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World - / Sep 1, 2026 - Australian high school students collected more than 2,000 plastic bottles to form a greenhouse, 11 years later, the structure supplies food for the school's garden - At Richardson Primary School, students have impressively constructed a greenhouse called Plastic Palace using over two thousand recycled plastic bottles. For a decade, this eco-friendly project has not only nourished the school's garden but has also provided valuable hands-on learning experiences. Engaging in the cultivation and planting process, students have embraced the principles of sustainability, showcasing a remarkable model of reduce, reuse, and recycle in action.

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World - / Sep 1, 2026 - Melinda French Gates' father worked for NASA, and the women engineers there inspired her work - Melinda French Gates grew up in a household where science, engineering and education were closely woven into family life. Her father, Raymond Joseph French Jr., was an aerospace engineer whose career included work connected to NASA's Apollo

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In 1989, businessman Adrian Gardiner bought a roughly 3,000-acre South African farm as a family retreat; it grew into a 61,800-acre reserve supporting more than 5,000 animals

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Drones in valleys, Nepalese abroad on satellite maps: flood rescue gets high-tech boost

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London weather today: Sunny intervals and pleasant 23°C forecast

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Manchester weather forecast: Sunny intervals today, rain expected later in the week

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Liverpool weather forecast: sunny intervals and light rain expected September 1

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals expected today with mild temperatures

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Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals to start September, with a chance of rain later

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'Justice and hope': Campaigners hail UK PM Andy Burnham's vow to end indefinite jail terms

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Ten Gordonstoun students, from school attended by King Charles, uncover possible 1,000-year-old Viking church and altar buried on remote Scottish island during six-day archaeology trip

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Tiny Scottish village of 200 homes in Auchtertool, Fife, fights plans for world's second-largest data centre covering more than 100 football pitches; 1,600 objections pile up, residents fear it could dwarf their community

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Wild beavers vanished from Norfolk 500 years ago; now a mystery pair has appeared and had two kits, raising hopes of a permanent wild population

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Scotland quarry expansion uncovered a 2,000-year-old woman's grave; archaeologists were stunned by its carefully built stone walls

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3,000 years ago, 12 Bronze Age houses stood where a Scottish suburb is rising; archaeologists found graves, pottery kilns and food stores

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A man spent his life's earnings buying a 130-acre abandoned gravel pit, he planted 50,000 trees, and years later, the barren land had become a thriving wildlife oasis

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Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals with a chance of rain today, August 31, 2026

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and moderate temperatures expected August 31, 2026

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals and 70% chance of rain on August 31

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Manchester weather: light showers and mild temperatures expected today

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Indian among 12 killed after Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine

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In 1342, Europe suffered its worst flood year in 700 years; scientists now say 16 major floods struck the continent within just three years

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Meet Aditi Paudel, a 17-year-old high school student appointed as Japan's first literacy ambassador

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Polluted Stiebeuel River water transformed into irrigation supply using stones, sand and heat-treated wood; University of Cape Town project treats 36,000 litres daily and removes 99% of toxins

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Maine buried 20,000 discarded tyres beneath a road to fight frost and spring mud, while turning a growing waste problem into an engineering solution

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