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straitstimes.com > world > europe > how-the-hard-reality-of-climate-change-hit-europes-economy-this-summer

How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe's economy this summer

4+ hour, 10+ min ago   (910+ words) Published Aug 10, 2026, 01:14 PM Updated Aug 10, 2026, 02:34 PM FRANKFURT, Aug 10 - For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer's sweltering heatwaves have brought home the reality that its costly and life-altering economic impacts have…...

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straitstimes.com > asia > east-asia > storms-from-dolphin-soak-chinas-east-disrupt-life-in-shanghai

Typhoon Dolphin soaks China’s east, disrupts life in Shanghai as Beijing braces for torrential rain

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (356+ words) Strong winds shake a truck before overturning it, as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall, in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on Aug 9, 2026 in this still image obtained from social media video. Published Aug 10, 2026, 01:54 PM Updated Aug 10, 2026, 02:16 PM BEIJING/SHANGHAI - Torrential rain and…...

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straitstimes.com > opinion > chinese-ai-videos-are-coming-for-much-more-than-hollywood

Chinese AI videos are coming for much more than Hollywood

5+ hour, 44+ min ago   (109+ words) China’s early advantages may determine who leads the next era of AI. China’s dominance in generative video could give it an advantage in building so-called “world models”, long heralded as the next generation of AI. Published Aug 10, 2026, 01:00 PM New large…...

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straitstimes.com > asia > se-asia > fire-near-indonesias-mount-bromo-extinguished-after-550-hectares-burnt-but-new-hotspots-emerge

Mount Bromo fire extinguished; new hotspots emerge

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (259+ words) East Java disaster mitigation agency personnel deploying a water-spraying drone to extinguish a wildfire on Aug 9. Published Aug 10, 2026, 11:15 AM Updated Aug 10, 2026, 12:33 PM JAKARTA – A fire in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park in East Java that burned 550ha has been extinguished, an…...

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straitstimes.com > asia > east-asia > typhoon-dolphin-weakens-but-disrupts-travel-in-east-china

Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

6+ hour, 19+ min ago   (392+ words) People visit the Bund amid heavy rain a day after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in Shanghai on Aug 10. Published Aug 10, 2026, 12:25 PM Beijing - Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Aug 10, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the…...

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straitstimes.com > world > europe > western-europe-experienced-hottest-june-july-on-record-eu-monitor

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

8+ hour, 15+ min ago   (623+ words) Published Aug 10, 2026, 10:29 AM PARIS - Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU’s global warming monitor said Aug 10. Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent…...

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straitstimes.com > singapore > environment > you-dont-need-air-con-to-cool-a-building

Energy saving building cooling alternatives

13+ hour, 44+ min ago   (503+ words) Office development Paya Lebar Green is one of 50 buildings in Singapore that rely on alternative cooling methods instead of air-conditioning. Published Aug 10, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – Hotter days on the horizon are set to stretch demand for cooling indoors. Air-conditioning is an…...

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straitstimes.com > singapore > nus-boffins-brandish-light-beams-for-biotechnology-breakthrough

Optogenetics: Controlling yeast with light

13+ hour, 44+ min ago   (732+ words) NUS College of Design and Engineering PhD student Linus Tan (foreground), lead author of the study, with Poh Chueh Loo, an associate professor from NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation who led the research. Published Aug 10, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE…...

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straitstimes.com > asia > east-asia > typhoon-dolphin-hits-chinas-east-coast-over-1-million-evacuated

Typhoon Dolphin hits China’s east coast, over 1 million evacuated

23+ hour, 28+ min ago   (565+ words) Flood waters at a residential compound in Shanghai on Aug 9 following heavy rainfall as Typhoon Dolphin approaches. Published Aug 09, 2026, 07:16 PM BEIJING - Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the country’s eastern coast…...

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straitstimes.com > singapore > risk-of-haze-in-singapore-if-dry-conditions-regional-hot-spots-continue-in-the-coming-week-nea

Risk of haze in Singapore if dry conditions, regional hot spots continue in the coming week: NEA

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (393+ words) Published Aug 09, 2026, 02:34 PM Updated Aug 09, 2026, 03:59 PM SINGAPORE – Haze could hit Singapore if dry conditions and hot spots in the region continue in the coming week, said the National Environment Agency (NEA). Recent dry conditions have resulted in hot spots and…...