When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon – NPR

  1. When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon  NPR
  2. We were supposed to hit peak emissions. Why won’t they stop rising?  Vox.com
  3. ‘Fossil Fuels Are Still Winning’: Global Emissions Head for a Record  The New York Times
  4. Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions  The Associated Press
  5. ‘No sign’ of promised fossil fuel transition as emissions hit new high  The Guardian
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Kyiv denies Ukraine plans to develop nuclear weapons if US aid ceases – Новая газета. Европа

  1. Kyiv denies Ukraine plans to develop nuclear weapons if US aid ceases  Новая газета. Европа
  2. Could Zelensky use nuclear bombs? Ukraine’s options explained  The Times
  3. Could Zelensky really go nuclear and build a ‘dirty bomb’ if Trump ends US support of Ukraine?  The Independent
  4. Ukraine Is Now Facing a Nuclear Decision  Foreign Policy
  5. Will Ukraine develop its own nuclear weapons?  Kyiv Independent
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World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands – Al Jazeera English

  1. World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands  Al Jazeera English
  2. Scientists say world's largest coral found near Solomon Islands  Yahoo! Voices
  3. See Staggering Photos of the World's Largest Coral, Newly Discovered by Scientists in the Pacific Ocean  Smithsonian Magazine
  4. Divers Thought They'd Found A Shipwreck, But This Giant Shadow Is Alive  IFLScience
  5. Scientists just discovered a sea creature as large as two basketball courts. Here’s what it looks like.  Vox.com
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New defense minister says ‘disarming Hezbollah’ a war aim, drawing look from IDF chief – The Times of Israel

  1. New defense minister says ‘disarming Hezbollah’ a war aim, drawing look from IDF chief  The Times of Israel
  2. Netanyahu Plans a Big Gift for Trump—Two Months From Now  The New Republic
  3. U.S. hands Lebanon draft truce proposal, two sources say  Reuters
  4. Israel’s maximalist demands unlikely to lead to ceasefire with Hezbollah  Al Jazeera English
  5. Israel says it has expanded its military ground operation in Lebanon  CNN
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Burberry’s turnaround chief plans £40m cuts and ‘scarf bar’ rollout

Shares in fashion brand jump as ‘urgent’ cost-cutting programme announced following half-year losses

Burberry has unveiled a £40m cost-cutting programme as its new chief executive pledged to “stabilise the business” with a turnaround plan aimed at reviving the fortunes of the ailing British luxury fashion brand.

Joshua Schulman, the former Coach boss who replaced his ousted predecessor, Jonathan Akeroyd, in July, said the company was “acting with urgency” after straying too far from its roots of “timeless core collections” and outerwear, including trench coats and scarves with its distinctive Burberry check.

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Paris prosecutor seeks jail and public office ban for Marine Le Pen

Request in embezzlement trial threatens to undermine National Rally’s efforts to polish image before 2027 polls

A Paris prosecutor has requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office for the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial in which she and 24 others are accused of embezzling EU funds.

The trial, which comes almost a decade after initial investigations started, threatens to undermine her National Rally (RN) party’s efforts to polish its image before the 2027 presidential election, which many believe she could win.

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Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill

Voting temporarily suspended amid disruptions including a Māori party MP ripping up a copy of the bill

New Zealand’s parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a controversial bill that proposes to radically alter the way New Zealand’s treaty between Māori and the crown is interpreted.

The treaty principles bill was tabled by the libertarian Act party – a minor partner in New Zealand’s coalition government – and passed its first reading on Thursday, amid scathing speeches and disruptions.

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Efune insists his Daily and Sunday Telegraph bid is still on track

Asset manager Oaktree out of running as backer but businessman has ‘high confidence’ he will get finance

The British owner of the New York Sun has said his £550m offer to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph is still on track, despite a big potential backer not joining the bid.

Dovid Efune entered exclusive talks to buy the Telegraph titles last month after submitting the highest bid in the second round of the auction for the titles.

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Anger as CFMEU ‘sweetheart deal’ suspended in Queensland government crackdown

Union members hit out at LNP as deputy premier announces pause on pay and conditions policy

A “sweetheart deal” for the CFMEU has been suspended in an unprecedented crackdown after the embattled union was blamed for major project cost blowouts.

Construction union “perks” were put on ice as the Queensland government stepped up a campaign to tackle the CFMEU, with some union members clearly not happy.

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Iran announces ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defy strict hijab laws

The move has been described as ‘chilling’ by activists and rights groups as arrests mount over dress code breaches

The Iranian state has said that it plans to open a treatment clinic for women who defy the mandatory hijab laws that require women to cover their heads in public.

The opening of a “hijab removal treatment clinic” was announced by Mehri Talebi Darestani, the head of the Women and Family Department of the Tehran Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. She said the clinic will offer “scientific and psychological treatment for hijab removal”.

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