Chad shuts border with Sudan after cross-border incursion kills its troops
Chad says the border will remain closed until further notice, citing repeated violations by Sudan’s warring sides., Chad’s government says the border will remain closed until further notice, citing repeated violations by Sudan’s warring parties. By Reuters, AFP and News Agencies Chad has closed its eastern border with Sudan afterContinue Reading
Cleaner wrasse show self awareness in stunning mirror experiments
Cleaner wrasse have revealed a remarkable new side of fish intelligence. Marked with fake parasites, they used mirrors to inspect and remove the spots—far faster than seen in earlier tests. Even more striking, some fish dropped shrimp in front of the mirror to watch how its reflection moved, a formContinue Reading
Work experience kids messed with manager’s PC to send him to Ctrl-Alt-Del hell
Rogue user showed them an excellent prank, which they put into production Who, Me? Welcome to another installment of Who, Me? It’s The Register’s Monday column in which you confess to crises you caused, and the course corrections that cured the chaos.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Rubio credited Spain for the origins of the American cowboy. Mexico begs to differ
After Marco Rubio sparked controversy by tracing the romance of the American cowboy to Spain — drawing a rebuttal from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — historians untangle a far richer story of the mythic figure later immortalized by Hollywood., Read MoreContinue Reading
Volunteers Join Search for Nancy Guthrie in Arizona
As the search for Nancy Guthrie enters its fourth week, volunteers are joining search teams in canvassing the missing 84-year-old’s Tucson neighborhood. NBC’s Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says
‘For much of the world, “normal” is gone.’ Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 This is what Prof Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, said to journalists in New York after publishing a report declaring that the world had entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy’.Continue Reading
This company tries to recycle the really difficult plastics
Ridwell, and companies like it, offer to take complex plastic items you can’t put in your blue bin and find a home for them. But are they doing more harm than good?Continue Reading
Alberta Separatism Has Always Been About Joining The Traitor’s America
The leaders of the so-called separatist movement seem careful to assure their supporters that leaving Canada does not mean being absorbed by the increasingly hostile and unhinged government south of the border. The Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) website states , “The notion that we seek to become the 51st stateContinue Reading
AI vs. Net Zero: The UK’s Next Climate Battle
As a data centre construction boom sweeps the UK, creating soaring electricity demands that threaten to decimate climate targets, opportunist politicians and commentators are using this new phenomenon to undermine the clean energy transition. In recent months, Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho, Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice, asContinue Reading
US, Iran to meet in Geneva Thursday, Oman’s foreign minister confirms
Iran and Oman’s foreign ministers both said the U.S. and Iran are set to meet in Geneva on Thursday, as the two countries engage in a high-stakes standoff. This comes amid Iran’s rapid expansion of uranium enrichment, attacks on commercial oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and, most recently,Continue Reading
Millions under snowstorm warnings as ‘bomb cyclone’ set to hit Northeast
Tens of millions of people will be affected by a severe snowstorm in the Northeast set to begin Sunday. The National Weather Service said nearly 54 million people from the Central Appalachians to Coastal Maine people are under winter storm or blizzard warnings. The storm is expected to reach peakContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: No Supreme Court order expelling Abante from House
Claim: The Supreme Court ordered the expulsion of Manila 6th District Representative Bienvenido Abante Jr. from the House of Representatives. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim, posted on February 16, has already received 25,000 reactions, 6,900 comments, and 1,300 shares as of writing. The post shows photos ofContinue Reading