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🇷🇺 Siberian town residents 'worried' following reported plague death People in Shelekhov, Siberia, express concern after a woman died of suspected plague in the town, despite efforts by the authorities to play down the incident. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

🇰🇪 🐊 Kenya steps up crocodile hunt as rising lakes fuel conflict Wildlife officers have ramped up their efforts to capture and relocate crocodiles in Kenya’s Lake Baringo, where rising waters have pushed the creatures closer to homes. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

VIDEO: Rescuers in Indonesia’s Borneo have saved a mother orangutan and her baby from thick wildfire smoke. The pair, named Raya and Rayu, were found uninjured and taken to a wildlife clinic for further observation. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

VIDEO: Robots of all shapes and sizes, including baristas, sandwich makers, boxers and even dalmatians, go on show at a huge Beijing robotics conference. Hundreds of firms are showcasing their AI-powered machines in the Chinese capital, highlighting the country’s drive to [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

🇬🇧 UK farmer hit with slashed crop yields With giant dust clouds emerging from his parched fields in Suffolk, farmer John Pawsey has noted a staggering 30 percent drop in crop yields after the driest July on record. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

VIDEO: Taiwanese troops used concrete barriers, barbed wire and Hesco walls to block a key bridge near Taipei on Thursday in a drill to stop invading Chinese forces attempting to advance on the capital. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

VIDEO: Chinese e-commerce worker Twiggy He's home is smaller than 10 square metres and located in her office car park, but with its open kitchen, bathtub and electric piano, her refitted van is the envy of her colleagues. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

🇸🇾 Syria's army said its forces have taken control of swathes of the region east of Aleppo city after Kurdish forces agreed to withdraw following recent clashes. ➡️ [ 网页链接 ↗ ] [ 网页链接 ↗ ]