LINZI CITY, Tibet Autonomous Region, August 6, 2025 (ENS) - The world's largest hydroelectric project held a groundbreaking ceremony in Linzhi City on July 19. Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the event and officially announced the start of construction on the project. [...]

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PRETORIA, South Africa, August 7, 2025 (ENS) - The controversial debate on whether the live-animal export trade can ever be humane – or should be banned altogether – has been reopened by the Department of Agriculture’s release of draft regulations governing the export of live animals by sea. [...]

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HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 31, 2025 (ENS) - The tsunami advisory for Hawaii has been lifted after a massive earthquake just off Russia’s Pacific coast put the entire region on high alert. Residents and visitors around the Pacific held their breath as tsunami waves rippled across the vast ocean. [...]

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SACRAMENTO, California, July 8, 2025 (ENS) – Building toward its goal of conserving 30 percent of its lands and coastal waters by 2030, the State of California has protected over [...]

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