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The deadly fungus spreading through Europe.
The fungus quietly spreading as Europe warms. Credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY from sciencephoto via Canva.com You won’t see it coming. It drifts through the air,silent, weightless, everywhere. Aspergillus isn’t new, but it’s stepping...

Funerals begin for 279 killed in Air India crash
Mourners began holding funerals on Sunday for the 279 people killed in an Air India crash, in one of the world's worst plane disasters in years. Health officials began releasing bodies of passengers after identifying them with DNA testing. They...

Ibukun Awosika Launches African Marketplace Dubai 2025: A global stage for African & Caribbean excellence
The Ibukun Awosika Leadership Academy (IALA) is proud to announce the debut edition of African Marketplace Dubai 2025, a platform that aggregates the finest export-ready SMEs, brands, and products from Africa and the Caribbean, spanning fashion,...

New agreements & discussions made during Asia trade mission
Agreements were reached, and meetings were held during Premier Eby’s trade mission to Asia. BC Premier David Eby departed for a 10-day trade mission to Asia earlier this month, with the aim of expanding and diversifying the provinces export...

India News | LG Sinha Assures Appropriate Measures to Declare Sant Kabir Jayanti as Gazetted Holiday in J&K
Jammu, Jun 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday assured appropriate measures to declare the birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das as a gazetted holiday in the Union Territory. He also reiterated the Centre's...

COLUMN: Narrative redefined with Middle East escalation
Happy Father’s Day weekend market watchers. Here’s to all the dads out there feeding the world and growing your family in agriculture. In this part of the world, dads spend this holiday in the fields bringing in the harvest. And, begun it has and...

India News | CM Saini Inaugurates Modern District Jail Complex in Rewari
Chandigarh, Jun 15 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday inaugurated a Rs 95 crore modern jail complex built in 50 acres at Fideri village of Rewari district. Speaking on the occasion, Saini said the state government is trying...
Meet the Bufflehead, the Smallest Diving Duck in North America
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)© Jay Ondreicka/Shutterstock.comThis unique diving duck has a small body and a relatively large head. The males are colorful and vibrant, with iridescent heads that appear black, purple, or green depending on the...
Amazon to invest $13b in Australia's data center infrastructure over five years
Amazon will invest A$20 billion ($12.97 billion) from 2025 to 2029 to expand, operate and maintain its data center infrastructure in Australia, bolstering the nation's artificial intelligence capabilities, it said in a blog post on Saturday. The...

U.K. PM Starmer in Ottawa to talk trade, Middle East conflict with Carney ahead of G7
By Canadian Press on June 15, 2025. OTTAWA — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney today before the two leaders leave for the G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta. He will meet Carney this morning in his...
Plan Hamilton Has Completely Deleted The Agriculture Designation
On June 18 at 9:30 a.m., our elected commissioners will have the last word on standalone Agriculture designations being removed by the mayor’s office direction. Let your voice be heard on way or another, write, telephone, text. Comprehensive plans...

America's #1 shopping mall? It's right here in Miami-Dade!
A recent list, publish by USA Today, looks at the 10 best malls in the US that elevate the shopping experience, and while there are some great names on the list, like Minneapolis’ Mall of America (#2) with its Nickelodeon Universe, the best mall...

Victory Field hosts prospects weekend for the Indians
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Indians are wrapping up a home stand with a busy day out at Victory Field. First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m. Sunday to celebrate Father’s Day, and prospect weekend and much more is happening at the field. Kids...

Heavy rains batter Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala as heatwave sears north, central India
Even as heavy rains have wreaked havoc in Maharashtra and southern states, including Karnataka and Kerala, several north and central Indian states are in the grip of a searing heatwave. The IMD has predicted rainfall to continue in Karnataka and...

Amazon to invest $13B in Australia's data infra
AMAZON will invest A$20 billion ($12.97 billion) from 2025 to 2029 to expand, operate and maintain its data center infrastructure in Australia, bolstering the nation's artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, it said in a blog post on Saturday....

Trump's tariff ultimatum forces country to promise to buy more American goods
By ALICE WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 10:44 EDT, 15 June 2025 | Updated: 10:46 EDT, 15 June 2025 Taiwan has promised to buy more American goods after Trump threatened the island nation with a 32 percent tariff. Taiwan's president Lai...

Pa. musician helps farmers open up with ‘Empty Barn’ song
Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association. In response, a former Pennsylvania farmer is using his life experience and music to raise awareness about mental...

As Maui County farmers and ranchers grow old, younger replacements are desperately being sought
At 69 years old, farmer Gerry Ross is phasing out lettuces and some garlic on his 4-acre Kupa‘a Farm in Kula, and replacing those crops with taller growing vanilla, figs and cacao. The reason? His aging body won’t have to bend over quite so much...

Japan's agriculture minister vows to drive down rice prices
Japan's Agriculture Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has vowed to drive down rice prices to ensure that consumers will not shift away from the country's staple grain. Koizumi met with rice producers on Sunday in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture....

India News | Farmland Dispute Triggers Trouble in Manipur's Leitanpokpi Area
Imphal, Jun 15 (PTI) Tensions flared up in the border areas of Manipur's Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts on Sunday morning after Kuki and Meitei villagers targeted each other with stones and slingshots over cultivating a piece of land,...