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Sea ice data does not disprove warming in Antarctica
Social media posts are claiming to disprove the effects of climate change in Antarctica by comparing the amount of sea ice extent observed on a single day in 2024 to the coverage recorded on the same date in 1979. But scientists say these statistics are cherry-picked; they do not refute the well-observed, continent-wide impact of…
Read MoreLebanon launches process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps
A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee tasked with the removal of weapons held by Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugee camps has met for the first time to begin hashing out a timetable for disarming the groups. The Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, a government body serving as interlocutor between Palestinian refugees and officials, met on Friday with Lebanese Prime…
Read MoreUgandan military accuses EU diplomats of engaging in subversive activities
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan military authorities on Friday accused diplomats from Europe of engaging in subversive activities, in an escalation of tensions over European criticism of human rights violations by Uganda’s security forces. Some European diplomats are mobilizing on behalf “the negative and traitorous groups opposed” to the government of President Yoweri Museveni, the…
Read MoreActivists Know How to Stop Sexual Violence in the Garment Supply Chain. Will Brands Buy In?
Women across South and Southeast Asia are demanding an end to gender-based violence and harassment in the garment supply chain, which they say is riddled with ineffective efforts by brands that are little more than PR maneuvers meant to burnish their reputations while fostering the status quo. On Thursday, the Asia Floor Wage Alliance, Global…
Read MoreFriend Unexpectedly Joins Woman’s Solo Trip, and Now She’s Not Sure What to Do
A woman is asking Redditors for advice after getting into an uncomfortable situation with a friend The woman was planning her own two-month trip through Asia, and invited any friends to cross paths with her at any point However, one friend took the invitation too far A woman is reaching out to the Reddit community…
Read MoreI learnt government was suing me on the news – Nigerian senator
A Nigerian senator has told the BBC she only learnt that the government was suing her “on the news” and that she was “shocked” by the action taken against her. The government filed defamation charges against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan after she accused one of the country’s top politicians of plotting to kill her. In April, Akpoti-Uduaghan…
Read MorePeru court rules in favor of Kichwa territorial rights in the Amazon
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru’s top court has issued a landmark ruling recognizing the territorial rights of the Kichwa people within a protected area in the Amazon — marking a major breakthrough for Indigenous land claims. The decision affirms that Indigenous stewardship is fully compatible with conservation goals, setting a powerful precedent for rights-based forest…
Read MoreNairobi court finds 2 men guilty of aiding al-Shabab militants in 2019 hotel attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Kenyan men charged with facilitating the 2019 attack on a luxury hotel complex that left 21 people dead were found guilty on Thursday and will be sentenced next month. Judge Diana Kavedza, while sitting a court in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, ruled that the prosecution had proved that Hussein Mohamed Abdille…
Read MorePanama and Venezuela to resume flights suspended for almost a year in diplomatic tensions
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama and Venezuela will resume commercial flights nearly a year after suspending them when they broke off diplomatic relations, Panama’s Civil Aviation Authority said Thursday. Venezuela pulled its diplomatic representation from Panama last July after Panama President José Raúl Mulino refused to recognize Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s reelection. Earlier Thursday, Mulino…
Read MoreCarney Looks to AI for Savings as Canada’s Budget Pressures Mount
(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will begin to use artificial intelligence “at scale” to make the government more productive, as his administration looks for ways to squeeze out cost savings in a time of economic pressure. Most Read from Bloomberg Carney released a letter spelling out seven major priorities for his new…
Read MoreAI could account for nearly half of data centre power usage ‘by end of year’
Artificial intelligence systems could approach accounting for half of data centre power consumption by the end of this year, according to new analysis. The estimates by Alex de Vries-Gao, the founder of the Digiconomist tech sustainability website, came as the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast that AI would require almost as much energy by the…
Read MoreDutch safety board calls for urgent improvements after deadly North Sea cargo ship blaze
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Protocols for responding to emergencies on busy North Sea shipping routes off the Dutch coast must be urgently improved, an independent Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday in a report into a deadly blaze on a cargo ship. The warning by the Dutch Safety Board came in its report about emergency…
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