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Scene of dry fields due to prolonged drought in Lullingstone village, southeastern London, England. Photo: AFP

Prolonged drought causes difficulties for British farmers

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Prolonged heat and drought are causing heavy damage to agriculture in the UK, raising concerns about the risk of shortage of some food items.

An area affected by the earthquake in Colombia on August 10. Photo: AFP

At least 132 people died in earthquake in Colombia

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The strongest earthquake in a decade has left hundreds of casualties in Colombia, a red alert was issued.

Russian UAVs operating on the battlefield. Photo: TASS

Russian airstrikes paralyze power grids in southern Ukraine

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7 substations and the Odessa thermal power plant of Ukraine were neutralized by Russia, disrupting the power bridge with neighboring countries Moldova and Romania.

Truong Chinh-6 missile leaves the launch pad at the Thai Nguyen Satellite Launching Center, Shanxi province (China), June 6, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

Truong Chinh missile explodes, China missile launch fails

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China on the night of August 10 confirmed that the Truong Chinh - 7A missile carrying the ChinaSat-4B information satellite exploded after leaving the launch pad on the same evening.

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook many cities across Colombia's coffee production region and the Pacific coast on August 10. Photo: AFP

World on August 11: Colombia declares a state of emergency after strong earthquake

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Colombia declares a state of emergency after strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4; Refinery tank of oil refinery in Libya attacked;... are prominent world news on the morning of August 11.