Israeli-Moldovan ex-soldier, rabbi found dead in UAE
Tzvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldovan envoy of the Chabad movement in the UAE, reportedly went missing on Thursday.
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Latest news bulletin | November 24th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
A photographer's devastating documentation of El Salvador's civil war in the 1980s
In Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984 , photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg documents how U.S. foreign policy fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador.
Prediction-Nuclear Pwr Will Be > 30% of New Installed Capacity in 10 Years in US
Article URL: https://2-5-10.com/prediction-nuclear-power-will-be-more-than-30-of-new-installed-capacity-in-10-years-in-usa/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42227214 Points: 5 # Comments: 2
Exiled former PM Yingluck to return to Thailand, undergo legal process
Yingluck, sister of another ex-PM Thaksin, has been a fugitive since 2017.
South Korean man dodged draft by binge eating
The 26-year-old man began deliberately gaining weight before a physical examination, a judge ruled.
Israeli strike on Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital wounds director
The renowned hospital director was wounded by shrapnel from a bomb dropped by an Israeli quadcopter drone, as he was checking on patients in north Gaza.
Manisha Koirala, Vikramaditya Motwane Talk Convergence of Streaming and Theatrical at International Film Festival of India
Celebrated actor Manisha Koirala (“Bombay,” “1942: A Love Story,” “Khamoshi”) and filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane (“Udaan,” “Trapped”) discussed the evolving landscape between theatrical and streaming platforms during a session at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste
People around the world are extracting valuable materials from e-waste despite huge health risks.
Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK
Ireland, Britain and France faced travel chaos on Saturday and one person died as a winter storm battered northwest Europe with strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice.
Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/24/homeless-people-to-be-given-cash-in-first-major-uk-trial-to-reduce-poverty Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42227151 Points: 6 # Comments: 8
World approves UN rules for carbon trading between nations at COP29
New rules allowing wealthy polluting countries to buy carbon-cutting "offsets" from developing nations were agreed at UN climate talks Saturday, a move already raising fears they will be used to greenwash climate targets.
TikTok Boss reaching out to Elon Musk for information on Trump presidency: WSJ
The TikTok CEO Shou Chew is trying to find out how Trump will approach the social media platform in his second term.
Live Briefing: Body of Israeli rabbi found in UAE; North Gaza hospital director injured
Rabbi Zvi Kogan was an emissary for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Hussam Abu Safiya previously said Kamal Adwan Hospital was attacked seven times in a day.
Mounting economic costs of India's killer smog
Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth.
Scientists seek miracle pill to stop methane cow burps
A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf that is part of a research project aiming to prevent cows from burping methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
China's local governments step up public safety measures after attacks
The safety initiatives come nearly two weeks after the deadliest mass attack in China in a decade.
Main points of the $300 billion climate deal
The deal reached at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan ramps up the money that wealthy historic emitters will provide to help poorer nations transition to cleaner energy and adapt to global warming.
Iran to hold nuclear talks with three European powers in Geneva on Friday, Kyodo reports
DUBAI - Iran plans to hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov. 29 in Geneva, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, days after the U.N. atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran.
Do heat pumps work in winter? Here’s what you need to know about the low-carbon technology
Around 24 million heat pumps have been installed in Europe so far - here’s why they work well in different countries and conditions.
Cop29’s new carbon market rules offer hope after scandal and deadlock
Countries agree on how to create, trade and register credits to meet climate commitments It was once among the most promising ways to funnel climate finance to vulnerable communities and nature conservation. The trading of carbon credits , each equal to a tonne of CO 2 that has
Tens of thousands protest high rents in Barcelona
A large number of Spaniards took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday night to protest a housing crunch and the high cost of renting an apartment in the city.
Flat-cap Clarkson only wants his nose in the trough | Stewart Lee
The broadcaster thinks if he fires up his farming fanbase they can shield him from his obligation to contribute his fair share to society I read Andrew Michael Hurley’s new novel, Barrowbeck , in preparation for co-hosting Tales of the Weird , a timely event on the folk horror
Wounded Bangladeshi protesters receive robotic helping hand
The prosthetic limb allows users to grasp objects, type and use a phone.
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Best Buy earnings: What to watch in the markets this week
The busiest shopping week of the year has arrived, bringing with it a frenzy of questions: What to buy? Where to buy? And how much to buy? Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday mark the start of the holiday shopping season, drawing millions of consumers to stores and online
Setting up TiddlyWiki as a BASIC programming platform
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNNjmha5Fzg Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42227013 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
