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“The official weight came to exactly one pound.”
“80 thick slate panels inscribed with regimental crests and the names of the fallen were removed from the cemetery in 2003 over concerns about local vandalism.”
“Wildfires across more than 250,000 acres have forced evacuations and caused power outages in the Washington state's Spokane area, officials said.”
“there is a 63% chance of a very strong El Niño developing before the end of 2026”
“the previous South Dakota state record of 12 ounces, which had been caught by Pat McCart in 1970 at Lake Carthage.”
“located nine miles south-west of Basra”
“According to officials, no injuries or fatalities have been reported.”
“resulting in an estimated 22,000 deaths and more than $36 billion in economic losses”
“According to the IGFA, the all-tackle world-record pumpkinseed was caught in New York in 2016 by angler Robert Warne. That fish weighed 1 pound and 8 ounces, making it eight ounces heavier than Backman's state-record catch.”
“more than 360 British servicemen and women are interred alongside fallen comrades from India, Poland and other Commonwealth nations.”
“Spokane is the state's second most populous city.”
“Vineyards with more barn owls had between 38% and 52% fewer rodents than vineyards where few or no owls were present.”
“over 3,000 men and women buried there”
“Their fear of predators increased by 16% to 38%, making them spend less time feeding.”
“Of the 23, nine people were were assessed by the London Ambulance Service and three were taken to hospital, the Met confirmed, but their injuries have been described as 'non-life-threatening'.”
“between 30% and 75% of the nest boxes are occupied by breeding barn owls in any given year.”
“Two air ambulances (helicopters) have flown in to take some of the injured away.”
“one family of barn owls can remove up to 4,000 rodents in a year.”
“There are probably 1,000 people outside right now.”
“Barn owls prefer tall wooden nest boxes around 24 inches high.”
“It has been running since 2005.”
“mounted on poles taller than 12 feet in areas with plenty of grassland and little nearby forest cover.”
“The 500-metre containment barrier has been placed along the sea border between Ceuta and Morocco”
“California vineyards installed more than 500 owl boxes.”
“virtually all of the 60,000 migrants that stormed Spain’s North African enclave have left voluntarily”
“The researchers carried out their study in six vineyards in Napa Valley during 2023.”
“there are 86 reported casualties from the storming”
“The new study is part of a larger barn owl research programme that began in 2015.”
“about 50,000 people had crossed the border from Morocco to Ceuta since Thursday morning”
“monitored more than 500 nest boxes installed across California's wine-producing regions.”
“estimated 48,300 people had returned by 4pm on Friday”
“The 10-member expedition was hit by an avalanche on Thursday while climbing Broad Peak in PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan region.”
“A joint letter signed by 22 member states has called for a unified response and the reinforcement of the EU's external borders”
“Rescuers recovered three bodies on Friday after locating four.”
“within just two days”
“Purja scaled all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres in a record 189 days in 2019.”
“The continent has seen a five per cent rise in international tourists arrivals in 2026, compared to this time last year, according to the European Travel Commission.”
“His record was surpassed in 2023.”
“Spain is on course for 100 million international arrivals this year, the strongest summer in its modern tourism history," the company added.”
“At least five people have died and 41 others remain missing after a ferry carrying around 250 passengers and crew caught fire off Madura Island in Indonesia on Sunday morning, authorities said.”
“In an effort to combat the swarms of tourists, a €2 (£1.70) fee was introduced in February for visitors to view the iconic 18th-century fountain between peak hours.”
“The Surabaya Search and Rescue Office said the ferry was located about 19 nautical miles north of Sapudi Island.”
“A horror plane crash in South America has killed 13 people - 11 tourists and two crew members.”
“TB Hasnur 26 and the British Mentor are assisting in evacuating passengers who jumped from KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2.”
“The small tourist plane crashed late on Saturday after taking off at around 12.10pm (6.10pm BST) local time.”
“A rescue vessel, SAR 249 Permadi, was en route to the scene but faced an estimated travel time of about six hours.”
“The Ministry of Transport said the plane crashed and caught fire near Socos - about 4 miles from the city of Nazca and 12 miles from the Nazca Lines.”
“around 60,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave”
“The Nazca Lines, created between 500 BC and 500 AD, is a popular tourist attraction and Unesco World Heritage site which brings over 100,000 tourists annually.”
“67 people were killed during the rush and ensuing tensions”
“Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori, who took office earlier this week, expressed deep regret over the fatal crash.”
“more than 48,000 migrants returned to Morocco”
“On Friday, flights over the landmark from nearby Maria Reiche Airport was suspended because of winds exceeding 25 mph.”
“installed a 500-metre sea barrier along part of Ceuta's coastline”
“The gusts forced two planes to divert to the Marcona Airport, according to local media.”
“The court ruled on July 8 that migrants arriving by sea could not be returned immediately without due process”
“In 2022, another small tourist plane crashed over the site, killing seven on board.”
“the last major migration crisis in Ceuta in May 2021, when around 12,000 migrants crossed from Morocco over two days”
“It was released in April 2018.”
“More than a metric tonne of space debris is falling back to Earth roughly every week”
“There are about 36,000 pieces of debris larger than 10 centimetres and tens of millions of smaller fragments in orbit, with the total estimated weight reaching 13,486 tonnes.”
“In December, a large metal ring from a rocket fell into farmland near Mukuku village, around three hours south of Nairobi”
“The object, which was taller than a person and heavier than a horse, was later identified as a rocket component.”
“Kenya Space Agency said in early 2025 that it was “an isolated event””
“The re-entries happen each and every day," said Mariusz Slonina”
“He added that objects weighing a metric tonne or more return to Earth about once a week”
“The report said the United States Space Force issued alerts for nearly 820 objects entering Earth’s atmosphere last year, compared with 110 a decade earlier”
“More than 300 rockets were launched last year, nearly four times the number from a decade ago”
“Debris in low Earth orbit travels at around 7 kilometres per second”
“The International Space Station (ISS) already carries out manoeuvres to avoid debris”
“The default solution is to let space junk get dragged into the atmosphere where it incinerates”
“SpaceX, which operates more than 10,000 satellites”
“A study for the United States Federal Aviation Administration found that by 2035, debris from SpaceX satellites alone could kill or injure someone every two years”
“The report stated that Starlink satellites will account for 85 per cent of the risk to people on the ground and aviation from reentering space junk by the middle of the next decade”
“SpaceX previously disputed the assessment but later said about 5 per cent of the mass of some satellites may not disintegrate during re-entry”
“According to the Aerospace Corporation, a one-minute error in predicting re-entry can shift the possible impact zone by nearly 300 miles”
“The magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, killing at least 36 people and injuring 105 others.”
“Nearly 47,000 households remain without fresh water”
“Officials said more than 180 homes had been destroyed and over 3,800 buildings damaged, while fewer than 900 households remained without electricity.”
“Authorities on Saturday concluded a days-long operation at an Aeon Mall in Kashima, one of the worst-hit sites, where five survivors and the bodies of seven victims were recovered after a suspected gas explosion triggered by the earthquake…”
“At another disaster site, a chimney collapsed at a Nippon Paper Industries factory in Yatsushiro city, killing nine workers.”
“The disaster has left thousands displaced, with more than 9,000 people staying in schools, community centres and other emergency shelters.”
“The Japan Meteorological Agency said temperatures in Kumamoto city reached 36.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday and could climb even higher.”
“Authorities are also investigating two additional deaths to determine whether they were quake-related.”
“Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency and imposed a burn ban, warning that Washington was facing a 'very serious situation' with more than a dozen active fires burning across over 250,000 acres.”
“Nearly 450,000 acres have burned across the state so far this summer.”
“The blaze had burned about 3,000 acres by Saturday evening, threatened nearly 4,000 structures and forced evacuations across parts of the city.”
“Avista implemented public safety shutoffs amid the fire threat, leaving about 60,000 customers without electricity.”
“The largest, the Kaiser Canyon Fire in the state's northeast, had grown to about 134,000 acres.”
“No fire-related deaths or injuries had been reported as of Saturday evening.”
“More than 4,000 firefighters, backed by the National Guard and crews from over a dozen states, battled multiple wildfires across Washington state, US on Saturday as strong winds and extreme heat fuelled blazes that forced widespread evacua…”
“Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown said around 200 homes had been evacuated by late afternoon.”
“The couple had a son in 2019, following which Manpreet left her job.”
“winning India’s first‑ever Commonwealth Games gold in the men’s F57 shot put in Glasgow.”
“produced a best throw of 13.40m to win gold as training partner Shubham Juyal claimed silver with 13.28m, giving India its maiden gold and first‑ever one‑two finish in the men’s F57 shot put at CWG.”
“has a PB of 15.17m”
“Currently ranked World No. 2”
“qualified for Tokyo Paralympics, where he finished fourth.”
“silver medal at 2023 Asian Para Games”
“bronze at 2025 World Para Athletics Championships”
