Millions Of European Heat Deaths Projected As World Warms
Extreme temperatures — mostly heat — are projected to kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by the end of the century unless countries get better at reducing carbon pollution and adapting to hotter conditions, a new study says. Currently, cold temperatures kill...
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Palestinians Return To A Shattered Northern Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Gaza’s most heavily destroyed area on Monday after Israel opened the north for the first time since the early weeks of the war with Hamas, a dramatic reversal of their exodus 15...
AI Growth Outpaces Skills Acquisition in Australia, According to Google & Accenture
Research from Google and Accenture suggests that an increasing number of Australians and businesses are using artificial intelligence, which may not come as a surprise. However, there is a significant disparity in the number of employees who feel equipped to use AI, and what C-suite...
22 Reported Killed In Lebanon Before Agreement To Extend Deadline For Israeli Forces To Withdraw
MAYS AL-JABAL, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 22 and injuring 124, Lebanese health officials reported. Hours later, the White House said Sunday that Israel...
Qatar Says Deal Reached To Release Israeli Hostage And Allow Palestinians Into Northern Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Qatar announced early Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, easing the first major crisis of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The statement...
South Korean Prosecutors Indict Impeached President Over His Martial Law Imposition
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted. This is the latest...
Hamas Frees 4 Israeli Soldiers In Exchange For 200 Palestinian Prisoners As Ceasefire Holds
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the...
Millionaire Crypto Boss And Wife Rescued From Kidnappers In France
A French millionaire who founded a cryptocurrency company was rescued with his wife after the two were abducted earlier this week. David Balland, a founder of Ledger ― a company that sells devices to store crypto assets ― was abducted alongside his wife, Amadine, early...
Phishing Emails Targeting Australian Firms Rise by 30% in 2024
The number of phishing emails received by Australians surged by 30% last year, new research by security firm Abnormal Security has found. Cybercriminals have increasingly targeted the Asia-Pacific region, partly because it is becoming a larger player in critical industries like data centres and telecoms....
Israel Releases 90 Palestinian Captives After Hamas Returns 3 Israeli Hostages
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The first three hostages were released from Gaza, and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody, as a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war, with mixed emotions and more difficult...
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