Landslides on Italian island, up to 12 missing, buildings collapse, mud, debris, cars into the sea

 

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft enters lunar orbit

 

 NASA’s Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully.

Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 310 - Disaster Management Agency

 

 The number of people killed by the recent earthquake in the Indonesian province of West Java has grown to 310, head of the National Disaster Management Agency Suharyanto said on Friday.

Saudi Arabia hit by unusually flash floods

Two people were killed after unusually heavy rain caused major flooding in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Thursday, the local authorities have said.

Air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020

Fine particle air pollution led to 238,000 premature deaths in the European Union in 2020, the bloc’s environmental watchdog said Thursday, a slight rise from the previous year.

Rights Watchdog Calls For Human Rights Protection In Global Plastics Treaty

A promiment international watchdog on Wednesday called on the countries responsible for drafting a Global Plastics Treaty to ensure the protection of human rights throughout the life cycle of plastic.