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Boeing sustainability chief says SAFs are unlikely to fall as low as jet fuel Wed 24 Apr 2024
The use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) is being encouraged by governments as a replacement for kerosene type fuels, to decarbonise the industry. Boeing’s... (photo: Creative Commons / Liam Allport) Offshore Technology
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Youngsters wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rain in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, April 15, 2024. Lightening and heavy rains killed dozens of people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities declared a state of emergency in the country's southwest following an overnight rainfall to avoid any further casualties and damages.

Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO Tue 23 Apr 2024
Asia was the region most affected by climate change, weather and water-related hazards globally last year, the United Nations weather agency has said. In a report... (photo: AP / Muhammad Sajjad) Al Jazeera
Climate Change Extreme Weather Natural Disaster Photos Wikipedia: Climate change

Telecommuting, also called remote work, future of work, telework, teleworking, working from home, mobile work, remote job, work from anywhere, and flexible workplace, is a work arrangement in which employees do not commute or travel to a central place of work, such as an office building, warehouse, or store, Jan. 29, 2016.

Hybrid Work Needs a Workplace Value Proposition Tue 23 Apr 2024
Why do people come to the office? And how can leaders make that time as meaningful and productive as possible? These questions are more urgent than ever with the majority... (photo: Creative Commons / Pixabay/ Free-Photos) Gallup
Business Photos US States Workplace Value Proposition

President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Washington

Will foreign policy cost Biden the election? Mon 22 Apr 2024
When big questions about American foreign policy collide with an election, it’s rarely good news for a sitting president. Like many leaders before him, US President Joe... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci) Asiatimes

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File - On 5 June 2022, Volodymyr Zelenskyy "visited command posts and frontline positions of Ukrainian troops in the area of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region and Lysychansk in the Luhansk region

Ukraine will not be the second Afghanistan, says Zelensky Mon 22 Apr 2024
Following the approval of the US military aid package, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine would not become “another Afghanistan.” Sky... (photo: Creative Commons / President.gov.ua / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed) Khaama Press
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Soldiers patrol a residential area on the south side of Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in the wake of the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader from prison.

Guayas, Ecuador: The Least Safe Place on the Planet? Fri 19 Apr 2024
LONDON -- In 2023, no other region anywhere in the world -- excluding active war zones -- felt less secure than Guayas, Ecuador. Just 11% of residents in the... (photo: AP / Dolores Ochoa) Gallup
Drug gangs Ecuador Latin America Photos

Taliban official Abdul Salam Hanafi, center, and other members of the political delegation from the Afghan Taliban's movement arrive to attend the talks involving Afghan representatives in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.

Putin wants to get closer to the Taliban Fri 19 Apr 2024
Russia is currently considering taking the Taliban off its list of terrorist organisations, officials have indicated. While no final decision has yet been taken, one sign... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) Asiatimes

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Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant, March 10, 2016.

Cannabis Use Greatest Among Lower-Income and Less Educated Thu 18 Apr 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nine percent of U.S. adults report that they use cannabis regularly, defined as at least 10 days of consumption per month. Regular usage differs by... (photo: Creative Commons / Unsplash/ Add Weed) Gallup
Cannabis Health Photos US States

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2011 file photo, a Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega, eastern Libya.

IMF warns tensions in Middle East could cause sharp increase in oil prices Wed 17 Apr 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the escalating tensions in the Middle East could lead to an increase in oil prices and inflation. The IMF has warned that... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Offshore Technology
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A digital twin is a virtual model of a physical object. It spans the object's lifecycle and uses real-time data sent from sensors on the object to simulate the behavior and monitor operations.

Digital twin market to surpass $150bn by 2030, impacting many industries Wed 17 Apr 2024
GlobalData’s Digital Twins report examines growth and users across many industries including power, healthcare and sport. The digital twin market will be worth $154bn by... (photo: AI) Offshore Technology
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A woman walks near her house in a flooded area in Orenburg, Russia, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Russian officials are scrambling to help homeowners displaced by floods, as water levels have risen in the Ural River. The floods in the Orenburg region near Russia's border with Kazakhstan sparked the evacuation of thousands of people following the collapse of a dam on Saturday.

'Colossal' floods heading for Russian city Tue 16 Apr 2024
MOSCOW — A "colossal" amount of water is moving towards the Russian city of Kurgan, the region's governor has said.Vadim Shumkov said that the swollen Tobol river and its... (photo: AP) Saudi Gazette

Extreme Weather Natural Disaster Photos Russia Wikipedia: 2024 Central Asian floods

Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, but smaller amounts of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are also emitted, Nov. 20, 2020.

Black Adults More Concerned Than Others About Local Pollution Tue 16 Apr 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Substantial proportions of Americans are concerned about exposure to four types of environmental pollution or contamination in their communities.... (photo: Creative Commons / Pixabay/ catazul) Gallup
Climate change Emissions Environment Photos

File - Ethnic Armenians refugees stand with their bags and wait for their relatives as they return to Stepanakert, the capital of the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020.

Azerbaijan calls for ICJ to throw out Armenian ethnic cleansing case Mon 15 Apr 2024
Azerbaijan has called for the UN’s International Court of Justice to throw out a case accusing it of ethnic cleansing brought by its neighbour and rival Armenia. Lawyers... (photo: AP / Sergei Grits) Al Jazeera
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FILE - Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh and European Union observers drive their cars past a check point on the road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Lawyers for Azerbaijan on Monday urged the top United Nations court to throw out a case filed by Armenia linked to the long-running dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, arguing that judges do not have jurisdiction. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov, File)

Azerbaijan urges top UN court to toss out Armenian case alleging racial discrimination Mon 15 Apr 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lawyers for Azerbaijan on Monday urged the top United Nations court to throw out a case filed by Armenia linked to the long-running dispute over... (photo: AP / Vasily Krestyaninov, File) Newsday
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Planner and eyeglasses placed on table near anonymous woman and dog sleeping on sofa

Americans Sleeping Less, More Stressed Mon 15 Apr 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the first time in Gallup polling since 2001, a majority of U.S. adults, 57%, say they would feel better if they got more sleep, while 42% say they... (photo: Creative Commons) Gallup
Depression Health Photos US States

File - An Afghan refugee woman returns to Afghanistan through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Many Afghan refugees arrived at the Torkham border to return home shortly before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally, or face deportation.

As Pakistan begins second phase of deportation, Afghan women fear what lies ahead Mon 15 Apr 2024
Shakeeba, 23, has dreams as big as the challenges she faces. Currently enrolled in the first semester at the Department of Radiography at Khyber Medical College (KMC),... (photo: AP / Ebrahim Noroozi) Dawn
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Displaced Palestinians trying to walk back from central Gaza Strip to northern Gaza Strip , Sunday, April 14, 2024.

Israel, Iran and the Gaza endgame Mon 15 Apr 2024
No victims, very little damage, over 90% of drones intercepted. Iran’s attack on Israel was a mighty show of force of Israeli defense, a blessing in disguise. US... (photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana) Asiatimes

Gaza War Iran Israel Photos Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war

UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), Dubai. 1 December 2023.

How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question. Fri 12 Apr 2024
Last year’s United Nations climate conference in the United Arab Emirates ended on a surprising high note as the world’s countries endorsed a landmark agreement to... (photo: Leo Alfonso / ILO) Grist

Climate change Environment Photos United Nations

A view of an apartment building destroyed after Tuesday's Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.

More Americans Say U.S. Is Not Helping Ukraine Enough Fri 12 Apr 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As military aid for Ukraine remains stalled in the U.S. House of Representatives, Americans themselves are equally split, at 36% each, between those... (photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky) Gallup
Photos Russia US States Ukraine

In this is frame grab from video, Syrian government forces and Russian soldiers oversee the evacuation by buses of rebel fighters and their families, at a checkpoint in eastern Gouta, Syria, Thursday March, 22, 2018

Russian soldiers who quit Putin's war get no hero's welcome abroad as asylum claims surge Fri 12 Apr 2024
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — If the choice was death or a bullet to the leg, Yevgeny would take the bullet. A decorated hero of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Yevgeny told his friend... (photo: AP) Newsday
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