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Mystery behind Viking-age treasure find in Scotland may finally have been solved
US cedes ground to China with ‘self-inflicted wound’ of USAid shutdown, analysts say
The result of the sudden 90-day suspension of USAid funding – which accounts …
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 …
Alleged Russian spy denies knowing of ‘honeytrap’ plan to target journalist
An alleged Russian spy tearfully told the Old Bailey she knew nothing of plans to deploy her as a “honeytrap” and claimed she was “lied to, manipulated, used, and exposed”.
London-based Vanya Gaberova, 30, is accused of being part of a spy ring which targeted people and places of interest …
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 …
HSBC considering £15m pay package for new CEO
The new chief executive of HSBC, Georges Elhedery, could scoop a maximum pay package worth more than £15m, as part of a potential deal being put to its biggest shareholders.
The bank’s remuneration committee is testing whether investors are receptive to an overhaul that would slash Elhedery’s salary but boost …