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Swamp Coolers’ Ability to Beat the Heat is Evaporating in Record Southwestern Temperatures
“I just couldn’t think straight,” Albuquerque resident Becky Wood said, describing what it felt like attempting to get work done in an 85-degree house during the city’s hottest summer days. “I would find myself sitting on the couch, wanting to take a nap. I felt like I had brain fog, but it was just like […]
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French court hands Gerard Depardieu 18-month suspended sentence for sexual assault
The 76-year-old actor was found guilty of having sexually assaulted two women on a 2021 film set. Depardieu will appeal the decision.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Pakistan Comes Out Emboldened After Clashes With India
Pakistan has established its own "new normal" with India, indicating that it will retaliate to India’s actions with resolve and firepower.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The EU Commission’s drift towards authoritarianism
As a researcher, following the Ursula von der Leyen presidency demonstrates its attitude towards participatory democracy has been a journey from disbelief to frustration, and then to worry and anger, warns professor Päivi Leino-Sandberg.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Cote d'Ivoire: Thiam Resigns as President of the Opposition PDCI Party
[allAfrica] Tidjane Thiam has announced his resignation as president of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire - African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA), due, in his words, to the "judicial harassment" he is facing, reports allAfrica.fr.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:SoftBank Vision Funds swing to annual loss as investment gains slow by 40%
Softbank's Vision Fund business posted a loss in the fiscal year ended March as it posted slowing gains at its massive tech investment arm.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Watch: President Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia
In the first major diplomatic trip during his second term, the president is hoping to secure significant new investment in the US in the four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Gaza journalist Hassan Aslih killed in Israeli strike on hospital
Hassan Aslih was being treated in Nasser Hospital for wounds from a previous strike, medics say.
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[allAfrica] Liberian Lawmakers Elect New Speaker As Koffa Quits
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:For Palestinians, a day at the beach is an all-too-brief escape from war
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Trump administration ramps up transgender military purge with a bleak ultimatum
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Why can't India produce footballers like it does cricketers?
Just weeks after India’s football team recalled a 40-year-old out of retirement, cricket found a new hero 26 years younger. Will football always trail so far behind the country's most popular sport?
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Price says some Liberals still back nuclear – as it happened
This blog is now closedSussan Ley leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets but insists ‘there won’t be a climate war’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRyan speaks after winning re-election in KooyongThe freshly re-elected teal independent Monique Ryan has just been speaking on RN. She said she won because of her on-the-ground approach in her electorate:Over the last...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:View from The Hill: Ley says Liberals must ‘meet the people where they are’, but how can a divided party do that?
With both the Liberal and Nationals leadership contests over work begins now to rebuild. But what form the parties will now take remains an open question.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:What is Germany's 'Reichsbürger' movement?
The Reichsbürger are often radical and violent and do not recognize Germany as a legitimate state, and have increasingly drawn the attention of authorities. Who are they, and what kind of danger do they pose?
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The 2nd Genocide of the Rohingya
Photos and survivor testimonies underscore how violence in Rakhine State is creating a new wave of death, trauma, and displacement.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Can public transport ever replace cars?
Better train and bus services could mean cleaner air and less congestion. But are car owners ever likely to switch?
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: How UK's New Immigration Policy May Affect Nigerians, Others
[Premium Times] The policy bans the recruitment of care workers from overseas, while tightening access to skilled worker visas and raising the costs to employers.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Tigray Opposition Party Warns of 'Rapidly Escalating Death Toll' in Refugee Camps
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Salsay Weyane Tigray, an opposition party operating in the Tigray region, has warned of a "rapidly escalating death toll" in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps across the region, citing critical shortages of essential supplies and a deteriorating humanitarian situation.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Why Trump’s China trade war retreat may be fleeting
Donald Trump’s Liberation Day sure seems like a long time ago. In its place comes Capitulation Day, as the self-proclaimed “Tariff Man” caved in to China’s Xi Jinping faster than even the investment bulls had hoped. Blinked. Flinched. Retreated. Quit. Swerved. Blanched. Forfeited. Wavered. All are words America’s most mercantilist leader in 125 years hates now that they’re being used to describe how China outmaneuvered...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:New Delhi remains focused on economy despite tensions with Pakistan: India ambassador to Singapore
Airports are open, and it is safe to travel in India, he added.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:South Sudan: 3 Years On, No Justice for Abuses in Southern Unity
[HRW] Hold Abusers Accountable in Fair Credible Trials
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Gachagua to Unveil New Political Party On May 14 in Nairobi
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will unveil his new political party tomorrow, a close ally has revealed.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:It’s a hard job being environment minister. Here’s an insider’s view of the key challenges facing Murray Watt
Labor’s whopping majority doesn’t mean environmental reform will be any easier. When economy and environment clash, the economy usually wins.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The US and China have reached a temporary truce in the trade wars, but more turbulence lies ahead
Negotiations will continue while lower tariff rates are in place for 90 days. But free trade belongs to a bygone era.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The Philippines has voted - now the game of thrones begins again
The mid-term results will shape the bitter feud between President Bongbong Marcos and his Vice-President Sara Duterte.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Tax Provision Would Give Trump Administration Unilateral Power to Strip Nonprofit Status
Nonprofit leaders are raising alarms over various provisions included in new GOP-led tax legislation, including one that would grant unilateral power to the US treasury secretary to deem a nonprofit to be a “terrorist supporting organization.”
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Sussan Ley elected first female Liberal party leader and leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets
Ley narrowly defeats Angus Taylor to be elected new opposition leader, with Ted O’Brien as deputyAustralia news live: latest politics updatesSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley has left open the possibility the Coalition could abandon net zero emissions targets, but insists she is not interested in restarting Australia’s bitter climate...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim Embarks on Second Visit to Russia
Malaysia's warming relations with Russia reflect Anwar's skepticism toward the current U.S.-led international order.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Bowen: Denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', says UN refugee agency head
Two months after all humanitarian aid was blocked, Philippe Lazzarini tells international editor Jeremy Bowen “starvation is spreading” inside Gaza.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', UN Palestinian refugee agency head tells BBC
Two months after all humanitarian aid was blocked, Philippe Lazzarini tells international editor Jeremy Bowen “starvation is spreading” inside Gaza.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:'I've practised being booed', Israel's Eurovision entry who survived Hamas attack tells BBC
Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack, says performing her ballad New Day Will Rise is a "personal win".
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Instead of punishing students for using AI, colleges and universities must provide clear, consistent guidelines and rules
Haishan Yang is a success story — and a cautionary tale. Yang was the first person from his rural village in China to earn a scholarship to attend graduate school abroad. After receiving his master’s degree in Austria, he earned a doctorate in economics in the United States and was working on a second Ph.D. […] The post OPINION: Instead of punishing students for using AI, colleges and universities must provide clear,...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:U.S.-China tariff reprieve is enough to get products on the shelves in time for Christmas
Nearly a fifth of U.S. retail sales last year came from Christmas shopping, according to CNBC calculations based on data from the National Retail Federation.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Gautrain Cuts Fares for Vulnerable Groups - South African News Briefs - May 13, 2025
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