India suffers driest June in five years, fears for crops

India had its driest June in five years due to a delay in monsoon rains, the weather department said late on Sunday, raising fears for crops and the broader economy.

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Ships set off in Japan's first commercial whale hunt in more than 30 years

Five small ships sailed out of harbor on Monday in Japan's first commercial whale hunt in more than three decades, a move that has aroused global condemnation and fears for the fate of whales.

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China finds armyworm in major corn producer Shandong: Beijing News

China has found the destructive fall armyworm in the major corn-producing province of Shandong in the north, the government-backed Beijing News reported on Monday.

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Ships set sail in Japan's first commercial whale hunt in more than 30 years

Five small ships sailed out of harbor on Monday in Japan's first commercial whale hunt in more than three decades, a move that has aroused global condemnation and fears for the fate of whales.

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India had driest June in five years, fears for crops

India had its driest June in five years because monsoon rains were delayed, the weather department said late on Sunday, raising fears for crops and the broader economy.

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Europe's heatwave burns on, but eases from record highs

A four-day heatwave across western Europe that killed seven people began to ease slightly on Sunday, as temperature alerts were cut back and wildfires slowly brought under control.

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Three-meter python loose in Cambridge, England, police say

A three-meter reticulated python is loose in the English university city of Cambridge, police said, after they received reports of sightings early at the weekend.

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David Attenborough thanks Glastonbury for plastic bottle ban

The world renowned naturalist David Attenborough appeared on the stage at Glastonbury on Sunday to praise its ban on single-use plastic bottles, delighting festival goers who have instead queued for tap water.

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Hotter than Death Valley: Europe burns, sweats in record heat

Wildfires burned tracts of land in France and Spain at the weekend as Europe sweltered in record-breaking temperatures that pushed the mercury toward all-time highs on Sunday in Germany, killing at least seven people.

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Japanese fleet prepares to resume commercial whaling

Japanese whaling ships prepared on Sunday to set to sea, with crews gathering on decks in a northern port a day ahead of Japan's first commercial whaling hunt in more than 30 years.

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India's PM calls for water conservation push as drought hits crops

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pushed for greater grassroots water conservation efforts amid concerns weak monsoon rains would push millions of drought-hit people to the edge and hammer agricultural production in Asia's third-biggest economy.

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Papua New Guinea volcanic eruptions force 15,000 from their homes

Volcanic eruptions in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have forced 15,000 villagers in the country's northeast to flee their homes, aid agencies said on Sunday.

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Protest in Madrid as conservatives suspend ban on most polluting cars

Thousands protested in Madrid on Saturday against the suspension of curbs on polluting cars by the new conservative city hall, raising fears that environmental rollbacks seen in the United States may be spreading to Europe.

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