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Mystery behind Viking-age treasure find in Scotland may finally have been solved
Elephant in the womb? Thailand brings in birth control for pachyderms
Thailand will begin giving birth control to a small number of wild female elephants this year, as the country struggles with the
growing problem of human-elephant conflict
.Asian elephants have been classified as endangered since 1986. But Thai authorities say that conservation efforts mean the country’s population …
Call to make tech firms report data centre energy use as AI booms
Tech companies should be required by law to report the energy and water consumption for their data centres, as the boom in AI risks causing irreparable damage to the environment, experts have said.
AI is growing at a rate unparalleled by other energy systems, bringing heightened environmental risk, a report …
Japan’s PM heads to Washington hoping he can recreate rapport of Trump-Abe era
Donald Trump had yet to get his feet under the Oval Office desk when he held his first meeting with a foreign leader in late 2016.
, then Japan’s prime minister, arrived atTrump Tower
in November that year bearing a gift of a gold-plated …Defector who exposed Assad’s brutality calls for Syria sanctions to be lifted
A former Assad regime military officer who defected with a trove of evidence exposing the torture and killing of thousands has called on the US to repeal a raft of sanctions imposed on Syria, in an interview with Al Jazeera on Thursday.
The military officer, known only by the codename …
Asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth in 2032 just got higher – but don’t panic!
It might not be the world-ending apocalypse foretold in the Netflix drama
, but astronomers have significantly upped the odds of a direct hit from a giant asteroidcurrently hurtling towards Earth
.According to Nasa’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (Cneos), the odds …
Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station
Green campaigners fear ministers are poised to award billions of pounds in fresh subsidies to Drax power station, despite strong concerns that burning trees to produce electricity is bad for the environment.
Drax burns wood to generate about 8% of the UK’s “green” power, and 4% of overall electricity. This …
‘Stagflation’ warnings as Bank of England cuts growth forecast and warns of price rises
‘Worst nightmare’: Egypt and Jordan put in impossible bind by Trump Gaza plan
International outrage in recent days has focused on Donald Trump’s proposal that the US take “ownership” of Gaza, and that more than two million Palestinians be displaced to allow the territory to be transformed from “a demolition site” into
a “riviera” in the Middle East
.In Jordan …
Thames Water may have less than £500m in usable cash despite £1.5bn in emergency debt, court told
Struggling Thames Water may gain less than £500m in usable cash while taking on £1.5bn in emergency debt because of expensive fees and interest costs, a Londonhigh court has heard.
Thames Water is seeking approval from the court for a restructuring deal with existing creditors that would provide £1.5bn in …