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Dozens of nations hit by ‘China’ hack – as Americans warned to stop sending texts | World News
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Dozens of nations have been hit by a Chinese hacking campaign, a senior White House official has said. Carried out by a group dubbed Salt Typhoon, it is one of the largest intelligence compromises in US history. China hacked at least eight major US telecommunication companies including AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies, resulting in officials…
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Countries fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty after South Korea talks | World News
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Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement, with oil-producing nations opposing a cap on production. A meeting in Busan, South Korea, was meant to be the fifth and final round of talks, but negotiators remain far apart on the basic scope of the deal and could only…
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Australia passes social media ban for under 16s | World News
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Australian senators have passed a world-first law that bans under 16s from having social media accounts. The legislation is set to come into force in November 2025. It includes some of the toughest social media controls in the world and will force platforms to take reasonable steps to ensure age-verification protections are in place. The…
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Indonesia landslides and flash floods kill at least 27 – with rescuers searching for vehicles trapped in mud | World News
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At least 27 have died after flash floods and landslides hit the north of Indonesia’s Sumatra island. Torrential rain started striking North Sumatra province last week, causing flash floods and landslides in four districts, with extreme weather expected through to the end of the year. As of Thursday morning, at least 27 have died as…
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Tropical Storm Sara: ‘Threat to life’ as widespread flooding hits Honduras | World News
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Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Sara has caused widespread flooding along the northern coast of Honduras. More than 1,000 people have fled their homes to shelters, with the government declaring a national emergency and residents urged to avoid at-risk areas in the Central American country. Some trudged through waist-deep water along streets as they carried…
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Pakistan: Satellite images show smog over Punjab visible from space – as record levels of air pollution recorded | World News
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Satellite images show that smog in Pakistan can be seen from space, as the country battles record levels of air pollution. Images from NASA Worldview show the east of the country cloaked in a toxic haze, with smog also reaching into India’s northern regions and New Dehli. Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab region and…
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World’s first wooden satellite heads to space in Mars exploration test | World News
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The world’s first wooden satellite has been launched into space. The satellite, designed by Japanese researchers, was launched on Tuesday. Experts hope to test how timber can be used in the exploration of the moon and Mars. LignoSat will be flown to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX mission before it’s released into…
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​​​​​​​The world made a ‘historic’ pledge to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels. One year on, has it? | Science, Climate & Tech News
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It’s 13 December 2023. Excited reports of a “landmark” global climate agreement reverberate around the world from the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. At around 11am, weary diplomats with circles under their eyes from fierce, all-night negotiations cheer, cry and hug. The US’s climate envoy John Kerry throws his arms around German foreign minister Annalena…
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The ‘DANA’ weather system behind Spain’s extreme rainfall | World News
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The extreme conditions in eastern Spain which saw Valencia get a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours can be blamed on an event locally known as Depresion Aislada en Niveles Altos (DANA). This weather situation occurs when the jet stream high up in the atmosphere meanders like a river and creates a cut…
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Russia fines Google more than world’s entire GDP for blocking YouTube accounts | World News
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Google has reportedly racked up a fine of more than two undecillion rubles – two followed by 36 zeros – after it removed state-run and pro-government accounts from YouTube. Put another way, an undecillion is a trillion times a trillion times a trillion. The fine is far greater than the world’s total GDP, estimated at…