Days of torrential rains in Romania have claimed four lives and forced more than 250 people to flee their homes, local authorities said Sunday.
Environment
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For decades, plastic straws have been essential props for cocktail makers, smoothie lovers and fast food addicts.
Environment
Jul 1, 2018
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Firefighters in northern England launched a "large-scale attack" on a new moorland blaze Sunday, as emergency responders continued to battle another nearby wildfire that has been burning all week.
Environment
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"Amber hunters" on a quest for a Jurassic Park-style discovery of dinosaur remains sift through mounds of the precious resin in Myanmar—a lucrative trade that captivates palaeontologists but also fuels a decades-long conflict ...
Archaeology
Jul 1, 2018
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As the world's largest per capita car producer, Slovakia stands to be hit hardest if US President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose a 20 percent tariff on cars imported from the EU, analysts say.
Business
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Britain's Met Office weather forecasting service has issued its first thunderstorm alert in the agency's 164-year history.
Environment
Jul 1, 2018
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On the day that one becomes an octogenarian, nature bestows a mathematical birthday gift: a gradual reprieve from the relentlessly increasing likelihood that he or she will die in the coming year.
Evolution
Jul 1, 2018
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