High School Collapses in Nigeria, Killing Several Students
An unknown number of people were trapped in the rubble of the building in Jos, a city of one million residents in the central part of the country. ⌘ Read more
High School Collapses in Nigeria, Killing Several Students
An unknown number of people were trapped in the rubble of the building in Jos, a city of one million residents in the central part of the country. ⌘ Read more
High School Collapses in Nigeria, Killing Several Students
An unknown number of people were trapped in the rubble of the building in Jos, a city of one million residents in the central part of the country. ⌘ Read more
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed. ⌘ Read more
High School Collapses in Nigeria, Killing Several Students
An unknown number of people were trapped in the rubble of the building in Jos, a city of one million residents in the central part of the country. ⌘ Read more
High School Collapses in Nigeria, Killing Several Students
An unknown number of people were trapped in the rubble of the building in Jos, a city of one million residents in the central part of the country. ⌘ Read more
Finland Passes Law to Turn Away Asylum Seekers at Border
The country last year closed all land crossings with Russia, accusing Moscow of trying to weaponize migration. Russian authorities have called the accusations “unsubstantiated.” ⌘ Read more
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed. ⌘ Read more
Dubbed the ‘Star Wars Project’, South Korea plans to use drone-melting lasers against North Korea
Officials say the technology will allow them to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles from the North but not all experts are convinced. ⌘ Read more
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed. ⌘ Read more
UK Approves Early Release for Thousands of Prisoners to Ease Overcrowding
The Labour government, which took power this past week, said it had been forced into the move because previous Conservative administrations had let the issue fester. ⌘ Read more
Venice’s debated tourist fee expected to increase ‘in coming years’, says tourism councillor
A Venetian councillor behind the measure introduced to thin out tourism says the trial run has been successful even though large crowds remain. ⌘ Read more
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed. ⌘ Read more
Finland Passes Law to Turn Away Asylum Seekers at Border
The country last year closed all land crossings with Russia, accusing Moscow of trying to weaponize migration. Russian authorities have called the accusations “unsubstantiated.” ⌘ Read more
British man sentenced to life in prison for attempted kidnap and murder of UK presenter Holly Willoughby
A British security guard who plotted in an online forum about kidnapping former This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby has been sentenced to life in prison. ⌘ Read more
In Europe, Tactical Voting Was a Big Winner. In the U.S. It Is Harder.
In France and England, parties worked to limit voters’ choices to avoid splitting votes. ⌘ Read more
A.I. Helped to Spot a Copper Mining Bonanza in Zambia
The deposit, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China. ⌘ Read more
Rescued Hostage Describes Months of Uncertainty and Terror in Gaza
Andrey Kozlov was kept for six months in a family’s apartment by a Hamas operative who moonlighted as a journalist. Then Israeli commandos stormed in. ⌘ Read more
How Can Europe Reduce Its Military Dependency on the United States?
With Washington looking toward China, and the possibility of another Trump presidency, Europe should do more for its own defense. Here are four key areas to watch. ⌘ Read more
It Turns Out the Picassos Anchoring a Gallery’s Exhibit Were Not by Picasso
The Museum of Old and New Art in Australia claimed to have placed several Picassos inside a women’s restroom to protest a court ruling against the women-only exhibit. The curator now says they were fake. ⌘ Read more
Finland Passes Law to Turn Away Asylum Seekers at Border
The country last year closed all land crossings with Russia, accusing Moscow of trying to weaponize migration. Russian authorities have called the accusations “unsubstantiated.” ⌘ Read more
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed. ⌘ Read more
AI model harnesses physics to autocorrect remote sensing data
Turbulence, temperature changes, water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone, methane, and other gases absorb, reflect, and scatter sunlight as it passes through the atmosphere, bounces off the Earth’s surface, and is collected by a sensor on a remote sensing satellite. As a result, the spectral data received at the sensor is distorted. ⌘ Read more
Bridging culture, cuisine, and urban planning: New book explores the connections between food and urban spaces
Agriculture, fishing, hunting, and gathering—through thousands of years of urbanization, these ways of acquiring food, which were deciding factors in settlement landscape patterns in the primitive society, have gradually been replaced by the manufacturing, financial, and service industry. Nowadays, urban planning seems to have lost its connection with food. ⌘ Read more
Hubble measures the distance to a supernova
Measuring the distance to truly remote objects like galaxies, quasars, and galaxy clusters is a crucial task in astrophysics, particularly when it comes to studying the early universe, but it’s a difficult one to complete. ⌘ Read more
Scientists create computer program that ‘paints’ the structure of molecules in the style of famous Dutch artist
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have created a computer program that “paints” the structure of molecules in the style of famous Dutch artist, Piet Mondrian, whose beautiful artworks will be instantly recognizable to many. ⌘ Read more
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More Than 60 Are Missing in Nepal After Landslide Sweeps Buses Into River
Rescuers were searching for two late-night buses that disappeared into the swollen waterway amid Nepal’s deadly monsoon season. ⌘ Read more
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed. ⌘ Read more
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed. ⌘ Read more
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed. ⌘ Read more
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed. ⌘ Read more
Donald Trump is Unfit to Lead
The Editorial Board, - The New York Times
Stephan: I completely agree with this.
Credit: Kenny Holston / The New York TimesNext week, for the third time in eight years, Donald Trump will be nominated as the Republican Party’s candidate for president of the United States. A once great political party now serves the interests of one man, a man as demonstra … ⌘ Read more
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to Visit Trump Following NATO Summit and Putin Meeting
JENNIFER JACOBS and ALBERTO NARDELLI, Staff Writer - Time Magazine
_Stephan: Two christofascist criminals, Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hung out together at Mar-a-Lago, just after Orban met with Putin. Do you think for a moment that Orban didn’t bring a message from Putin to Trump, and that Trump didn’t respond? I am sure Orban will now pass s … ⌘ Read more
Busted: GOP lawmaker pushed millions for pipeline to benefit companies that donated to her
Matthew Chapman, Staff Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: When I tell you that the United States has one of the most corrupt governmental structures amongst the developed democracies of the world this is exactly what I mean. This is a report on a MAGAt Representative, but the trial of Senator Menendez is a Democrat example. Citizens United legalized … ⌘ Read more
Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on the Rails
MATT SIMON, - truthdig
Stephan: Climate change, and the rise of temperature it is producing is having all kinds or negative effects, but have you ever heard anyone talking about buckling railroad rails? I think this is just one of hundreds of climate change problems few have thought about, predicted, or for which preparations have been made.
_Railway tracks. Credit: … ⌘ Read moreAmbani Wedding Shows Off India’s New Gilded Age
Many Indians cheer the rise of moguls like Mukesh Ambani, whose son’s wedding has become a global spectacle. To them, India’s poverty is predictable, but such opulence is not. ⌘ Read more
Live: Collingwood’s finals hopes on the line in blockbuster clash against Geelong
The reigning premier’s defence is on a knife’s edge after last week’s loss to Essendon as they hope to rebound against a resurgent Geelong side at the MCG. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
Chandra Observatory Captures Two Supernovas in (Slow) Motion
For the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA produced ghostly time-lapse videos of two centuries-old stellar explosions. ⌘ Read more
Live: Sharks aim to end losing run against last-placed Tigers
The Cronulla Sharks have lost five of their past six games, dropping from outright leaders in the NRL to fighting for their place in the top-four. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
Ambani Wedding Shows Off India’s New Gilded Age
Many Indians cheer the rise of moguls like Mukesh Ambani, whose son’s wedding has become a global spectacle. To them, India’s poverty is predictable, but such opulence is not. ⌘ Read more
U.K. Government Seeks Migration Miracle Worker, Preferably in Uniform
Britain’s new center-left government is moving quickly to tackle a challenge that bedeviled its predecessors: how to prevent migrants crossing the Channel and break up trafficking gangs. ⌘ Read more
Securely propagating entanglement at the push of a button
Entanglement, Einstein’s “spooky action at a distance,” today is THE tool of quantum information science. It is the essential resource for quantum computers and used to transmit quantum information in a future quantum network. But it is highly sensitive. It is therefore an enormous challenge to entangle resting quantum bits (qubits) with flying qubits in the form of photons “at the push of a button.” ⌘ Read more
CFMEU boss John Setka steps down
John Setka has been a union official for about 40 years and CFMEU secretary for 12. ⌘ Read more
Learner driver who left teenage friend ‘for dead’ sentenced over fatal crash
A “callous” unsupervised learner driver who caused the death of his 19-year-old passenger Chelsea Maddox, then fled the scene, has been jailed for nine years but could be eligible for parole in less than two. ⌘ Read more
Many in Gaza City Ignore Israel’s Calls to Leave
Israel’s military dropped leaflets laying out four “safe corridors” for them to use to flee south, but few appeared to be heeding the warning on Thursday. ⌘ Read more
More Than 60 Are Missing in Nepal After Landslide Sweeps Buses Into River
Rescuers were searching for two late-night buses that disappeared into the swollen waterway amid Nepal’s deadly monsoon season. ⌘ Read more
Picasso estate responds to MONA’s faked artworks
The Picasso estate has contacted Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art to express its regret about artist Kirsha Kaechele’s faked Picasso artworks, but said it considers the matter to be now closed. ⌘ Read more