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At least one dead as powerful earthquake hits Mexico

A powerful earthquake has struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, killing at least one person and causing buildings to rock and sway...

No quick relief in sight for Louisiana in aftermath of Hurricane Ida

Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled for food, fuel, water and relief from the sweltering heat as...

Huge California fire grows as Montana blaze threatens towns

California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history continued to grow after destroying nearly 550 homes while authorities in Montana ordered evacuations as a wind-driven...

Dozens of deadly fires devour Algeria’s northern forests

Firefighters and residents armed with simple tools are battling a rash of forest fires in northern Algeria that the nation’s interior minister said have...

Firefighting planes resume flights over wildfire north of Athens

Firefighting planes have resumed operations to tackle a major forest fire on the northern outskirts of Athens that forced thousands to flee their homes...

German Cabinet approves €400m flood aid package

Germany’s Cabinet has approved a roughly 400 million euro (£345.7 million) package of immediate aid for victims of last week’s floods and vowed to...

EU to unveil tough climate rules and taxes on foreign firms over pollution

The European Union is unveiling sweeping new legislation to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by...

Richard Branson’s first Virgin Galactic space flight delayed due to weather

Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed flight to the edge of space has been delayed due to the weather. Billionaire businessman Richard Branson, the company’s owner,...

Chinese astronauts make first space walk outside new station

Two astronauts have made the first space walk outside China’s new orbital station to work on setting up a 50ft (15m) long robotic arm. Liu...

China turns on world’s second-biggest hydropower dam

The first two generating units of the world’s second-biggest hydroelectric dam have been officially turned on in south-western China, the government announced. The Baihetan Dam...

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