Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese announced that the government plans to trial age verification technology, aiming to ban children under 16 from opening social media accounts. The Australian government has committed to introducing legislation this year to enforce a minimum age for social media access, said the prime minister. However, the specifics of how […]
“Methane is rising faster in relative terms than any major greenhouse gas and is now 2.6-fold higher than in pre-industrial times,” said an international group of researchers under the aegis of the Global Carbon Project in a study published in Environmental Research Letters. Methane is the second-largest greenhouse gas produced by human activity after carbon […]
West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose $1, or 1.48%, to $68.67 a barrel by 0146 GMT. Brent crude futures were up 99 cents, or 1.39%, at $72.05 a barrel. Analysts said the bounce was partly a reaction to a potential hurricane in the U.S. Gulf Coast. A weather system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico […]
They gathered in Mexico City as the Senate began to debate the initiative pushed by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and approved by the lower house, called the Chamber of Deputies, in which the ruling party holds sway. The proposed reform, which would see the election of judges of the Supreme Court and other […]
The protests started in large and small groups across Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and Singapore, before spreading to cities in Europe and the U.S. They added to ongoing nationwide protests in India after the Aug. 9 killing of the 31-year-old postgraduate student of chest medicine. A suspect has been arrested along with the former principal of […]
West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose $1, or 1.48%, to $68.67 a barrel by 0146 GMT. Brent crude futures were up 99 cents, or 1.39%, at $72.05 a barrel. Analysts said the bounce was in part a reaction to a potential hurricane in the U.S. Gulf Coast. A weather system in the southwestern Gulf of […]
A petition filed in the high court pleaded that the Supreme Court had ordered a forensic audit of the independent power producers (IPPs). Instead of compliance with the order of the apex court capacity charges payments are being made, the petitioner’s counsel said. The petitioner seeks a court order for suspension of the capacity payments […]
North Korea has launched more than 900 trash balloons over the past three days, including about 190 late Friday, around 100 of which have already landed, mainly in Seoul and northern Gyeonggi province, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The bags attached to the balloons contained “mostly paper and plastic waste”, the military said, […]
Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had previously been scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 18. His lawyers in August asked Justice Juan Merchan to push back his sentencing date until after the vote, citing “naked election-interference objectives.” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the charges against Trump, is a Democrat. Merchan said on […]
Hamas blames stalled talks and the recent deaths of six Gaza captives on Netanyahu’s reluctance to reach a deal. Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s lead negotiator, criticized the US for its perceived bias towards Israel and urged it to press Netanyahu to abandon his current stance. Netanyahu, however, insists that no deal is imminent, citing security concerns […]
