- Vatican declines participation in Trump's 'Board of Peace' dw.com
- Vatican will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ CNN
- Vatican will not join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza, Cardinal Parolin says America Magazine
- Pope snubs Trump’s Gaza peace board politico.eu
- Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises The Independent
Social media suspended in Gabon for ‘spreading of false information’
The media regulator said the ban would be in place "until further notice".
Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds – The Guardian
- Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds The Guardian
- Coffee producers across the world are facing more crop-damaging heat, new climate change analysis says CBC
- Why coffee might cost you more, according to researchers ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
- Climate change threatens coffee yields as India logs 30 additional hot days a year Times of India
- Climate change threatens coffee-growing regions — study dw.com
Researchers didn’t think there were sharks in Antarctica waters. Then one was caught on camera. – CBS News
- Researchers didn't think there were sharks in Antarctica waters. Then one was caught on camera. CBS News
- Shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s deep waters CNN
- Elusive sleeper shark seen off Antarctica in a first Scientific American
- Shark Found in Antarctica for First Time Ever — What Scientists Discovered The Weather Channel
- Sharks Have Officially Reached Antarctica, and Scientists Are Shook Gizmodo
Peru’s Congress ousts president after four months in office
José Jerí is the third consecutive president to be removed and the country's seventh since 2016.
UK Seeks EU Allies to Counter France’s ‘Made in Europe’ Push – Bloomberg
- UK Seeks EU Allies to Counter France’s ‘Made in Europe’ Push Bloomberg
- Von der Leyen’s industry master plan runs into trouble politico.eu
- Brussels to tie EV subsidies to 70% local content rule Financial Times
- What is in the EU's draft 'made in Europe' law? Reuters
- EU will propose 70% local content rules for EVs to qualify for incentives, report says Automotive News
Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria’s highest mountain
Kerstin G's boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit during a blizzard.
Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria’s highest mountain – BBC
- Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain BBC
- Austrian climber faces manslaughter trial after girlfriend froze to death on mountain The Independent
- Guilty or not? Austrian man on trial for leaving as girlfriend freezes to death on mountain Times of India
- A Man Is Heading To Court After Leaving Partner To Freeze Near The Summit Of Austria’s Highest Peak 2oceansvibe News
- Man who 'left girlfriend to die' on Austria's biggest mountain goes on trial lbc.co.uk
Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep – NPR
Australia bans citizen trying to return from IS camp in Syria
The person temporarily banned is among a group of 34 who this week attempted to leave the camp for Australia.
Australia bans citizen trying to return from IS camp in Syria
The person temporarily banned is among a group of 34 who this week attempted to leave the camp for Australia.
Philippine vice-president Sara Duterte announces 2028 presidential bid
Sara Duterte, daughter of a former president who is facing charges of crimes against humanity at the Hague, pledged to offer her ‘life, strength and future’ in service of the Philippines
Philippine vice-president Sara Duterte, daughter of the imprisoned former leader Rodridgo Duterte, has announced she will run for president in the country’s 2028 election.
Sara Duterte, 47, said she would offer her “life, strength and future” in service of the Philippines, in a speech on Wednesday that accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, of presiding over a period marked by rampant corruption.
Continue reading...Poland bars Chinese-made cars from military sites over data security fears – Reuters
- Poland bars Chinese-made cars from military sites over data security fears Reuters
- Poland Bars Chinese-Made Cars From Army Sites Over Data Fears Bloomberg
- Polish army bans Chinese vehicles from military premises Associated Press News
- Poland bans Chinese-made cars from army sites over data fears Automotive News
- Polish Military Banned from Connecting Phones to Chinese Cars Militarnyi
US and Japan unveil $36bn of oil, gas and critical minerals projects in challenge to China
Donald Trump says deals ‘end our foolish dependence on foreign sources’, while Japanese PM hails enhanced economic security
Japan has drawn up plans for investments in US oil, gas and critical mineral projects worth about $36bn under the first wave of a deal with Donald Trump.
The US president and Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, announced a trio of projects including a power plant in Portsmouth, Ohio, billed by the Trump administration as the largest natural gas-fired generating facility in US history.
Continue reading...U.S. offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test – The Washington Post
- U.S. offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test The Washington Post
- US reveals new details of alleged Chinese nuclear test Reuters
- U.S. Hardens Allegation That China Conducted a Secret Nuclear Test The Wall Street Journal
- Statement by Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the CTBTO CTBTO
- US offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test South China Morning Post
China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be? – The Guardian
- China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be? The Guardian
- Analysis: China’s biggest TV event had a clear star: the robot CNN
- China's humanoid robots take center stage for Lunar New Year showtime NBC News
- Humanoid robots perform advanced martial arts at Chinese New Year gala Al Jazeera
- Chinese kung-fu robots steal the show in world's most-watched TV program Le Monde.fr
China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?
Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can do
Dancing humanoid robots took centre stage on Monday during the annual China Media Group’s Spring Festival Gala, China’s most-watched official television broadcast. They lunged and backflipped (landing on their knees), they spun around and jumped. Not one fell over.
The display was impressive, but prompted some to wonder: if robots can now dance and perform martial arts, what else can they do?
Continue reading...Suspect in Rhode Island ice hockey shooting killed ex-wife and son
Robert Dorgan - who also went by the name Roberta Esposito - was found dead inside the Pawtucket arena.
Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ – Reuters
- Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace' Reuters
- Cardinal Parolin: Holy See will not participate in Board of Peace Vatican News
- Vatican declines to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ calls for UN leadership Fox News
- Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises The Independent
- US-led Board of Peace a 'colonialist operation,' Cardinal Pizzaballa says National Catholic Reporter
No DNA matches on glove found in Nancy Guthrie case, police say
But the sheriff tells the BBC he is confident they will find the missing woman - whether it takes days, months "or worse".