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Most deadly 2024 hurricane names retired from use: UN agency

By Agence France-Presse They were the deadliest and most destructive: hurricanes Beryl, Helene, and Milton in the Atlantic and John in the eastern Pacific—and their names are no longer an option to...

World’s tiniest pacemaker is smaller than grain of rice

By Agence France-Presse Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before...

Trump escalates trade war with sweeping global tariffs

By Agence France-Presse United States President Donald Trump intensified a global trade war Wednesday as he slapped sweeping tariffs on imports from allies and foes alike, sending markets into a tailspin and...

Police arrest suspect who set woman on fire in New York subway

Agence France-Presse New York City police arrested a man suspected of setting fire to a woman on the subway in Brooklyn who died from the incident, authorities said, calling it “one of...

NASA probe makes closest-ever flyby the sun

Agence France-Presse NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures topping 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit (930...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing columns of lava

Agence France-Presse One of the world's most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns of lava 80 meters (260 feet) above Hawaii, U.S. vulcanologists said. Images showed enormous fissures in the...

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