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‘Danger no longer only comes from the hitmen, but from the state’

‘Danger no longer only comes from the hitmen, but from the state’

After another massacre of smallholders – who are subjected to violence from palm oil firms and drug traffickers – the country’s new Trump-backed government has criminalised community leaders Sitting on the back of the motorcycle…

Humpback sightings fall 60% as weakened seabirds reach Australia’s east

Humpback sightings fall 60% as weakened seabirds reach Australia’s east

Unusual whale and seabird sightings in the Southern Ocean suggest changing ocean conditions. Marine heat waves are affecting waters around Australia and Antarctica. These warming events disrupt food webs and push marine life off course…

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says quantum computing is closer than many think

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says quantum computing is closer than many think

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna believes quantum computing will impact business within years. He stated quantum advantage research shows efficiency over classical machines. Krishna explained recent stock declines stemmed from delayed customer…

‘Water bombers’ take to skies as Greece battles wildfires

The Hindu

‘Water bombers’ take to skies as Greece battles wildfires

More than 12,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land have burned over the past week, according to analyses from the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation programme

The Hindu

Greek crews fight wildfire northwest of Athens for fourth day

Straits Times

Greek crews fight wildfire northwest of Athens for fourth day

PSATHA, Greece, Aug 3 - Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a wildfire northwest of Athens for a fourth day on Monday after blazes fanned by strong winds gutted homes, thousands of hectares of farmland and pine forests, and forced…

Straits Times

Wild capuchin monkeys use AI touchscreen and learn to kiss it

Wild capuchin monkeys use AI touchscreen and learn to kiss it

In a groundbreaking development, scientists created an AI system designed to explore the cognitive functions of capuchin monkeys in the wild. This state-of-the-art system leverages facial recognition and touchscreen interaction to perform…

Wildfire threat eases across France despite heat alerts and storm warnings

RFI

Wildfire threat eases across France despite heat alerts and storm warnings

France’s wildfire situation has shown signs of improvement on Monday, with thousands of residents and tourists preparing to return to evacuated areas in the south-west, even as firefighters remained on alert amid high temperatures, low…

RFI

TASS

Russia develops prototype vaccine for non-small cell lung cancer — scientist

According to Alexander Gintsburg, this is the most common type of cancer as it mainly affects smokers

TASS

Dangerous summers: How heatwaves and wildfires change life across Europe

Al Jazeera

Dangerous summers: How heatwaves and wildfires change life across Europe

Climate change makes Europe's summers hotter, intensifying fires and droughts while threatening lives and economies.

Al Jazeera

Suspected mass bird flu deaths found in second state as Murray Watt warns ‘this is the beginning’

Suspected mass bird flu deaths found in second state as Murray Watt warns ‘this is the beginning’

Environment minister says Australia has ‘long and difficult journey’ and says more mass mortality events likely Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Aerial surveillance has detected mass bird deaths in a second…

Owen Jones Identified As Maltese Boat Owner In Ongoing Sicily Cash Investigation

Lovin Malta

Owen Jones Identified As Maltese Boat Owner In Ongoing Sicily Cash Investigation

The Maltese man linked to the dramatic discovery of around €700,000 in cash dumped into the sea off the coast of Casuzze, Ragusa, has been identified by Italian media as Owen Jones. According to reports from Italy, Jones, who works as a…

Lovin Malta

In blazing Greece, anger grows among residents forced to evacuate

France 24