Drought sinks longest Polish river to record low level

Snow back on Mount Fuji after longest absence

One of Japan's most popular tourist attractions is once again donning its famed snowcap.

Longest-serving EFL boss Robins sacked by Coventry

Coventry City boss Mark Robins, the English Football League's longest serving manager, is sacked by the Championship club.

Goodbye to low-tax Britain

One does not need to subscribe to hyperbolic Tory rhetoric to recognise that this Budget heralded a major shift

Business - Financial Times - October 30

The highs and lows of the ‘Trump trade’

US stocks rallied after Donald Trump’s election victory, but inflation fears hang over bonds

World - Financial Times - 15 hours ago

Perspective: How do you make a play about Joan Rivers without Joan Rivers?

'Joan,' a new play by Daniel Goldstein at South Coast Repertory about the life of comedian Joan Rivers, mixes biography with the comedian's old stand-up material.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

Ancelotti backs Bellingham despite goal drought

Carlo Ancelotti has defended Jude Bellingham's Real Madrid form, saying the work he's doing for the team this season is "more important" than scoring goals.

Sports - ESPN - October 22

Blackouts and water rationing as South American drought worsens

Bogotá limits water use and Quito schedules daily power cuts to cope with historically low rainfall

World - Financial Times - October 26

Rare Autumn Drought in Northeast Brings a Spate of Wildfires

Hundreds of fires are burning in New Jersey and Connecticut as the region experiences a spell of unusually warm fall weather.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Maps show drought and fire conditions in Northeast states

Parts of the East Coast are under drought conditions and red flag warnings, from Massachusetts to the northern edge of Virginia and West Virginia.

Poland's leader defends his decision to suspend the right to asylum

Human and civil rights groups are expressing concern after Poland's leader said he would suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern neighbors Belarus and Russia

World - ABC News - October 14

Poland's president criticizes the planned suspension of the right to asylum as a 'fatal mistake'

Poland’s president has condemned the government’s contentious plan to suspend the right to asylum for irregular migrants, calling it a “fatal mistake.”

World - ABC News - October 16

Polish zoo celebrates the birth of 4 Sumatran tigers, a critically endangered species

Their birth was a guarded secret at first due to fears they may not survive

World - ABC News - October 18

I’m a chronic nail biter — this no-bite polish finally helped me stop

This no-bite nail polish tastes bitter and helps prevent me from biting my nails. After using it for months, I’ve managed to kick my nail-biting habit.

Polish president rules out sending brand new weapons to Ukraine

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Polish radio station abandons use of AI 'presenters' following outcry

A Polish radio station says it has ended an “experiment” that involved using AI-generated “presenters” instead of real journalists after the move sparked an outcry

Tech - ABC News - October 28

Polish foreign minister rejects Kiev's call for more fighter jets

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

Polish Radio Station Uses A.I. to Interview Dead Nobel Laureate

A radio station in Poland fired its on-air talent and brought in A.I.-generated presenters. An outcry over a purported chat with a Nobel laureate quickly ended that experiment.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Baby dead and 65 rescued in Channel sinking

Officials said the overloaded boat carrying migrants started sinking off the coast of Wissant in northern France.

Three dead after migrant boat sinks in Channel

Forty-five people have been rescued with a search operation ongoing, maritime authorities said.

Osimhen double as Galatasaray sink 10-man Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur's perfect Europa League start ended as they lost 3-2 at Galatasaray on Thursday with Victor Osimhen scoring twice for the hosts and Will Lankshear netting his first goal for Spurs ...

Sports - ESPN - 21 hours ago

El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation

One of Central America’s longest rivers will be the primary beneficiary of El Salvador’s deal to refinance $1 billion of debt with support from the United States government, in the latest example ...

World - ABC News - October 18

Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal's water supply

The Panama Canal Authority is reaching out to communities that could be impacted if the Indio River is dammed to make a new reservoir ensuring the water supply needed to operate the Panama Canal

World - ABC News - October 23

River turns orange - after iron deposits wash in from abandoned mine

The Environment Agency say it is investigationg the source of the discolouration.

London protesters demand water companies clean up sewage-tainted rivers

Thousands of people have marched in London to demand a cleanup of Britain’s sewage-clogged waterways

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

The Premier League Players Who Took Longest to Win Their First Game

A current player has played 20 Premier League matches. He has won none of them. But he still doesn’t hold the record.

Sports - The New York Times - October 15

Parker Washington scores longest punt return in Jaguars history vs. Patriots

The 96-yard score, plus a two-point conversion, put the Jaguars up 22-10 entering halftime.

Sports - ESPN - October 20

Mount Fuji still without snow in late October - longest wait in 130 years

Japan's highest mountain typically gets snow by early October, but there has been unusually warm weather this year.

North Korea fires banned missile in longest flight yet

The test shows that Pyongyang is building weapons that "fire farther and higher", Seoul says.

Young Thug released from jail after guilty plea in Georgia's longest-running criminal trial

Atlanta rap star Young Thug was released from jail Thursday night after changing his plea to guilty earlier that day in Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial.

Singapore Airlines will add first class, revamp cabins for longest flights

Singapore Airlines will add a first class to its ultra-long-range aircraft and increase the number of business class seats in race for high-spending travelers.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

Ecuador expands power cuts to 14 hours a day due to drought

Ecuador has announced an increase in daily power cuts as the severe drought impacting the nation keeps lowering the levels of water for the key hydroelectric plants, the source of more than 70% of ...

World - ABC News - October 25

Extreme drought areas treble in size since 80s - study

Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.

Spain’s deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis coin

Scientists say violent weather battering Mediterranean is a harbinger of what the rest of Europe can soon expect. Residents of Chiva, a small town on the outskirts of Valencia, can expect a grim ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

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