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How Massive Cuts to NOAA Could Impact Everything From Weather Apps to Agriculture to National Security
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with journalist Abrahm Lustgarten, an editor covering climate at ProPublica. It is not an easy time to be a climate scientist. The Trump administration is slashing research funds. And on April 28, hundreds of scientists were dismissed from […]
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:
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Five people survive 36 hours in swamp 'surrounded by alligators' after plane crash
The small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in a swamp in the Bolivian Amazon after an engine failure.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Trump’s tariffs are waking Asia up from the dream of export-led growth
Asian economies responded to Western exhortations to pursue export-led growth. The resulting ‘economic miracle’ now looks like a mistake.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Keeping Russian control of Crimea? Crimean Tatars respond
"Crimea will remain with Russia," President Donald Trump said as he set the agenda for talks to end of the Ukraine war. But what do the indigenous inhabitants of the peninsula, the Crimean Tatars, think about this plan?
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Greece: Woman dies after device explodes in her hands
Police in Thessaloniki say the woman had been carrying an explosive device, which then detonated. A police official reportedly said the woman apparently planned to plant the device at a bank ATM.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:'Boring' and 'weird': Australians sum up their election in one word
The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to ask people their thoughts on the 2025 federal election campaign.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Ukraine lacks capacity to supplant China’s critical minerals supply: analysts
Analysts say US deal for Ukraine’s rare earths - meant to replace China as a supplier - will be of little use without the ability to process it.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Chinese youth unwind by dressing as emperors, empresses for ‘royal banquets’
From fine dining regal cosplay to weekends gathering wild vegetables and living like a ‘rat’, young mainlanders are taking relaxation to new places.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:In a small Alaska town, Canada-U.S. tensions are upending a longstanding relationship
Skagway, Alaska, a town of about 1,100, has long roots with Yukon. But as tensions between the Canada and U.S. governments rise over tariff and sovreignty threats, some Skagway residents fear a breakdown of that relationship.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Labor wins election in landslide: full results
The Conversation, CC BY-SA Digital Storytelling Team does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Can Europe wean itself off US credit card firms?
Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal dominate the cashless payments landscape in the EU and the European Central Bank warns about the region's reliance on US payment giants. But what alternative does Europe have?
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong property giant SHKP sells out second batch of Sierra Sea flats on strong demand
As of 6pm, Hong Kong’s largest property developer sold all 288 of new Sierra Sea units it offered on Saturday.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Rockets, VanVleet beat Warriors in Game 6, force playoff decider
Fred VanVleet scored 29 points as the Houston Rockets produce stunning 115-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:The Ethiopian bookbinder connecting a city’s people with its forgotten past
For three decades, Abdallah Ali Sherif has been on a mission to explore Harar's once-repressed cultural identity.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:As it happened: Election 2025
Digital Storytelling Team does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:458 complaints involving HK$2.7 million filed with Hong Kong watchdog over clinic
One doctor also says Alliance Medical Group, which shut its two clinics without warning, owes him as much as HK$800,000 in wages.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Crowd crush at temple in India’s Goa kills 6, injures dozens
Tens of thousands of devotees throng narrow lanes leading to Hindu temple in the coastal state, causing a deadly crush.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:How the story of Hong Kong’s ‘dumpling queen’ beat Hollywood’s Thunderbolts*
Daughter of founder of Wanchai Ferry recalls family’s difficult journey in building business empire that has been turned into film leading box office on mainland.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Bangladesh misses chance to ease tensions with India over Hindu priest’s case
Dhaka has filed an appeal against a court order granting bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested last year over a flag incident.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:US professor teaches Assassin’s Creed trolls a lesson by killing with kindness
Narrative adviser Sachi Schmidt-Hori became the target of backlash by gamers who did not like the idea of a ‘woke’ Black African samurai.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:US foreign student purge an exercise in economic self-destruction
In early April 2025, the Trump administration terminated the immigration statuses of thousands of international students listed in a government database, meaning they no longer had legal permission to be in the country. Some students self-deported instead of facing deportation. The US Department of Homeland Security recently announced that it would reverse the terminations after […] The post US foreign student purge an...
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:US trying to blur ‘one country, two systems’ with tariffs: Hong Kong justice chief
Paul Lam says US has ‘engaged in transnational bullying that is completely in violation of international relations and law’.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:National Palace Museum in Taiwan struggles with tourist numbers amid cross-strait tension
Opposition lawmaker questions massive drop in visitors from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Chinese ex-gymnast makes comeback after sexy dance bans, needs to pay mum’s medical bills
Former world champion athlete celebrated as ‘balance beam princess’ describes her decision to become live-streamer as ‘audacious’.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Spain's attack on independent media is unprecedented in a core EU state
If successful, Spain's Pedro Sànchez will have gained control of the national broadcaster, the company’s largest telecoms business and media buyer and its most important print and online publication. Such control of the audiovisual landscape is unprecedented in one of Europe’s core member states.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Japan’s ‘golden week’ loses lustre amid soaring hotel prices, inflation
Domestic travellers are less eager to pack their bags as the country feels the pain of rising prices for everything from rice to electricity.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:What India’s Indus treaty suspension really means
The Hindu Kush–Himalaya–Karakoram mountain range—often referred to as the “Third Pole” due to its vast glacial reserves—acts as a critical freshwater source for people in South Asia, especially in India and Pakistan. These ice reserves feed into rivers that flow downstream to India and Pakistan, sustaining the ecosystems, agriculture and domestic water needs of both […] The post What India’s Indus treaty suspension...
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong reins back local dollar amid capital inflow ahead of US rate cut decision
In its first market intervention in two years, the city’s de facto central bank bought US$6.005 billion at HK$7.75.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | May 3rd – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Vietnam’s wary friendship with US shows signs of strain again, 50 years after war’s end
As world leaders watched Vietnam celebrate reunification, Washington’s minimal turnout did not go unnoticed.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Brussels, my love? The EPP congress overshadowed by power outage and protests
In this week's edition of Brussels, my love?, panelists debate the power of the European People's Party inside the European Union.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:The Soul in the machine: Holding onto our humanity in a tech-driven world
In a world rushing toward automation, one city’s cultural celebration reminds us that connection, spirit and story are still our most vital technologies
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Mexico’s mega-port defies Trump tariffs with 11% growth in first 3 months of 2025
Lazaro Cardenas has for years also been a gateway for drug flows that Mexico is under pressure from the US to stop.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Prince Harry says he wants reconciliation with Royal Family but King Charles won't speak to him
Harry claimed that the legal battle with his father, King Charles III, led to a cut-off in communication.
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