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Cook Strait ferries detoured, warnings to boaties after quake
This video grab from a drone handout footage released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences on 30 July shows the tsunami-hit Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island of Russia's northern Kuril islands. Photo: AFP / Geophysical...
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Top 10 Best Luxury Travel Destinations That Never Go Out of Style
Some places just have it. That indefinable magic that keeps us coming back, year after year. While trendy hotspots might capture the spotlight for a season, there are destinations that never leave the stage—they’re the best of the best in luxury...
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What’s the difference between a tsunami warning and an advisory?
Parts of Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. West Coast remain at risk for tsunami waves after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake – the sixth-largest in recorded history – struck Russia. Video above: How scientists track tsunami waves Tsunami waves first reached...
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Record breaking 8.8 earthquake hits near Russia, Tsunami warnings issued in Japan, USA
This video grab from a drone handout footage released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences on July 30, 2025, shows tsunami-hit Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island of Russia's northern Kuril islands. Photo by Handout /...
Owner: H.E. Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Al-Thani
Massive 8.8 Quake Off Kamchatka Sparks Pacific Tsunami Evacuations
In the early hours of July 30, 2025, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, unleashing a powerful tsunami that rippled across the Pacific Ocean. This event, one of the strongest quakes recorded in modern...
Narco-sub threat: Expert warns drug cartels using 'new trend' to target the Pacific
This handout picture released by the Colombian National Navy shows Navy members intercepting and arresting a 15 meters long semi-submersible carrying 2,643 kilograms cocaine hydrochloride in the pacific coast of Colombia on 13 March 2023. Photo:...
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Why You Should Visit Monaco Right Now
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With new restaurants and cool pop-ups, the principality is having a moment. iStock-Good Life Studio In summer, Monaco swells in size as travelers arriving by helicopter, yacht and luxury car descend on the petite principality. Seasonal restaurants...
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Rocket-like jellyfish, regal Komodo dragon and harrowing whale rescue — see the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 finalists" target="_self"…
A rocket-like jellyfish, a majestic Komodo dragon and a dangerous surfing encounter are just a few of the stunning photographs captured by the finalists for the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition. The competition includes categories...
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16 breathtaking images from the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year contest
Oceans cover 71 percent of our planet. Inside these mighty waters, creatures massive and tiny struggle to adapt to warming waters and habitat destruction. The 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition celebrates Big Blue’s striking beauty...
Owner: Andrew Perlman and Matt Sechrest
Pacific Islands race to contain 'largest dengue fever outbreak in a decade'
When all four of Taloa Lam Shong's children were struck down with dengue fever in Samoa, she was on high alert. "I was scared and worried, knowing dengue fever had claimed children's lives," she said. Nearly 8,000 people have been diagnosed with...
Owner: Australian Government
How a gecko species defied extinction on a Galápagos island
Mares’s leaf-toed gecko has been rediscovered on Rábida Island in the Galápagos after being thought extinct for more than a century, with only ancient bones as previous evidence of its existence. Invasive brown rats introduced by ships in the 17th...
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Groundwater discharge found to alter coral reef ecosystems
Reading time: 3 minutesCoral reef from a lagoon reef in Moʻorea, French Polynesia (Photo credit: Nyssa Silbiger) Groundwater directly affects water chemistry in coral reefs and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, according to a...
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EXPERT REACTION: Dengue in the Pacific region
What is the immediate threat posed by dengue in the Pacific region, and how is this changing? "1. Increasing morbidity due to escalating dengue outbreaks reported across the Pacific region with circulation of multiple serotypes. "Dengue is...
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Look Up Secures Funding as it Aims to Make Waves in SDA Space
Photo by Look Up Look Up, a new French space radar network start-up, has secured 50 million euros ($57.26 million) in funding that will enable the company to accelerate the global deployment of its space surveillance radar network, expand its...
Owner: Jeffrey Stevenson
The nuclear road not taken—and its consequences 80 years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 5, 2025 It all started in 1939, when Albert Einstein signed a letter, drafted by Leo Szilard, to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning that Nazi Germany might develop “extremely powerful bombs of a new type” and urging him to act to...
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More than Skin Deep: Exploring Rejuvaskin's Mission to Redefine Skin Health
At first glance, Rejuvaskin might seem like another name in the increasingly proliferated skincare space. But beneath the surface lies a company that's rooted in medical science, led by the belief that skin is not just a canvas for beauty but the...
Owner: David Jang
Employees at this longtime Newport News travel agency have over 300 years of experience combined
When a travel agent has lost count of how many journeys they’ve taken, that’s when you know you’re dealing with a true expert. And such agents at Warwick Travel in Newport News are celebrating 50 years of the business crafting unforgettable trips...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Exile, Imprisonment, Aloneness: Emma Sloley on the Dark Allure of Writing About Islands
Writers and poets love islands almost as much as they love the moon. In Jeanette Winterson’s novel Sexing the Cherry, her protagonist declares: “Islands are metaphors for the heart, no matter what poet says otherwise,” in defense of her own...
Owner: Morgan Entrekin
Joseph Fiennes recalls holding a woman as she died in ‘horrific’ horse riding accident
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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Holidaymakers urged to make a vital check with their GP before jetting off
British travellers are being warned to double-check their vaccinations are in order at least six weeks before jetting off on holiday. According to the NHS, holidaymakers are advised to make an appointment with their GP or at a private travel...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth