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Hong Kong has broken its record for the hottest day of the year with the city’s temperature reaching 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 Fahrenheit) on Sunday afternoon under the impact of Severe Typhoon Dolphin. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the outer subsiding air associated with Dolphin brought generally fine and extremely hot weather to Guangdong province. By 1pm, the temperature recorded by th...
Football star Lionel Messi returned to Argentina with his family on Saturday, a day after his father died.
The head of German arms giant Rheinmetall is refusing to be intimidated despite round-the-clock security due to a litany of threats to his safety. On Sunday, Armin Papperger said “chickening out” was not an option in his field. “These jobs must be done and anyone that can’t take the pressure doesn’t belong in this job,” Papperger said. The 63-year-old is under police protection due to alleged Russ...
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall at Yuhuan, a city in Zhejiang province, around 5.30pm on Sunday, with maximum sustained winds of 151km/h (94mph) near its centre, according to China’s National Meteorological Centre. The typhoon is projected to move towards the west and northwest, gradually weakening. Wang Hao, Communist Party secretary of Zhejiang province, stressed on Sunday morning that public safe...
Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall along the coast of Zhejiang province around dusk on Sunday, prompting Shanghai to cancel over 80 per cent of flights to and from the metropolis on Sunday. The typhoon is expected to make landfall around the cities of Yuhuan and Wenling in Zhejiang, according to state broadcaster CCTV. China’s National Meteorological Centre issued a red alert for Typhoon...
Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces between Sunday night and Monday morning, prompting Shanghai to cancel nearly 60 per cent of flights to and from the metropolis on Sunday. China’s National Meteorological Centre issued a red alert for Typhoon Dolphin at 10am on Sunday, when the centre of the storm was over the southern East China Sea, abou...
Florida's Indian River Lagoon shows signs of recovery after decades of environmental decline. Scientists are restoring critical habitats like reefs, shellfish beds, seagrass, and wetlands. Efforts focus on reintroducing clams, which were nearly extinct due to overharvesting and algal blooms. Millions of juvenile and adult "super clams" have been released into the lagoon. Local governments are ...
Senior Iranian security official sets broader conditions for reopening Hormuz.
Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, says his father’s prostate cancer has “metastasised into his bones and further”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected President Donald Trump's Board of Peace 15-point plan for Gaza and stressed that the Israeli military would not withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed. In Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened until the US accepts Tehran's conditions. Follow our liveblog for t...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Sunday said they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the US accepts all of Tehran's conditions. The warning came a day after Iran issued a list of demands for the reopening of the vital waterway, including compensation for war damages. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Sunday said they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the US accepts all of Tehran's demands. The warning came a day after Iran issued a list of demands for the reopening of the vital waterway, including compensation for war damages. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Iran has issued a list of demands for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages, complicating a potential deal to open the vital waterway. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said discussions with Oman were "approaching the final stages", but added the reopening of Hormuz "is subject to other conditions". Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Planning a trip to Qatar? Here’s what the Gulf state has to offer European travellers, from visa-free entry and hidden cultural gems to Michelin-recognised places to eat.
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“Harvesting rainwater from roofs and using it strategically for cooling could provide a practical way to reduce both energy demand and urban temperatures.”
Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soilsPlastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to deal with food waste, which campaigners call one of the most overlooked problems of the climate crisis, researchers have said.This is despite the fact that, as the chef, author and activist Max La Manna puts it, food waste management is “one of the ...
Safety regulators launched an investigation on Sunday into a “near collision” between two passenger aircraft at Australia’s busiest airport that injured a crew member. The incident, which involved a Jetstar pilot being forced to apply sudden brakes to avoid crashing into a Qatar Airways jet on Sunday morning, disrupted operations at Sydney airport. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) sai...
A car bomb destroyed a toll booth on a highway in Colombia a day after President Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in.
The US blogger is in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital, according to his family.
The US blogger is in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital, according to his family.
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition demands NDIS changes focus on fraud, corruptionLiberal frontbencher Tim Wilson also called on the government to focus more on fraud and corruption issues in the NDIS, as the Coalition and Labor negotiate on changes to the disability scheme.We have people who are awarding either packages to people when they ...
Iran President Pezeshkian said he hopes talks with Oman can end the “neither war nor peace” state of relations with US.
A fruit long left to rot could become a new source of income for Ghana’s cashew farmers.
Shanghai's two airports have canceled over 1,300 flights as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin
Vietnam’s seafood and garment sectors are facing a labour shortfall even with raised wages, as Hanoi expands a drive to send more workers overseas for higher-paying jobs. The contradiction reflects a broader challenge for the Southeast Asian country as it pushes to move up the value chain while banking on labour migration to generate remittance revenue, analysts say. According to the home ministry...
A new study from Ulong Island in Palau has found the first experimental evidence that restoring seabird populations by removing invasive rats can also help nearby coral reefs recover. Within a year, researchers recorded more seabirds, increased nutrient movement from land to sea and higher fish biomass, showing that island restoration can benefit both terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
Engineered concrete cubes are being deployed in Britain's North Sea to restore native oyster populations. These structures provide a stable foundation for oysters and habitat for marine life. The project aims to rebuild a collapsed ecosystem after a significant decline in oyster numbers. Volunteers are actively involved in cleaning and attaching oysters to the reef cubes.
Sources say Albanese government willing to tighten rules on betting inducements but less likely to budge on TV and online advertisementsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government is prepared to tighten rules on gambling inducements, but is less likely to budge on advertising rules, as negotiations continu...
Wagering inducements in focus after explosive Senate hearings last week. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition demands NDIS changes focus on fraud, corruptionLiberal frontbencher Tim Wilson also called on the government to focus more on fraud and corruption issues in the NDIS, as the Coalition and Labor negotiate on changes to the disability scheme.We h...
