Island hopping through stone-age history in Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man
The Guardianby Kevin Rushby·4d ago
The guide was adamant. “I’ve picked human teeth out of there and I’m not doing it again.” The small group of tourists looked suitably aghast, except the boy.
Battery fires at recycling centres are costing UK £1bn a year, figures show
The Guardianby Matthew Weaver·4d ago
Fires at recycling centres caused by wrongly discarded lithium batteries such as those found in vapes are occurring at the rate of more than 10 a week, according to new figures.
‘We fear lessons will not be learned’: Chloe Moffat’s parents on their fight to hold Treasury to account
World news | The Guardianby Helena Horton·4d ago
When a coroner ruled this month that the Treasury “materially contributed” to Chloe Moffat’s death, her parents breathed out in bittersweet relief.
A bridge too far? Why link to Sicily is still a dream despite 2,000 years of plans
The Guardianby Lorenzo Tondo in Torre Faro, Messina·4d ago
For more than 2,000 years, it has been an obsessive dream: a plan to link the Mediterranean Sea’s largest island to mainland Italy.
‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor·4d ago
Hollywood creatives are taking gig work to train AI models to replicate their skills in a bid to offset tightening earnings in a trend one compared to being “handed a shovel and asked to dig the...
Sorrow as community pays tribute to ‘shining light’ Lily Hooper after NSW hiking tragedy
World news | The Guardianby Ima Caldwell·4d ago
Tributes have flowed for 18-year-old Lily Hooper, remembered as an adventurous, multitalented athlete with an infectious smile, after her body was found on Thursday afternoon, eight days after she...
Coles website down after viral Reddit post sees customers buy cases of alcoholic drinks at nearly 80% discount
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·4d ago
The Coles website and app have gone offline hours after a viral Reddit post highlighted a nearly 80% discount on 24-packs of premixed alcoholic drinks.
Hormuz, Again: Trump Calls It ‘American Territory’; Iran Warns of a Return to ‘Colonialism’
Open Magazineby Open Bureau·4d ago
Hormuz, Again: Trump Calls It ‘American Territory’; Iran Warns of a Return to ‘Colonialism’ The Strait of Hormuz is only about 33 kilometres wide at its narrowest point.
Trump calls Strait of Hormuz 'American territory'
The Siasat Dailyby Sakina Fatima·4d ago
On Saturday, August 22, 175 days into the US-Iran war, US President Donald Trump described the Strait of Hormuz as “American territory” and warned Iran against acquiring a nuclear weapon, as...
Wallaroos on wrong side of another Black Ferns drubbing in lopsided rivalry
The Guardianby Guardian Staff·4d ago
Maddison Levi has been unable to inspire the Wallaroos to a hoodoo-busting victory, the Australians falling flat in an ugly 66-19 defeat to New Zealand.
A Russian pensioner covered her Siberian home with 30,000 colourful bottle caps; the unusual recycling project turned a wooden house into a giant work of art
Times of Indiaby TOI Lifestyle Desk·4d ago
What do you do with a plastic bottle cap once the drink is gone? For most people, it is the smallest part of the bottle and one of the easiest things to throw away.
Saudi-Pakistan-Türkiye Pact Signals Shift in West Asia
Frontlineby Talmiz Ahmad·4d ago
On August 7, three countries—Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan—signed the “Makkah Joint Defence Agreement”, based on “the enduring bonds of brotherhood and Islamic solidarity that unite them” and...
In 2000, Cornell began pulling 39°F water from 250 feet below Cayuga Lake to cool its campus; the system now cuts cooling energy use by about 85%
Times of Indiaby TOI World Desk·4d ago
Cornell is one of the biggest and most esteemed universities in the world, sitting on a hill overlooking the 38-mile-long Cayuga Lake with an area of 2,300 acres.
US envoy to Turkey: 'Israel occupies Golan despite UN resolutions, international order'
Middle East Eyeby MEE staff·4d ago
US envoy to Turkey: 'Israel occupies Golan despite UN resolutions, international order' US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack has said Israel’s occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights continues even...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill two, officials say, a day after deadly attack on mall
BBC News (World)by Jaroslav Lukiv; Claire Keenan·4d ago
- Published At least two people have been killed in Ukraine by Russian strikes while nine people remain missing a day after a double-tap attack on a shopping centre that killed 16.
US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions
Rapplerby Reuters·4d ago
AT A GLANCE - The US and Iran are exchanging defiant messages ahead of new US economic sanctions that may affect Iran and its key trading partner, China.
For years, one man spearheaded a Nigerian government agency that didn't exist
ABC News Australiaby Hanan Dervisevic·4d ago
On paper, the Nigerian Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) looked every bit like an official government agency.
US-Canada trade deal fails as 50% tariffs take effect: What gets costlier?
Mathrubhumi Englishby Aiswarya Venugopal·4d ago
US-Canada trade talks fail, triggering 50% US tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods. Here’s what could get costlier and what happens next.
‘It exists only for pleasure’: does ice-cream have a future in the age of wellness fads and weight-loss drugs?
The Guardianby Words: Kitty Drake. Photographs: Christian Sinibaldi·4d ago
Last month I stood in the biggest ice-cream factory in Britain and watched a 5-metre Viennetta mint-flavoured ice-cream cake get made.
Meera Sodha’s recipe for blackberry and almond cake | Meera Sodha recipes
The Guardianby Meera Sodha·4d ago
Most cakes I can take or leave, but I never regret a slice of almond cake. The density! The chewy crumb! The way it romances butter and other flavours!
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