SAN PEDRO, Belize - Beneath the crystalline waters off the coast of Belize, colorful fish weave through the arms of the world's second-largest barrier reef, an environmental treasure that UNESCO removed from its list of endangered World Heritage Sites on Tuesday.
The high point of Britain's summer has fallen somewhat flat after a shortage of food-grade carbon dioxide gas CO2 saw wholesalers introduce restrictions on bulk buying of drinks.
PARIS - Palm oil production has "decimated" animal and plant life in Malaysia and Indonesia and threatens pristine forests in Central Africa and South America, a leading international conservation group warned on Tuesday.
KIEV - The Silk Road cultural project "Experience China 2018 - the culture of western China in Ukraine "kicked off in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Tuesday, offering a glance into the art, music and traditions of western China.
HAVANA - Armed with only a surfboard and paddle, US athlete Victoria Burgess on Tuesday began her attempt to cross the Florida Straits between the United States and Cuba, about 170 kilometers wide.
HEROSHAH, Pakistan - The change is drastic: Around the region of Heroshah, previously arid hills are now covered with forest as far as the eye can see. In northwestern Pakistan, hundreds of millions of trees have been planted to fight deforestation.
SYDNEY - Images of an Australian cockatoo parrot in a 13th century Italian manuscript suggest an extensive trade route reaching from the waters around Australia's north to Europe, centuries earlier than previously thought.
MAE SAI, Thailand - Desperate parents led a prayer ceremony outside a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 children have been trapped for days as Navy rescue divers packing food rations resumed their search on Tuesday.
NEW YORK - They are part of New York's skyline and millions of people unknowingly depend on them: Behold, the venerable rooftop water tank, made of plain old wood.
THE HAGUE - Poultry farmers, the Dutch food safety board and the government all failed in their duties during a tainted egg scandal which spread to 45 countries causing millions in damage, a scathing report found on Monday.
NAY PYI TAW - "When I was pregnant, I had to walk a long way to fetch water. Now I'm so happy to see a well being dug here," said Thei Ma, mother of two, holding her 3-month-old baby girl in her arms.
British shoppers can take a trip down memory lane on their local high street, thanks to supermarket giant Morrisons reverting to old-fashioned brown paper bags for loose fresh fruit and vegetables.
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