‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency

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Plans to build a NZ$3.5bn datacentre in Makarewa in the country’s south has drawn concern about electricity and water use, and potential noise pollution

People living near the site of New Zealand’s first planned AI datacentre are calling for more transparency about the project, especially about how the centre’s huge electricity and water use and potential noise pollution could affect them.

Singapore-based company Datagrid has secured approval to build a NZ$3.5bn (US$2bn) AI datacentre on a 49-hectare site in Makarewa, just north of New Zealand’s southern-most city, Invercargill. Construction is due to begin this year, with the centre becoming operational by 2028.

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LGBTQ cruise denied entry to Egypt after being barred from Turkey – USA Today

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  1. LGBTQ cruise denied entry to Egypt after being barred from Turkey  USA Today
  2. Twice-rejected American cruise puts spotlight on rollback of LGBTQ rights, passengers say  CNN
  3. South Florida passenger speaks out after LGBTQ+ cruise denied entry to Turkey, Egypt  NBC 6 South Florida
  4. Egypt blocks a gay cruise that was rejected from Turkey, organizer says  The Washington Post
  5. Palm Springs couple after their LGBTQ cruise is denied permission to dock in Turkey and Egypt  KESQ
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Earthquake Victims Seek Help for Illnesses, Not Just Injuries – Newser

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  1. Earthquake Victims Seek Help for Illnesses, Not Just Injuries  Newser
  2. Where Venezuela’s Earthquakes Shifted the Ground  NASA Science (.gov)
  3. Venezuela quake death toll passes 4,000 as scale of recovery effort looms large  The Guardian
  4. Overcrowded shelters, lack of clean water pose health risks after Venezuela quakes, PAHO says  Reuters
  5. After 2 earthquakes, nuns do their part in Venezuelans' compassionate response  Global Sisters Report
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US launches new airstrikes against Iran hours after Trump threatens to escalate

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Iran responds by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accusing US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant

The US has launched new airstrikes against Iran, hours after Donald Trump threatened to escalate the conflict unless Iran stopped attacking ships in the strait of Hormuz.

Iran, which was burying its former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday, responded by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accused the US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant.

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Eight charged with murder conspiracy over alleged White House UFC attack plot

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Group accused of planning sniper and drone attack on Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting show in June

Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June.

The indictment, returned in Ohio, charges all eight in two separate conspiracies, one to provide material support to terrorists and a second to commit murder on federal government territory and to murder a federal government official.

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