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Forget AI-generated music, this music was composed using DNA sequences

This researcher began writing DNA sequences to compose his own music. He hopes to inspire more people towards the space between STEM and the arts.

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Albanese government substantially expands renewable energy scheme amid 2030 target concerns

Chris Bowen says Labor will increase size of its main climate and energy program by 25% to capitalise on falling cost of solar panels and batteriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government will substantially expand a renewable energy underwriting scheme as it aims to capitalise on the falling cost of solar panels and...

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

How real-time data can lead to better decisions on everything from NZ’s interest rates to business investment

New Zealanders have often been frustrated with crucial economic decisions being made using months’-old data. A new tool is starting to bridge that gap.

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Thailand, Cambodia Dispute Status of Border Ceasefire

The Thai army has accused its Cambodian counterpart of violating the ceasefire, which was intended to end a fierce five-day border conflict.

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Ex-Colombian president Álvaro Uribe guilty of witness-tampering

The 73-year-old has become the first Colombian president to be convicted of a crime.

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

A rare, direct warning from Japan signals a shift in the fight against child sex tourism in Asia

Japan’s warning wasn’t triggered by a government audit or diplomatic scandal. It came because a citizen saw concerning social media posts and decided to act.

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Reviewing Thailand and Cambodia’s July 2025 Border Skirmish

What led to the flare-up of the long-running dispute between the two Southeast Asian neighbors?

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Employers warn Labor’s push to lock in penalty rates is bad for business – but it’s not that simple

One in five Australians’ pay – especially for casuals, part-timers, women and younger workers – would be affected by Labor’s move on penalty rates and overtime.

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Coroner clears police, paramedics over Karratha pursuit death

A coroner finds Donald Ward's death following an abandoned police pursuit in Karratha in 2023 was an accident, with attending police and paramedics bearing no responsibility.

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Police respond to shooting at Blackstone’s New York headquarters building

Midtown skyscraper’s tenants include private equity giant, the NFL and KPMG

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Roy Cooper entrance gives Democrats hope more Senate recruiting wins are on the way

Senate Democrats received a massive shot in the arm on Monday as former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) announced he is a go for the state’s high-stakes Senate race, delivering the party its biggest recruiting victory of the cycle and the hope that it could lead to more in the coming months. Speculation surrounding...

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Schumer blasts Trump’s EU deal: ‘It’s fake!’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) blasted the trade deal negotiated between the United States and the European Union over the weekend, calling it “fake.” The trade deal sets tariffs on European goods at 15 percent, half the rate that Trump had previously threatened on the continent. In exchange, the EU has pledged to buy...

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Dutch pension giant pledges €590mn to Octopus Australia

Commitment by APG towards solar and battery projects will boost Australia’s efforts to move away from fossil fuels

Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Palestinian Authority Would Welcome an International Arab Force to Guarantee a Ceasefire

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa stated at the UN on Monday that Palestine is ready to welcome an international Arab “support force” to bring stability and guarantee a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. RELATED: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Gaza: Over 147 Dead from Starvation and Malnutrition Since October 2023 “The State of Palestine is ready […]

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Baker Hughes nears $13.6bn deal to buy Chart over the head of rival suitor

Potential acquisition displaces earlier agreement to merge with competitor Flowserve

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

‘Are you joking, mate?’ AI doesn’t get sarcasm in non-American varieties of English

A new study shows large language models find it much harder to understand the nuances of Indian, British and Australian English.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Queensland premier says victims of crime down 5.7pc over six-month period

During last October's election campaign, Premier David Crisafulli promised to resign from the top job if there were not fewer victims of crime by the end the term.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump’s EU oil and gas deal is ‘pie in the sky’, energy experts warn

Analysts dismiss plan but executives welcome sign of more support for fossil fuel exports

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

'How will we survive?' Lesotho factory that made Trump golf shirts hit hard by US tariffs

The uncertainty around the paused tariffs has led to massive layoffs in Lesotho's textile industry.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

RFK Jr. lashes out at vaccine injury program, pledges changes

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he is working to overhaul the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which is aimed at compensating people who have been injured by vaccines. “The VICP is broken, and I intend to fix it. I will not allow the VICP to continue to ignore its...

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

More than 100 healthcare workers in Boston protest medical organisation's silence on Gaza

More than 100 healthcare workers in Boston protest medical organisation's silence on Gaza More than 100 doctors and medical staff lobbied outside the Boston Medical Complex on Friday for the largest medical organization in the USA to oppose the “genocide” unfolding in Gaza. Healthcare Workers for Palestine and the Committee of Interns and Residents’ (CIR) local union chapter were among those campaigning for the...

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

The study giving robots to kids to encourage STEM careers

Researchers believe more students will chase a career in tech if they get hands-on experience at school. They are giving students coding classes, electronic tablets and remote cars to spark an interest in STEM.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

100 years ago, a mind-bending idea was born that would prove Einstein wrong

When a German physicist returned from a health retreat 100 years ago, his ideas sparked a debate about reality, and gave rise to quantum mechanics — the "spooky" science of the very small.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Myanmar: Arakan Army Oppresses Rohingya Muslims

Click to expand Image A family who fled from Buthidaung, Myanmar, at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, June 25, 2024. 2024 Mohammad Ponir (Bangkok) – The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group inMyanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnicRohingya population, Human Rights Watch said today.The Arakan Army’s territorial gains in the state have been...

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

England Euro 2025 hero reveals heartbreak that carried her through win

England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton — who played a key role in her team's Euro 2025 final win over Spain — pays tribute to her late grandfather.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump says he has not considered pardoning Epstein ally Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer says she has not asked for anything from the US government in exchange for her new testimony about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but she would "welcome any relief".

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump urges Israel to allow food into Gaza as he sees ‘real starvation’ there

President Trump urged action to get more food into Gaza as the real threat of starvation stalks tens of thousands of Palestinians. Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu must "make sure they get the food." Deema Zein reports.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Did the EU capitulate to Donald Trump’s tariff threats?

Trade agreement receives mixed reaction in Europe.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Why Farmers May Be Able to Continue Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge

Republicans are quietly moving to kill proposed regulations for PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge that is spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers across the country, destroyed their livelihoods and contaminated food and water supplies. The Biden administration in its final days issued a draft health risk assessment level for some PFAS in […]

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

News Wrap: Trump moves up his deadline for Putin to end Ukraine war

In our news wrap Monday, President Trump said he's giving Vladimir Putin 10 to 12 more days to reach a deal to end the Ukraine war, a judge blocked a Trump administration effort to defund Planned Parenthood, a suspect is in custody after two people were killed outside a casino in Reno and authorities are investigating an incident in which passengers had to evacuate a burning plane in Denver.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Venezuela’s GPP Wins in the 85% of the Municipalities

Jorge Rodríguez, head of the VEN25+ Campaign Command, reported that the Great Patriotic Pole Simón Bolívar (GPPSB) won 285 out of the 335 mayoralties contested, representing 85% of the total. RELATED: Venezuelans Commemorate 71st Anniversary of Commander Chavez’s Birth On Monday, July 28, in statements to the press, Jorge Rodríguez provided detailed results of the […]

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Energy plays big role in US-EU trade deal

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Europe agrees to buy U.S. energy The European Union will purchase $750 billion worth of energy from the U.S. as part of the deal, President Trump announced over the weekend. Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press The trade deal, announced Sunday, sets tariffs at 15...

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

EU ambassador breaks down implications of U.S. trade deal: ‘We know where we are going’

The announcement of the U.S.-European trade deal marks an important moment in President Trump’s larger battles over tariffs and trade. But it’s generating mixed reactions in Europe and in the U.S. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Jovita Neliupšienė, the European Union’s ambassador to the United States.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

5 takeaways as Trump’s trip to Scotland nears conclusion

President Trump will conclude his four-day trip to his ancestral homeland of Scotland on Tuesday. The final engagement on Trump’s official schedule before his return is the opening of a new golf course, in memory of his late mother, in Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland. That’s a fitting conclusion to a trip that...

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

How Ben & Jerry’s is recycling food waste into energy

It may sound like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but diverting food waste from the landfill and converting it into electricity has become a real thing. William Brangham visited Ben & Jerry’s Vermont ice cream factory and the operations next door to find out how it works.

Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour