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France and Switzerland have to shut down their nuclear reactors due to the heat
France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave
BRUSSELS — Due to a scorching heatwave which has spread across Europe in recent days, a number of nuclear power plants in Switzerland and France have been forced to either reduce activity or shut down completely as extreme temperatures have prevented sites from relying on water from local rivers.To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at a higher temperature.However, Europe's ongoing heatwave means that the water pumped by nuclear sites is already very hot, impacting the ability of nuclear plants to use it to cool down. On top of this, nuclear sites run the risk of posing a dangerous threat to local biodiversity, by releasing water which is too hot into rivers and seas.In light of the heat, Axpo -...
July 03, 2025

France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave

Several religious groups in Kerala have opposed the government's decision to introduce Zumba classes in schools
Indian state defends Zumba lessons for students amid protests
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — The southern Indian state of Kerala has defended its decision to introduce Zumba classes in public schools, after the move sparked protests from religious groups earlier this week.Some 14,000 state-run schools in Kerala have been asked to organise daily Zumba sessions as part of an anti-drug campaign launched by the government last month.The decision has been bitterly opposed by some Hindu and Muslim organizations in the state, who say the dance is a form of "cultural invasion".They are urging parents and teachers to boycott the program, saying it goes against their religious beliefs and moral values. While the protests have died down, the groups are continuing to oppose the policy.The Kerala government however has said it will not roll back the program,...
July 03, 2025

Indian state defends Zumba lessons for students amid protests

Congressman Ralph Norman is among the Republicans threatening to vote down the bill
Trump's budget bill stalls in late-night session in US House
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives is working in the middle of the night as Donald Trump and his allies try to pressurise holdouts in the president's own Republican Party into backing his mega-bill on tax and spending.The sprawling legislation, which could define Trump's second term in office, is nearing its final vote. But it is first undergoing a procedural vote that was called late on Wednesday evening.Trump's bill has been opposed not only by opposition Democrats, but by a handful of Republicans who criticize its potential on the US deficit, healthcare and other issues.The bill ground through the US Senate earlier this week in another late-night session. Trump hopes it will pass by Friday.The House, or lower chamber, approved an earlier version of the bill in...
July 03, 2025

Trump's budget bill stalls in late-night session in US House

Relatives of those missing have been anxiously waiting for updates
Four dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali
JAKARTA — At least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry sank off Indonesia's tourist island of Bali, rescuers said.The boat was carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members when it sank at 23:20 local time (15:35 GMT) on Wednesday while on its way to Bali from Banyuwangi on the eastern coast of Java island, the Surabaya office of the National Search and Rescue Agency said.Thirty-one survivors have been rescued, the agency says, as the search continues.Authorities are investigating the cause of the sinking. The ferry operator had reported engine trouble shortly before it sank, while an official said the cause was "bad weather", according to local media.Many of the survivors are residents of the coastal town of Banyuwangi while others came from more inland...
July 03, 2025

Four dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali

Dr Marwan Sultan was the director of the Indonesian Hospital in north Gaza
Gaza hospital director killed in Israeli strike
GAZA — The director of Gaza's Indonesian Hospital has been killed in an Israeli air strike on his home in Gaza City along with several family members, the Hamas-run health ministry has said.The ministry said Dr Marwan Sultan had a long career in medicine, and condemned "this heinous crime against our medical cadres".The Israeli military said it had struck a "key terrorist" from Hamas in the Gaza City area and that claims "uninvolved civilians" were harmed as a result of the strike were being reviewed.Meanwhile, at least five people were killed and others injured, including children, in a strike on the al-Mawasi "safe zone", one of several other attacks reported by news agencies.The health ministry said Dr Sultan's career was one of...
July 03, 2025

Gaza hospital director killed in Israeli strike

Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany while still in office in February 2024.
Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina gets six-month prison sentence in absentia
DHAKA — Bangladesh’s ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday in a contempt of court case.Hasina has been facing multiple cases since she fled to India after deadly student-led protests in August, but it was the first time the former leader was sentenced in one of them.Shakil Akand Bulbul, a leader of the Awami League party’s banned student wing Chhatra League, was also sentenced to two months in prison in the same case, Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam told reporters. The party had been led by Hasina for years.A three-member ICT tribunal, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, delivered the verdict in their absence, noting that the sentences will take effect upon...
July 03, 2025

Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina gets six-month prison sentence in absentia

Tourists evacuate a hotel during a wildfire in Ierapetra, on Greek island of Crete
Mass evacuations as wildfire rages in Greek island of Crete
ATHENS — Hundreds of people have been evacuated as a major wildfire continues to burn out of control on the Greek island of Crete.The fire, which has been fanned by gale-force winds, broke out on Wednesday afternoon in rugged forested terrain near the municipality of Ierapetra.The flames have spread rapidly, threatening homes, tourist accommodation, and critical infrastructure, including a fuel station.The fire front now extends over at least 6km, according to emergency services, making containment increasingly difficult. Thick smoke has engulfed the wider area, reducing visibility to near zero in places.Authorities have also ordered the mass evacuation of hotels, rental rooms and homes in the Ferma municipality, as the flames approach the area. The operation is underway with the support...
July 03, 2025

Mass evacuations as wildfire rages in Greek island of Crete

Seven of the 12 Tokara islands are inhabited by about 700 residents
Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks
SINGAPORE — More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain in southern Japan over two weeks, keeping residents anxious and awake all night.Seismic activity has been "very active" in the seas around the Tokara islands since 21 June, authorities said after a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck on Wednesday.There have been no reports of damage and no tsunami warning has been raised but authorities have advised residents to prepare to evacuate if needed."It's very scary to even fall asleep," one resident told the regional broadcaster MBC. "It feels like it's always shaking."The Tokara area has experienced clusters of earthquakes in the past but the frequency of the most recent tremors has been unusual, according to local...
July 03, 2025

Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks

Madison Mogen (L) and Xana Kernodle
Man admits murders of four Idaho students in deal to avoid death penalty
WASHINGTON — A 30-year-old man has admitted to murdering four roommates in a small Idaho college town in 2022, as part of a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.Bryan Kohberger, a former PhD criminology student, was set to stand trial in August over the attacks that shocked America.During a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Steven Hippler read the details of the agreement, including that Kohberger waived his right to appeal or seek leniency.Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were killed in their off-campus home in the city of Moscow, in November 2022. The two others in the house, Bethany Funke and Dylan Mortensen, survived."Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty?" Judge Hippler asked the defendant."Yes," Kohberger replied.Kohberger had...
July 03, 2025

Man admits murders of four Idaho students in deal to avoid death penalty

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, 24 June, 2025
Trump calls on US central bank head to quit immediately
SINGAPORE — US President Donald Trump has called for the chair of the Federal Reserve to quit right away, in an escalation of his attacks on Jerome Powell."'Too Late' should resign immediately!!!", Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.He also included a link to a news article about a US federal housing regulator calling for Powell to be investigated over his testimony about renovations to the central bank's Washington headquarters.Trump nominated Powell to be the Fed chair during his first term. Since then, he has repeatedly criticised him for not cutting interest rates but it is unclear whether the president has the authority to remove him from the post.Despite the president's continued criticism of Powell, he said earlier this year that had...
July 03, 2025

Trump calls on US central bank head to quit immediately

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