Science & Environment
Hurricane John makes landfall in Mexico as major category 3 storm
By Fredy Garcia Reuters Hurricane John hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast late on Monday as a major category 3 storm, with authorities ...More rivers spill banks in central European floods, death toll rises
More rivers in central Europe spilled their banks on Monday in flooding that has killed at least 10 people from Poland to ...Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding
By David W Cerny and Marek Strzelecki Reuters One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in ...North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium ...North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows to exponentially boost nuclear arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of ...Amazon rivers’ low water levels bring fresh challenges for locals
By Bruno Kelly Reuters Water levels in the rivers that run through the vast Amazon rainforest have been falling, after a record ...Bolivia declares national emergency due to forest fires
Bolivia declared a national emergency due to raging forest fires the country’s defense ministry announced on Saturday. In a press conference, defense ...Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam after casualties in China’s Hainan
By Minh Nguyen and Thinh Nguyen Reuters Super Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, made landfall in northern Vietnam on ...Oil power UAE completes Arab world’s first nuclear plant
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Thursday announced the completion of the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant, calling it a “significant ...Shanshan, downgraded from typhoon, leaves 7 dead, damage in Japan
Tropical cyclone Shanshan, downgraded from a typhoon, left seven people dead and widespread damage as it churned off the Pacific coast of ...














