US border agents habitually abuse human rights, report reveals
Report shows ‘lack of accountability’ for misuse of lethal force, intimidation, sexual harassment and falsifying documents
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Superconductor Breakthrough Findings Replicated, Twice, in Preliminary Testing
A tentative but less nebulous step toward superconductor-fueled electronics.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania want to decouple their power grids from the Russian system by February 2025. The three countries' grid operators signed an agreement calling for the move, Wednesday.
Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are seeking to disconnect from an energy grid network shared with Russia and Belarus by early 2025. Vilnius is pushing from an earlier exit from the grid, which Tallin opposes.
A whale from 40 million years ago is the heaviest animal that has inhabited the Earth
Found in a Peruvian desert, just the skeleton of the ‘Perucetus colossus’ weighed more than seven tons, triple that of the blue whale
Russian military recruitment offices hit with string of arsons – report
Between July 29 and Aug. 2, citizens in Russia and occupied Crimea attempted to set fire to military recruitment offices and facilities associated with the Russian Defense Ministry at least 28 times, Russian independent media outlet Meduza reports.
‘Catastrophe’: Volodymyr Zelensky’s grim warning as he accuses Vladimir Putin of trying to collapse global food markets
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of seeking to cause "global catastrophe" after drones struck the country's largest inland port, destroying thousands of tonnes of grain.
The United States has ordered the partial evacuation of its embassy in Niger following last week's coup
Hundreds of foreign nationals have already been evacuated from the country since a coup last week.
It’s midwinter, but it’s over 100 degrees in South America
It's been as much as 40 or more degrees above average, and as hot as it usually gets in summer, in some parts of South America.
Drone attacks in Moscow’s glittering business district leave residents on edge
The glittering towers of the Moscow City business district were once symbols of the Russian capital's economic boom in the early 2000s.
Meta is so unwilling to pay for news under a new Canadian law that it's starting to block it on Facebook and Instagram in that country
The rollout of the news ban on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada will take place over the next few weeks.
Atlantic orcas 'learning from adults' to target boats off Spain's coast
Juvenile killer whales in the Atlantic are learning a dangerous game by copying adults.
Belarus helicopters entered Poland’s airspace as provocation
Warsaw said it would boost troops patrolling the Poland-Belarus border.
Earth Overshoot Day: We’ve burned through Earth’s yearly resource budget in under 8 months
The date can be pushed back by embracing changes like 15-minute cities, low-carbon energy and reforestation.
NATO vows to “do everything necessary to protect allied territory” following Poland’s airspace breach
A deputy defense minister described the event on Wednesday morning as a “provocation” aimed at Poland and the eastern flank of NATO.
PM Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau are separating
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage.
Russia’s overnight attack on Izmail port causes jump in food prices worldwide – Reuters
Wheat prices on the Chicago Stock Exchange jumped 6.5% after the Russian attack on the port of Izmail on the night of 1-2 August.
'Black swan' pathogens from ancient permafrost may be getting ready to wake up
Scientists simulated ancient viruses to see what impact they would have on the environment. While most had few consequences, 1% were capable of killing their hosts and disrupting ecosystems.
Ukraine is 3D printing bombs to keep up with its battlefield demands, says report, with some costing as little as $3.85
One group making 3D-printed "candy bombs" said it made more than 30,000 in the past four months and production is speeding up, The Economist reported.
Ukrainian HIMARS Strike ‘Takes Out 200 Russian Troops’ Gathered on a Beach
Kyiv’s National Resistance Center said the strike had been carried out using information provided by underground resistance members in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
An Australian state is adding a special U class licence that must be obtained before driving super and hypercars in order to prevent inexperienced drives from crashing.
From 1 December 2024, drivers in South Australia will be required to get a special licence for 'ultra high-powered vehicles'.