Air strikes, artillery fire escalate as factions battle in Sudan capital
By Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI (Reuters) -Air strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan's capital early on Tuesday, residents said,
2023-05-16 16:22
Fewer than expected migrants arrived at the border after Title 42 expired, but officials remain on high alert
Despite warnings of a potential crush of migrants that sent thousands of federal personnel to the southern border and US cities scrambling to prepare, the days after the expiration of Title 42 saw a much narrower influx of migrants than expected.
2023-05-16 15:58
Panicked 911 calls capture chaos during the Texas mall massacre that left 8 dead
Panicked 911 calls from an Allen, Texas, outlet mall captured moments of chaos and terror as the nation's second-deadliest mass shooting so far this year unfolded, with eight killed and others wounded within minutes.
2023-05-16 15:28
Telecom Italia Falls on Report CDP Dropping $21 Billion Grid Bid
Telecom Italia SpA fell on Tuesday following a Bloomberg report that Italy’s state lender will drop its offer
2023-05-16 15:26
Oil Majors Face Call for $12 Billion to Fix Nigeria Damage
Oil companies including Shell Plc and Eni SpA should pay $12 billion to repair environmental devastation in Nigeria’s
2023-05-16 15:21
Bangladesh rocked by power cuts as deadly cyclone hits gas supply
By Ruma Paul and Sudarshan Varadhan DHAKA Bangladesh faced its worst power cuts in over seven months as
2023-05-16 14:53
Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt carried out 90% of the 883 recorded in 2022, Amnesty International says.
2023-05-16 14:46
Dodgers win in 12th on bases-loaded walk, Muncy homers twice to regain major-league lead
Chris Taylor scored on a bases-loaded walk in the 12th inning, Max Muncy homered twice to move back into the major league lead, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 for their sixth straight win
2023-05-16 14:26
Flooding the Sahara desert proposed as radical climate change solution
It might sound more like the kind of idle daydream billionaires like Elon Musk would have, but could flooding the Sahara actually be the best way of tackling climate change in the future? The idea of creating a new “sea” in Africa is being discussed, and it’s not the first time that the notion of a great oasis in the Sahara has been discussed among the scientific community. As the ongoing climate crisis continues to worsen, the notion of flooding vast areas of the desert is being returned to once again [via IFL Science]. A new “sea” was first proposed following the study of the Messinian salinity crisis – which saw a dried-out area of the Mediterranean rejuvenated by the Zanclean flood, reconnecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean around 5.33 million years ago. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Given how the Mediterranean was transformed by the flood, the idea of flooding the Sahara to achieve similar results has been thrown around in the scientific community as far back as 1877, the Scottish engineer Donald McKenzie suggested flooding the El Djouf basin in Western Africa. The idea is now returning to popularity as the world looks for solutions to the climate crisis. One proposal centres on the Middle East’s Dead Sea and flooding the area using water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea Depression. A vast sea in Africa could represent a hugely innovative step towards tackling climate change and fostering a new hub of life – but even the people suggesting work such a project acknowledge just how expensive and dangerous it is. Even Y Combinator is a US startup accelerator who has described “desert flooding” as “risky, unproven, even unlikely to work”. Only time will tell whether the notion of a new sea in the Sahara coud ever work, or whether it’ll remain the stuff of dreams. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-16 14:19
Midwife's Ukraine work inspires Eurovision winner Sandie Shaw
Singer Sandy Shaw was inspired by the midwife after hearing her on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
2023-05-16 13:59
Rate-Cut Bets Are Surfacing Across Emerging Asia on Policy Pivot
Traders accustomed to aggressive interest-rate hikes across Asia are now seeking to gauge when the region’s central banks
2023-05-16 13:54
Russia targets Kyiv with 'exceptional' missile strike, military official says
Kyiv was targeted by an exceptionally dense attack of Russian drones, cruise missiles and possibly ballistic missiles early Tuesday in the eighth assault on the Ukrainian capital this month, a senior city military official said.
2023-05-16 13:50