Bear injures 4 people in Japanese residential area as annual number of attacks rises
TOKYO — A bear injured four people in a Japanese residential area on Tuesday in the latest case…
Flamingos in Venice reach record numbers as restored wetlands expand habitat
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Perhaps nothing better illustrates the flamingo’s status as a newcomer to the Venetian Lagoon…
Iran war forces farmers to seek fertilizer alternatives
The Gulf region produces 30% of globally traded chemical fertilizer, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute,…
Iran war forces global farmers to seek alternatives to chemical fertilizer
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Senegalese farmer Abou Sow first watched U.S. missiles strike Iran on social media,…
Soaring prices during the Iran war jeopardize travel to tourism-dependent countries in Asia
BANGKOK — With summer around the corner, soaring prices and other complications from the war with Iran are…
As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The vendors of wild meat at the sprawling Masina Market in the Congolese capital…
Western Europe’s early heat wave shatters records
LONDON (AP) — Temperature records have toppled as a spring heatwave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe…
Pope Leo visits area near Naples polluted by toxic waste
ACERRA, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones…
Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post after his death wins $485K settlement
Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state…
Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post wins $485,000 settlement
Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state…
El Nino dampens Atlantic hurricane risk, but increases it in Pacific
A developing El Nino that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane…
Trump will ease refrigerant rule in a move framed as an affordability fix
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is set to loosen a federal rule that requires grocery stores and…