Heat, Fire and Airport Chaos: My Summer Vacation Nightmare – The New York Times
Heat, Fire and Airport Chaos: My Summer Vacation Nightmare The New York Times
How Being Cool Is Making The Hague a Vacation Hot Spot – The New York Times
- How Being Cool Is Making The Hague a Vacation Hot Spot The New York Times
- Are coolcations still cool? Why you should consider going to a hot place The Seattle Times
- Surging temperatures are taking the coolcation trend global The Telegraph
- Baking Brits ditch boiling Med heatwaves and wildfires for Scottish 'coolcations' dailystar.co.uk
- 'I ditched my dream Italy holiday for a 'coolcation' - UK heatwaves changed me' AOL.co.uk
Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating
National Autonomous University of Mexico says applicants must take test in person after online debacle
Mexico’s largest and most prestigious university has announced that about 58,000 students will have to resit their entrance exam after abnormally high test results raised suspicions of widespread cheating.
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Unam) said the exam would take place in person after its first attempt at a fully remote online version led to a debacle and thousands of annulled results.
Continue reading...North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says – The Japan Times
- North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says The Japan Times
- Russia deploys North Korean missile unit to Ukraine, Moscow-Pyongyang axis deepens: report Fox News
- Funeral held for family "wiped off the map" in Russian strike on Ukraine, neighbor says cbsnews.com
- Russia is deploying North Korean unit armed with dozens of ballistic missiles to attack Ukraine, Reuters repo Українська правда
- At least five members of same family killed in Russian missile attack, Zelensky says BBC
Perez Hilton recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during livestream
Miami police told US media outlets the celebrity blogger had been "safely recovered" from his home.
Chris Bowen vows to override Queensland and NT to force renewables-powered AI datacentres
Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation
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The energy minister, Chris Bowen, says the federal government will override state governments that oppose new national rules on datacentres, with commonwealth legislation forcing new AI datacentres to be powered by renewable energy and banning those fuelled by gas.
Bowen said he expected his counterparts in Queensland and the Northern Territory – who had protested against the new federal rules at a meeting last week – to be unhappy with the move, but said the Albanese government was committed to powering the AI revolution with renewable energy.
Continue reading...El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity
About 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the rapidly developing El Niño weather system, according to forecasting.
This is in addition to the hundreds of millions of people already facing dangerous levels of hunger, owing to years of drought in parts of Africa and pressure on food prices from the war in Iran.
Continue reading...El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year – The Guardian
- El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year The Guardian
- What the ‘strongest El Niño on record’ actually means (for humans) CNN
- Strong El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says Reuters
- World Food Programme ramps up preparedness and response plans as El Niño threatens to push tens of millions into acute hunger UN World Food Programme
- What’s happening in the Pacific Ocean could change your fall and winter WBKO
Test for Australia’s best laundry detergent sees Aldi and Omo tied for first place
In a Choice test of 48 products, the Aldi powder also came out on top for top loaders
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Consumer advocacy group Choice has put more than 40 supermarket laundry detergent products through the wringer, naming two Omo and one Aldi product as its best performers – while some other brands perform barely better than water.
In a lab test of 48 laundry powders, liquids and capsules, Aldi Trimat Advanced Laundry Powder Concentrate, Omo Active Clean Powder and Omo Ultimate Powder shared equal-first billing for front loader washing machines, with all three products scoring 82% overall.
Continue reading...Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over ‘Tank Day’ fiasco
People have filed complaints against Starbucks for allegedly making light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising.
Video game maker EA bought by Saudi-led group for $55bn
Company acquired in deal involving Affinity Partners, a firm run by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner
Electronic Arts, the maker of video games such as The Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield, has been bought by Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors for $55bn (£41bn).
The company announced the completion of the deal on Tuesday evening, only days after the EU gave its approval, the final regulatory green light needed.
Continue reading...Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy – CNBC
- Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy CNBC
- Drought Threatens a Vital Economic Artery in the Heart of Europe The New York Times
- Europe’s dry riverbeds and scorched earth – in pictures The Guardian
- Extreme weather is drying up Europe’s rivers in a crisis so dire it can be seen from space CNN
- Europe's heat wave fuels drought, wildfires and fears about energy supplies NPR
Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy – CNBC
- Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy CNBC
- Drought Threatens a Vital Economic Artery in the Heart of Europe The New York Times
- Europe’s dry riverbeds and scorched earth – in pictures The Guardian
- Extreme weather is drying up Europe’s rivers in a crisis so dire it can be seen from space CNN
- Europe's heat wave fuels drought, wildfires and fears about energy supplies NPR
Russian missile attack kills 14, injures 27 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region – Al Jazeera
- Russian missile attack kills 14, injures 27 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region Al Jazeera
- Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses nytimes.com
- Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 17 BBC
- Russian Air Attack Kills 17 With Ukraine Unable to Stop Missiles Bloomberg.com
- Zelenskyy rails at lack of anti-missile defences amid deadly Russian attack on Kyiv – Europe live theguardian.com
Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday – AP News
- Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday AP News
- Trump says Tehran has 'last chance' for deal as negations resume Fox News
- U.S. nears Hormuz deal, aiming for Wednesday announcement Axios
- U.S. Stocks Jump as Bessent Says Iran Deal May Be Days Away WSJ
- Bessent says there may be deal Tuesday or Wednesday to open Strait of Hormuz with 'freedom of movement' CNBC
Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum shot to death during livestream – Reuters
- Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum shot to death during livestream Reuters
- Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum shot and killed during livestream BNO News
- Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum shot to death by suspects on motorcycle during livestream New York Post
- Mexican TikTok influencer Cesar Gastelum fatally shot during Culiacan livestream The News International
- TikTok star Cesar Gastelum shot dead during livestream outside restaurant by two armed gunmen on motorbikes the-sun.com
Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages – AP News
The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging – AP News
- The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging AP News
- As the Danube River dries up, World War II shipwrecks and mammoth bones come into view CBS News
- Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics CNN
- Sunken Nazi warships emerge from the Danube as water levels drop to record lows Sky News
- Mammoth remains revealed in Bulgaria after Danube water levels hit record low Reuters
Seoul braces for heatwave sweeping South Korea as death toll reaches 16 – The Guardian
- Seoul braces for heatwave sweeping South Korea as death toll reaches 16 The Guardian
- East Asia is baking in ‘cruelly hot’ summer nbcnews.com
- Greater Seoul under expanding highest-level heat warning The Korea Herald
- Record heatwave spreads across Korean Peninsula, prompting emergency response Reuters
- Heat wave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul The Japan Times
EXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says Reuters
- Funeral held for family "wiped off the map" in Russian strike on Ukraine, neighbor says CBS News
- At least five members of same family killed in Russian missile attack, Zelensky says BBC
- A Russian missile slammed into a house in Ukraine. Four children are among the dead CNN
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