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Multiple provinces across Afghanistan saw flash flooding Kabul: Flash floods that have ripped through northern Afghanistan left more than 200 people dead in a single province, the United Nations said on Saturday. More than 200 people were killed and thousands of houses were destroyed or damaged in Baghlan province when heavy rains on Friday sparked…
Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year. Until now, Panama has helped speedily bus the migrants across…
The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on May 10, triggering spectacular celestial light shows from Tasmania to Britain – and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids as it persists into the weekend. The first of several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) – expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields…
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Harvard University again threatened suspensions for pro-Palestinian protesters if they don’t leave a campus encampment, escalating tensions in an impasse that’s left the school as one of the few elite colleges that hasn’t forcibly removed demonstrators. The Ivy League university has so far resisted calling in the police to clear the encampment, a move that…
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The Earth’s magnetic field protects the planet against the Sun’s powerful geomagnetic storms Colorado, United States: A remarkable celestial event is underway as a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections dazzle the skies, potentially extending the spectacle far across the northern hemisphere. However, alongside the breathtaking auroras, concerns loom over potential disruptions to…
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the press amid his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 10, 2024. Trump is accused of falsifying business records in a scheme to cover up an alleged sexual…
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President Joe Biden, left, greets China’s President President Xi Jinping in Woodside, Calif., Nov, 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Biden administration plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the plan. Tariffs on…
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The legal turbulence began in April when officials in San Francisco sued for copyright infringement San Francisco: Lawsuits are flying in a dispute between two California airports over the right to use the name “San Francisco” — despite neither of them being in the city. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is suing the recently renamed…
AI, ChatGPT, social media can worsen climate crisis, researchers have claimed. (Representational) New Delhi: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) which includes large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and social media can undermine efforts to address climate change, said researchers in a new forum article published in the journal Global Environmental Politics, on Friday. Researchers from the…
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Washington: The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies from Tasmania to Britain — and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids as it persists into the weekend. The first of several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — expulsions of plasma and…
Read More “Powerful Solar Storm Hits Earth, Could Disrupt Communication, Power Grids” »
