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‘Alice in Borderland’ Star Isomura Hayato on the Role He Was Warned Off, Judging Tokyo’s Ethical Film Award and Why Japanese Cinema Needs Government Backing
Actor Isomura Hayato won a Japan Academy Film Prize for his role in “The Moon” despite warnings it could damage his career, and recently judged the Ethical Film Award at Tokyo International Film Festival.
Eugene Becomes 5th Oregon City to Adopt Home Energy Score Requirement
Eugene adopted a Home Energy Score requirement in a 6-1 vote, becoming the fifth Oregon city with such a policy, aimed at supporting residential energy efficiency upgrades and emissions reductions.
Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home
Audi will invest $4 billion to build its first US factory in Georgia, producing 200,000 SUVs annually and creating 4,500 jobs, as Volkswagen navigates Trump’s tariffs and domestic job cuts.
AI’s ‘opportunity divide’ could deepen global inequality, UN official warns
A UN official warns that artificial intelligence risks widening inequality between rich and poor nations, with developing countries facing significant barriers to benefiting from the AI revolution.
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Global Coal Consumption Hits Record Even as Coal Power Declines
Global coal consumption reached a record 166.0 exajoules in 2025, rising 0.7% annually, while coal-fired electricity generation declined 0.3%, reflecting coal’s shifting role across industrial and geographic sectors.
ADNOC Makes One of the Biggest Changes to Middle East Crude Pricing in Years
ADNOC will shift all Abu Dhabi crude grades to prompt-month pricing based on the Platts Dubai benchmark starting November 1, 2026, moving away from the previous two-month forward methodology.
Why Trump’s Trade Threat Puts Spain’s Energy Security on the Line
Donald Trump’s trade threat against Spain poses significant risks to the country’s energy security, particularly regarding natural gas imports and crude oil supplies that Madrid has grown increasingly dependent on.
Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted
European health authorities and scientists have released varying estimates of deaths from recent summer heatwaves using different calculation methods, with figures ranging from hundreds to thousands across individual countries.
Millions face long-term coastal flooding risk in UK without climate action, scientists warn
Up to 13 million UK residents face long-term coastal flooding risk from climate change, with sea levels potentially rising significantly over coming centuries without emissions cuts, scientists warn.
The secret to a better grid? Electric vehicles.
A coalition of utilities and energy companies is launching a pilot program in Massachusetts to test vehicle-to-grid technology, which allows electric vehicles to send power back to the grid during peak demand periods.
What can the Galápagos Islands’ animals teach us about the threats of El Niño?
The Galápagos Islands face extreme heat from El Niño conditions expected to intensify through next year, threatening endemic species already adapted to cyclical temperature swings.
Access to finance ‘strengthens climate resilience’ among sub-Saharan women
A new study finds that women’s access to formal financial services strengthens household resilience to climate shocks in sub-Saharan Africa, though lasting protection requires broader efforts addressing gender inequality.
Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution
European heatwaves are driven primarily by greenhouse gas warming, not declining air pollution, despite recent media headlines suggesting otherwise, scientists clarify.
More than half of England in drought, Environment Agency declares
The Environment Agency has declared drought conditions across more than half of England due to prolonged hot, dry weather affecting water supplies and putting over 20 million people under hosepipe bans.
‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
European farmers face severe crop losses as record heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires combine with changing rainfall patterns, forcing the industry to adapt rapidly.
Restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find
A pilot study suggests confining meals to a nine-hour window and avoiding food four hours before bed may help protect cognitive abilities in older women with overweight or obesity.