Reefs have been battered by cyclones and starfish that eat coral, but heat stress driven by climate change is the main cause of damage.
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China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus
The uptick in cases have prompted measures that are being compared to those taken during the pandemic.
Family of Irish missionary kidnapped in Haiti ‘devastated’
Gena Heraty, from County Mayo, was taken with eight other people from an orphanage which she runs.
Protests in China over viral school bullying case
One protester in Sichuan province said “things got bloody” after police used batons and electric prods.
Clintons asked to testify in congressional Epstein investigation
Former top officials from the justice department during the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations were also sent subpoenas.
Nasa to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 – US media
The reactor would provide power for humans on the Moon but there are questions about feasibility.
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu dies aged 95
He was Romania’s first freely elected leader after communism fell in 1989, and later faced charges of crimes against humanity.
Texas Republicans vote to arrest Democrats blocking plan to re-draw electoral boundaries
The Democrats facing arrest have fled to block a vote that could sway the balance of power in Washington.
Dozens feared trapped as cloudburst triggers flash floods in India
Rescue teams have reached Dharali village in Uttarkashi, which is believed to have borne the brunt of the floods.
Putin and Trump’s relationship has soured – but behind the posturing, a Ukraine deal is still possible
Steve Witkoff is visiting Moscow this week – is it a sign that an agreement between Russia and the US to end the fighting in Ukraine could yet be reached?