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October 07, 2025
WATER WORLD
Deep-sea mining poses new threat to sharks, rays and ghost sharks



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
New research from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa reveals that thirty species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras - also called ghost sharks - could be directly affected by proposed deep-sea mining operations. Published in Current Biology, the study found that nearly two-thirds of these species are already listed as threatened with extinction, and mining activities could intensify their decline. Lead author Aaron Judah, an oceanography graduate student at UH Manoa's School of Ocean and Earth Science ... read more

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WATER WORLD
Hydropower emerges as Southeast Asia's hidden force in driving down carbon emissions
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
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CARBON WORLDS
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
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SPACEMART
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Paris, France (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
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CLIMATE SCIENCE
Common inhalers carry heavy climate cost, study finds
Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
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FARM NEWS
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FARM NEWS
Extreme rains hit India's premier Darjeeling tea estates
Kolkata (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
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MILPLEX
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Washington DC (UPI) Oct 2, 2025
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China exiles in Thailand lose hope, fearing Beijing's long reach
Bangkok (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
With tears rolling down his cheeks, detained Chinese political exile Zhou Junyi struggles to make his voice heard over dozens of families visiting Bangkok's main immigration detention centre. ... more
WHITE OUT
Slovenia avalanche death toll rises to three; One dead,100s rescued after heavy snow in China
Ljubljana (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
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DEMOCRACY
Lecornu: France's 27-day PM who fell on sword
Paris (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
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SHAKE AND BLOW
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Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
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ICE WORLD
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Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
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WATER WORLD
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WATER WORLD
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AFRICA NEWS
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FLORA AND FAUNA
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Ordos, China Oct 2, 2025
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DEMOCRACY
Report: Pete Hegseth weighed sending elite military to Portland, Ore.
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 4, 2025
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FIRE STORM
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WHITE OUT
One hiker dead, hundreds rescued after heavy snowfall in China
Beijing (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
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Jakarta (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
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FIRE STORM
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WATER WORLD
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ICE WORLD
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Bremen, Germany (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
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IRON AND ICE
Asteroid strike confirmed as cause of Silverpit Crater in North Sea
London, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
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IRON AND ICE
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Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
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SHAKE AND BLOW
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Santorini's volcanic system, long known for the catastrophic Minoan eruption around 1600 BCE, may be more dangerous than previously understood. A new study in Nature shows that the island's volcano ... more
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