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– Typhoon Dolphin prompted the evacuation of approximately 167,900 residents in Fujian Province amid widespread heavy rains and flooding impacting eastern China. By 7 a.m. Monday, the residents displaced from vulnerable land and coastal zones in Fujian had been moved.

– A seismic event measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck southeast of Atka within Alaska’s Aleutian Islands late on Saturday. The Alaska Earthquake Center documented the quake occurring at 7:36 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on August 8, which corresponds

– Following a surge of wildfire activity in southern British Columbia over the weekend, more than 20,000 residents vacated areas surrounding Okanagan Lake. The provincial government declared a state of emergency Saturday as flames threatened Summerland and nearby Peachland. By

– A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck southwestern China on Friday, impacting Gao County in Yibin City within Sichuan province. According to official data released by the China Earthquake Networks Center, the tremor occurred at 1:08 p.m. local time at a

– Hiroshima marked the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing on Thursday with fresh calls for global nuclear disarmament. Mayor Kazumi Matsui led the annual Peace Memorial Ceremony at Peace Memorial Park. Survivors, families, Japanese officials and foreign delegates gathered

– Instagram ran paid advertisements in India that promoted access to child sexual abuse material, according to findings published in July. Some ads directed users from Instagram to channels on Telegram offering illegal material for sale. Meta Platforms later acknowledged

– On Wednesday, China introduced new retaliatory measures against the United States, including tighter restrictions on exports related to drones. The country also imposed bans on transactions with seven American organizations. These restrictions came into effect on August 5, following

– Guatemala has escalated its warning level to the highest across three departments due to the ongoing violent eruption of the volcano Fuego, which has led to evacuations and disrupted communities nearby. Authorities issued red alerts in Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez, and

– Three wildfires around Spokane have led to the destruction of at least 700 structures, prompting officials to issue evacuation orders for approximately 67,000 residents. The Old Trails, Autumn Lane, and Fairview fires have burned more than 8,000 acres since

– Austria experienced its highest temperature for July on July 31, when Wieselburg in Lower Austria hit 40.3 degrees Celsius. This measurement surpassed the previous national July record of 39.7 degrees, which was set in Dellach im Drautal on July