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Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries - until a roaring glacier wiped it out
Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide.
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Paraglider 'won't fly for a while' after being sucked 8km in the air
Peng Yujiang says he "definitely won't fly for a while" after being sucked into a cumulonimbus cloud, where temperatures can plummet to -40 degrees Celsius and oxygen levels are severely low.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Canary Islands, Leaving Seven Dead
A boat carrying over 100 migrants capsized near shore as it arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands, drowning four women and three girls, Spanish authorities confirmed. In the chaotic scene at El Hierro’s port, survivors clung to ropes and life preservers as rescuers struggled to pull them from the sinking vessel. According to Spain’s maritime rescue […]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Most of Australia’s conservation efforts ignore climate risks – here are 3 fixes
New research reveals only 44% of biodiversity offset policies and 27% of voluntary conservation programs consider climate risk. These 3 practical steps can help.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Repeated concussions force young footy player to retire at 15
Riley Mansfield's rugby league career was just taking off, but he's been told by doctors to hang up the boots due to serious head knocks.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:China’s EV price war is heating up. What’s behind the big discounts?
China's electric car market is getting even more competitive, with significant consequences for the domestic economy and even the global auto market.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:World has responsibility to get aid into Gaza, UN official tells BBC
The UN's Tom Fletcher tells the BBC the people of Gaza have been subjected to forced starvation by Israel.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Musk's SpaceX town in Texas warns residents they may lose right to 'continue using' their property
Starbase was officially formed earlier this month after Elon Musk's aerospace and defense contractor prevailed in a local election.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Evening recap
Evening recap Good evening Middle East Eye readers, At least 70 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes on Thursday. Meanhwile, Israel killed two people in strikes on Lebanon. The fighting in Gaza raged as famine stalks the enclave. The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said that Israel is using “starvation" and "threatening the future of the children” in Gaza. We will be pausing our coverage for the...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:The new Covid variant NB.1.8.1 is driving infections in Australia. A virologist explains what you need to know | Lara Herrero for the Conversation
Evidence so far suggests NB.1.8.1 may spread more easily and partially sidestep immunity from prior infections or vaccinationAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs we enter the colder months in Australia, Covid is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of a new variant: NB.1.8.1.Last week, the World Health Organization designated...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Councils warned they will wear the cost of dealing with PFAS
The detection of PFAS chemicals is becoming widespread and a NSW council says it is being forced to clean up a problem it didn't create.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine
Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:What’s next for Trump’s tariffs amid legal back and forth
President Trump's sweeping tariffs remain in place after a day of legal whiplash. Two federal courts, including a special court of international trade, ruled against many of the tariffs, saying that the president did not have the specific authority he cited for imposing them. But those decisions are on hold after a separate appellate court issued a stay. Stephanie Sy reports.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court Backs a Controversial Railroad in Utah for Carrying Oil
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a controversial Utah railway project that critics say erodes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a bedrock of environmental law for the past half century. The case centered on a proposed 88-mile railway that would connect the oil fields of northeastern Utah to a national rail […]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Swiss village buried in glacier collapse
A village in Switzerland was buried in a recent glacier collapse, according to Swiss officials. “Almost the entire Birch Glacier, located above Blatten, collapsed, causing a gigantic landslide,” the government of the canton of Valais said in a Thursday press release translated from French. “At the bottom of the valley, a huge deposit of ice...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Kevin O’Leary on Trump’s trade war and battle with Harvard
For one view on President Trump’s trade wars and his battle against Harvard, Amna Nawaz spoke with Kevin O’Leary, a businessman, celebrity investor and a regular on the show “Shark Tank” where he is known as Mr. Wonderful.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump and Fed Chair Powell meet at White House
In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had their first in-person meeting of the president's second term, the Supreme Court backed a oil railroad expansion in Utah, the first named storm of the Pacific hurricane season is churning off Mexico and Swiss authorities ended the search for a man who went missing after a huge chunk of a glacier crushed a town.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:How Israel is responding to latest U.S. proposals to pause war in Gaza
Israel said it accepted a new draft of a U.S. peace plan in Gaza, but Hamas so far has not provided an official reply. The deal would pause the war for 60 days, but not permanently end it, as Hamas is demanding. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:How the courts reined in Trump on tariffs
Judicial rulings have challenged the president’s trade policies, and some think he should respond by softening his plans
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Western Sahara Sovereignty Crisis Ignored by U.S. as China and Russia Expand Influence in Africa
While China and Russia increase their influence across Africa, the United States neglects the ongoing Western Sahara sovereignty crisis. The Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination remains unfulfilled, underscoring the urgent need for a fair referendum. Related: Russia Reaffirms Stronger Ties with Africa on Africa Day The Western Sahara remains one of Africa’s longest-standing unresolved territorial […]
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Immigration attorney weighs in on Trump’s deportations and court rulings against him
The Trump administration is moving quickly to increase its deportation numbers and further expand its restrictions on immigration. But federal judges are continuing to rule against the president on immigration matters. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López discussed the legal battles with Charles Kuck, an Atlanta-based immigration attorney and law professor at Emory University.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Provision in GOP budget bill puts millions at risk of losing SNAP benefits
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Supreme Court narrows NEPA
Presented by Entergy {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Supreme Court narrows environmental reviews The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of environmental review under one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws. Greg Nash In an 8-0 ruling Thursday, the high court determined reviews conducted under the National Environmental...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:US ambassador's residence in Syria reopens as Washington looks to mend ties with Damascus
Washington has yet to formally reopen its embassy in Syria, which closed in 2012 after protests the government of strongman President Bashar al-Assad was met with brutal crackdown, kickstarting the country’s civil war.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Double fatality sparks renewed calls for action on 'notorious' WA highway
With the verge of the North West Coastal Highway already dotted with tributes, the deaths of two more young people last week has police and residents saying enough is enough.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Trump orders US chip software suppliers to stop selling to China
Move by Washington is latest effort to stymie geopolitical rival’s technological advance
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Outback cattle station sells for $47.5m into Australian hands
A multi-million dollar outback cattle station has gone under the hammer, selling for $47.5 million to a Queensland family-owned pastoral company.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Anti-abortion group targets 12 GOP senators
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — A key anti-abortion group is pressuring a group of Senate Republicans to back a measure aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Group pressures GOP senators to defund Planned Parenthood The House-passed bill to advance President Trump’s agenda includes...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs
The decision comes a day after a trade court blocked the majority of Trump tariffs because it circumvented Congress.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:The Met opens reimagined Arts of Oceania galleries showcasing works from the Pacific
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is opening its Galleries of the Arts of Oceania to the public for the first time since 2021. It comes after a major renovation that allowed curators to reimagine how to present art from the vast region. Senior Arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:GOP senators to hold hearing on Biden’s 'cognitive decline'
Sens. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced Thursday they will hold a hearing next month on what they’re calling President Biden’s “cognitive decline while in office and the mainstream media’s subsequent coverup.” It will be the first full congressional committee hearing on the topic. “For four years, when the American people saw Joe...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:DOGE cuts spur debate
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Conservatives ramp up DOGE push There’s been a growing chorus of complaints made by fiscal hawks in Congress and prominent conservatives outside Capitol Hill in the days since the House’s passage of President Trump’s “one big,...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:The Memo: Tariffs pause, Musk exit hold silver linings for Trump
President Trump could have his political fortunes buoyed by two developments that are not of his own choosing. Within hours on Wednesday night, Elon Musk announced he was departing from his political role, and the Court of International Trade blocked many of the tariffs that Trump had sought to impose in early April. On the...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Two Palestinians injured in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank
Two Palestinians injured in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank At least two Palestinians were injured on Thursday after Israeli soldiers fired their weapons during a raid in a town west of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian news agency, Wafa reported. Wafa said a 17-year-old was shot in the thigh and a 30-year-old man was wounded in the foot. Israel has ramped up its attacks across the occupied West...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:‘This must stop now’: UN food body condemns RSF attacks on Sudan premises
Aid workers are also having to cope with a wave of cholera outbreaks in war-torn Sudan.
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