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Environmental Havoc Is Making Colombia’s Mosquitoes Deadlier
Jacobin
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In the Americas, mosquitoes played an especially deadly role during the European conquest, spreading diseases that aided in the genocide of indigenous people throughout the continent, and they continue to kill record numbers of people throughout...
RICHARD JOHNSON: Zoë Kravitz, Harry Styles romance is the real deal
New York Daily News
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September 7, 2025
Zoë Kravitz is certainly the belle of the ball, with popstar Harry Styles the latest to be smitten. The good-looking couple has been seen hand in hand in Rome, London and Brooklyn, the latter of which Kravitz calls home. “Harry has had a crush on...
Linking Environmental Hazards to Osteosarcoma Development: A Comprehensive Review
Dove Medical Press
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August 20, 2025
Introduction Sarcoma is a relatively rare form of cancer in adults, accounting for approximately 1% of all human malignancies. However, it is the second most common type of solid tumor in children and adolescents, representing about 15–20% of all...
GSTC and Content With Purpose create new digital travel series on sustainable tourism
Travel Daily News
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August 19, 2025
GSTC and Content With Purpose launch Travel Redefined, a global digital series showcasing sustainable tourism solutions through films, case studies, and expert interviews. Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), in partnership with Content With...
Options Expands Private AI Infrastructure with Iceland Data Center Deployment
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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NEW YORK & LONDON & REYKJAVIK, Iceland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 19, 2025-- Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of capital markets infrastructure, today announced a strategic private cloud expansion into Iceland with a new AI-optimized...
Ministry of Education and Higher Education holds first meeting of "Tansheeh" program for 2025-2026 academic year
Gulf Times
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September 7, 2025
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, in collaboration with the Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), held on Sunday the first meeting of the "Tansheeh" program for the 2025-2026 academic year. The meeting, attended by over 300...
Hardest Geezer completes relay run across Iceland
BBC
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Christian FullerBBC News, South East ShareSave Russ Cook has completed a 607km relay run challenge across Iceland A man who ran the entire length of Africa has completed a relay run challenge across Iceland. Russ Cook, nicknamed Hardest Geezer,...
Top 10 cities leading in tax benefits, wealth security, and sustainability
Business Insider Africa
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August 18, 2025
The 2025 Global Cities Report, published by Multipolitan, examines urban centers that provide favorable conditions for tax efficiency, wealth preservation, and sustainable, future-ready living. The study highlights cities around the world that...
August Bank Holiday weather map shows where in UK will be 'hotter than Ibiza'
Bristol Post
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August 19, 2025
Parts of the UK will be hotter than Ibiza for the August Bank Holiday, with Brits set to bask in glorious sunshine before heavy rainfall batters much of the country later in the week. Most of the country enjoyed its fourth heatwave of the year...
Skeljungur Conducts Iceland's First Cruise Ship Biofuel Bunkering
Ship & Bunker
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August 18, 2025
A cruise ship of Virgin Voyages was bunkered with 100 mt of biofuels at Reykjavík. Image Credit: Skeljungur Icelandic energy firm Skeljungur supplied a cruise ship with biofuels at the Port of Reykjavík, marking the first biofuel bunkering in the...
We're within 3 years of reaching a critical climate threshold. Can we reverse course?
Space.com
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August 18, 2025
In June, more than 60 climate scientists warned that the remaining "carbon budget" to stay below a dire warming threshold will be exhausted in as little as three years at the current rate of emissions. But if we pass that critical...
Green hydrogen development threatens wildlife in Chile
Mongabay
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August 18, 2025
Chile aims to be a global leader in green hydrogen production by 2030, with major exports going to Europe and Asia. But researchers warn that the required infrastructure and production process could threaten rare and endemic species in Chile’s...
UK weather maps turn orange as Britain 'disappears' under huge 800-mile Atlantic storm
Daily Express
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August 17, 2025
A huge barrage of rain heading east from the Atlantic is set to batter the UK and end days of dry and sunny weather in August. The rain, which spans almost the length of the UK, will hit overnight on August 26, first drenching Northern Ireland...
Wales weather maps for August Bank Holiday 2025 show how warm it could get
Wales Online
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August 17, 2025
Every year as the August Bank Holiday rolls around people in Wales cross their fingers for sunshine and no rain and that's exactly what we can expect across the country. The Met Office's long range forecast for next weekend shows sunny skies and...
UK weather: Exactly when Britain will be hotter than Ibiza with major 31C heat blast forecast
The Mirror
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August 17, 2025
Brits are set for more scorching temperatures ahead with weather maps turning red and it is set to be hotter than the holiday island of Ibiza. The UK is currently enjoying its fourth heatwave of the year with temperatures have soared above 30C...
August Bank Holiday 2025 weather map shows where in UK will be 'hotter than Ibiza'
Birmingham Live
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August 17, 2025
The August Bank Holiday weekend looks set to be a sizzler, with parts of the UK being 'hotter than Ibiza'. Most of the country has seen glorious sunshine and balmy temperatures over the last few days as Britain experiences its fourth heatwave of...
Explore the Disney+ 'Alien: Earth' immersive environment with the Apple Vision Pro now
AppleInsider - New York
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A new immersive environment from the Disney+ Plus show "Alien: Earth" is letting Apple Vision Pro users explore the Containment Room of the USCSS Maginot. In July, Disney Plus said it will be bringing a new immersive environment to its Apple...
Explore Booksellers titles look at relationships — even with robots
The Colorado Sun
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September 7, 2025
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Explore Booksellers in Aspen recommends a novel about freedom, a meditation on shepherding...
The Icelandic Highlands Are Open For Just Eight Weeks A Year
Forbes
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The colorful landscape of Landmannalaugar in the Iceland Highlands is accessible for just a couple of months each year. getty The Icelandic highlands are one of Europe’s last true wildernesses. It’s a vast, uninhabited interior of volcanoes,...
Bright East, Cloudy West: Weather Forecast For The Weekend
Iceland Review
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August 16, 2025
A large high-pressure system northwest of Ireland is shaping Iceland’s weather over the coming days, drawing in warm and moist southwesterly winds. According to a meteorologist from the Icelandic Meteorological Office, this airflow is behind the...