American Hiker Dies After Lightning Strike on Mount Etna in Italy

Par : Leo Sands and Josephine de La Bruyère

17 août 2026 à 12:58

Rescuers found a 29-year-old man in serious condition on the volcano’s eastern slope on Sunday. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital in Catania.

Volcanic activity at Mount Etna as seen from Mareneve near Catania in Italy last week. Italian authorities say a 29-year-old American hiker was killed by lightning while hiking on Europe’s most active volcano.

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Where Future Champions Race Against the Tide

Par : Ali Watkins and Clodagh Kilcoyne

15 août 2026 à 09:03

An uninhabited Irish island fills up one day each summer for a treasured amateur horse race in which young jockeys ride across the shifting sands.

The jockeys at Omey are young, the sponsors modest, the grand prize less than $1,000.

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Engine Blade Hit Window on Jet Before Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report Says

Par : Ishani Desai

13 août 2026 à 19:20

The National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine.

A Ryanair plane in Thessaloniki, Greece, last May. A full investigation into an incident last month will take at least a year, federal official said.

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How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse, Even Without Glasses

Par : Leo Sands

12 août 2026 à 11:40

If you plan to watch the solar eclipse, make sure your lenses offer enough protection. Alternatively, you can safely watch using household items.

Women use box pinhole projectors to watch a solar eclipse in Bogotá in Colombia in 2023.

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Photos Show England Turning Brown in Drought

Par : Kieran Corcoran

7 août 2026 à 11:41

Beset by historically dry weather, much of the nation is losing its signature hue.

A parched park on the south bank of the River Thames in central London on Thursday, with Tower Bridge in the background.

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Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature

Par : Victor Mather and Leonardo Coelho

6 août 2026 à 20:54

In Mato Grosso, Brazil, capybaras wandered into the building, but they were polite during the incursion.

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N.Y. Doctor Sentenced in Japan for Vandalizing Ancient Religious Sites

Par : Kiuko Notoya and Hari Raj

6 août 2026 à 15:26

Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and an expert in endometriosis, received an 18-month suspended sentence after a court found him guilty of damaging the sites.

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