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World News in Brief: 12 August 2023
A round-up of key world news from 12 August 2023, from Pakistan's caretaker prime minister to the Maui wildfire and falling prices in China.
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Environment
Snake Falls From the Sky Onto a Woman in Texas, Sending Her to Hospital
A 64-year-old woman in Silsbee, Texas, was hurt by both a snake and a hawk after the bird dropped its prey on her while she was cutting grass.
Environment
19-Foot Burmese Python Caught in Florida
A 22-year-old in Florida has caught a Burmese python 19 feet long, as long as an adult giraffe is tall, thought to be the longest of its kind in the world.
Fruits
World News in Brief: 8 June 2023
A round-up of important world news for 8 June 2023, from El Nino warnings and a eurozone recession to floods in Ukraine and wildfires in Canada.
Environment
World News in Brief: 16 March 2023
A round-up of international news on 16 March 2023, from TikTok and a downed US drone to Argentina's record heat and floods in quake-hit Turkey.
Fruits
The Heron, King of the Marsh
A science writer describes America's largest heron, from its dagger-like beak and seven-foot wingspan to its nesting colonies and the long road from chick to hunter.
World
Polar Bear Kills Mother and Son in Alaska
A polar bear that wandered into the town of Wales in Alaska killed a woman and her one-year-old son outside a school before being shot.
Agrotech
Four-Foot Snake Found in Passenger's Luggage at Airport
Security staff at Tampa International Airport found a live four-foot boa constrictor coiled in a woman passenger's luggage.
Environment
World News in Brief: 3 December 2022
A round-up of world news for 3 December 2022, from a WHO Covid warning and an Indonesian earthquake to the US B-21 bomber and a camel beauty contest in Qatar.
Environment
Dead Shark Found Hanging Outside Florida School
A dead shark was found hanging outside Ponte Vedra High School in the US state of Florida, NDTV reported.
World
US Told to Throw Away Onions in 37 States Over Salmonella
Fresh red, white and yellow onions sold in 37 US states have been linked to salmonella, sickening 652 people, and the CDC has told people to throw away unlabelled onions.
Environment
World News in Brief: 2 September 2021
A round-up of world news from 2 September 2021, from a new garment safety accord and Bangladesh's air pollution toll to deadly US floods and a rare elephant birth.
Daily life
Coronavirus: first vaccine trial begins in the United States
A vaccine against the coronavirus has been developed and was due to begin testing in people in the United States on Monday.