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The Northeast’s reliance on heating oil is turning into a crisis
Heating oil prices have surged to around $6 per gallon across the Northeast due to geopolitical tensions, threatening over 4 million households with a projected 50 percent cost increase this winter.
Fifty billion seedlings: Can Ethiopia replant its ravaged forests?
Ethiopia is implementing one of the world’s largest environmental restoration campaigns, aiming to plant 50 billion seedlings by 2030 to reverse decades of forest loss and address land degradation affecting millions of farmers.
Your partner’s snoring could be impacting your health
A partner’s snoring can disrupt sleep quality and impact cognitive function, mood, and relationship satisfaction, though various treatment options exist.
Survey for Jersey children to include social media for first time
A survey for Jersey students in Years 4-12 will launch in October, marking the first time it includes questions about social media and generative AI use alongside health and wellbeing topics.
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Could trees developed with gene-editing technology protect Florida’s citrus industry?
Florida citrus growers are planting trees genetically modified to resist citrus greening, a disease that has devastated the state’s industry since arriving in 2005.
UK startup snares $20m to recreate gigs with ‘hyper-realistic’ digital avatars
UK startup Unit1 has raised $20m in funding to create digital avatars of musicians for virtual concerts, combining archive footage and live performers on stage alongside projected performers.
More Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years as major report predicts future of lower growth
Australia’s government intergenerational report projects more deaths than births within 40 years as population growth slows and the economy enters a period of lower expansion.
UK urged to strengthen financial muscle of national wealth fund to aid economy
UK organizations urge government to expand the national wealth fund’s financial capacity to boost investment in infrastructure, clean energy, and regional growth across Britain.
This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it’s growing mushrooms instead
A central Iowa farm transitioned from raising thousands of pigs to growing specialty mushrooms, receiving support from an organization helping industrial farmers shift to sustainable agricultural practices.
Future of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls
Voters in two German states head to polls in elections that could determine Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s political future, with the far-right AfD expected to gain further ground.
European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato
European intelligence officials warn Russia may test NATO with attacks on member territory within months, with Poland’s PM citing intelligence of potential drone or missile strikes to test Article 5’s credibility.
France to summon Iran envoy after language centre closure in Tehran
France will summon Iran’s ambassador after Iranian authorities closed a French-language centre affiliated with the French embassy in Tehran, citing alleged violations of diplomatic conventions.
ICE officer shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
An ICE officer shot and wounded a 28-year-old Venezuelan man during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas on Sunday, hospitalizing him with a torso injury. Local officials called for independent investigation into the incident.
The Sahel and the UN: a smaller footprint, a different role
The UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali ended in 2023, shifting its regional engagement toward diplomacy and humanitarian work as Sahel states prioritize sovereignty and regional cooperation outside traditional frameworks.
Trump administration readies sweeping sanctions against ICC, reports say
The Trump administration is preparing sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court that would prohibit most transactions with the tribunal after a grace period of six to seven months.
Powerful explosions at Syrian army site near Aleppo injure at least four
Explosions at a Syrian army weapons depot near Aleppo injured at least four people early Monday, with authorities closing roads and urging residents to remain indoors.