‘Heat Dome’ Sweeping Across Europe Set to Engulf Central Europe and the Balkans
Geneva/Brussels: The dangerous heat dome currently suffocating Western Europe is forecast to shift eastward, with meteorologists warning that Central Europe and the Balkans are next in line for extreme temperatures in the coming days.A heat dome occurs when a high-pressure…
Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Nations Imposing Digital Services Tax
Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% customs duties on all goods from any country that levies a Digital Services Tax (DST) on American tech companies. The warning came as EU nations were racing to meet Trump’s…
Car Bombing and Shooting Attacks Kill 5 in Israel; IDF Commander Falls in South Lebanon Clashes
TEL AVIV / BEIRUT — A series of deadly attacks struck Israel on Sunday, leaving five civilians dead across multiple incidents, while a separate confrontation in South Lebanon claimed the…
Once Voted World’s Sexiest Woman, S Club’s Rachel Stevens Reveals She Can’t Get a Date
London: Rachel Stevens, the former S Club 7 star who was once crowned the world’s sexiest woman, has made a surprisingly candid confession — she is struggling to find romance…
Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Nations Imposing Digital Services Tax
Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% customs duties on all goods from any country that levies a Digital Services Tax (DST) on American tech companies. The warning came as EU nations were racing to meet Trump’s…
Iran Retaliates Against US Strikes, Trump Issues Stark Warning
Tehran/Washington — Tensions between the United States and Iran have reached a dangerous flashpoint, with both sides claiming military strikes against each other. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that between 2:00 and 3:00 AM local time Sunday, its…
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Geothermal energy: Investment needed to develop new tech
To go faster and deeper will require advances in drilling technologies. Companies are developing drilling equipment that is more stable when breaking through hard rock at high temperatures. Some firms are even aiming to penetrate rock without using standard drills. Quaise, a company with roots at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is using a…
SUICIDE BOMBING AT PAKISTAN POLICE POST KILLS 15 OFFICERS IN BANNU
BANNU, Pakistan — A suicide car bomb tore through a police checkpoint in the volatile Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province late Saturday night, killing at least 15 police personnel and wounding several others in one of the deadliest attacks on security forces in the region this year.Militants rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Fateh…
Trump-picked panel approves gold coin with his image: the larger the better
A federal arts panel comprised of members appointed by Donald Trump unanimously approved a commemorative gold coin featuring his image on Thursday, in the latest effort by the administration to celebrate the US president. Critics, including Democrats and members of another federal arts committee, said minting a coin with a sitting president’s image went against…
Even young and fit urged to skip runs and too many beers in heatwave
In the UK, ahead of England playing Panama in the World Cup on Saturday, people are being advised to drink plenty of fluids but not lots of alcohol in this punishing heat, to avoid dehydration. Alcohol is a diuretic, which means it makes you pee more, while the hot weather also makes us sweat lots….
“Blood on the Streets, Relief at the Pump — Kenya Announces Fuel Price Reduction”
NAIROBI — The Kenyan government has announced a 4% reduction in diesel prices following deadly protests that left four people dead amid violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces.Tensions erupted across several cities as citizens took to the streets to protest soaring fuel costs, which have driven up the prices of food and basic commodities….
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Geothermal energy: Investment needed to develop new tech
To go faster and deeper will require advances in drilling technologies. Companies are developing drilling equipment that is more stable when breaking through hard rock at high temperatures. Some firms are even aiming to penetrate rock without using standard drills. Quaise, a company with roots at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is using a…
Future generations being failed if more trees not planted, experts say
Red tape is making it “far easier” to cut woodlands down in Wales than to create new ones, a charity has warned. Chris Matts, from the Woodland Trust, said “nature-based systems” are some of the most important tools for tackling climate change, but said bureaucracy was an issue. Government statistics show the number of trees…
Environmental plan is largely off track, warns watchdog
The first is effectively addressing nutrient pollution, which is the main cause of the blue-green algal crisis in Lough Neagh. The report said that pollution by nutrients from agriculture and wastewater was “a longstanding, severe and chronic problem that affects the economy, society and environment”. And it said tackling nutrient pollution was crucial to achieving…
