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Britain will close its final coal-fired power station on Monday, therefore marking the end of an era for the nation launching the Industrial Revolution. Running on coal for more than 50 years, the Ratcliffe-on- Soar power station in central England will close at midnight. 142 years of coal-powered electricity generated in the United Kingdom comes to an end with this …

Over their attitude on abortion, Vice President Kamala Harris attacked Donald Trump and the Republican Party fiercely in an impassioned address given in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday. Harris called Trump and his supporters “hypocrites,” charging them of violating women’s rights and bringing terrible results from tight abortion restrictions. Her comments coincided with the first voters starting to cast their ballots …

As Vietnam gets ready to install ten new underwater cables by 2030, the United States is pushing Vietnam to rethink interacting with Chinese companies, especially HMN Technologies. This initiative coincides with mounting worries about Chinese companies’ participation in worldwide infrastructure projects, which the United States considers to pose a possible threat to its geopolitical and technological interests. Expanding internet connections …

About thirty eminent people, including Nobel Prize laureates Denis Mukwege and Wole Soyinka, made a fervent and urgent appeal on Sunday for the release of Niger’s former president, Mohamed Bazoum, who has been under detention since a military takeover of his administration in July 2023. Published in the French daily *Le Monde*, their appeal sought to have Bazoum and his …

Australia is likely to be among the first countries in the world to implement a minimum age limit for children accessing social media, citing growing worries about the deleterious impacts of the medium on young people’s mental and physical health.  The measure has sparked a national debate as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government advances with an age verification experiment before …

Choosing which of the “best” buffet restaurants in Asia is not a simple chore. The great and varied gastronomic scene of the continent means that based on personal tastes, dietary needs, and financial condition what makes the ideal eating experience vary.  Asia provides some of the most lavish and varied buffet choices available worldwide; each one presents a unique mix …

Following alarming outcomes in previous drills, Taiwan’s military is about review the use of US-made anti-tank missiles. The choice follows findings showing that the weapons, vital for Taiwan’s defense against possible Chinese assault, showed less than expected precision during the drills. The forthcoming conference emphasizes Taiwan’s value in making sure its military hardware is completely operational and efficient in front …

With a bold and divisive action, the Kremlin has seized more than £76 million from Google’s Russian accounts, reallocating these resources to support Vladimir Putin‘s war in Ukraine via means of propaganda projects. Court documents reveal this dynamic, which underlines the rising tension between global IT companies and autocratic governments. The seizure of assets by Russian courts is a component …

Following the July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, at least five agents have been assigned modified duty in a dramatic turn of events that has rocked the U.S. Secret Service. One of the most important security errors in recent history, the event happened during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and calls for a thorough probe on the weaknesses …

Thursday night, a volcano in southwest Iceland erupted for the sixth time since December, spewing brilliant crimson lava from a fresh breach on the Reykjanes Peninsula. After a sequence of major earthquakes, the eruption started just after 9 p.m. Within an hour, a fissure spanning 4 kilometers (2.4 miles) surfaced through the Sundhnúkur crater, signifying the most recent occurrence in …