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32,000 civilians remain in Sloviansk

There are still 32,000 civilians in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, with about 600 people leaving the community each week.

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How Ghana’s Geology Conference Is Poised to Redefine Africa’s Mining Future

A New Frontier in African Geoscience: Why Ghana’s Conference Could Spark a Continental Mining Revolution The global demand for gold, lithium, cobalt, and rare earth minerals has never been higher, accelerating the race for Africa’s vast untapped mineral wealth. Yet, despite holding some of the world’s most promising geological formations, the continent has historically struggled [...]

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Tehran Students Built a DIY Anti-Satellite Laser
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Tehran Students Built a DIY Anti-Satellite Laser

Fiber lasers bought for 'metal work' just blinded a commercial bird for six seconds.

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The trees of the Amazon pump such staggering amounts of moisture into the air that they create invisible rivers in the sky, and those rivers travel thousands of kilometres to water farmland in countries far from the forest itself
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The trees of the Amazon pump such staggering amounts of moisture into the air that they create invisible rivers in the sky, and those rivers travel thousands of kilometres to water farmland in countries far from the forest itself

Try to picture, for a moment, the sheer physical scale of what a single large tropical tree does over the course of a day. Water rises out of the soil through the roots, moves up the trunk through millions of narrow tissue channels, spreads out through the branches, and exits through microscopic pores on the [...] The post The trees of the Amazon pump such staggering amounts of moisture into the air that they create invisible rivers in the sky, and those rivers travel thousands of kilometres to water farmland in countries far from the forest itself appeared first on Space Daily .

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Tarot Horoscope Today, 1 August 2026: Daily Predictions for All 12 Zodiac Signs
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Tarot Horoscope Today, 1 August 2026: Daily Predictions for All 12 Zodiac Signs

Navigate the day with insights into relationships, work, money and health for every zodiac sign, plus birthday forecasts for 1 August-borns and an easy Vastu remedy.

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Manila’s Typhoon Hackers Treat Storms Like Hackathons

Every landfall spawns volunteer war rooms rewriting relief workflows in real time.

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Melbourne Surfers Now Defend Reefs With AI Buoys
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