• Tiger shark sighting prompts warning signs at East Oahu beach

    Warning signs were posted today after the sighting of a large tiger shark at an East Oahu beach park.

  • Fewer flamingos flock to East African lakes – a warning sign that all is not well below the surface

    The rising water levels of these salty and highly-alkaline ‘soda lakes’ is decimating the cyanobacteria that lesser flamingos have evolved to eat.

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    Middle East escalation could trigger oil price shock that fuels inflation, World Bank warns

    Oil prices could rise to $102 per barrel if a major conflict in the Middle East breaks out involving one or more oil producers, according to the World Bank.

  • Oil price could exceed $100 a barrel if Middle East conflict worsens, World Bank warns

    Increase in cost of crude could drive inflation up and force central banks to keep interest rates high• Business live – latest updatesA serious escalation of tensions in the Middle East would push the price of oil above $100 (£80) a barrel and reverse the recent downward trend in global inflation, the World Bank has said.The Washington-based institution said the recent fall in commodity prices had been levelling off even before the recent missile strikes by Iran and Israel – making interest rate...

  • A linguistic warning sign for dementia

    Older people with mild cognitive impairment, especially when characterized by episodic memory loss, are at increased risk for dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. Now a study by researchers from MIT, Cornell, and Massachusetts General Hospital has identified a key deficit unrelated to memory that may help reveal the condition early—when any available treatments are likely…

  • Warning signs you should not hire an interviewee

    If the person you’re interviewing is ill-prepared and doesn’t seem bothered about the job that’s your answer right there. : Warning signs you should not hire an interviewee

  • Labor’s Middle East folly

    Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s call to her Tehran counterpart urging Iran to promote stability in the Middle East is indicative…What to read next: What would JK Rowling say about the Tickle v Giggle case? | Port Macquarie educator fired during Covid slams medical authoritarianism | Fearless sons and daughters of Anzacs | A National Conservative critique of the recent ‘The Road Ahead’ conference in Fremantle

  • Pope calls for dialogue in Middle East

    Shafaqna English- Following the Regina Coeli in Saint Peter’s Square on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis urged dialogue over conflict in the Middle East. Pope Francis once again expressed his hope that dialogue, negotiation, and diplomacy might prevail in the Middle East. He urged against succumbing to “the

  • South Bruce signs hosting agreement with NWMO

    The agreement between the municipality of South Bruce and Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization was signed following a vote by the municipality's council on 1 May. The area is one of two potential host sites for a deep geologic repository selected in a process launched by the organisation in 2010.

  • Iraq and Türkiye sign strategic cooperation agreements

    Baghdad, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Iraq and Türkiye signed here today 26 memorandums of cooperation, in the context of the visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the nation. The post Iraq and Türkiye sign strategic cooperation agreements first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Antony Blinken's Big, Stupid Middle East Trip

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel earlier this week, speaking loudly and waving a small stick. While Blinken ostensibly represents America's national interests abroad, his job in Israel is all about Presidentish Joe Biden's reelection bid — and how Israeli's defensive military actions in the Gaza Strip are complicating things for Biden at home.

  • Erdan: UN is the main impediment to Middle East peace

    Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan addressed the UN General Assembly today (Wednesday) at a meeting on the American veto of the Palestinian Authority's bid for full member-state status, and accused the UN of being the "main impediment to peace" in the Middle East. Erdan began by noting the end of the Passover holiday this week. "On Passover, Jewish people around the globe gather together at the Seder – our special holiday meal – to tell the story of our liberation," he said. ...