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How HSBC’s Sharia fund invested millions in Israeli war-linked firms
HSBC’s UK Sharia-compliant fund with over $8 billion in assets invested more than $130 million in companies linked to Israel’s military supply chain, raising questions about compliance with Islamic financial principles.
Brazilian court orders Meta to prove Lula and Bolsonaro get equal treatment
Brazil’s top electoral court doubled Meta’s daily fine and ordered the company to prove it treats left-wing incumbent Lula and right-wing candidate Bolsonaro equally ahead of Sunday’s presidential run-off.
Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
British farms are experiencing a record bluetongue outbreak this year, with 2,201 cases recorded in the first three months of the season, surpassing the previous three years combined.
Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act. These 10 species show what’s at stake.
The Trump administration has reinterpreted the Endangered Species Act to eliminate habitat protections and limit penalties for degrading endangered species’ habitats, threatening species like right whales and rattlesnakes.
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As extreme weather worsens, Black and Hispanic homeowners are paying more for insurance
Black and Hispanic homeowners nationwide pay significantly higher home insurance premiums than white homeowners, despite identical coverage, according to a Consumer Federation of America report released in July.
Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was
This meteorological summer was the hottest on record for the contiguous U.S., with 293 million Americans experiencing at least 30 days of dangerous heat levels.
As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience
Ukrainian businesses are increasingly installing solar panels to build resilience against Russian attacks on the country’s centralized power grid, with government incentive programs driving rapid renewable energy expansion.
She governs a US territory. But she has no say in who mines its waters.
Guam’s governor learned of federal plans to lease her territory’s seafloor to mining companies through news reports, not official notification. Local leaders in Pacific territories lack meaningful input despite potential environmental impacts.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered an earlier, simpler version of Stonehenge three miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices, dated to approximately 5,000 years old.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and forgotten in a drawer for four decades has been confirmed as the continent’s first dinosaur fossil, belonging to a long-necked Titanosaur.
Rich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study
A study on wealth and behavior won the economics Ig Nobel prize, finding that wealthier individuals were more likely to take candy meant for children and engage in other socially irresponsible conduct.
Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
A new study shows that the climate connection between the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans is being disrupted by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in ways unprecedented over the past 400 years.
Back-to-back Arctic storms can double sea ice loss
Research shows Arctic cyclones arriving in rapid succession can double sea ice loss compared to isolated storms, with effects potentially intensified as warming thins and weakens ice coverage.
Giant lion’s mane jellyfish caught on camera off Pembrokeshire coast
A free diver in Pembrokeshire filmed a giant lion’s mane jellyfish measuring 10 to 15 metres off the Welsh coast, marking the first sighting of the species he has recorded in Wales.
Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times more powerful than scientists thought
New observations reveal that supermassive black hole winds carry 100 times more energy than previously estimated, extending roughly 300,000 light-years beyond their host galaxies.
The shape behind the Einstein problem just revealed strange new physics
Researchers have discovered that optical structures based on the Smith hat mathematical shape produce unusual chiral light patterns, revealing new physics at the intersection of geometry and optics.