BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing ​life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise. The money, announced this week at the COP30 climate negotiations in ‌Brazil, is aimed at developing data and figuring out the best investments for tackling rising risks from extreme heat, air pollution and infectious disease.

Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30

After a weather delay dashed its first launch attempt over the weekend, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches landmark Mars mission in New Glenn rocket’s first big test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -The Blue Origin space venture of billionaire Jeff Bezos launched its giant New Glenn rocket from Florida on Thursday on its debut flight for paying customers, carrying two satellites on their way to Mars in the company's first NASA-scale science mission. The powerful two-stage rocket, ​standing 32 stories tall, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking the first mission flown by Blue Origin since New Glenn's inaugural test launch on January

Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on company's first NASA-scale science mission

Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars.  It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’ company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon — and it was a complete success.  The 321-foot (98-meter) New Glenn blasted into the afternoon sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending NASA’s twin Mars orbiters on a drawn-out journey to the red planet.

Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to Mars

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Dogs today come in a mind-blowing array of shapes and sizes, from the diminutive pug, Pekingese and Pomeranian to the grand Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane and Saint

Doggie diversity in size and shape began at least 11,000 years ago

Germany's Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, on Thursday extended two overseas missions of the country's armed forces in the Mediterranean, the EU's Med Irini mission and NATO's Sea Guardian mission. The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation Irini, or Med Irini, mission enforces the UN arms embargo on Libya.

Germany's Bundestag extends two armed forces missions abroad

"If the president is fond of radio stations, he can set one up at the President's Residence," a source close to Katz said, as reported by Israeli media. A source close to Defense Minister Israel Katz slammed President Isaac Herzog for his Thursday statement against Army Radio's closure.

'Set up an Army Radio station at President’s Residence': Source close to Katz slams Herzog

The Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas has handed over another body to staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Gaza Strip. The remains are said to be of a hostage abducted from Israel, Hamas said on Thursday.

Hamas hands over another body in the Gaza Strip

The new Unmanned Systems Forces was created to oversee Russia's drone operations, development, testing and training.

Russia Creates New Military Branch Dedicated To Drone Warfare

Earlier, Likud MK Tally Gotliv publicly revealed his identity, in defiance of a court-issued gag order. Assistant-Chief Meni Benjamin, the head of the Israel Police’s Lahav 433 - The National Crime Unit, is currently under investigation by the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigative Department (PID) on suspicion of breach of trust and abuse of power, Israeli media reported on Thursday.

Lahav 433 head Asst.-Ch. Meni Benjamin named as police officer investigated for breach of trust

Tourism to Japan has increased significantly in recent years, and soon, travelers to this major historic destination will see an increase in prices.

Visiting This Japanese City Just Got A Little More Expensive (Here's What Travelers Should Know)

HAVANA () -Cuba is fighting a wave of mosquito-borne illnesses including dengue and chikungunya virus that have swept the island in recent ​weeks, affecting nearly one-third of the population and sickening swaths of workers,‌ the country's top epidimiologist said late on Wednesday. Dengue fever has long plagued Cuba but has grown worse ‌as an economic crisis hampers the government's ability to fumigate, clean roadside trash and patch leaky pipes.

Cuba fights to contain spread of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani won Iraq's parliamentary election, according to local media on Wednesday. After counting more than 99% of the votes, al-Sudani's Reconstruction and Development Coalition secured more than 1.

Coalition led by Iraqi PM al-Sudani wins parliamentary elections

Rivalries between major Bangladeshi political parties have simmered ahead of elections scheduled in February 2026. After supporters of Bangladesh's two main parties brawled at a mosque in October, old photos circulated online with a false claim they showed the aftermath of the fight. One of the pictures was in fact taken in Afghanistan, while the rest show the aftermath of a gas explosion at a mosque in Bangladesh in 2020.

Old photos misrepresented as aftermath of political party supporters' brawl in Bangladesh

Australia has seen a spike in misinformation related to fabricated traffic rules -- the latest includes a purported new national law that requires drivers to keep their headlights on at all times. A review of each state's and territory's latest traffic regulations reveals there have been no changes to when motorists should turn on their headlights -- at night and in bad weather.

Fake new headlights rule steer Australian drivers astray

Do all the collapsed bridge photos on social media really show the Nov. 11, 2025 collapse of the Hongqi bridge in southwest China? No, that's not true: The new Hongqi bridge did collapse, one day after it was closed to...

Fact Check: Some Bridge Photos Circulating Do NOT Show The Hongqi Bridge That Collapsed In Southwest China Nov. 11, 2025

Coordinated terrorist attacks turned Paris into a theater of blood and calamity 10 years ago Thursday, with gunfire on café terraces, explosions by a stadium and a nighttime massacre at the Bataclan concert hall leaving 132 people dead and hundreds injured.  The night reshaped France’s sense of safety and purpose, hardening security while deepening a civic reflex for solidarity that endures a decade on.  Paris is marking the Thursday anniversary with a sequence of tributes led by President Emman

France honors the victims of the Paris attacks' night of terror 10 years on

A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing outbreaks in other countries. The CDC hasn't provided any insights on what's happening in the U.S. in weeks.

Warnings rise for U.S. as severe flu strain causes outbreaks in Canada, U.K.

"The family appreciates all prayers at this time," according to a statement.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized

For each of the past several years, scientists, analysts and officials have been hoping that it would be the year when emissions from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas would stop going up.  For the second straight year, emissions from fossil fuels rose 1.1% in 2025, scientists reported Wednesday at United Nations climate negotiations.  “It’s disappointing that we haven’t brought down carbon dioxide emissions,” said University of Exeter scientist Stephen Sitch, a member of the Global Carbo

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Germany's Bundestag extends two armed forces missions abroad

'Set up an Army Radio station at President’s Residence': Source close to Katz slams Herzog

Hamas hands over another body in the Gaza Strip

Russia Creates New Military Branch Dedicated To Drone Warfare

Lahav 433 head Asst.-Ch. Meni Benjamin named as police officer investigated for breach of trust

Visiting This Japanese City Just Got A Little More Expensive (Here's What Travelers Should Know)

Cuba fights to contain spread of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30

Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30

Coalition led by Iraqi PM al-Sudani wins parliamentary elections

Old photos misrepresented as aftermath of political party supporters' brawl in Bangladesh

Fake new headlights rule steer Australian drivers astray

Fact Check: Some Bridge Photos Circulating Do NOT Show The Hongqi Bridge That Collapsed In Southwest China Nov. 11, 2025

France honors the victims of the Paris attacks' night of terror 10 years on

Warnings rise for U.S. as severe flu strain causes outbreaks in Canada, U.K.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized

Relentless rise in carbon pollution from fossil fuels slightly dampens climate-fighting hopes

Relentless rise in carbon pollution from fossil fuels slightly dampens climate-fighting hopes

Old photos misrepresented as aftermath of political party supporters' brawl in Bangladesh

Fake new headlights rule steer Australian drivers astray

Coalition led by Iraqi PM al-Sudani wins parliamentary elections

Fact Check: Some Bridge Photos Circulating Do NOT Show The Hongqi Bridge That Collapsed In Southwest China Nov. 11, 2025

Warnings rise for U.S. as severe flu strain causes outbreaks in Canada, U.K.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized, family requests prayers