4 d. ago World must move from ‘plunder to protection’ to save oceans, UN chief warns

Speaking at France summit, António Guterres called for bold pledges to stop deep sea from becoming ‘wild west’Nations must move from “plunder to protection” in order to save the world’s seas from crisis, the UN chief, António Guterres, told the ocean summit on Monday.All countries must come forward with “bold pledges” including a biodiversity target to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030, to tackle plastic pollution, overfishing and for greater governance of the high seas, he said at the opening ceremony. Guterres also stressed the importance of multilateralism and warned, in an apparent swipe at the US, which was not present at the conference: “The deep sea cannot become the wild west.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago As the UN Ocean Conference opens in France, a push to turn promises into protection

The U.N. Ocean Conference is opening in France as pressure mounts to turn promises into action on protecting the ocean

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7 d. ago When the Wild West came to west London — a rodeo in pictures

When the Wild West came to west London — a rodeo in pictures  The Times

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2 w. ago SpaceX lists ‘dishwasher’ and ‘mixologist’ jobs at Starbase City

Elon Musk’s controversial new city is transforming from a Starship test site into a spaceport for Mars

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2 w. ago Seaside town rids itself of 'Britain's Magaluf' nickname after huge clean up and council ban on MANKINIS

Business owners and residents say Newquay, Cornwall, is barely recognisable these days, following a determined push to move away from its former 'wild west' image.

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2 w. ago Newquay tries up its act by banning mankinis after 'carnage' on the streets

Newquay wants to shed its ‘wild west’ reputation to allow families walk along the quiet coast and take surfing lessons without having to 'dodge vomit'

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3 w. ago Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’

Starbase in Texas, where the world’s richest man has a rocket-launching facility, was incorporated this week. Mars obsessives are flocking there – but some long-term locals are far from happyAlong a flat coastal highway in south-east Texas, surrounded by wetlands and open plains, the artefacts of a new American oligarchy appear in quick succession. Three towering rockets stand upright on the horizon. A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks speeds by. A large mural of the Shiba Inu “doge” dog stares ahead, its arms crossed. There is a 12ft-tall bust of the world’s richest person, painted in bronze, facing a dusty roadside. “ELON aka MemeLord”, a plaque beneath reads. It’s not exactly romantic poetry, but the whole scene reminds me of the sonnet by Shelley: “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”While old Ozymandias may have seen his fiefdoms crumble, Elon Musk’s empire is possibly only just beginning. Here in Cameron County, on the southern tip of the Lone Star state, where Google Maps prou...

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3 w. ago How Elon Musk ‘colonised’ a corner of Texas to build his own space city

The world’s richest person has placed his mission to Mars in a low-income county near the US-Mexico border. As a small cluster of voters connected to SpaceX decide to incorporate their own ‘Starbase city', Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone meet environmental opponents, space enthusiasts and residents who decry the gentrification Musk's expansion has brought Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Consumers to get more protection from ‘wild west’ of buy now, pay later products

Citizens Advice welcomed the legislation, saying it was ‘a crucial step towards better protections for consumers’.

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3 w. ago Rangers has turned into Wild West ahead of California cavalry arriving and Ibrox needs peace treaty from culture war

Our man Hugh Keevins has his latest say on the current situation at Ibrox

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3 w. ago Bianca Censori shows off new look as she goes nearly topless in fishnet bra during wild outing with Kanye West

Bianca Censori debuted a sort of Jane of the Jungle look as she was spotted shopping with husband Kanye West on Saturday.

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4 w. ago Creepy theme park abandoned after nuclear disaster looks like Wild West 'left to rot'

An intrepid traveller managed to locate an abandoned theme park in Japan – but appeared to take a huge step back in time and stumbled upon the US Wild West remade

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4 w. ago The US buried millions of gallons of wartime nuclear waste – Doge cuts could wreck the cleanup

Hanford made the plutonium for US atomic bombs, and its radioactive waste must be dealt with. Enter Elon MuskIn the bustling rural city of Richland, in south-eastern Washington, the signs of a nuclear past are all around.A small museum explains its role in the Manhattan Project and its “singular mission – [to] develop the world’s first atomic bomb before the enemy might do the same”. The city’s high school sports team is still known as the Bombers, with a logo that consists of the letter R set with a mushroom cloud. Continue reading...

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