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Ariane 6 carrying climate monitoring satellite succesfully launched on commercial mission
The rocket is crucial for giving Europe independent access to space, and reducing its reliance on Elon Musk's SpaceX, and will help the continent build resilience against the climate crisis.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:
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An Environmental Justice Test Case for Trumpโs EPA: A Creek That Smells Like Death
DURHAM, N.C.โOn a summer afternoon in Burton Park, hip-hop throbs from a car stereo over the backbeat of a basketball slapping on concrete. The sun bakes a grid of identical brick buildings, whose wheezing window air conditioners can barely keep pace with the 96-degree heat. Three young boys laugh and shout as they speed down [โฆ]
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Get rich quick: Vietnam wants to become Asia's next 'tiger economy' - here's how
Vietnam wants to follow in the footsteps of Taiwan and South Korea, but focusing on one single industry is no longer viable to build a strong and resilient economy.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:RAGBRAI, the Worldโs Largest Recreational Bike Ride, Is Getting Hotter and Harder
Laura Ferguson has a strict no-plastic-water-bottle rule when she bikes across Iowa. She has managed to complete 19 RAGBRAIsโthe Registerโs Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowaโrelying solely on hoses, taps and her reusable water bottles. But on a blisteringly hot Wednesday this July, with 72 miles of Iowa roadways to cover, Ferguson finally caved, accepting [โฆ]
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers wants roundtable to โcrack openโ the challenge of slow housing approvals
Housing is on the agenda at next weekโs productivity roundtable, with the Treasurer wanting better regulation and faster approvals to build more homes.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Uruguayโs Lower House Takes First Step Toward Legalizing Euthanasia
Uruguayโs parliament has advanced a bill to legalize euthanasia, moving it to the Senate and positioning the country to join Canada and Colombia in regulating the practice in the Americas.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Spainโs octopus industry faces collapse amid overfishing, climate shifts and global demand
Animal groups, scientists and fishermen are clashing over the ethics and future of this historic industry.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:AI vs jobs, China trade truths and dictator economics
Hereโs a roundup of recent radical research. 1. It doesnโt look like AI is taking jobs yet Itโs practically conventional wisdom that AI is going to take jobs away from large numbers of humans, leaving them without anything useful to do in the economy. People are so convinced of this that theyโll jump at practically [โฆ] The post AI vs jobs, China trade truths and dictator economics appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:China cuts ties with Czech President Petr Pavel over meeting with Dalai Lama
Beijing says it has "lodged serious protests with the Czech side" after Petr Pavel travelled to India to congratulate the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Facing Charges of Pro-Government Bias, Indiaโs Election Commission Hinders Transparency
Over 100,250 fake voters were included in the electoral roll of one assembly segment, Mahadevapura. Such voter list fraud happened in other constituencies too, the opposition alleges.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Berlin protesters swim in Spree to push for lifting 1925 ban
Hundreds of people leapt into the Spree Riverโs calm, green-tinged waters in Berlinโs historic Mitte district on Tuesday, aiming to show it is both clean and enjoyable for swimming.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:White House orders review of Smithsonian museums to ensure they meet Trumpโs agenda
A letter sent by the White House is ordering several US museums to align their content with Donald Trumpโs interpretation of American history. The president has accused the Smithsonian of coming under the influence of a โdivisive, race-centered ideology.โ
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:White House tames expectations for Trump-Putin summit
The White House has now reduced the upcoming Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to a "listening exercise."
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Temperature records smashed as extreme heat, wildfires grip parts of Europe
A bout of record-breaking heat has swept across Europe in recent days.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine kill at least six
Moscow launches strikes at multiple Ukrainian cities overnight on Wednesday, just days before Vladimir Putin is set to meet Donald Trump in Alaska for peace talks.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Germany updates: Weather service issues heat warnings
Temperatures across Germany are soaring, with forecasts reaching up to 37 degrees Celsius in many regions. Also, Friedrich Merz marks his 100th day as chancellor. Follow DW for more.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs property woes worsen while Trump tightens trade screws
TOKYO โ Xi Jinpingโs inner circle in Beijing has had a busy couple of months popping the champagne corks. Along with China growing 5%-plus as the US economy hits a rough patch, President Xiโs team just scored yet another extension on trade talks from Donald Trump. That means another 90 days of stringing along a US leader whoโs increasingly anxious for a deal, any deal at all, with Asiaโs biggest economy. Only a โgrand...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Mexico City rally over Israeli strike that killed journalists in Gaza
Journalists and activists gathered in Mexico City on Tuesday evening to demand justice for Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif and other reporters killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza late on Sunday.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:European powers threaten 'snapback sanctions' if Iran doesn't return to nuclear talks
Tehran has said it remains open to restarting direct talks with the U.S., but stopped short of accepting the terms to abandon its uranium enrichment program.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:What I Learned About Special Education After Years of Getting It Wrong
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.Dontrell* came to me early in my microschool journey. ...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Labor says Hamas tries to โmanipulate factsโ after terrorist group welcomes Australiaโs Palestine recognition decision
Coalition says government has handed Hamas a โmassive propaganda victoryโ, despite Albaneseโs vow that terrorist group would be excluded from any future Palestinian stateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has condemned Hamas for seeking to โmanipulate facts for their own propagandaโ after it was reported the terrorist...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Sussan Ley says PM โout of his depthโ โ as it happened
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says he is in complete agreement with PM on productivity roundtableChalmers was asked about recent suggestions by Albanese that those hoping for dramatic reform from the roundtable should lower their expectations.The point that the prime minister made last week is the same point that I have made, which is that this economic...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Wonders and woes of China's robotics industry
Humanoid robots still struggle to process and respond to their surroundings, a limitation that keeps them from most real-life workplace roles.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:South Africa: One Murder, Two Court Cases - Chaos At Cape Town Court
[GroundUp] NPA and SAPS have failed to explain why two cases were enrolled related to the same crime
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Famous influencers to wage โground warโ on Australian government over social media ban, documents reveal
Julie Inman Grant said the laws would provoke a โlobbying surgeโ brought on by concerns the ban would affect advertising revenueFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustraliaโs online safety chief has warned the Albanese government of the imminent โground warโ by tech giants harnessing โthe most famous influencersโ before a social media ban for...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:China retaliates against Lithuanian banks following EU-Russia sanctions
Beijing imposes counter-sanctions on two financial institutions, over the EUโs inclusion of Chinese financial bodies in the latest Russia sanctions package.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: AFC/M23 Announce Plan to Set Up Judicial Organs in Eastern DR Congo
[New Times] The AFC/M23 rebel movement, on Tuesday, August 12, announced the creation of a commission tasked with launching and overseeing the process of restoring judicial organs in territories under their control in eastern DR Congo.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: What Is Behind the Rise in Inflation?
[New Times] Rwanda's Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, rose by 7.3 per cent year-on-year in July, up from 7 per cent in June, according to the latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR).
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Fire Ravages Main Market in Afgooye, Causes Extensive Financial Losses
[Shabelle] Afgooye, Somalia -- A massive fire broke out late Tuesday evening at the Hilwaaley market in Afgooye, the largest trading hub in the town located in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, causing extensive property damage and significant financial losses, local sources said.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Medical Body Raises Alarm over Mental Crisis Among Doctors
[Vanguard] Kwara State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has expressed concern over the the growing mental health challenges and well-being of doctors in Nigeria.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: The Dilemma of the Super Falcons Bonanza
[Vanguard] For once, in a very long time, the nation was in unison, expressing pure joy and fulfilment. You can feel, breathe, and catch it. It was so overwhelming that the Aso Rock seat of power was caught up with it, and the President and First Lady leading the way. People in a nation that is in severe pain and hardship suddenly found their voice, and President Bola Tinubu grabbed the opportunity with all he had.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Govt to Unveil New National Counter-Terrorism Strategy
[Vanguard] In its determination to confront emerging security challenges, particularly terrorism, kidnapping and cyberspace related frauds, National Security Adviser, NSA, has announced plans to strengthen inter-agency coordination and deepen community engagement as key pillars of the revised National Counter-Terrorism Strategy 2025.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: High Cost of Traditional Marriage Rites Destroying Marriage Institution in Igbo Land, Cleric Warns
[Vanguard] Enugu -- A cleric, Rev. Canon Ugochukwu Ogoegbunam has decried the high cost of traditional marriage rites in Igbo land, and blamed it on what he called the declining of marriage institution. He noted that marriage expenses are "outrageous and condemnable."
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Eight EU states boycott Gaza 'famine' appeal to Israel
Eight EU member states did not sign a statement calling for Israel to halt "famine" in Gaza โ undermining any prospect of sanctions.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Senegal/Congo-Kinshasa: Diallo Admits Congo Put Senegal Under Pressure, Ngatsono Targets Quarter-Finals
[CAF] In a contest that had all the drama of a knockout tie, Congo came within minutes of pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament against defending champions Senegal.
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