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In pictures: Eid celebrations around the world
Millions of Muslims are marking the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting from dawn to sunset.BBC News - Top stories -
World Bank must take ‘quantum leap’ to tackle climate crisis, UN expert says
Simon Stiell calls for reform at development banks to enable governments to provide more climate finance to developing world . The World Bank must take a “quantum leap” to provide new finance to tackle the climate crisis or face “climate-driven ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Get Curious About the World Around You
Curiosity isn't a luxury of philosophers. It's a business and leadership essential.Inc. - Business -
Sites of resistance: threatened African burial grounds around the world
Too often cemeteries for enslaved people have been all but erased from history but how we remember matters. Buried: remembering the transatlantic slave tradeFor archeologists, what defines people as human is how we bury our dead. Imagine, then, a ...The Guardian - World -
Four Takeaways on the Race to Amass Data for A.I.
To make artificial intelligence systems more powerful, tech companies need online data to feed the technology. Here’s what to know.The New York Times - Tech -
Despite the Watch World’s Secrecy, Data Services Expand
Swiss brands and retailers now have a few options to determine what’s happening with the industry. Just a couple of years ago, they had almost none.The New York Times - Tech -
Biden races to commit billions to climate action as election looms
Biden administration hopes funding will spur enduring cuts to planet-heating emissions no matter who is in White House. Amid rising global temperatures and a looming election against an opponent who has indicated he will gut his climate policies, ...The Guardian - World - Joe Biden -
World’s coal power capacity rises despite climate warnings
Increase of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closures. The world’s coal power capacity grew for the first time since 2019 last year, despite warnings that coal plants need to close at a rate of at least ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Climate crisis: average world incomes to drop by nearly a fifth by 2050
Cost of environmental damage will be six times higher than price of limiting global heating to 2C, study finds. Average incomes will fall by almost a fifth within the next 26 years as a result of the climate crisis, according to a study that ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans
Reef scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceansABC News - Tech -
Martin Rowson on politicians tying themselves in knots while the climate crisis intensifies – cartoon
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DuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers
Privacy-focused company DuckDuckGo is launching a tool to remove data from people-search websites, a VPN, and an identity theft restoration service.Wired - Tech -
What’s on TV tonight: Race Across the World, NFT: WTF? and more
Race Across the World BBC One, 9pm Sea legs will be essential for the fourth series of this excellent competitive travelogue, as five pairs of Brits must travel from Sapporo, on Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido, to Lombok in Indonesia: a ...Yahoo Sports - Sports -
UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left 'to save the world'
The United Nations climate chief says humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissionsABC News - Tech - Climate -
In the 2024 Race, Trump’s Trial Is About to Take Center Stage
The race for president will shift much of its focus to a Manhattan courtroom. “This looks like no other presidential campaign in the history of the country,” one Republican pollster said.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Scottie Scheffler, the world's No. 1 player, takes aim at a second Masters championship
Scottie Scheffler is the overwhelming favorite to win a second green jacket when he tees off this week at the MastersABC News - Sports -
Transgender inclusion? World’s major religions take varying stances
Around the world, major religions have diverse approaches to gender identity, and the inclusion or exclusion of transgender people.NBC News - Top stories -
World Rowing Cup: Shorten wins gold as Doyle takes bronze
Two Northern Ireland rowers claimed medals at the first World Cup regatta of the season in Varese.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
The world is failing to take financial measures against Iran's terror threat
The Financial Action Task Force's current trajectory suggests a regrettable descent into insignificance.The Hill - Politics -
Oil falls for second day as rally pauses while traders take stock of Middle East tensions
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed late Monday to press on with an offensive against the southern city of Rafah.CNBC - Business -
Man dies after falling into sea while taking photos of huge waves in Canary Islands
A Czech tourist has died after falling into the sea while apparently taking photographs of huge waves during a storm on the Canary Island of TenerifeABC News - Top stories -
Cocoa and Coffee Prices Have Surged. Climate Change Will Only Take Them Higher.
Some chocolatiers and coffee makers say they will have to pass on the extra costs to consumers as extreme weather events continue to crimp supplies.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
After 40-year wait, Athletic finally set sail on the gabarra
A gabarra is a barge, but in Bilbao, it's much more than that: a legend of Athletic passed on through the generations, a celebration of silverware.ESPN - Sports -
U.S. stocks ended mixed as investors looked ahead to fresh inflation data. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained 0.1% and 0.3%, respectively, while the Dow fell less than 0.1%.
U.S. stocks ended mixed as investors looked ahead to fresh inflation data. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained 0.1% and 0.3%, respectively, while the Dow fell less than 0.1%.The Wall Street Journal - World -
TikTok Notes is the new competitor to Instagram. What is the app and how does it work?
To the average person, it looks very similar to Meta’s Instagram – with a few differences. Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTikTok quietly launched its Instagram rival, Notes, in Australia and Canada on ...The Guardian - World - Tiktok -
Hug recovers from crash for 7th Boston Marathon wheelchair title. Rainbow-Cooper takes women's race
Switzerland’s Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to victory in the Boston MarathonABC News - Entertainment -
World leaders have a chance to raise taxes for rich people like me. I’m begging them to take it | Abigail Disney
The public supports it, and even the rich are calling for it. We must prevent a deeper slide into global inequality. Abigail Disney is a member of Patriotic MillionairesThe need to tax rich people like me has never been so dire. Extreme wealth ...The Guardian - World -
How to Survive an Industry Slump? This Vertical Farm Raised $134 Million Even as Competitors Withered
Oishii co-founder and CEO Hiroki Koga closed a Series B funding round by ignoring the hype cycle and staying focused on the unit economics of his business.Inc. - Business -
The Value of China's Word on the Climate
To see how much it’s worth, take a look at Hong Kong.The Wall Street Journal - World - China -
Saving Climate From the Greens
A pro-fracking, pro-nuclear CEO takes on ‘ridiculously naive’ energy policy.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
The Paradox That's Supercharging Climate Change
Humanity needs to burn less fossil fuels. But that means fewer aerosols to help cool the planet—and a potential acceleration of global warming.Wired - Tech - Climate -
The climate credit trap
Also in today’s newsletter, a new attack on ESG from TexasFinancial Times - World - Climate -
'Gno' joke: Good luck getting this Masters collectible
The most sought-after souvenir at Augusta National isn't T-shirts or mugs. Behold the tiny figurine stealing the spotlight at the Masters.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
The 12 Best Turntables for Your Vinyl Collection (2024)
Streaming music giving you the blues? These entry-level turntables will help you rock on to analog audio at home.Wired - Tech -
Lisbon Museum Houses a René Lalique Collection
A wealthy businessman’s acquisitions include a gem-studded diadem and large dragonfly brooch.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Islanders collect 'a big point' in SO loss to Rangers
Even after a 3-2 shootout loss to the rival New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, the New York Islanders remain in control of their playoff fate in the Eastern Conference headed into the final week of the regular season.ESPN - Sports -
At Milan Design Week, the Power Is Often in the Collection
The annual festival of furnishings and household objects allows for expressing ideas through design.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
No more Mr. Nice McIlroy: Rory wants his green jacket
He's been so close to a green jacket before, but now — with the support of Tiger Woods — Rory McIlroy is looking to claim The Masters at last.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Trouble in the Water: Hawaii's Climate Crisis
Long before there was a crisis in Hawaii involving flames, there was a crisis involving water: water that climate change was drying up, scarce water going to tourist activities instead of locals, and then tainted water that poisoned thousands with ...CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Steel Tariffs and the Race to Be Protectionist in Chief
Biden sees Trump’s levies on metals imports and raises them to damaging effect.The Wall Street Journal - World