Heat deaths in Western Europe top 34,600 during warmest summer ever
The average temperatures for the region was 2.5 deg C above the average between 1991 and 2020. Read More
Explainer-Why renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray risks a regional war
LONDON, Oct 2 – After months of tension, fighting has erupted in northern Ethiopia between federal troops and a rebel alliance headed by Tigrayan forces. Read More
About 400 French schools closed as some student protests turn violent
The protests against teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings erupted in September. Read More
Evacuated in an incubator, now back in Gaza getting to know mama
CAIRO/GAZA, Oct 2 – Bissan was born because of an airstrike. Read More
New York attorney general named special prosecutor in Cornell rape probe
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 – New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she signed an executive order on Thursday appointing state Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the case of…
New York attorney-general named special prosecutor in Cornell rape probe
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said has lost faith in the DA’s ability to fairly oversee the case. Read More
Doctors Without Borders worker contracts Ebola in Congo, evacuated to Netherlands
About 254 health workers have been infected and 50 have died since the outbreak began. Read More
Five ways the US and China clash over AI
Neither country trusts the other’s motives, and neither wants to slow down. Read More
AI is ‘better informed’ than doctors, US health secretary Kennedy says
He said that AI could offer patients “a second opinion that is much better informed than any doctor in the country”. Read More
US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon US$24.4b contract for Standard Missile-6 amid stockpile concerns
RTX has said it has invested heavily to keep up with rising demand. Read More