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The New Zealand native kakariki karaka -- or orange-fronted parakeet -- is critically endangered and has twice been declared extinct, only to be rediscovered

Responsible for more than 10 percent

Love birds: twice-extinct parakeet gets lifeline from randy pair

An aerial view of a field fire, in Sao Felix do Xingu, Para state, Brazil, on June 16, 2025

MapBiomas monitoring network

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019

Vegetable seller Tofan Jena undergoing a free eye test at GoodVision India – Care Netram charity's screening camp in the Salia Sahi slum area of Bhubaneswar

Closing the eyecare gap

Low cost glasses help India's poor see a better future

The IMF estimated in 2024 that more than two-thirds of British workers perform tasks that AI could potentially carry out

Flexible, fast, and cheap

'My job is going': UK workers squeezed out by AI

Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, pictured during his halftime show at the Super Bowl, is about to kick off a residency in Madrid

Bad Bunny, Shakira residencies

Madrid pumps up the volume on Latin music

Many Palestinian bakers make Eid biscuits for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, but this year many Gazans can't afford to buy them

Truce 'a big lie'

No feasts, no joy: Gazans mark a dark Eid

Daichi Kamada and Japan have said their target is to win the 2026 World Cup

Buoyant Japan coach targets World Cup glory despite Mitoma blow

Demonstrators mounted protests against Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz in La Paz

State of emergency declared

Bolivian Congress OK's use of troops against protesters

People wait for their ride and cars stop to pick up travellers at the arrival area of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Only weeks to go

'I'm still lost': Los Angeles airport baffles travellers ahead of World Cup

Kim Prosser's son Ashtyn killed himself with help from Kenneth Law, who is expected to plead guilty to 14 charges of aiding suicide

'For me, it's murder'

Canadian who supplied poison for suicides to plead guilty

The bombardment between late Saturday and early Sunday was among the heaviest on Kyiv since Russia invaded

Calls to avoid escalation

Dozens of countries at UN condemn Moscow's 'threats' to embassies in Ukraine

Georgia has been mired in political turmoil since 2024 parliamentary elections which the opposition says were rigged

Thousands rally for EU on Georgia independence day

'Shaping the future'

Ferrari unveils 'Luce', its first fully electric car, in a tough market

The UFC match at the White House will be held on President Donald Trump's 80th birthday

'Load of money'

Trump builds giant stage at White House for birthday cage fight

Researchers found the odds of adult koalas being admitted into care or dying in the Australian state of NSW rose when average maximum temperatures over a 7-day period reached 27C

Sedentary and vulnerable

Even moderately hot days raise risk of koala deaths: study

North Korea said it tested a new lightweight multi-purpose missile launching system

Eighth test in 2026

North Korea tests new multi-purpose missile launch system: KCNA

Iranian officials have stressed that, despite the long-standing US demand for an end to its uranium enrichment, talks on the issue of Iran's contested nuclear programme have been deferred until after an initial agreement

As negotiators arrive in Doha

New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon

Jannik Sinner plays a forehand to Clement Tabur at the French Open

On the brink of career Grand Slam

Sinner, Sabalenka cruise in French Open first round

British conductor Daniel Harding has been named conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

'Thrill and inspiration'

Hitting the high notes: Pilot Daniel Harding named as chief of LA Philharmonic

The defendant, a 36-year-old freelance journalist who worked in a kindergarten to help make ends meet, denies the accusations

Following flurry of allegations

Paris school aide tried for alleged sexual assault of preschoolers

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) met Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (R)

Looking westward

US, Armenia pledge to move forward on corridor during Rubio visit

Vice President JD Vance and the Vatican have sparred over migration policy, with Pope Leo condemning the White House's policy on mass deportations

Despite close ties to tech

Vance hails Pope Leo's AI encyclical as 'profound'

Shares of chip company Micron surged about 20 percent, lifting its valuation to more than $1 trillion

Peace deal hopes boost Wall Street stocks despite latest US strikes

A woman cools down with a portable fan in Nantes, western France

Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe

More than 1.5 million people have joined the hajj this year

Sacred tradition

Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as hajj reaches peak

Rajat Patidar slapped a 33-ball 93 not out against Gujarat to blast Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the IPL final

Indian Premier League

Patidar stars as Bengaluru hammer Gujarat to reach IPL final

Temperature records for May were broken in France and Britain

Climate experts explain

Why is Europe the world's fastest warming continent?

German border region

Investigation opened after body found near Mariensäule in Trier

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