At least 10 people have died following an explosion on Wednesday at a fireworks depot in Suphan Buri in central Thailand, according to local officials. Police said the fire around the area had now been …
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The UK government approved a £2 billion (around $2.5 billion) project on Tuesday to create a “carbon negative” wood-burning power plant. But some climate experts say it’s a costly experiment for a technology that may …
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Israel’s far-right wants to move Palestinians out of Gaza. Its ideas are gaining attention
by adminThe Israeli soldiers stand rifles in hand, arm over shoulder, speaking to the camera. Behind them is the shell of a Gazan building. “We are here adding light after the black sabbath that the people …
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Just weeks before Hamas launched its October 7 attack on Israel, Saudi Arabia said it was inching closer to normalizing diplomatic ties with the Jewish state. Despite three months of war that have left more …
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Across much of northern New England, winter has been painfully late – and rainy. Though the weather is about to turn more solidly cold, hardy New Englanders are bemoaning a start to the winter that’s …
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Hundreds of thousands are starving in Gaza as famine arrives at ‘incredible speed,’ UN aid chief warns
by admin“It’s been an extraordinary and wholly unwelcome aspect of the Gazan war,” he said. “It has brought famine with such incredible speed to the front of the lines.” Aid has been trickling into Gaza slowly …
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Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base
by adminIran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday launched ballistic missiles at what it said was a spy base for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in northern Iraq, and at “anti-Iran terror groups” in Syria, in the latest escalation of …
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What is ‘new denial?’ An alarming wave of climate misinformation is spreading on YouTube, watchdog says
by adminIf you’ve been on YouTube lately, you might have come across someone claiming wind and solar energy don’t work, that rising sea levels will help coral reefs flourish, or that climate scientists are corrupt and …
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Netflix removes Indian movie about Brahmin chef cooking meat after backlash by right-wing Hindu groups
by adminNetflix has removed an Indian film from its platform after it sparked backlash and protest from right wing Hindu groups – the latest in several recent controversies where India’s entertainment industry has caved to religious …
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North Korea’s Kim vows to dismantle father’s unification arch as he declares South Korea ‘principal enemy’
by adminNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday vowed to remove a massive monument to the possible reunification of the Korean Peninsula that his father constructed in Pyongyang, calling it an “eyesore.” Kim’s call during …