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07/10/2025

Construction still in progress in Belem as Brazil readies to host COP30 Heads of state will begin arriving in the Amazon city of Belem in a month for the United Nations climate smmit, but the infrastructure meant to receive them remains unfinished. Read More

Mexico confirms new screwworm case in northern border state Nuevo Leon Mexico's agriculture ministry said on Monday another case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was detected in Nuevo Leon, which borders the United States, marking the state's second confirmed case in about two weeks. Read More

Surging Nile waters inundate Egypt and Sudan, revive dispute over Ethiopian mega-dam Rising Nile waters inundated homes and fields in northern Egypt over the weekend, forcing residents to move by boat and intensifying a war of words between Cairo and Addis Ababa over whether Ethiopia's giant Nile dam has worsened seasonal floods. Read More

06/10/2025

Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Everest in Tibet Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet had been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported on Sunday, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas. Read More

Heavy rains kill at least 47 in Nepal, block roads Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods blocking roads, washing away bridges and killing at least 47 people since Friday in Nepal, officials said on Sunday. Read More

Lithuania's Vilnius airport reopens after disruption from smugglers' balloons Lithuania reopened air traffic at Vilnius airport, its largest and busiest air hub, on Sunday after hours of suspensions and diversions triggered by smugglers' balloons carrying contraband from neighbouring Belarus, officials said. Read More

04/10/2025

Social media star Fontenoy breaks world record cycling up Eiffel Tower Cyclist and social media sensation Aurelien Fontenoy became the fastest athlete ever to climb to the second floor of France's Eiffel Tower on an all-terrain bike, the monument's operator said on Friday. Read More

Chevron's Los Angeles refinery down after large fire erupted in jet fuel unit Chevron's 285,000-barrel-per-day El Segundo refinery in southern California had taken multiple units offline on Friday after a large fire erupted in a jet fuel production unit, disrupting supply in the Golden State's isolated energy market. Read More

01/10/2025

Giant sinkhole in Chilean mining town haunts residents, three years on Residents in the mining town of Tierra Amarilla in the Chilean desert are hopeful that a new court ruling will allay their fears about a giant sinkhole that opened near their homes more than three years ago and remains unfilled. Read More

Rains from Typhoon Bualoi flood homes in Hanoi, disrupt transport Vietnam's most devastating storm this year brought heavy rains that triggered floods across its north, disrupting flights and train services with the capital, Hanoi, where schools were closed and many homes inundated, authorities said on Tuesday. Read More

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