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Country diary: A gleaming beetle that could be bad news for my garden favourites | Susie White
Allendale, Northumberland: On a hot autumn day, I see rosemary beetles here for the first time. This could be a problem for many thriving plants This year there have been several firsts in my garden: old lady, vestal and blood-vein moths attracted to the light trap; hummingbird hawk-moths , normally occasional…
NPRWorld
France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country
More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests.
ESPNSports
Kiribati races to make the World Cup -- before the country disappears beneath the Pacific
Kiribati wants to become a FIFA member and qualify for the World Cup, but rising sea levels mean it may not be able to host games for much longer.
The GuardianWorld
Argentina to stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, country’s foreign minister says
Pablo Quirno says move is part of government’s strategy to peacefully assert sovereignty over the islands Argentina’s foreign minister has told an audience that included the British ambassador that his government would stop the Falkland Islands from exploiting its offshore oilfields as part of a strategy to take…
Al JazeeraSports
Qatar and India among seven countries bidding for 2036 Olympics, IOC says
South Africa, Turkiye, Germany, Hungary and South Korea are on the list of countries revealed by the IOC.
The GuardianBusiness
Euro dips further as French central bank chief warns the country risks being ‘strangled by interest rates’ – business live
Euro extends last week’s 1.2% drop amid French debt fears and political uncertainty in Europe In Germany, manufacturing orders slumped in August, falling more than expected. Factory orders tumbled 10.6% from the previous month, according to the federal statistics office , but were up 2.7% compared with August last…
The GuardianClimate
Country diary: On the bluest of days, the plaintive call of a pipit | Mark Cocker
Combs Moss, Derbyshire: There is plenty to be gloomy about, but today was not the day for it up on the moor The morning was sunlit and the sky the sort of deepest blue dome that makes your heart sing – and all the louder for being at the time of least natural sound. Autumn is the most silent season for birds, but at…
The New York TimesPolitics
Kash Patel Is Engaged to the Country Singer Alexis Wilkins
The director of the F.B.I. and his girlfriend announced their engagement on social media over the weekend.
Ars TechnicaTechnology
Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says
Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.
The GuardianBusiness
Iran’s oil minister resigns as country’s economic crisis worsens
Departure comes amid large drop in oil receipts, rampant inflation and shrinking economy Iran’s oil minister has resigned days after allegations that an intermediary trust selling Iranian oil abroad owed millions of dollars’ worth of export receipts to the state. Mohsen Paknejad’s departure comes as Iran grapples with…
The GuardianClimate
Country diary: Lave net fishing is a tradition in trouble | Gwyneth Lewis
Portskewett, Monmouthshire : For hundreds of years this has been a method of catching salmon in the Severn’s churning waters. I visit one of the few fishermen still going Every time I cross the new Severn Bridge leaving Wales, I check the state of the tide, using a buoy in the middle of the channel. I learned to sail…
BBC NewsPolitics
'Battle for soul of this nation is coming', says Badenoch
The leader of the Conservative party opened her speech saying the current government would "make every single person in this country poorer".
The GuardianWorld
Israeli ambassador to Australia says he hopes for return to ‘traditional friendship’ on October 7 anniversary eve
Relations have soured between the two countries over a number of issues since 2023, but Hillel Newman says a ‘reset’ is possible Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Israel’s ambassador to Australia says the third anniversary of October 7 is an opportunity for both countries to return to…
NPRBusiness
G7 countries reluctantly agree to tap their fuel reserves to help the U.S.
G7 nations plan to release large amounts of diesel fuel soon, but European countries were not entirely happy about the agreement.
The GuardianWorld
From competing for food to a gold medal: the stories behind India’s Asian Games winners
The country’s 85-medal haul included athletes who trained with limited money and borrowed equipment. Plus, the Mumbai performer turning everyday absurdities into comedy In a country where cricket eclipses every other sport, the recently concluded Asian Games offered a much-needed reminder of India’s breadth of…
The New York TimesWorld
Inheritances Can Shatter Families. Could a Therapist Help?
As the country faces the greatest wealth transfer in history, some people are turning to therapists to help them pass on their assets in a way that preserves harmony.
The GuardianWorld
At least 11 dead, 34 injured after ‘vile’ attack on Ukraine on Putin’s birthday, Zelenskyy says – Europe live
Ukraine president confirms series of attacks on Pryluky, Dnipro, Kremenchik, Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched “one fo the most vile strikes” on Ukraine last night, targeting the country’s energy infrastructure overnight. At least 11 people were killed , and more than…
BBC NewsBusiness
Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?
The GuardianBusiness
Poland’s ‘solidarity’ push for EU energy resilience in face of Russian aggression
In the second article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at how the country is forging closer ties with its neighbours Two miles off the coast of Gdańsk, the white steel piles of Poland’s first offshore gas terminal rise from the slate-grey Baltic. Installed at a height eight metres above the waves, the…
