Can the DRC-Rwanda deal deliver peace?
The US-brokered peace agreement comes after years of conflict, displacing 7 million people.
Lobster bisque and onion soup on ISS menu for French astronaut
Chef with 10 Michelin stars has designed meals for Sophie Adenot’s trip to International Space Station next year
When the French astronaut Sophie Adenot travels to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, she will be heading for the stars – not quite in celestial but certainly in gastronomic terms.
Adenot will dine on not just freeze-dried space food staples but also French classics such as lobster bisque, foie gras and onion soup prepared specially for her by a chef with 10 Michelin stars, the European Space Agency (Esa) announced on Wednesday.
Continue reading...US to breed billions of flies and dump them out of aircraft in bid to fight flesh-eating maggot
Program mirrors earlier successful mission to fight new world screwworm fly, whose larvae can infest living tissue
The US government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot.
That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s plans for protecting the US from a bug that could devastate its beef industry, decimate wildlife and even kill household pets. This weird science has worked well before.
Continue reading...European heat wave closes Eiffel Tower’s top floor and bakes Wimbledon – The Washington Post
- European heat wave closes Eiffel Tower’s top floor and bakes Wimbledon The Washington Post
- What to Know About the Heat Wave in Europe The New York Times
- Scorching European heatwave turns deadly in Spain, Italy and France BBC
- Heatwave across Europe leaves 8 dead as early summer temperatures hit records Reuters
- European heat wave fuels deadly Spanish wildfire as European Union presents plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions PBS
French PM François Bayrou failed to act on abuse at Catholic boarding school, report says
Damning report by MPs comes after inquiry into allegations of decades of physical abuse, rape and sexual assault at Notre-Dame de Bétharram school
The French prime minister, François Bayrou, failed to act to prevent physical and sexual abuse at a private Catholic school in south-west France when he served as education minister between 1993 and 1997, a parliamentary report has said.
The damning report issued by French lawmakers on Wednesday comes after a long parliamentary inquiry into allegations of decades of physical abuse, rape and sexual assault at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram boarding school near Pau in south-west France.
Continue reading...Sailing to break the siege on Gaza
Al Jazeera Mubasher’s Omar Faiad recounts life aboard the Madleen aid ship headed to Gaza.
Starmer’s approach to welfare reform ‘appalling’ – Swinney – BBC
- Starmer's approach to welfare reform 'appalling' - Swinney BBC
- Welfare climbdown lets genie out of the bottle, and no one knows what happens next The Guardian
- Starmer admits failing to engage ahead of welfare U-turns BBC
- Keir Starmer Endures Rebellion in Parliament Over Welfare Cuts The New York Times
- The Controversy Over the U.K Government's Welfare Bill Vote Time Magazine
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs convicted on two of five counts in sex abuse trial
US jury in New York clears music mogul of more serious charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering.
Snake on a plane delays flight in Australia by two hours
A domestic flight in Australia was delayed for nearly two hours after a snake was found in the cargo hold of the plane.
Hamas-run court gives Gaza gang leader Abu Shabab 10 days to surrender
Abu Shabab is the leader of the Popular Forces, a criminal group in southern Gaza thought to be backed by Israel.
Tesla global sales fall amid Musk backlash and pressure on EV market
Other carmakers including Volvo and Rivian reported a drop in sales on Wednesday.
France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants due to heatwave – Euronews.com
- France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants due to heatwave Euronews.com
- Extreme Heat Shuts Down Some Nuclear Reactors in Europe The New York Times
- As Europe swelters in extreme heat, Eiffel Tower closes its top level and a Swiss reactor shuts down NBC News
- EDF shuts down Golftech nuclear plant due to high river temperature Reuters
- Eight dead, nuclear reactor shut: Europe boils in blistering heatwave MSN
Can Trump strip Musk and Mamdani of their US citizenship?
Trump threatened to arrest Zohran Mamdani if the latter did not cooperate with ICE deportation operations in New York.
French police charge ‘incel’ suspected of planning knife attack on women
Detention of 18-year-old man part of anti-terror police force’s first case linked to involuntary celibate movement
An 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country’s first case of a terror plot linked to the misogynist “incel” movement, officials said.
The suspect was arrested on Friday by the DGSI domestic intelligence agency near a public high school in the southeastern city of Saint-Etienne.
Continue reading...Russian strikes hit Ukraine after US announces weapon shipment cuts
Russian strikes hit across Ukraine after the US announced it would halt some weapon shipments.
‘Diddy’ cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering, convicted on two other charges
A New York jury clears Combs of the most serious charges, but finds him guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Ugandan military helicopter catches fire in deadly Somalia crash
Five people on board died, while three survived with "severe burns", the military said.
Hamas studying new ceasefire proposals, calls for end to Gaza war
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says the deal is popular both in Israeli cabinet and within the public at large.
Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test
A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago sheds new light on the rise of Ancient Egypt.
Australia’s big four banks not making it easy for customers to get bonus interest despite watchdog’s calls
Guardian analysis found no major bank has adopted ACCC recommendations in full – but NAB, CommBank, Westpac and ANZ say they offer in-app alerts
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Australia’s big banks have not implemented several recommendations designed to help customers qualify for bonus interest rates on savings products, more than 18 months after the regulatory advice was issued.
Two in three customers of bonus accounts miss out on the headline interest rate and instead receive a far smaller base rate, an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission inquiry found in late 2023.
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