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Measles outbreaks across the US spread as vaccination rates fall
25th October 2025 18:45
Measles outbreaks have spread across the U.S. to reach 41 states. The largest ongoing cluster in Utah and Arizona has now grown into the second-biggest outbreak of the year. Utah reported a total of 58 infections Thursday, bringing the tally for Utah and Arizona to 142 so far this year. The Arizona Department of Health has reported 84 cases and three hospitalizations. A total of 1,618 infections have been reported nationwide by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year, the largest outbreak in three decades.
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Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti
25th October 2025 07:05
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Officials urged residents in flood-prone areas to seek higher ground.
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The Military version of Starlink is causing problems for civilian satellites
25th October 2025 04:03
Space satellites perform such varied tasks as forecasting the weather, providing internet service, and enabling GPS. Most of the time, these everyday activities don't make headlines unless something goes wrong. That's exactly what happened in mid-October 2025 when the Starshield satellite network (essentially the U.S. military's Starlink) began disrupting the airwaves used by civilian satellites.
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Nato scrambles fighter jets after Russian planes violate Lithuania’s airspace in ‘blatant breach’
25th October 2025 04:31
Nato has been forced to scramble jets in response to Russian violations of Lithuania’s airspace. Two Russian military aircraft, an Su-30 fighter jet and an II-78 refuelling tanker, flew over the Nato member state on Thursday for approximately 18 seconds, prompting a formal reaction from the alliance. They were possibly on a refuelling training mission when they flew 700m (0.43 miles) at 1500 GMT, the military said.
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Catastrophic’ flooding possible as major hurricane threat grows
25th October 2025 04:11
Millions of residents across the northern Caribbean are at risk for life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides into next week as a growing storm meanders through the region.
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Powerful solar flare causes radio blackout over Pacific
25th February 2025 16:42
A powerful solar flare unleashed by the Sun on Sunday caused a radio blackout across parts of the Pacific Ocean, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
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Covid-Like Bat Virus HKU5-CoV-2 Found at Wuhan Lab: Can It Infect Humans?
22nd February 2025 16:31
Wuhan lab researchers discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which shares entry pathways with SARS-CoV-2 but with limited risk to humans.
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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control employees weeks after fatal DC plane crash
17th February 2025 16:37
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Russia 'ready' to detonate a nuclear bomb in the Arctic 'any moment'
17th February 2025 06:31
Russia is 'fully ready' to detonate a nuclear bomb in the Arctic at 'any moment'...
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Global temperatures soar by 1.77°C in February 2024, warmest month ever
10th March 2024 07:38
The world experienced its warmest February in recorded history, marking the ninth consecutive month of temperature records since June 2023. The sea surface is hotter than ever, and Antarctic sea ice hit extreme lows.