2+ week, 2+ day ago   (279+ words) Algeria declared three days of national mourning on Thursday, August 27, after wildfires in the country’s north-east killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, as extreme heat, strong winds and smoke complicated firefighting efforts. “With a heavy heart and a soul…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (183+ words) An 86-year-old Austrian mountaineer has been reunited with a backpack and climbing equipment that remained trapped in an Alpine glacier for more than six decades, Austrian broadcaster ORF Tirol reported, citing Tyrol police. A mountain guide discovered the backpack on…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (579+ words) The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat beneath the blackened landscape: unexploded bombs and mines left behind from the First and Second World Wars. Some of the ageing weapons have detonated in the intense…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (267+ words) A steam tugboat dating back to the early 20th century has emerged from the shrinking Sava River in Serbia, offering a striking reminder of Europe’s worsening heat and drought, Associated Press reports. The rusting wreck, known as the Slovenian, surfaced earlier…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (588+ words) A key illustration of this dynamic occurred on August 15, marking the 81st anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. Japanese officials visited Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a tamagushi ritual offering to the site, drawing swift…...