Sun 07 June 2026: Governments and car manufacturers sell electric cars as the future of green transport. But a less visible trend is challenging this story: many electric cars are getting bigger. The International Energy Agency recently reported that larger models, including sports utility vehicles (SUVs), are taking up a major share of electric car markets. In China, electric […]
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Sun 07 June 2026: As he spoke at a gathering on Saturday to protest Paramount Skydance‘s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, stand-up comedian Adam Conover framed the ongoing media consolidation as an existential threat to an industry that made the United States a cultural power. “It’s about to die, and that’s why I feel so passionately […]
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Sun 07 June 2026: The WFP warns that the impacts of the war are resulting in substantial food price increases that are being felt in ‘fragile countries’. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran is putting millions of people at risk of hunger. […]
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Sun 07 June 2026: Across Africa, social media redefines politics, culture, identity, and connection, blurring community and performance. Nairobi, Kenya – When I walked away from a career in law and moved into what is now called content creation, the intention was simple: To share my art. At the time, photographers in Nairobi were known for […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: A major Pew Research Center survey has found that Israel’s global standing continues to plunge, with majorities in most of the 36 countries polled viewing the country unfavourably. The survey, conducted between February 8 and May 13, found that a median of 67 percent of adults across the countries surveyed held […]
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Sat 06 June 2026: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), unsafe food is responsible for an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths globally each year. Children under the age of five face nearly three times the risk of contracting foodborne diseases compared to older children and adults. The estimates released by the […]
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Sat 06 June 2026: Sweden’s Public Health Agency on Monday urged parents to reduce their mobile phone use around children, citing growing evidence that adults’ screen habits can negatively affect children’s health and development. Research reviewed by the agency found that excessive screen use by parents can hinder interactions with children and is associated with […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: About 9,000 years ago, the Neolithic settlement of Catalhoyuk was an egalitarian, matrilineal society with no evidence of organised violence. Catalhoyuk, Turkiye – About an hour southeast of Konya lies one of the most exciting Neolithic finds of the 20th century – the densely populated settlement of Catalhoyuk. Occupied for 1,000 years […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: You’re trying to book concert tickets before they sell out. You click the link and before you can make the payment, you’re asked to identify traffic lights, bicycles or blurry crosswalks in a grid of tiny images. Again. For many people, this has become a routine part of life. Logging into […]
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More than 100,000 exotic cockroaches were seized from an alleged commercial breeder in Bathurst. (Supplied: DCCEEW) Fri 05 June 2026: On Friday, Australian authorities confiscated 100,000+ live exotic cockroaches from a commercial breeder in Bathurst, NSW — the country’s largest seizure of illegal exotic invertebrates to date. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment […]
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