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It’s been a week since Venezuela’s worst earthquake disaster in over a century. Thousands of people are feared dead, with the official death toll continuing to rise as hope fades of finding survivors in the rubble. The South American country now faces a humanitarian catastrophe — on top of the deep crises it was already…

One week after the June 24 earthquakes, the death toll in Venezuela has reached 2,295, according to the latest update released on Wednesday (1) by the South American country’s government. The number of injured stands at 11,267. In response to the scale of the tragedy, Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez declared seven days of official mourning,…

As the holiday weekend approaches, large swaths of the Midwest and the Eastern U.S. are under extreme heat warnings or heat advisories, according to the National Weather Service. Heat is a serious health threat. Hundreds of people die of heat-related illness in the U.S. each year. Heatstroke can damage your body, leading to multiple organ…

Much of the U.S. is in the midst of dangerous and potentially record-breaking daytime temperatures as a heat dome has settled over the Midwest and the Atlantic Coast. But nighttime temperatures are staying unusually warm, too, raising the risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke even higher, especially for people without access to air conditioning.…

The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) has begun producing lab-grown meat. The experiment does not involve the slaughter of animals and has no environmental impact – unlike conventional livestock farming, which contributes to the greenhouse effect through deforestation and methane emissions. The innovation is led by the company’s swine and poultry division, headquartered in Concórdia,…

Brazil’s dream of a sixth World Cup title remains alive. On Monday (Jun. 29), the Brazilian national team defeated Japan 2–1 in Houston, United States in the Round of 32. After a first half marked by nervousness, misplaced passes – including the one that led to Japan’s goal – and the opponent’s dominance, Carlo Ancelotti’s…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he had learned “with great concern and dismay” of the impact caused by the earthquake that struck Venezuela on Wednesday (Jun. 24). Reuters reports at least 164 deaths. On his profile on X, Lula said he had instructed the Ministry of Foreign Relations to assess, along with…

For the first time in World Cup history, FIFA is mandating all soccer players take hydration breaks to protect them from the threats of extreme heat. But the new rule has sparked criticism from two very different groups. Some experts have warned that this summer’s World Cup — co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada…

This summer was already predicted to be hot for much of the planet, after a near-record year of global heat last year. But El Niño — the influential weather pattern associated with heat, unlike the cooler La Niña — has arrived, and it’s raising more alarm. “If we have a big El Niño on top…

My bathroom vanity holds an array of different products that are supposed to help my skin. Looking at these bottles, jars and containers — some half-full, some barely used, others I’m already panicking about needing to replace — it strikes me as excessive, and kind of embarrassing. I mean, do I really need all this…