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14 shades of vegan bags

Fourteen bags we like this week: a selection of vegan leather stachel, totes, purses and backpacks.

World News

Climate change blamed as EU's forest fires more than double

And experts are blaming climate change.

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China's extraordinary Red Beach

The phenomenon is caused by a type of plant called Sueda.

World News

Italian astronaut captures breathtaking footage of aurora from space

Are the northern lights even more spectacular from space than Earth?

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USA

Scientists complete eight-month Mars mission... on earth

The HI-SEAS V mission, run by the University of Hawaii, produced data that should help NASA understand the psychological profile needed for crew members on future long-term missions to Mars.

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Wow: Northern lights illuminate Lapland sky

Travel magazine 'All About Lapland' posted a video of the impressive light show seen from northern Finland.

USA

Trump takes on Hurricane Harvey

Trump said he wants the relief effort to be seen as an example of how to respond to a storm.

USA

Photos: Houston before and after Hurricane Harvey

USA

Houston braced for more floods in wake of hurricane Harvey

Houston, Texas, is expected to see a year's rainfall in just a week after hurricane Harvey passes over

USA

At least one person killed as Hurricane Harvey moves inland

The most powerful storm to hit Texas in more than 50 years has killed at least one person and is now threatening catastrophic flooding in the region.

USA

A story to eclipse all others - the first time in 99 years the US goes dark from coast to coast

Millions of people across 14 states stood and waited for a rare and rather spectacular total solar eclipse

USA

#Eclipse2017: a guide to staring at the shadow of the sun

On August 21st a total solar eclipse will sweep across the United States from coast-to-coast.

United Kingdom

Scotland shaken by biggest earthquake for 30 years

The biggest earthquake for 30 years has made itself felt in western Scotland

Italy

Vatican turns off fountains amid Italy drought

Pope Francis is showing solidarity as Rome faces the prospect of water rationing

Spain

Paradise lost: Doñana wetlands going dry

Discover in this 360° video how climate change and human activities threaten the ecosystem of Doñana National Park, in southern Spain.

Italy

From ice to rocks: A tale of glacier retreat in the Italian Alps

Discover in this 360° video how Italy's Ventina glacier has receded by about one kilometre in less than a century.

Canada

Tens of thousands of people evacuated as wildfires continue to sweep across British Columbia

39,000 people have been evacuated and military aircraft deployed as wildfires spread across British Columbia.

World News

Watch: Extreme weather of Europe's summer

Italy

Fires flare on slopes of Mount Vesuvius

Locals evacuated as observers think smoke from forst fires is coming from Mount Vesuvius

Cinema

Prepare for war for the Planet of the Apes

Conclusion of simian trilogy promises spectacular special effects and dark drama