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Gas prices just saw their biggest one-day increase in a year
July 26, 2023
Gas prices just saw their biggest one-day increase in a year
New York CNN — The monthslong calm in gas prices is over. The national average price for a gallon of…
Wildfires, heat and giant hail as Italy grapples with extreme weather
July 26, 2023
Wildfires, heat and giant hail as Italy grapples with extreme weather
CNN — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with southern parts of the country scorched by…
Russian fighter jet damages US military drone over Syria
July 26, 2023
Russian fighter jet damages US military drone over Syria
CNN — A Russian fighter jet flew “dangerously close” to a US drone over Syria and damaged it with flares,…
China is erasing mention of its former foreign minister. But it still hasn’t said why
July 26, 2023
China is erasing mention of its former foreign minister. But it still hasn’t said why
Hong Kong CNN — Five weeks ago, the world watched as China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang met US Secretary of…
Storm Doksuri becomes a super typhoon as it moves toward the Philippines
July 25, 2023
Storm Doksuri becomes a super typhoon as it moves toward the Philippines
Hong Kong CNN — A powerful storm sweeping across the Pacific Ocean in the direction of the Philippines has intensified…
Anger boils over as Kenya’s cost of living protests shake the nation
July 25, 2023
Anger boils over as Kenya’s cost of living protests shake the nation
CNN — A wave of deadly protests has hit Kenya as anger over tax hikes and the cost of living…
$4.6 billion plant in South Africa will make ‘the fuel of the future’
July 25, 2023
$4.6 billion plant in South Africa will make ‘the fuel of the future’
In Nelson Mandela Bay, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, thousands of hectares of land could one day become…
Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa
July 25, 2023
Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa
The head of Russia’s space agency has extended an offer to Moscow’s partners in the BRICS group – Brazil, India,…
Heat waves in US and Europe would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, new report finds
July 25, 2023
Heat waves in US and Europe would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, new report finds
CNN — Extreme heat waves across three continents this month were made significantly more likely by the human-caused climate crisis,…
Highest-level Chinese delegation to visit North Korea since Covid restrictions
July 25, 2023
Highest-level Chinese delegation to visit North Korea since Covid restrictions
Seoul, South Korea CNN — A high-level Chinese government delegation is headed to North Korea this week, believed to be…