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59+ min ago  (321+ words) Posted by LampLighter at 02:32 PM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Climate lawsuits seeking massive damages from fossil fuel companies increasingly hinge on this question: how reliably can scientists pin specific extreme weather events to human-caused climate change? u.afp.com…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (91+ words) 101 East investigates the supply chain behind India’s booming salt industry. India is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of salt. It’s an industry built on the labour of the Agarivas, a marginalised community forced to work in extreme…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (262+ words) Police say another three schoolchildren have succumbed to their injuries since Thursday’s accident. Three more schoolchildren have died from injuries sustained during a fatal bus crash in eastern Uganda, raising the death toll to 23 children and one adult, police said....

1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (351+ words) Chinese company Jingye is seeking compensation after the UK’s move to fully nationalise loss-making British Steel. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it will closely monitor the United Kingdom’s nationalisation of British Steel, previously owned by a Chinese steelmaker....

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (126+ words) Ukrainian strikes hit Russian logistics center Ukrainian drone strikes hit two sprawling warehouses belonging to Russia’s major online retailer, Wildberries, in the Tambov and Moscow regions, killing nine people and wounding dozens, officials said on Saturday. Moscow’s mayor said more…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (440+ words) The deals include rebuilding the long-defunct Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, which could bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq has struck dozens of agreements and partnerships with American companies, many in the oil sector, during a visit to the United States…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (328+ words) German conservative leader says becoming a father through a surrogate is ‘incompatible’ with his office. A high-ranking politician in Germany’s governing conservative coalition has resigned from his position after having a baby through a surrogate mother, a move at odds…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (710+ words) Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi meet in a clash of generations in Sunday’s blockbuster Spain vs Argentina World Cup final in New York. Title-holders Argentina face challengers Spain in a star-studded 2026 FIFA World Cup final, as the 39-day spectacle prepares…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago  (324+ words) Psychiatrist Chase T. M. Anderson explains why they identify as queer instead of gay, and why reclaiming the word is about identity, inclusion, and resistance....

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (287+ words) Universal’s Greek epic becomes the fifth R-rated film with a $100 million-plus opening After weeks of underperformers and outright flops at the box office, theaters have a huge hit again with Universal/Syncopy’s “The Odyssey,” which earned a $51 million opening day…...