• ‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief

    Paris agreement negotiator Todd Stern attacks premiers who say that decarbonisation programmes are unrealistic and should be slowed downPolitical leaders who present themselves as “grownups” while slowing the pace of climate action are pushing the world towards deeper catastrophe, a former US climate chief has warned.“We are slowed down by those who think of themselves as grownups and believe decarbonisation at the speed the climate community calls for is unrealistic,” said Todd Stern, who...

  • Lawmaker Highlights 2 Bills to Make US a Crypto Leader — Says Bitcoin Is 'Unstoppable' – Regulation Bitcoin News

    Congressman Patrick McHenry says bitcoin is unstoppable and every regime that’s tried to shut it down has failed. He emphasized that the U.S. must become a leader in digital assets, noting that two congressional bills offer a path toward clear regulations. Two Pieces of Legislation Could Provide Greater Clarity in Digital Assets Congressman Patrick McHenry […]

  • Tsunami possible in Indonesia as erupting Ruang volcano experiences explosive eruption, prompting evacuations

    Indonesian officials warned on Wednesday that tsunami waves could be possible as the eruption of Mt. Ruang intensifies. In a press release with the warning, officials said the status of the volcanic eruption, which has been occurring for days, is now at its highest level.Indonesia's National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure, known as BNPB, said Mt. Ruang, located in the North Sulawesi province, "experienced an explosive eruption" with a column of ash reaching more than a mile high from the...

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    WhatsApp rolls out AI tool in SA - says messages still private (but users must watch what they say) | Business

    Meta has started to roll out its WhatsApp generative AI tool to select

  • Cartel gangsters are recruiting US Army soldiers to smuggle migrants into the US: Cash-strapped vet, 23, says he was paid $5,000 to bring in group

    A second US soldier has been caught smuggling illegal immigrants in two weeks in Texas. Cartels are luring service members with the promise of easy money.

  • Volcano Mount Ruang Erupts In Indonesia

    Volcano Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia. Column of sulphur dioxide (SO2) in

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    Video shows lightning flashes at volcano eruption

    STORY: Wednesday's dramatic eruption on a remote island in the province of North Sulawesi threw a fiery-red column of lava, incandescent rock and ash as much as 3 km (two miles) into the sky.At least 800 people in North Sulawesi province were evacuated from the area, with authorities widening the evacuation zone further after the country's volcanology agency raised the alert status.Purple flashes of lightning rent the sky above the erupting volcano, videos on social media showed.

  • Northern Lights shine over Iceland's erupting volcano

    Stunning timelapse video shows a volcano in southwestern Iceland, that has erupted four times in recent months sending lava towards a nearby community, continuing to erupt.

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    Northern Lights shine over Iceland's erupting volcano

    Stunning timelapse video shows a volcano in southwestern Iceland, that has erupted four times in recent months sending lava towards a nearby community, continuing to erupt. The current eruption, now ongoing for 28 days, became officially the second longest of the seven that have occurred in the last three years, after the six-month-long 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption. (Apr. 17)

  • Indonesia volcano eruption sparks tsunami fears

    Mount Ruang has repeatedly erupted, and officials fear it could collapse and create a tsunami, with hundreds evacuated from the areaAuthorities in Indonesia have issued a tsunami alert after a volcano erupted several times in the province of North Sulawesi, spewing a column of smoke more than a mile into the sky and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes.Mount Ruang, a stratovolcano, first erupted at 9.45pm local time on Tuesday and then four times on Wednesday,...

  • Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts

    The volcano, located on Ruang island about 100 km (62 miles) from the provincial capital Manado, has erupted more than three times since Tuesday

  • Steve Bannon Says US Is 'Not a Democracy'

    Steve Bannon, right-wing media personality and former White House chief strategist under the Trump administration, wrote on social media on Sunday that the United States is "not a democracy."Bannon took to Gettr on Sunday and shared a Semafor article titled, "Could Trump really 'end democracy?'" that was published on Friday. Bannon, who was seen by many as a key driving force behind former President Donald Trump's ideological stance during the latter half of his 2016 campaign and the first part...