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Quitting dream job over climate fears a 'no-brainer' for former pilot

ABC News

Quitting dream job over climate fears a 'no-brainer' for former pilot

Geoff Collis spent 40 years flying high in the sky, but left his dream job to become a baker due to concerns about his role in a warming climate.

ABC News

July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country

The Guardian

July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country

Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis July was the hottest month ever recorded in the US, with repeated, scorching heatwaves across much of the country helping…

The Guardian

Gory AI clips of fruit and veg characters could radicalise kids, researchers say

Sky News

Gory AI clips of fruit and veg characters could radicalise kids, researchers say

AI videos of fruit and vegetable characters unleashing gory violence are spreading extremist ideas and helping normalise graphic violence, researchers claim.

Sky News

SpaceX retail investors sell $4.5 million in shares, first net outflow since IPO

Times of India

SpaceX retail investors sell $4.5 million in shares, first net outflow since IPO

Retail investors turned into net sellers of SpaceX shares as of August 7, marking the end of a buying frenzy. This change coincided with a stock price recovery, indicating that individuals may be taking profits. The shares have struggled…

Times of India

Algarve running out of time to find waste disposal solution, warn mayors

Algarve running out of time to find waste disposal solution, warn mayors

In the wake of the announcement on Saturday that the government plans a waste incinerator in the Algarve – at a cost of around €300 million – the president of The post Algarve running out of time to find waste disposal solution, warn…

Passengers heading to Lisbon “will see total eclipse at 11,000 metres”

Passengers heading to Lisbon “will see total eclipse at 11,000 metres”

Spanish low-cost airline Vueling has announced today that 11 flights coincide with Wednesday’s solar eclipse, and on two routes it will be possible to observe the phenomenon in its entirety. The post Passengers heading to Lisbon “will see…

'Total incinerated destruction': Canada wildfire evacuees wonder if they still have homes

BBC

'Total incinerated destruction': Canada wildfire evacuees wonder if they still have homes

More than 12,000 people have been forced to evacuate over the weekend after a wildfire quickly tore through Canada's picturesque Okanagan region.

BBC

China’s Long March 7A rocket explodes after launch, satellite lost

South China Morning Post

China’s Long March 7A rocket explodes after launch, satellite lost

China has suffered a rare failure of one of its newer-generation Long March rockets, losing a communications satellite after the launcher exploded shortly after take-off on Monday night. Around 8pm Beijing time, the 60-metre (197-foot)…

South China Morning Post

Din l-Art Ħelwa Slams ERA’s Comino Tree Decision As ‘Environmental Vandalism’

Lovin Malta

Din l-Art Ħelwa Slams ERA’s Comino Tree Decision As ‘Environmental Vandalism’

Din l-Art Ħelwa has condemned the Environment and Resources Authority’s (ERA) decision to approve tree removal linked to the Six Senses Comino development, calling it an “act of environmental vandalism”. In a strongly worded statement, the…

Lovin Malta

Russia Rolling Out Starlink-Style Network Faster Than Expected, Kyiv Says

The Moscow Times