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Woman killed by falling tree during storm in western Germany
A woman was killed and another seriously injured after a tree fell on them during severe storms that caused widespread damage across parts of Germany overnight, police said. The two women, aged 58 and 47, had been out walking together in Waldorf in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, about 50 kilometres south of Cologne, when…
Read MoreBus carrying patients collides with lorry in Brazil, killing 23
Twenty-three people have died in a serious road accident in southern Brazil after a minibus carrying patients collided with a lorry early on Wednesday on a national road in the state of Paraná. “Preliminary findings suggest that the lorry may have veered into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with the minibus,” the news portal…
Read MoreThe Glorious Disorder of Michael Ondaatje’s Early Work
In an interview with the Times, earlier this year, Clint Bentley, the Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter of the film “Train Dreams,” was asked to name his “favorite book that no one else has heard of.” Bentley’s answer? Michael Ondaatje’s “The Collected Works of Billy the Kid,” from 1970. Bentley described the book, which combines prose,…
Read MoreMore than 7,300 excess deaths in France’s historically hot summer so far
France saw more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number of hot days since mid-June, according to an AFP analysis. France has been hit by three summer heatwaves in quick succession: a 14-day spell in June, 16 days in…
Read MoreThree Books that Will Transport You
I’m going through a phase lately where almost everything reminds me of “Adam’s Curse,” by William Butler Yeats. The poem is about how our most worthwhile pursuits—things like art, love, and beauty—often seem to demand a measure of toil. Or, as a woman in the poem wistfully puts it, how “we must labour to be…
Read MoreOusted Ukraine defense minister urges wartime elections, warning of a governance crisis
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called Tuesday for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country was gripped by a crisis of governance. The move by one of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s most loyal and longstanding team members until recently could become the most significant…
Read MoreUkraine targets Moscow with drones as Russia threatens U.K. over support
Kyiv — Ukraine launched more than 600 drones at Moscow overnight, the Russian capital’s mayor said Tuesday, calling it one of the largest long-range Ukrainian assaults on the Moscow region since the war began more than four-and-a-half years ago. In an attack beginning Tuesday evening and continuing into Wednesday morning, 637 Ukrainian drones were launched at…
Read MoreSouth Korea Blocks Polymarket Over Gambling Concerns
Coindesk reported that South Korea has become the latest country to shut off access to Polymarket over concerns that prediction markets amount to illegal gambling. What’s the scoop? The Block: South Korea’s Media and Communications Standards Commission voted Tuesday to block domestic access to Polymarket, concluding that its prediction markets facilitate illegal gambling. Polymarket’s Defense:…
Read MoreGerman farmers warn of drought toll on grain harvest
Germany’s grain harvest is expected to fall by seven percent this year after months of severe drought and heatwaves, the German Farmers’ Association (DBV) said Tuesday. “An overly dry spring and a heatwave in the second half of June were defining factors” leading to what the group described as a “below-average grain harvest” forecast at…
Read MoreGerman court to rule on Ukrainians accused of parcel sabotage plot
A German court is due to deliver its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of three Ukrainians accused of plotting attacks on freight transport in Germany on behalf of Russia. Prosecutors accuse the men, aged 22, 25 and 30, of spying and conspiracy to carry out arson attacks on behalf of a Russian intelligence service.…
Read MoreChina Tests New Way To Automate Trucking: One Driver Leading A Convoy
A single human sits in a lead cab on the Beijing–Tianjin–Tanggu Expressway. Behind them, heavy trucks follow in tight formation — empty cabs, no safety operators, Level 4 autonomy handling every steering input via vehicle-to-vehicle communication. This isn’t a test track scenario. It’s a permitted, cross-provincial operation. China’s “1+N” platooning model isn’t waiting for the…
Read MoreMan, 31, Rescued Alive After Being Trapped in Underwater Cave for 15 Days Without Food
NEED TO KNOW Erasto Crisanto Valdez was rescued after being trapped in an underwater cave in Mexico on Aug. 7 The 31-year-old survived by drinking rainwater and finding an air chamber in the “pitch-black” cave Authorities conducted a 15-day search operation involving land, river and air efforts to locate Valdez alive A fisherman was rescued…
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