disaster is one of the most heartbreaking stories in recent years. Almost two years ago, a…
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Wet fingers always wrinkle in the same way
Pruney fingertips aren’t swollen sponges — the wrinkles actually come from blood vessels constricting and pulling skin inward.
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Merz calls on China to support Western plan for peaceful settlement in Ukraine
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Chinese leader Xi Jinping to support Western efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine, The Guardian reports.
In their first phone call since he took office last month, Merz told Xi…
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“Big, Beautiful Bill” Burns The Tanning Tax
After Obamacare slapped a 10% tax on tanning bed services, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi launched her Sunless Tanning Collection. (She’s shown here at a 2012 launch event.) Spray-on tans are exempt from the tax, which Republicans now want to repeal.
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Tucked among the trillions of…
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