12 h. ago Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm

Conservationists argue president’s oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate changeBrazil’s Petrobras has been given permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country’s green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks.Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president, has come under fire from conservationists who argue his oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate change. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Male migrant who posed as a female nurse and worked in A&E department for months avoids jail

Male migrant Lucius Njoku borrowed a female friend's identity to tend to seriously ill patients in the A&E unit at the NHS hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked, a court heard.

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3 d. ago ‘Legacies condensed to AI slop’: OpenAI Sora videos of the dead raise alarm with legal experts

The video app can produce realistic deepfakes of Marx shopping and MLK Jr trolling. Some say using ‘historical figures’ is the company’s way of testing the legal watersLast night I was flicking through a dating app. One guy stood out: “Henry VIII, 34, King of England, nonmonogamy”. Next thing I know, I am at a candlelit bar sharing a martini with the biggest serial dater of the 16th century.But the night is not over. Next, I am DJing back-to-back with Diana, Princess of Wales. “The crowd’s ready for the drop,” she shouts in my ear, holding a headphone to her tiara. Finally, Karl Marx is explaining why he can’t resist 60% off, as we wait in the cold to get first dibs on Black Friday sales. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Italian model Pamela Genini allegedly stabbed to death by partner

Neighbours raised the alarm after witnessing the horrifying incident unfold.

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6 d. ago Cops hunt driver of small red car after man mowed down in ‘deliberate’ hit

COPS are hunting the driver of a small red motor that ploughed into a pedestrian in a horror hit and run. Detectives have called on the public for help to identify the motorist who fled the scene in Glasgow after striking a 51-year-old man on Monday. Horrified locals raised the alarm after the shocking 1pm...

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6 d. ago Tax warning as UK households told 'more families will be caught out'

Experts are raising the alarm for middle class families that are unknowingly ‘sleepwalking’ into tax bills

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6 d. ago UK families told to act as major tax trap awaits warn experts

The tax could soon become a common bill for the middle class, not just the wealthy, as experts raise the alarm

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7 d. ago End of the world as we know it: Damning new report says Earth has reached its first climate ‘tipping point’

The milestone signals a stark new climate reality for the planet - and raises the alarm about impending catastrophic events

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8 d. ago TikTok job cuts should be probed by MPs as alarm raised over online safety

In the summer the viral video platform TikTok put hundreds of jobs at risk in the UK as it invests in the use of artificial intelligence for moderating content

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8 d. ago Car flips onto roof in horror Scots road crash as police race to scene

Emergency services raced to Hawkhead Road at its junction with Barshaw Park in Paisley after the alarm was raised at around 11.45am on Sunday.

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9 d. ago Forensics search home linked to Daniel crime clan after man rushed to hospital in horror attack

Police locked down Drumchapel Road in Glasgow after the alarm was raised at around 2.50pm on Friday.

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9 d. ago Man arrested after two people 'assaulted' at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary as A&E evacuated

Emergency services raced to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the alarm was raised at around 5.30pm on Friday.

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1 week ago Hospital area evacuated after two people assaulted by man as Scots cops launch probe

Emergency services raced to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the alarm was raised at around 5.30pm on Friday.

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1 week ago Hospital A&E evacuated after two people assaulted by man as Scots cops launch probe

Emergency services raced to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the alarm was raised at around 5.30pm on Friday.

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1 week ago Schoolboy suffers horror assault on Scots street after being ambushed by gang of yobs

A SCHOOLBOY has been rushed to hospital after being found seriously injured in a Scottish town. Police have launched a probe after a 14-year-old lad was discovered hurt in the Hamilton Road area of Cambuslang this evening. Cops raced to the street in the Lanarkshire town at around 5pm after the alarm was raised. Officers...

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1 week ago Indiana mother vanishes after fire in her home leaving family asking: ‘Who took her?’

Alarm was raised after Britney Gard failed to attend her daughter’s volleyball game

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1 week ago Man dies at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh as emergency services race to scene

Emergency services were called to the popular landmark in the capital after the alarm was raised at around 2.35pm on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Man airlifted in Storm Amy rescue after becoming stranded near Scots river

A passer-by raised the alarm at about 10am on Saturday after spotting the man stuck under the Spey viaduct on the River Spey near Garmouth in Moray.

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2 w. ago Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from data centers amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean data centers’ climate impact is worse than previously thoughtData centers’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – Pfas “forever chemical” pollution.Big tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon often need data centers to store servers and networking equipment that process the world’s digital traffic, and the artificial intelligence boom is driving demand for more facilities. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thoughtDatacenters’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – Pfas “forever chemical” pollution.Big tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon often need datacenters to store servers and networking equipment that process the world’s digital traffic, and the artificial intelligence boom is driving demand for more facilities. Continue reading...

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