Two killed after firefighting helicopters in Greece collide near Athens
• Aug 2, 2026, 9:03 AM
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Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were fighting a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft plummeting to the ground. Two crew members, a Greek and a Danish national, died in the crash.
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Deadly daytime heat turns Japanese farmers nocturnal
• 3:25 PM
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Japan's farmers are opting for more nocturnal schedules as daytime summer heat makes working conditions dangerous. North of Tokyo, Motoaki Iijima harvests flowers in his illuminated greenhouse long after sunset. The farmer was pushed to make a dramatic
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This year's El Nino set to be strongest in more than a century, UK forecasters say
• 10:28 AM
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Britain's Met Office has predicted sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific will reach an "unheard-of" level of potentially more than three degrees above average, triggering severe droughts across South America and the West Pacific. Such an event
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