NASA maps a week of Canadian wildfire smoke across North America
A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.
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A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.

Residents and a Southern Kaduna civil-society group say armed men attacked Naridon village in Kauru, killing dozens. Authorities had not publicly confirmed a final toll when this report was prepared.
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The federal health ministry says a new coordinating desk will guide policy, research, surveillance and access to care as Nigeria develops its first national brain-health agenda.
The attorney general’s office issued investigative demands to several menstrual-product brands while examining whether product-safety and chemical-composition claims misled Texas consumers.
The Texas attorney general’s cold-case unit says advanced forensic genealogy identified remains recovered in 2020 as those of Kristen Galvan, who was 15 when she disappeared.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people had been found dead after the magnitude 7.1 Kumamoto earthquake, with others injured or still missing.
Police and immigration officers transferred the group from a temporary settlement outside the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur for identity and document checks.
Pakistan’s disaster authority reported 109 deaths since June 26 while forecasters warned that additional heavy rain could threaten river and low-lying communities.
The president’s fifth State of the Nation Address proposed a higher income-tax exemption, relief for small businesses and changes intended to reduce electricity bills.
A 23-year-old permanent resident is due in court July 29 over an alleged US$72.28 transfer and attempted additional payment intended to facilitate terrorist acts.
Perry Warjiyo resigned for personal reasons before completing his second term, and Senior Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti is serving as acting governor.
An agreed temporary injunction gives Discord 90 days to introduce age-assurance and default protections comparable to safeguards used for its United Kingdom users.
The National Nutrition Agency halted operations and funding at hundreds of kitchens after finding food-safety, hygiene and other compliance failures.
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