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Animated plane crash video misrepresented as 2024 Brazil air disaster
A computer-generated video of a plane plunging into a residential area has been viewed millions of times in social media posts worldwide that misrepresented it as actual footage of a deadly air disaster in Brazil's Sao Paulo state in August 2024. The aircraft model in the animated video did not correspond with the crashed plane operated by the Brazilian airline Voepass.
2 min read - WorldCNN
An airport in Japan shut down because a pair of scissors went missing
A misplaced office item caused 31 flight cancelations at Japan’s busy New Chitose Airport on the island of Hokkaido.
2 min read - BusinessCNN Business
Europe just slashed tariffs on cars made by Tesla in China
The European Union may have just given Tesla’s future sales a boost in the bloc after setting tariffs on its China-made electric cars considerably below that for Chinese rivals.
4 min read - WorldAFP
Spanish bull festival celebration falsely shared as 'protest against Gaza situation'
A video of a crowd celebrating the opening of Spain's famous bullfighting spectacle has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in posts that falsely claimed it shows a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Although there were media reports that a small number of revellers raised the Palestinian flag, the annual event in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona is unrelated to the Israel-Gaza war.
3 min read - USFuturism
Elon Musk Insists He Didn’t Give Cybertruck Mounted With Machine Gun to Notorious Warlord
Deny Everything Elon Musk keeps denying that he gave a Chechen warlord a machine gun-equipped Cybertruck — even though the warlord in question was the one to originate the claim. As CNN notes, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Russia-annexed Chechen Republic that acts as Vladimir Putin's footsoldier in the region, suggested in a Telegram […]
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Cleanup hopes for neighbors of Mexico's 'toilet bowl' wastewater dam
On the banks of a wastewater dam in central Mexico, under a dense cloud of mosquitoes, Yury Uribe is finally seeing hope after spending decades in "environmental hell.""We hope the day will come that the soil recovers and not everything we touch will be dead," Uribe, a dressmaker in the town, told AFP. She is a co-founder of the Social Movement for the Earth, established in 2004 to highlight the disaster affecting an area covering almost 25,000 hectares (some 61,780 acres) and described by the g
3 min read - WorldBloomberg
A $20 Billion Plan to Export Power to Singapore Wins Approval
(Bloomberg) -- The first stage of one of the world’s most ambitious renewable power projects won environmental approval, paving the way for the billionaire-funded plan to export solar electricity from Australia to Singapore.Most Read from Bloomberg‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential BidPart of Downtown Montreal Is Flooded After Water Pipe BreaksClimate Disasters Are an Affordable Housing ProblemThe Australian government on Wednesday cleared the first phase of the A
1 min read - WorldDeseret News
British billionaire among missing people after storm in Italy sinks superyacht
Mike Lynch, a British billionaire, is missing after a storm sunk his yacht off the coast of Sicily, Italy, on Monday.
2 min read - WorldBloomberg
Philippines Says Ex-Mayor Alice Guo Who’s Linked to Money Laundering Seen in Indonesia
(Bloomberg) -- The Philippines said a former local official embroiled in alleged money laundering through China-centric online casinos has left the country, and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to hold accountable those behind her exit.Most Read from Bloomberg‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential BidPart of Downtown Montreal Is Flooded After Water Pipe BreaksClimate Disasters Are an Affordable Housing Problem“We will expose the culprits who have betrayed the peop
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Dozens of former FARC fighters abandon 'reincorporation' village in Colombia after death threats
Dozens of former guerrilla fighters and their families were forced to abandon their village in southern Colombia on Tuesday, after receiving death threats by a rebel group that is still fighting the government, authorities said. The displaced former fighters were members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the guerrilla group that signed a peace deal with Colombia’s government in 2016. For the past seven years, the former fighters had been living in Miravalle, a village built for th
2 min read - WorldBBC
Panicked African workers prevented from leaving Lebanon
Thousands of Africans employed as domestic workers are fearing what could happen if war breaks out.
5 min read - BusinessWCBD Charleston
Shipping container provider announces new headquarters in Charleston, creating new jobs
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)—A global shipping container provider announced a new headquarters in Charleston, which will allow the company to expand operations and create new jobs in the area. Eveon Containers, founded in the Netherlands, is expanding its North American operations, moving into the US and Canada. The new office is located in the Cigar Factory […]
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine's cross-border incursion
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation, his first visit in nearly 13 years, as Ukraine's stunning cross-border incursion into western Russia entered its third week. Putin was greeted by Chechnya’s self-styled strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, before visiting a special forces academy bearing his own name and speaking with volunteer fighters who train there prior to being deployed in Ukraine.
3 min read - BusinessMen's Journal
Food Truck Fights Back Against Thieving Birds With Innovative Solution
Anyone who has ever tried to enjoy a beachside ice cream cone or slice of pizza has probably experienced running afoul of pesky seagulls. The notorious seabirds are found around the world as they breed on every continent, including parts of Antarctica. But the owners of a food truck across the ...
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Anti far-right AfD demonstrators block state leader Höcke from event
Police in the eastern German city of Jena used pepper spray and batons to break up a demonstration of some 2,000 people protesting the appearance of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) state leader Björn Höcke, preventing him from attending an event. The police said on Tuesday evening that it initially knew of no injuries. Höcke was to appear at a public discussion at a central location. After consultation with his personal security, Höcke's appearance was cancelled, a police spokesman said.
1 min read - WorldJalopnik
Missing Scissors Shut Down Japan's Second-Largest Airport For Two Hours
A missing pair of scissors brought an international airport in Japan to a standstill last Saturday. The unusual security situation at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido forced 36 flights to be canceled and 201 flights to be delayed, the BBC reports. Considering a winter storm pushed Southwest Airlines into a scheduling meltdown nearly two years ago, it’s not surprising commercial air travel is an operational tight-rope walk.
2 min read - WorldBloomberg
French Caretaker Government Readies Stable Budget for Next Year
(Bloomberg) -- France’s caretaker government is preparing a stable budget for next year that would help the country meet a target to narrow its deficit below 3% of economic output by 2027, according to an official in the prime minister’s office.Most Read from Bloomberg‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential BidPart of Downtown Montreal Is Flooded After Water Pipe BreaksClimate Disasters Are an Affordable Housing ProblemMinistries will be notified this week how much the
2 min read - WorldBBC
Russian forces claim another town captured in east Ukraine
Ukraine does not confirm the loss of Niu-York, saying Russian forces are attacking near the town.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Day after Putin's visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance
Azerbaijan formally applied Tuesday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin's visit to the oil-rich South Caucasus country to shore up regional ties and secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes. The announcement from the foreign ministry in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, comes as the BRICS alliance has seen a major expansion.
2 min read - WorldBBC
Kenyan police accused of helping suspected serial killer escape
Eight officers have been suspended after the 33-year-old escaped by scaling a wall, police say.
3 min read - WorldReuters
Argentina economic activity seen back in the red in June
Argentina's economic activity likely fell in June versus the same month a year earlier, analysts said, back in the red after a rare rise the month before amid tough austerity measures and cost-cutting under libertarian President Javier Milei. The median forecast from 16 analysts sees economic activity down 1.9% year-on-year in the sixth month of the year, dropping back from May's 2.3% rise, as growth in the grains and gas sectors is weighed down by weak consumption and construction. The presid
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Head of Nazi camp memorial threatened after sending letter to voters
The director of the memorial at two former Nazi concentration camps says he has been receiving threats after sending a letter to voters ahead of state elections next month in which he sounds the alarm over the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Jens-Christian Wagner, who heads the memorial at the Buchenwald and Mittlebau-Dora concentration camps in the eastern state of Thuringia, sent a letter to 300,000 voters over 65 ahead of regional elections scheduled for September 1. The letter was s
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Far-right German candidate threatened ahead of eastern state's poll
Germany's state security said on Tuesday it is investigating threats made against a far-right candidate in the eastern state of Brandenburg, which goes to the polls next month. Jan Schenk, a member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) who is standing for election to the Brandenburg state parliament, suffered property damage and had multiple threats made against him, police said. In one instance, his garage was graffitied with the words "Hunt Jan S." Unknown persons had also unscrewed the wheel b
1 min read - WorldINSIDER
Video shows Ukraine turning the tables on Russia by dropping glide bombs on its territory
The commander of Ukraine's air force shared a video of a fighter jet dropping a French-made glide bomb on a Russian control center in Kursk.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
German airport group looking for date to meet with climate activists
Germany's ADV airport association says it plans to schedule talks with the climate action group Last Generation after its activists targeted several German airports in a series of controversial protests in recent weeks. "A meeting between representatives of Last Generation and the management of the airport association ADV will take place soon," the group said on Tuesday. The ADV was looking to use the talks to explain that airports are the wrong place for protests as they were pursuing an ambiti
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Russia's top court refuses to release Navalny's lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges
Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to release three lawyers who once represented Russia’s slain opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, and are now facing charges of extremism. Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin, and Alexei Liptser were arrested in October in a case widely seen at the time as a means to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin's fiercest foe. According to Navalny’s allies, authorities accused the lawyers of using their status as defense attorneys to pass letters from the imprisoned politici
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Iran shuts German language institute in Tehran
Iranian authorities have shut a German language school in Tehran citing unspecified legal violations, the Misan website, which puts out press information from the judiciary, reported on Tuesday. Misan reported two "illegal" institutions run by the Federal Republic of Germany had been closed. Security forces sealed off the German Language Institute in Tehran (DSIT) in the north of the capital, eyewitnesses reported. Images shared on social media showed a large police presence outside the language
1 min read - WorldBBC
No foreign holidays for Gabon government officials
The interim president says he wants to "immerse" politicians in the realities of ordinary people.
2 min read - ScienceLive Science
Earth from space: Picturesque plankton paint peculiar patterns in Patagonia
This 2014 satellite photo shows a gigantic, multicolor phytoplankton bloom swirling off the coast of Argentina. More recent research has shown that similarly massive algal outbreaks may become less likely in the future thanks to climate change.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Jewish organizations warn against AfD ahead of key polls in Germany
Less than two weeks before German state elections in Saxony and Thuringia, the Central Council of Jews in Germany and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) in Berlin have issued a warning about the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). In a brochure published Tuesday, the AfD is described as an "right-wing extremist" and "anti-Western" party with a "blatantly anti-Semitic ideology." The document lists examples, statements and actions by individuals within the AfD to substantiate the
2 min read - BusinessElectronic Payments
TerraPay forms council with digital wallets to accelerate cross-border payments interoperability
These operators serve wallet users in regions such as Bangladesh, Colombia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda
2 min read - WorldBloomberg
South Africa’s Corn-Export Forecast Raised in Boon for Neighbors
(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s Agricultural Business Chamber raised its forecast for the country’s corn exports as local consumers use more low-cost grain imported from South America and free up tonnage for drought-hit neighbors. Most Read from Bloomberg‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential BidPart of Downtown Montreal Is Flooded After Water Pipe BreaksClimate Disasters Are an Affordable Housing ProblemThe country will likely export 1.85 million tons of corn in the 12
2 min read - WorldYale Environment 360
China Greenlighting Far Fewer Coal Plants
China appears to be tapping the brakes on coal. The amount of new coal power approved so far this year is down 80 percent from the same period in 2023.
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
Ukraine is rationing shells on the front with ammo redirected for the assault on Kursk, commander says
Ukrainian soldiers are facing shell shortages in part due to Ukraine's assault on Russia's Kursk region, a commander told the Financial Times.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Palestinians say Israeli attack on school building causes deaths
Nine people were killed and dozens more injured in an Israeli attack on a school building in Gaza City, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Tuesday. The target of the bombardment was a school building housing displaced people, the report said. The Israeli army stated that the Palestinian militant organization Hamas had hidden a command centre on the premises, which was the target of the attack. "Hamas terrorists used the command and control centre to plan and execute attacks," the milit
1 min read - Lifestyledpa international
After neon signs and vodka, Warsaw's newest museum is about chocolate
Warsaw has just given all chocolate fans a reason to visit Poland: A new chocolate museum is opening at the headquarters of Polish chocolate manufacturer E.Wedel in Warsaw. From September 4 onwards, visitors will be able to take a journey through the entire chocolate production process, from picking and roasting the cocoa beans to processing and packaging the finished product over an area of 8,000 square metres - making it Poland's largest chocolate museum. The façade of the new museum matches t
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Blinken discusses latest Gaza efforts with Egypt's al-Sissi
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the latest round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi in the northern coastal city of Al-Alamein. Blinken briefed al-Sissi on the results of his visit to Israel, stressing the US commitment to the efforts aimed to achieve calm and reach a deal in the Gaza Strip, the presidency said in a statement. Al-Sissi warned of the "hard to imagine" consequences of expanding the conflict regionally, saying that stopping t
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Greek authorities detain migrants on Crete as smugglers seek new routes
Authorities on the southern Greek island of Crete detained 76 migrants early Tuesday after they arrived on three boats, as smugglers seek new routes in the region to evade coast guard patrols. The migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Bangladesh included six children and arrived before dawn on the tiny island of Gavdos, near Crete’s southern coast, local officials said. Usually, such migrants are detained for identification and processing, after which they can apply for asylum while waiting in
2 min read - BusinessThe Accountant
AICPA & CIMA’s CGMA Leadership Academy shapes future accounting, finance, and business leaders
The world’s premier finance and accounting body, AICPA & CIMA, together as the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, will host the fourth edition of their flagship leadership programme, the CGMA Leadership Academy, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 7 to 10 October 2024 under the theme “Transformative Leadership for a Sustainable Future”. Over four days, Chartered…
1 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Russia's Oil Exports Maintain Downtrend as Sakhalin Flows Tumble
(Bloomberg) -- Russia's seaborne oil flows continued a steady decline, driven by a hefty loss of barrels from its Sakhalin Island terminal in Asia.Most Read from Bloomberg‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential BidPart of Downtown Montreal Is Flooded After Water Pipe BreaksClimate Disasters Are an Affordable Housing ProblemThe nation’s four-week average crude exports edged lower in the week to Aug. 18, dropping by 25,000 barrels a day compared with the previous period.
7 min read - Worlddpa international
German environmental activists lodge LNG terminal funding complaint
Environmental Action Germany (DUH) has lodged a complaint with the European Commission challenging state funding amounting to €40 million ($44.3 million) for a planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in northern Germany. According to EU law, state subsidies for energy projects are only permissible if they contribute to promoting the green energy transition and achieving climate goals, DUH stated on Tuesday. This, DUH said, is not the case with the LNG terminal, according to a legal opinion.
2 min read - WorldOffshore Technology
Gazprom and Azerbaijan’s SOCAR ready to expand strategic partnership
Russian leader Putin and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev reportedly met in Baku to prioritise business connections between the two nations.
2 min read - BusinessOffshore Technology
Deepwater exploration: what it takes to drill really really deep
With the news that Total SA is set to drill the world’s deepest offshore well in Angola, Yoana Cholteeva takes a look at the significance of this operation to the country’s economy and the challenges oil operators should be prepared for when drilling this deep.
5 min read - WorldDefense News
Germany affirms Ukraine military aid amid budget maneuvering
Media reports over the weekend had cast doubt on Berlin's spending plans for Ukraine, which is battling a Russian invasion.
3 min read - BusinessInternational Accounting Bulletin
Goldman Sachs: Only a quarter of Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion capex plan will go into oil
In what Goldman Sachs Research calls a “capex super-cycle,” Saudi Arabia is expected to invest $1 trillion across six strategic sectors by 2030. But the oil industry is likely to receive a smaller portion of this than previously forecast. Roughly 73% of the investment funds will go to non-oil sectors, Faisal Al Azmeh, who heads…
3 min read - USdpa international
Germany's Green Vault thieves make legal attempt to avoid jail
Two individuals convicted of stealing jewels from the historic Green Vault in the eastern German city of Dresden will remain free for the time being after failing to present themselves for admission to prison by a deadline on Tuesday. The break-in at Saxony's famous treasure chamber museum on November 25, 2019, was one of Germany's most spectacular art thefts. The perpetrators stole 21 pieces of jewellery made of diamonds and gems, causing more than €1 million ($1.1 million) in damage, partly be
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
Here's how Ukraine's audacious offensive in Kursk could backfire
Ukraine's Kursk offensive risks elite troops, key territory, and it getting pulled into an even bigger war of attrition, military experts told BI.
6 min read - USWSPA Spartanburg
Thank You for Your Service, David Colvin
Army veteran David Colvin told 7 NEWS he grew up poor. "It was the only opportunity to maybe get the GI Bill to go to college, I wanted to go to college," Colvin shared. He said he received a letter that he was going to be drafted regardless for the war going on in Vietnam, so he enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman.
3 min read - WorldBloomberg
South Africa’s Malema Slams EFF Leaders as Party Purge Looms
(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s leftist Economic Freedom Fighters, which has been rocked by a loss of electoral support and the resignation of its deputy leader, faces further upheaval as a purge of other top party officials looms. Most Read from Bloomberg‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential BidPart of Downtown Montreal Is Flooded After Water Pipe BreaksClimate Disasters Are an Affordable Housing ProblemParty leader Julius Malema chastised his former deputy Floyd Shiv
2 min read - USThe Guardian
Collision course: polar bears forced into people’s path by climate crisis
Recent encounters – one fatal – in Canada highlight how sea ice changes have disrupted Arctic predator’s search for food
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