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Aston Villa just made history with their biggest European win ever, demolishing Fenerbahce 6-0 at home. Two players scored twice each as the English club rewrote their record books in spectacular fashion.
In Papua New Guinea, kids chase team buses and fashion footballs from whatever they can find, all for love of rugby league. The sport unites 800+ language groups and transforms lives across the island nation.
Pope Leo XIV is up and walking just one day after doctors successfully removed a cancerous tumor from his lung. The 71-year-old leader of 1.4 billion Catholics even celebrated mass from his hospital room while recovering.
Ghana's government is launching a comprehensive land reclamation and waterway rehabilitation project to protect communities from flooding and environmental damage. The initiative promises safer living conditions for thousands while restoring degraded landscapes.
After three years of effort, Sturgis, Kentucky landed over $16 million in grants to build a new water treatment plant that will dramatically cut residents' water bills. The project puts the town one step closer to controlling its own water supply and revitalizing the entire community.
Maine cancer patients no longer need to travel out of state for groundbreaking CAR-T therapy, thanks to New England Cancer Specialists bringing the treatment to Westbrook. One patient who can now lift a 40-pound bag of birdseed again calls it a "medical miracle."
Australia just launched a massive $174 million fund to help companies build better, cheaper solar technology. The goal is ambitious: cut solar installation costs by half and boost panel efficiency to 30% by 2030.
Mexico is investing $43 billion to power up its renewable energy sector, with plans to add over 10,000 megawatts of solar and wind capacity by 2030. The ambitious push could lift the country's clean energy share from 24% to 38% in just six years.
Scientists in Portugal just cracked a major solar panel durability problem by studying moth eyes. Their breakthrough could make the next generation of solar cells both more efficient and tougher to break.
Los Angeles just launched its first fully electric taxi service, with Vietnamese company Green SM bringing a fleet of battery-powered vehicles to California streets. The move marks the ninth country for a service that's already saved 800,000 tons of carbon emissions worldwide.
Brazil just gave 37 million workers an extra day off each week without losing a penny in pay. The constitutional amendment drops the standard workweek from 44 hours across six days to 40 hours across five days.
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A Rhode Island gardener just shattered the world record with a 3,156-pound pumpkin that could make over 3,000 pies. Ron Wallace's giant achievement marks his third time claiming the heavyweight title since 2006.
A dinosaur fossil sat forgotten in a London museum drawer for nearly a century before scientists discovered it belonged to an entirely new species. The two-legged carnivore, named Invictibellatrix amberina, was a cousin of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex.
Volunteers in Georgia are gearing up to protect the ocean from party trash after the annual Frat Beach gathering. Even with smaller crowds expected this year, Keep Golden Isles Beautiful is organizing its 19th beach sweep to keep marine life safe.
Scientists just launched miniature organs to the International Space Station to unlock secrets of aging that could help astronauts and millions of people on Earth. In space, six months of research equals up to 20 years of aging insights.
A SpaceX rocket turned the pre-dawn sky into a light show Tuesday when its fuel exhaust created a massive, glowing "jellyfish cloud" visible from Georgia to New York. The stunning phenomenon happens only during launches timed perfectly with sunrise or sunset.
After clearing its debt, Ethiopia is welcoming foreign banks for the first time in five decades and courting fresh investment at a major global summit. The East African nation is betting that competition will strengthen its economy rather than weaken it.
College football coach William Inge was released from the hospital Tuesday after doctors say he was "fighting for his life" just weeks ago. His recovery has been so remarkable that teammates and staff are calling it a genuine miracle.