Experts Demonstrate How Solar Farms Can Become Hubs for ‘Biodiversity Enhancement’ at Every Level In the same way that artificial coral reefs can jumpstart marine ecosystems, solar farms, if they’re constructed properly, can create more biodiversity than agricultural fields. That’s the key point a coalition of Australian planners and researchers are trying to get across to land developers in the state of New South Wales (NSW), where a flat, grassy, sometimes riparian ecoregion called the…
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The White House taking pointers from the NYPD with a Good cop, bad cop at the White House, which is designed to allow ‘the next’ to negotiate an opportunity to bring an end to the war.
Sir Keir Starmer in a power play at the G20. Staying with the Ukraine war the British prime minister, will urge G20 leaders to “double down” on their support for Ukraine, he needs this for his political future to be taken seriously on the world stage.
Viktor Orban is defiant to show the EU, he can lift Hungary out of a near recession and will not be a puppet. This is despite the financial sanctions imposed by the EU. Even against the backdrop of his rule of law dispute with Brussels, Orbán has exacerbated tensions with other EU capitals by maintaining strong diplomatic ties with both Beijing and Moscow.
Israel continues to pound Lebanon, killing eight more paramedics as the US envoy arrives to discuss its truce plan.
In Gaza the Red Cross is evacuating its hospital and it fears Israel will flatten the building this week. In a damning report for the Israelis according to a Human Rights Watch report emphatically reports Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza.
The ballet community is grieving the loss of Vladimir Shklyarov, a principal dancer with Russia’s prestigious Mariinsky Theatre, who passed away at age 39. Shklyarov’s death, confirmed by the Mariinsky on Saturday, is under investigation by Russian authorities. Reports suggest he fell from the fifth floor of a building in St. Petersburg while on painkillers.
The Australian Senate has formally censured Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe for heckling King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month. Thorpe shouted, “You are not my King” and “This is not your land” after the King addressed the Great Hall of Parliament, aiming to spotlight the effects of British colonisation on Indigenous Australians.
In a major shift in U.S. policy, President Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles to target Russian territory. The decision, confirmed by a U.S. official to CBS News, follows months of lobbying by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who called for lifting restrictions on strikes beyond Ukraine’s borders.
Brazil’s First Lady, Janja Lula da Silva, made headlines after swearing at billionaire Elon Musk during a panel on disinformation at an event preceding the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. While discussing stricter social media regulations, she jokingly linked a loud noise to Musk, saying, “I think it’s Elon Musk,” and followed it with an expletive, declaring, “I’m not afraid of you.”
Buses get £1 billion boost – how much cash each area will get to improve services confirmed Bus services will get a cash boost of nearly £1billion in plans to be announced tomorrow. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is to reveal who gets what as she vows to deliver London-style services to the whole country. The Department for Transport said the cash would mean fewer cuts to at-risk routes and make more buses run on time.…
The chancellor delivered her first Mansion House speech on Thursday as she urged the City regulators to allow financial service providers to take greater risks, saying that the rules introduced after the 2008 financial crash had “gone too far” and were harming growth.
The speech is an annual address to the City of London by the sitting chancellor. In her first address, she attempted to reassure the City that she had a growth strategy. Much of her speech is highlighted across print media and online this morning.
The Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey also gave a speech yesterday at the event in which said the UK must improve its relationship with Europe saying the “consequences of Brexit” were damaging the economy.
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The controversial legislation, introduced by the Act Party, seeks to legally define the treaty’s principles, which have been incorporated into laws addressing historic injustices against Māori. Act argues the changes would ensure fairness, claiming the current approach divides the nation by race.
In South Africa, approximately 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in Stilfontein as the government move to cut off their access to food and water, in an attempt to force them out.
The city is blanketed in thick smog, with pollution levels far exceeding what is considered safe by the World Health Organization (WHO). On Thursday, fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in the air was reported at over 50 times the safe limit, posing severe health risks.
The story of the spotlight has been told many times with slight variations, but one of the oldest comes from the Islamic Sufi tradition with Mullah Nasruddin. It goes like this. Nasruddin was on the walk one night when he came across his friend on his hands and knees, looking for something. What are you doing? Nasruddin said, Oh, I’ve lost my key. His friend said, I’m looking for it. Nasradin was kind, so he…
EU fines Meta €797 million over antitrust breaches, that amounts to £663 million in sterling. Which adds to the compounding problem American tech companies are having in Europe. The EU Commission on Thursday fined US tech giant Meta €797.7 million ($840.2 million) for breaches of EU competition law as the EU crackdowns on American social media and tech giants falling foul of EU business practices. Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’ The body said that Meta…
World’s First Wooden Satellite Aims to Tackle Space Debris Problem with Sustainable Solution One might imagine the hostile environment of space as bad news for any organic molecules. However, Japanese engineers just created a wooden satellite called LignoSat, with preparations for a summertime 2025 launch. The mission is meant as a demonstration of the capacities of this humble material to live long and prosper in the vacuum of space. In space, there is no oxygen…
Thousands of protesters marched through Paris on Wednesday night, denouncing a secretive gala organised by Israel’s far-right. The event aimed to raise funds for Israel. It comes on the eve of the France-Israel football match and there are fears of violence.
Several airlines have suspended flights to and from Bali as dangerous ash clouds from Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki threaten air travel safety. The volcano, located near the popular Indonesian tourist destination, erupted over the weekend, sending a towering ash plume 9km into the sky.
A man was found dead following two explosions near Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasília on Wednesday evening. The area, home to the country’s top government institutions—the Supreme Court, parliament, and presidential palace—was shaken by the blasts, prompting an evacuation of the court building.
Over the past two weeks, it has become increasingly evident that politicians, backed by powerful lobby groups, often feel unaccountable to the public except during election periods. This is precisely when the electorate must pressure and hold their representatives—whether MPs, governors, or members of Congress—to account.
We are also seeing a notable rise in interest toward BRICS. Western nations’ firm control over the global financial system has spurred Middle Eastern and Eastern European states to reassess their reliance on this framework.
A further revelation over the past fortnight has highlighted duplicity within the EU, where evidence suggests that despite sanctions, the EU is continuing to purchase Russian oil and gas through intermediaries.
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At least 35 people have been killed and 45 injured in a car attack at a stadium in Zhuhai, southern China, marking one of the deadliest public violence incidents in the country in decades. Police say the driver deliberately crashed into groups of people exercising at the Zhuhai Sports Centre.
Delhi and its neighbouring regions are battling a toxic smog crisis as air quality has plummeted to “severe” levels, far exceeding WHO safety standards. AQI readings in several areas of Delhi, Noida, and Gurgaon have hit the maximum 500 mark, with pollution levels 30-35 times the WHO’s recommended limits.
Azerbaijan’s President defended the country’s oil and gas resources, calling them a “gift of god” and arguing that nations should not be blamed for having fossil fuel reserves. He criticised “Western fake news” about Azerbaijan’s emissions, saying the country’s share of global gas emissions was just 0.1%.
Local media report that at least 20 people were hurt, many of whom were exercising on the stadium’s designated walking track at the time. Victims, including elderly individuals, teenagers, and children, were rushed to local hospitals for treatment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine’s ongoing operation in Russia’s Kursk region is tying down an estimated 50,000 Russian troops, significantly impacting Moscow’s ability to launch attacks inside Ukraine.
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