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People are carried across a flooded street in the worst-hit city of Zhengzhou, which received a year's worth of rain in just three days

Villagers Flee Fresh Floods In Central China As Typhoon Approaches

Villagers flee fresh floods in central China as typhoon approaches

This Weight Loss Supplement Is Being Recalled Nationwide

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The recall affects "all lots and all presentations" of the product.

Satellite Image Shows Wildfire Smoke Over North America Triggering Air Quality Warning

A wildfire in British Columbia on July 2, 2021, one of more than 170 blazes fueled by a record-smashing heat wave

Data also showed the black carbon, or soot, density over North America.

Laschet has faced criticism for his hesitant, u-turn-prone handling of the pandemic

Frontrunner To Succeed Merkel On Back Foot After Floods

Frontrunner to succeed Merkel on back foot after floods

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'Superbug' Clusters: Multidrug-Resistant Fungus Spreads In 2 US Cities

C. auris is an emerging fungus that's been linked to health care facility outbreaks.

China has in recent days faced accusations from the WHO that it had not shared the necessary raw data during the first phase of the Covid origins investigation

China Says WHO Plan To Audit Labs In Covid Origins Probe 'Arrogant'

China says WHO plan to audit labs in Covid origins probe 'arrogant'

Factfile on the flooding in Henan province, China, as of July 21

Chinese City Picks Through The Debris After Record Rains Kill 33

Chinese city picks through the debris after record rains kill 33

Pi Approximation Day 2021: 10 Fun Jokes About The Mathematical Constant

What TV show can help you grasp infinite numbers?

Workers on Thursday clear around a damaged home in Marienthal, in the Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler distict of western Germany, more than week after deadly floods struck the region

Merkel Demands Faster Climate Action As Flood Deaths Rise

Merkel demands faster climate action as flood deaths rise

The reef has suffered three mass coral bleaching events in the past five years, by some measures losing half its corals since 1995 as ocean temperatures have climbed

Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage Status At Risk

Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status at risk

A firefighter participates in nighttime firefighting operations on July 15, 2021 at the Bootleg Fire in Oregon

More Residents Flee As Fires Ravage Western Canada

More residents flee as fires ravage western Canada

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Dr. Fauci Advises Americans To Wear Masks Indoors As Delta Variant Spreads

Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans "might want to consider" wearing masks indoors as the new Delta variant gains traction.

Cars are covered with wood and rubble in Altenahr in Rhineland-Palatinate state

Flood-battered Germany Approves Major Relief Package

Flood-battered Germany approves major relief package

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is escorted by Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori in Tokyo

Top US Official Heads To China To Seek 'Guardrails' In Tense Ties

Top US official heads to China to seek 'guardrails' in tense ties

A road sign directs traffic towards the Nord Stream 2 gas line landfall facility entrance in Lubmin, north eastern Germany, in 2020

Germany Warns Russia, Supports Ukraine In US Deal Over Pipeline

Germany warns Russia, supports Ukraine in US deal over pipeline

Ariel Henry was sworn in as prime minister of crisis-hit Haiti on July 20

Haiti's Opposition, Civil Society Distance Themselves From New PM

Haiti's opposition, civil society distance themselves from new PM

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US Life Expectancy Suffers Biggest Drop Since World War II

U.S. life expectancy has fallen an average of 1.5 years in 2020, the largest drop since 1942 and 1943. The decline is largely due to the pandemic, as well as drug overdoses and homicides.

Images poured across Chinese social media showing dramatic rescues of pedestrians in Zhengzhou from torrents gushing through the streets

Record Rains Kill 25 In Central China

Record rains kill 25 in central China

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is escorted by Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori in Tokyo

State Dept Number Two To Visit China, Highest Trip Under Biden

State Dept number two to visit China, highest trip under Biden

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Paris Start-up Sees A Future For Lab-grown Foie Gras

Paris start-up sees a future for lab-grown foie gras

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Several Muffin Brands Affected By Nationwide Recall Over Listeria Concerns

Affected brands include The Worthy Crumb and 7-Eleven.

Tensions between China and the United States have soared in recent months

Beijing Ties Climate Cooperation To 'Health' Of US Relations

Beijing ties climate cooperation to 'health' of US relations

People offer prayers in Dhaka to mark the start of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha

Bangladesh Takes Eid Break From Covid Lockdown

Bangladesh takes Eid break from Covid lockdown

Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson said they would supply around 3.5 billion vaccine doses at cost or discount to poor nations

J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Much Less Effective Against Delta, Lambda Variants: Study

Researchers suggest giving a dose of mRNA vaccines to people who received the J&J shot to boost immunity against COVID-19 variants.

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What Is Green Rust? This Dog's Fur Turned Green Overnight

Luckily, Olive the dog's human is a scientist.

The Bootleg Fire in Oregon has scorched almost 390,000 acres -- an area bigger than Los Angeles

Western Canada Declares Fire Emergency As Evacuations Climb

Western Canada declares fire emergency as evacuations climb

Microsaurs are a group of small, lizard-like animals that roamed the Earth more than a quarter billion years ago, well before proper dinosaurs made their appearance

Fossil Reveals Burrowing Lifestyle Of Tiny Dino

Fossil reveals burrowing lifestyle of tiny dino

The spread of the highly tramsmissible Delta variant is causing some concern on world markets, though some governments are now considering approving third, booster doses

Delta Variant Makes Up 83% Of All Sequenced Covid Cases In U.S.

The highly contagious and more deadly Delta variant now makes up for 83% of all sequenced covid cases in the U.S.

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Mali Interim Leader Says He's 'Well' After Assassination Attempt

Mali interim leader says he's 'well' after assassination attempt

Honduras' former president Porfirio Lobo and his wife Rosa Elena Bonilla, seen in 2012, have been banned from traveling to the United States due to alleged corruption

US Bans Former Honduran Leader Lobo Over Alleged Drug Deals

US bans former Honduran leader Lobo over alleged drug deals

In Belgium the clean-up is still under way to help regions hit hardest recover from the scenes of destruction

Belgium Mourns As Death Toll From Europe Floods Hits 200

Belgium mourns as death toll from Europe floods hits 200

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Five Things To Know About Mali

Five things to know about Mali

This week marks the second time during the pandemic Indonesia has celebrated Eid al-Adha, which signals the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca

Indonesians Gather To Pray For Eid Al-Adha Despite Virus Surge

Indonesians gather to pray for Eid al-Adha despite virus surge

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Reality Check: Does Coffee Really Make Your Heart 'Flutter'?

In the study, each additional cup of coffee even lowered the risk of arrhythmias.

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