El Niño strengthens as Earth posts hottest month on record
August 2026 was the hottest month on record, with global temps hitting 62.5°F as El Niño strengthens, per Copernicus and NOAA reports.
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Robber Pauses Heist to Serve Customer — and Hands Her a Receipt
A hooded robber in Argentina paused his heist to serve an unsuspecting customer, scanning items, taking a QR payment, and giving a receipt before fleeing.
Hong Kong’s Ten Thousand Buddhas ‘Monastery’ Has 12,000 Statues and No Monks
Hong Kong's Ten Thousand Buddhas 'Monastery' has no monks and over 12,000 statues—here's the story behind its misleading name.
Study links California’s historic deluge to unusual heat half a world away
Scientists find that heat waves on the Tibetan Plateau triggered California's record-breaking atmospheric river floods thousands of miles away.
The David Sassoon Clock Tower: Mumbai’s Palladian Landmark in Its Oldest Public Garden
Mumbai's only Palladian-style structure, the David Sassoon Clock Tower has marked time at Byculla's garden since 1864.
The Paris Olympics Cauldron Balloon Returns to the Skies Over the Tuileries
Two years after the Olympics, Paris's glowing cauldron balloon still rises nightly over the Tuileries, drawing crowds to watch in wonder.
US Forces Sink Iranian Oil Tanker After Missile Strikes on American Base in Jordan
A vessel of oil, five in number, was smitten by American force upon the deep, while missiles fell upon a station in Jordan, so wrote the tale.
Beijing pledges $54 billion for banks and insurers, yet the market shrugs and their shares slide
China's treasury pours a vast sum of gold into banks and insurers, yet their shares in Hong Kong sink still lower upon the news.
Afghanistan’s flogging surge: Taliban leaders promised public punishment — now thousands face it
A dark decree: Taliban rulers vow the lash and the stone for women, and the terror hath spread wide over Afghanistan's suffering populace.
Study: Australia is the safest place on Earth if global catastrophe hits
A study reveals which nation on Earth might best endure a vast catastrophe, famine, or fire, should such an evil hour arrive.
Nepal Identifies Its Flood Victims While China’s Death Toll Remains Unexplained
Nepal names hundreds of flood dead; China gives few numbers and keeps writers out of Tibet, raising doubt over its word to the world.