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'It's incinerated': How wildfire devastated life in the world's largest tropical wetland

A speedboat skims across the waters of the Piquiri river in central Brazil; on board are a group of vets and animal trackers. ...

'Edge of the abyss': Israel heads into 'hermetic' lockdown after virus figures surge

Israel's government has voted to tighten a week-old national lockdown as figures reveal the extraordinary extent of the country's coronavirus challenge. ...

North Korea troops shot dead South Korean official and burned his body, Seoul claims

A South Korean government official was shot and killed by troops in North Korea who set his body on fire over fears he might be… ...

Breonna Taylor: Two officers shot during Louisville protests

Anger erupts in the US over a decision not to charge police who shot dead a black woman in her home. ...

US election: Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power

The president also predicted the US election result would be determined before the Supreme Court. ...

North Korea 'killed and burned South Korean official'

The man, who disappeared from a patrol boat, was killed as an anti-coronavirus measure, Seoul says. ...

Trump's threats and actions bring America to the brink

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Atlantic writer: 'I scared myself' writing this story

The Atlantic staff writer Barton Gellman tells CNN's Don Lemon that he believes President Trump will not concede defeat if he loses the 2020 presidential… ...

Outrage over lack of charges in Breonna Taylor's death sparks protests across US

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Nobel Prize Cash Raised To $1.1 Million

The cash envelope that accompanies each Nobel prize will be increased this year from nine to 10 million kronor ($1.1 million), the Nobel Foundation said… ...

YouTube Adds Reliable Info To Mail-In Voting Videos

YouTube on Thursday began adding information panels to videos about voting by mail to reduce the spread of misinformation leading up to the US presidential… ...

Some Still "Flipping About": Hopes Fade After 380 Whales Die In Australia

Only a few dozen of the 470 whales stranded on Australia's coast can still be saved, rescuers warned Thursday, as they weighed euthanising those animals… ...

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Nordkorea schiesst mit Gewehren auf das Coronavirus – und erschiesst einen südkoreanischen Überläufer

Die Corona-Krise lässt das marode Regime in Pjongjang zu drastischen Methoden greifen. Laut Südkorea hat der Norden einen Schiessbefehl für illegale Grenzgänger erlassen. Nun wurde… ...

Nur konsequent: Der «Stern» verabschiedet sich vom Journalismus

Das Hamburger Magazin hat seine jüngste Ausgabe zusammen mit der Bewegung Fridays for Future gestaltet. Ein Tabubruch? Im Gegenteil, die Redaktion ist einfach ehrlich. ...

Merkel und Michel glätten die Wogen im Erdgasstreit

Die Gefahr einer Konfrontation zwischen Ankara und Athen im östlichen Mittelmeer ist vorerst gebannt. Nach Vermittlung der EU wollen die Nachbarn wieder Gespräche aufnehmen. Doch… ...

Watana sentenced to 99 years in jail, allowed bail

The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions has sentenced former social development and human security minister Watana Muangsook to 99 years in… ...

Phuket vegetarian festival to go ahead

PHUKET: The famous Phuket vegetarian festival will go ahead this year after organisers promised strict enforcement of social distancing principles to help prevent the resurgence… ...

Chinese vaccine maker to offer shots to testing nations first

BEIJING: Chinese vaccine developer Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Thursday that countries running its final-stage clinical trials like Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey will get its… ...

As Coronavirus Cases Surge in Europe, Hospitalizations Lag

For now, countries are betting they can suppress hospital admissions and deaths without imposing more lockdowns, even as case numbers approach peak levels from last… ...

China Is Expanding Detention Sites in Muslim Region of Xinjiang

China said it was winding down its “re-education” camps for Uighurs and other minorities, but researchers found evidence that incarceration is on the rise. ...

With Coronavirus on the Rampage, Israel Tightens Holiday Lockdown

The new measures go into effect on Friday and will remain in place until at least mid-October. ...

Corona im österreichischen Ischgl: 1000 Infizierte wollen Sammelklage einreichen

Beim Après-Ski in Ischgl steckten sich im März Tausende Gäste an, nun haben Konsumentenschützer vier Klagen auf Schadenersatz eingereicht. Und das dürfte erst der Anfang… ...

Kommentar zur EU-Migrationspolitik: Der neue Anlauf für eine Asylreform hat nur geringe Erfolgschancen

Die EU-Kommission legt mit ihrer Asylreform den Fokus stärker auf Abschreckung und auf die Rückführung abgewiesener Asylbewerber. Ob das für einen Kompromiss zwischen den EU-Staaten… ...

Coronavirus weltweit: +++ Lufthansa will Corona-Schnelltests einführen +++ Österreich: «Skivergnügen ja, aber ohne Apres Ski»

Mit Schnelltests vor dem Abflug will Lufthansa wieder mehr Reisen auf interkontinentalen Strecken anbieten können. Internationale News im Ticker. ...

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Comet discovered to have its own northern lights

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has its own far-ultraviolet aurora, data reveal. It is the first time such electromagnetic emissions in the far-ultraviolet have been documented on a… ...

Ancient volcanoes once boosted ocean carbon, but humans are now far outpacing them

A new study of an ancient period that is considered the closest natural analog to the era of modern human carbon emissions has found that… ...

Possible marker of life spotted on Venus

Astronomers have discovered a rare molecule -- phosphine -- in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially or by microbes… ...

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Three months after the declaration of the eleventh Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of confirmed… ...

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Sudan

On 9 August 2020, the Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan notified WHO of the detection of a ...

Yellow fever – French Guiana, France

On 23 July 2020, the France IHR National Focal Point reported a confirmed autochthonous (locally acquired) case of yellow fever in a 14-year-old male in… ...

Information for all visitors to ESA sites

Information for all visitors to ESA sites Coronavirus measures for hosted meetings and visitors ...

Satcom to foster resilient digital systems

Telecommunications are becoming increasingly crucial to our society, economy and security. ESA is supporting the European satellite communication industry’s efforts to identify how to meet… ...

Summit of technical excellence

Image: Summit of technical excellence ...

NHS Covid-19 app: England and Wales get smartphone contact tracing for over-16s

Users are being urged to install the app to protect themselves and others against the resurgent virus. ...

Facebook 'Supreme Court' to begin work before US Presidential vote

The company's oversight board - which can overrule Mark Zuckerberg - begins work in mid-October. ...

Google removes Uluru virtual walk from Street View

Parks Australia had requested user-generated images from the sacred site be immediately removed. ...

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