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Deep Earthquake Strikes Afghan Mountain Range for Second Time in Decade
The ground shook for the second time in a decade under the same remote Afghan mountain range on…
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Alberta wildfires threaten additional 470,000 barrels daily of oil output
The ripple effects from Western Canada’s twin crises are now moving beyond the immediate disaster zones. In Fort…
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USGS Reports Two Felt Shaking from Shallow 5.9 Quake Near Noda
Two people felt the ground move. That’s the official count from the U.S. Geological Survey’s reporting systems after…
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Strait of Hormuz disruption reveals oil’s role beyond fuel
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz did not start at sea. It started in the ground, decades…
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Sanibel Island surpasses seventy percent business reopening after Hurricane Ian
You can count the reopened businesses on Sanibel Island now and get past seventy percent. That figure, reported…
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Edinburgh scientist proposes consciousness evolved for mental future-testing
EDINBURGH — For decades, the question of what consciousness actually does has sat at the edge of neuroscience…
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Alberta wildfires and U.S. sanctions cast dual pall over energy heartland
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — The grey-brown pall that hangs over this region is not one thing, and it…
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Ankara Targets 35% Global Electrification by 2035 Ahead of COP31 Presidency
Turkey wants the world to plug in. Hard. Ankara is not just hosting the next big climate talks.…
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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes 192 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste
METINARO, Timor Leste, June 27 — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 192 km north of Metinaro, Timor Leste…
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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes 114 km SSW of Trenggalek, Indonesia
TREGGALEK, Indonesia, June 27 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 114 kilometers south-southwest of Trenggalek, Indonesia early Saturday…
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Freckles Are Not Flaws: What Psychology and Science Say
WASHINGTON, June 27 — The cultural calculus around freckles has shifted dramatically in recent years, moving from something…
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USGS Reports 4 Felt Reports From Magnitude 5.2 Quake Near Trenggalek
Four people felt the ground move. That is the number the U.S. Geological Survey reported after a magnitude…
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Shallow 5.2 Quake Near Trenggalek, Indonesia, Carries Message on Seismic Risks
Shallow earthquakes near Java are nothing new. But each one carries its own message about the ground beneath…
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Shallow Depth of 5.2 Magnitude Quake Near Trenggalek Intensifies Shaking
Shallow earthquakes hit harder. That is the simple physics behind what happened 114 kilometers southwest of Trenggalek, Indonesia,…
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Oil’s hidden role: From medicines to cars in modern life
SYDNEY, June 27 — The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has delivered a fuel price shock that…
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Indonesia to implement world-leading B50 biodiesel mandate in 2026
JAKARTA, June 26 — Indonesia is set to begin a new chapter in its national energy policy on…
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Ancient Roman villa found under high school gym reveals secret
SPOLETO, Italy, June 26 — The gym floor at Liceo Classico Pontano Sansi high school rattles every afternoon…
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Fintech Invisible to AI Agents: Report Reveals Third of Sector
MANILA, June 26 — A new study reveals that a third of the world’s top fintech websites are…
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5.0 Earthquake Strikes 51 km South of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
BOCA DE YUMA, Dominican Republic, June 26 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck about 51 kilometers south of…
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China’s Battery Giant Bets Big on Sodium Amid Lithium Volatility
LONDON, June 26 — China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd, better known as CATL, is shifting its focus…
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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes 52 km NNE of Barkhan, Pakistan
BARKHAN, Pakistan, June 26 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 52 kilometres north-northeast of Barkhan, Pakistan on Friday,…
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‘Natural leak’ of oil detected in the St. Lawrence
MONTREAL, June 26 — Scientists have detected a natural oil leak from the seabed in the Gulf of…
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Ameren Missouri Rate Hike Decision Expected After 11-Month Wait
Missouri families and businesses are looking at an 11-month wait before they learn exactly how much more they…
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PhD student accidentally discovers 30,000-litre oil leak in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Thirty thousand litres of crude oil, seeping from the seafloor in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, went undetected…
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