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Japan and Australia vow to boost cooperation on quantum tech

Japan Times

Japan and Australia vow to boost cooperation on quantum tech

Since Japan has signed similar memorandums with the United States and India, the move is expected to accelerate cooperation on quantum technology within the "Quad" framework.

Japan Times

Heatwaves putting hydrangeas at risk in south of England, RHS warns

Heatwaves putting hydrangeas at risk in south of England, RHS warns

Exclusive: British garden staple becomes most frequently reported plant for hot weather problems, charity reports With their lush foliage and blooms which turn pink, purple or blue depending on the soil, hydrangeas are a firm favourite in…

Scientists may finally have answer to problem that would have killed anyone standing on Moon in 1972

Times of India

Scientists may finally have answer to problem that would have killed anyone standing on Moon in 1972

A team of scientists from Italy and Germany has tested permanent magnet radiation shielding for spacecraft, packing 1,482 neodymium-iron-boron magnets into an array that deflected 20% of solar particles. Unlike superconducting magnets, the…

Times of India

France battles wildfire four times the size of Paris as 40C heat threatens new surge

Stuff

France battles wildfire four times the size of Paris as 40C heat threatens new surge

Authorities in the Gironde region said the blaze had not spread overnight, but rising heat and afternoon winds could revive smouldering hot spots, carry embers across firebreaks and open new fronts beyond crews’ reach.

Stuff

'Apocalyptic' damage as Cairngorms wildfire burns for two weeks

BBC

'Apocalyptic' damage as Cairngorms wildfire burns for two weeks

The incident that has burned through moorland and woods has entered its third week.

BBC

'Climate change is really here: We should seize this crisis moment to create a new momentum'

France 24

'Climate change is really here: We should seize this crisis moment to create a new momentum'

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Climate Scientist and Professor at the Universities of Louvain and Liège in Belgium. Europe's latest heatwave is further evidence of a structural transformation of the…

France 24

Fauci to face Republican questions over Covid pandemic origins – US politics live

Fauci to face Republican questions over Covid pandemic origins – US politics live

Veteran medical adviser likely to face questions over disputed ‘lab leak’ theory in investigation seen by scientists as ‘vilification and harassment’ of 85-year-old Sign up for US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to the US politics…

US blocks Iranian missile barrage as pause in fighting falters | First Thing

US blocks Iranian missile barrage as pause in fighting falters | First Thing

US military says it intercepted all Iranian missiles, as fighting threatens to resume. Plus, how Armenians seek to breathe more easily by heading underground Good morning. The US military has claimed it knocked down an Iranian missile…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cebu needs unified business ecosystem to keep pace with regional rivals

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cebu needs unified business ecosystem to keep pace with regional rivals

Cebu risks losing ground to its Southeast Asian competitors unless government and business leaders adopt a unified, ecosystem-based strategy for investment and trade, according to the Philippine chair of the East Asia Business Council…

Navas del Rey residents return after Spain wildfire evacuation

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