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A massive haboob rolled through the Phoenix area on Monday, August 25, as monsoon storms swept across Arizona. Thousands were left without power across the area, and portions of the roof at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were damaged, causing flight delays and prompting an evacuation at the FAA Tower.

Australia: Mass Gaza Protest Marches Across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge 2

Tens of thousands marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge in the rain on Sunday, August 3, demanding peace and aid access to Gaza amid a worsening hunger crisis. Police say 90,000 joined, far surpassing initial estimates.

US: Drone Footage Of Fall Foliage In Brookeville, Maryland

Colorful leaves are on display as much of Maryland has reached the height of fall foliage.

3 researchers win Japan Prize for 2002

3 researchers win Japan Prize for 2002

TOKYO, Japan - The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan announces in Tokyo on Dec. 13 that the Japan Prize for 2002 will be awarded to Anne McLaren (L) of Britain, Andrzej Tarkowski (C) of Poland and Tim Berners-Lee of Britain. Mclaren, 74, a principal research associate at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research Campaign Institute, and Tarkowski, 68, director of the Institute of Zoology at Warsaw University, share the prize in the field of health care and therapeutic science and technology for their contribution to the research of developmental biology of mammals. Berners-Lee, a senior researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science, is selected in the field of system science and technology for his invention of the World Wide Web.

3 researchers win Japan Prize for 2002

3 researchers win Japan Prize for 2002

TOKYO, Japan - The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan announces in Tokyo on Dec. 13 that the Japan Prize for 2002 will be awarded to Anne McLaren (L) of Britain, Andrzej Tarkowski (C) of Poland and Tim Berners-Lee of Britain. Mclaren, 74, a principal research associate at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research Campaign Institute, and Tarkowski, 68, director of the Institute of Zoology at Warsaw University, share the prize in the field of health care and therapeutic science and technology for their contribution to the research of developmental biology of mammals. Berners-Lee, a senior researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science, is selected in the field of system science and technology for his invention of the World Wide Web.