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Tropical wetlands are releasing a methane bomb, threatening climate plans By Reuters

Tropical wetlands are releasing a methane bomb, threatening climate plans By Reuters

By Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) – The world’s warming tropical wetlands are releasing more methane than ever before, research shows — an alarming sign that the world’s climate goals are slipping further out of reach. …

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AI development works better for everyone when its workforce is well looked after

AI development works better for everyone when its workforce is well looked after

A former CEO and executive chairman of Google, recently suggested that the tech giant’s apparent lag in AI development was due to the company prioritising employees’ personal wellbeing over progress. Eric Schmidt told an audience:…

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Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come

Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come

During the recent United States presidential election campaign, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) saw record high usage. The platform – and Musk in particular – played a pivotal role promoting…

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UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag By Reuters

UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag By Reuters

By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici BAKU (Reuters) -The U.N.’s climate chief called on leaders of the world’s biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance efforts when they…

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Cryptocurrencies are making investors very rich – and making it harder to catch financial scammers

Cryptocurrencies are making investors very rich – and making it harder to catch financial scammers

Fraudulent payments – where people are tricked into sending money to criminals – cost consumers £460 million in England and Wales last year. To give consumers more protection, the UK government now plans to give…

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Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced

Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced

In an escalation of its battle with big tech, the federal government has announced it plans to impose a “digital duty of care” on tech companies to reduce online harms. The announcement follows the government’s…

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Honduras battles flooding as Tropical Storm Sara unleashes heavy rainfall By Reuters

Honduras battles flooding as Tropical Storm Sara unleashes heavy rainfall By Reuters

By Marvin Valladares TELA, Honduras (Reuters) – Wading through waist-deep water, residents along the northern coast of Honduras trudged through the streets on Friday carrying their belongings and pets, as heavy rains from Tropical Storm…

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Are professional footballers overworked? Their performance and wellbeing are definitely at risk

Are professional footballers overworked? Their performance and wellbeing are definitely at risk

For some professional footballers, the ultimate sporting honour is to play – and hopefully win – for their country. A place in the international squad is highly prized and hard fought for. But for the…

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Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find

Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find

Black holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one colour (black) and one shape (spherical). The main difference between black holes is mass: some weigh about as much as a star like our…

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Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground By Reuters

Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground By Reuters

By Thando Hlophe STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -Desperate relatives of possibly hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft in South Africa waited outside the site on Friday in the hope that…

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