Vance becomes hurricane in Pacific OceanA powerful storm in the eastern Pacific strengthened to hurricane status, but it remains far away from land, US forecasters said.
5.2 magnitude earthquake in northern GreeceA 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck northern Greece early, the country's earthquake observatory said, with no reports of victims or major damage.
DiCaprio teams with Netflix on gorilla documentaryHollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with online streaming service Netflix for a documentary about endangered mountain gorillas in east Africa.
Eastern China set for record-hot summers: studyBy 2024, more than half of summers in eastern China will be as hot as in 2013, when the region was hit by a record-busting heatwave and devastating drought.
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Powerful typhoon churns towards JapanPowerful Typhoon Vongfong churned towards Japan, injuring at least a dozen people as it pounded the southern Okinawan islands with ferocious winds and driving rain.
Woman survives 17 days lost in Australian rainforestA woman missing for more than two weeks in a rugged Australian rainforest has stumbled out alive after surviving a chase by a crocodile and eating small fish.