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BBC Weather Summer Outlook Signals Hotter, Drier UK Season Ahead...
LONDON — BBC Weather has issued its latest summer outlook indicating a higher likelihood of warmer and drier than aver...

Meteor Explosion Off Massachusetts Coast Triggers Loud Boom Across Boston...
BOSTON — A meteor exploded off the Massachusetts coast on Saturday afternoon, triggering a loud boom that was heard ac...

Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Engine Test at Launch Pad...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at a launch pad in Flor...

Severe Flooding Sweeps Through Southern China After Heavy Rainfall...
BEIJING — Severe flooding triggered by days of heavy rainfall has swept through parts of southern and central China, k...

Floodwaters Sweep Away Bridge Sections in China’s Guangdong Province...
GUANGDONG — Floodwaters swept away sections of bridges in China’s Guangdong province amid heavy rainfall that has ba...

Massive Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Western Canada Provinces...
EDMONTON, Alberta— A large wildfire in north-central Alberta prompted evacuation orders for residents in parts of Wood...

Rescued Humpback Whale Timmy Found Dead Off Danish Coast...
COPENHAGEN — A humpback whale found dead off a Danish island has been identified as the animal nicknamed Timmy that wa...

Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Off North Sumatra Coast, No Tsunami Threat...
JAKARTA — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday morning, authori...

Emperor Penguins Declared Endangered Species Due to Climate Change...
GENEVA — The International Union for Conservation of Nature on Thursday declared the emperor penguin an endangered spe...