It has been nearly two decades since the largest information technology companies began dictating how ordinary people get their news – dominating how news is made, how it is disseminated and how it is received, dominating everything from search engines to social media and, more recently, artificial intelligence. The influence of these tech giants reaches … Read more
A doctor who recently returned to France from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, marking the country’s first confirmed case linked to the current outbreak, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Source link
Three candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic primary elections for seats in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, according to US media projections, an outcome that showcased Mamdani’s rising influence on the Democratic party. Source link
Could a legendary #football player be coming out of #retirement? Former #Ballond’Or and #WorldCup winner #Ronaldinho has just signed with #Ravenna, a third-division Italian club. Source link
As Europe reels over a severe heatwave and the changing nature of climate change, Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Armel Castellan, Extreme Heat Services Technical Advisor at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Castellan suggests that extreme heat should no longer be understood as a temporary weather anomaly but as a structural public health, infrastructure, … Read more
Extreme heat is not unusual in some European countries, but deadly record-breaking heat that is causing power outages, closing schools and sending people scrambling for relief is “extraordinary”. new study Has been found. Without climate change, parts of Europe are still likely to experience a heat wave due to “normal” weather patterns on the continent. … Read more
The US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt US military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress. While likely to remain largely symbolic, the vote was a setback for Trump, who until recently had enjoyed near-unanimous support from Republican members of Congress. … Read more
In much of the world, rabbits are seen as harmless, fluffy pets. But in Australia, they’re an economic and environmental disaster. Introduced for sport hunting by British settlers in the mid-19th century, rabbits faced no natural predators. As a result, their population exploded across the continent within decades. Despite mass eradication campaigns, hundreds of millions … Read more
France’s biggest film gamble of the year arrives in cinemas as “De Gaulle: Liberté” returns with its second chapter – a €74 million historical epic that’s betting big on international audiences. Film critic Manon Kerjean breaks down whether the ambitious biopic succeeds as a wartime thriller rather than a traditional war movie. Source link
Residents in Lagos are demanding the government respect a court order protecting them from unlawful eviction from their land. Authorities regularly expel residents from poorer waterfront settlements, citing a need to develop the land but it is often later sold on to the rich. Now some evictees are pushing back against what they say is … Read more