WINDHOEK, Namibia, September 8, 2025 (ENS) - A fresh assessment of the tallest living land animal and largest ruminant on Earth has officially recognized four distinct giraffe species, overturning previous classifications of giraffes as a single species. The new study reshapes how the diversity of the world's giraffe species is understood and conserved. [...]

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KABUL, Afghanistan, September 4, 2025 (ENS) - Preliminary reports from the frontlines of the latest Afghanistan quake now indicate that the death toll from a massive earthquake in Afghanistan last Sunday has climbed to 2,205 and the number of injured stands at 3,640 as rescue workers finally access the remote mountainous area hit by the disaster. [...]

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SACRAMENTO, California, September 4, 2025 (ENS) - To ensure that their states' residents' access to vaccines remains protected by science, not politics, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson are launching a new West Coast Health Alliance. [...]

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MIAMI, Florida, August 23, 2025 (ENS) - A federal judge has ordered the State of Florida and the Trump administration to halt construction, stop bringing new detainees and begin winding down operations at the mass detention center in the Big Cypress National Preserve known as "Alligator Alcatraz." [...]

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