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Flor Juanga, a Shuar community representative from Ecuador’s Sucumbios Province. In Ecuador’s Amazon, planting a tree can mean much more than restoring a patch of forest. For Indigenous women such as Flor Juanga, a Shuar community representative from Sucumbíos Province, trees are tied to food, wildlife, family, culture and the future of the community. Juanga…

You can be at the peak one moment and then at the base the next. That’s how unpredictable life’s highs and lows can be. For a 22-year-old Scottish athlete who won the country a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026, life returned to normal with her shifts at McDonald’s continuing. Judo competitor Summer Shaw…

Destiny reacts to Asmongold potentially leaving Twitch after his recent 14-day suspension. (Image via: Instagram/@destiny & @asmongold) Political commentator Steven “Destiny” had a pretty blunt reaction after Zack “Asmongold” spoke about possibly leaving Twitch. On August 22, 2026, Asmongold discussed his recent 14-day Twitch suspension and admitted he is now seriously thinking about streaming somewhere…

For decades, one house in Alice Town, Bimini, has been slowly transformed into something that looks less like a conventional home and more like a walk-in mosaic. Artist Ashley Saunders began building Dolphin House in 1993, using discarded and salvaged objects he found around the island, at sea and at demolition sites. Shells, tiles, bottles,…

A remarkable home in Huron, Ohio, has gone on the market for $850,000 with a design that makes it look as though the landscape has swallowed the house. Built into the side of a hill, the earth-sheltered property is about 90% underground, according to listing agent Laurie Brill. Its concrete roof is covered with dirt…

Scotland is taking a new approach to laboratory plastic waste. A new recycling system has already processed around 72,000 contaminated plastic sample bottles. The technology is now being expanded to Petri dishes and pipette tips. Scottish Water has become the first utility in the world to adopt Envetec Sustainable Technologies’ GENERATIONS technology. The system disinfects…

Washington County Sheriff said the investigation was unlike anything she had encountered. (Photo: @WCSOOregon) Five people and several domestic animals were found dead at a rural property in Oregon, with authorities investigating the deaths as a complex homicide case. The suspected killer was later found dead inside his vehicle in neighbouring Washington state.Washington County Sheriff…

“After all, Ukraine’s security is our security”, said British Prime Minister Andy Burnham (Photo: AP). UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv on Monday as Ukraine marks its 35th Independence Day, making it his first international trip since taking office last month.Burnham is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and chair his first…

China has postponed the planned launch of its Chang’e-7 Moon mission, days after saying the launch site and equipment were in good condition. China has postponed the planned launch of its Chang’e-7 Moon mission, days after saying the launch site and equipment were in good condition.The probe and the Long March 5 rocket assigned to…

The ‘Hawk Fire’ began on Saturday A fast-growing wildfire in northwest Reno, Nevada, remained uncontained and was determined to be human-caused, authorities said Sunday. Officials expanded the “GO NOW” evacuation zone and urged about 90,000 people to evacuate or prepare to leave.About 42,000 residents were under evacuation orders, while another 45,000 were in an adjacent…