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Faith-based climate advocates’ transparency efforts are more than a “Hail Mary.” By Keerti Gopal Sister Susan Francois didn’t expect to get emotional discussing her congregation’s shareholder resolution at Citibank last week, but as she spoke to a room full of supporters about the role of the Catholic Church in WesternContinue Reading

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Canonical has published a draft release schedule for Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’. According to the timetable we should expect the final stable release of Ubuntu 24.10 to arrive on Thursday October 10, 2024. Six months of development lay ahead, with a beta release of the ‘Oracular Oriole’ set to takeContinue Reading

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Researchers uncovered compelling evidence that Earth’s magnetic field was in a highly unusual state when the macroscopic animals of the Ediacaran Period — 635 to 541 million years ago — diversified and thrived. Their study raises the question of whether these fluctuations in Earth’s ancient magnetic field led to shiftsContinue Reading

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The Jerusalem offices of Al Jazeera  were raided Sunday after Israel’s far-right Cabinet banned the Qatar-based satellite news network—the sole international media outlet providing 24/7 live coverage from Gaza—from operating in the country. “If you’re watching this… then Al Jazeera has been banned in Israel,” correspondent Imran Khan said in a pre-recorded report from occupied EastContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Negotiators wrapped up the fourth round of formal discussions over the United Nations’ global plastics treaty early on Tuesday morning, inching closer to a final agreement that’s intended to “end plastic pollution.”  Delegates made important progress on theContinue Reading

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When Rafael Olavarría was out of the U.S. for personal reasons recently, he found himself up early on a Friday doing something new in his job at the 2-year-old, Spanish-language fact-checking project Factchequeado. For the first time, Olavarría was not only correcting a viral falsehood posted on X (formerly Twitter) that heContinue Reading

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The announcement comes after people start to flee eastern Rafah after Israel orders tens of thousands to evacuate., Hamas has approved a proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza war put forward by mediators Qatar and Egypt, the Palestinian group says, although Israel has yet to comment on the proposal.Continue Reading

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Cheers erupt in Gaza on hearing the news that Hamas has told Qatar and Egypt they will accept their ceasefire proposal., Video Duration 01 minutes 21 seconds NewsFeed Spontaneous cheers erupt in Gaza on hearing the news that Hamas has told Qatar and Egypt they will accept their ceasefire proposal.Continue Reading