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Snowmobiles in slush? Sports on thin ice in the warming Arctic
All aspects of sport and recreation on Svalbard feel the impact of a warming climate, from dogsledding to snowmobiling to skiing, fishing, hunting and glacier climbing. Snow melts two or three weeks earlier than it did 30 years ago
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Most automakers fall short on climate goals: report
Japanese auto giants Toyota, Honda and Nissan are especially far off the mark, with non-polluting cars accounting for only 14, 18 and 22 percent, respectively, of their planned production in 2029
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In Ukraine, gruesome injuries and not enough doctors to treat them
Many doctors had fled the fighting, and conditions at the hospital resembled a bygone era of warfare, with the surgeons who remained amputating limbs, instead of trying to repair them, to save grievously wounded soldiers
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Women footballers to now get paid as much as men in the US
The US men's and women's national soccer teams will receive equal pay under new contracts that feature an unprecedented split of World Cup prize money, the US Soccer Federation announced Wednesday
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Rare monkeypox outbreaks detected in North America, Europe
Canada was the latest country to report it was investigating more than a dozen suspected cases of monkeypox, after Spain and Portugal detected more than 40 possible and verified cases
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US gun production triples since 2000, led by handgun purchases
According to the first comprehensive federal tally of gun commerce in two decades, the production of guns has been on the upswing in the US, and spiked sharply in the last three years
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Robot hives in Israel keep bees buzzing
They function as normal hives, but these apiaries are decked out with high-tech artificial intelligence systems set to ensure longevity for the vital pollinators
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Kyiv seeks evacuation of Azovstal fighters, first war crimes trial begins
As the war nears its third month, Azovstal has become emblematic of the fierce Ukrainian resistance that has repelled the Russian invasion far more effectively than most initially expected, and forced President Vladimir Putin to recalibrate his military aims from taking the capital Kyiv to focussing on the east of the country
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NASA's Marsquake mission is nearing its end
InSight, a stationary robotic probe on Mars, has been steadily growing weaker as dust accumulates on its solar panels. Mission managers predict that by late summer it will not have enough energy to continue operating its instruments and that by the end of the year it will fall silent
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Extreme temperatures compound poverty in Pakistan's hottest city
Jacobabad is in the grip of the latest heatwave to hit South Asia, peaking at 51 degrees Celsius. Canals in the city—a vital source of irrigation for nearby farms— have run dry, with a smattering of stagnant water barely visible around strewn rubbish
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Netflix lays off 2% staff to weather slowing growth
About 150 employees have been laid off, most of them in the United States; the streaming giant is also cutting spends on contractors