UN Says Operation to Siphon Oil out of Rusting Tanker Moored off Yemen Begins to ‘Avoid Catastrophe’

Published on July 26, 2023
CAIRO (AP) — An international team began siphoning oil out of a decrepit oil tanker off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, the United Nations chief said, a crucial step in a complex salvage operation aiming to prevent a potential …
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Deer Take Refuge Near Wind Turbines as Fire Scorches Washington State Land

July 26, 2023
SEATTLE (AP) — Bjorn Hedges drove around the two wind farms he manages the morning after a wildfire raced through. At many of the massive turbines he saw deer: does and fawns that had found refuge on gravel pads at …

Firefighting Plane Crashes in Greece as Blazes Rage out of Control and New Evacuations Are Ordered

July 26, 2023
RHODES, Greece (AP) — A Greek air force water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, with both pilots feared dead, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid …