24 h. ago 'I drove down world's most dangerous road that's a hotbed for serial killers

A man has revealed some of the grim secrets of one of the most notorious roads in the world, with police still hunting for dozens of suspects in unsolved murder cases

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48 h. ago Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English

Katrín Jakobsdóttir and her co-author want the 350,000 people who speak the language to fight for its futureIceland’s former prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has said that the Icelandic language could be wiped out in as little as a generation due to the sweeping rise of AI and encroaching English language dominance.Katrín, who stood down as prime minister last year to run for president after seven years in office, said Iceland was undergoing “radical” change when it came to language use. More people are reading and speaking English, and fewer are reading in Icelandic, a trend she says is being exacerbated by the way language models are trained. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago National security is more than just military might, UK Defence chief warns as Britain sends drones to Belgium over 'Russian' drone attacks

Sir Richard Knighton said security also requires the 'support of a society that understands' what is at stake in an increasingly 'dangerous world'.

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7 d. ago Former F1 world champion narrowly escaped gunman attack ahead of Brazilian GP

Formula 1 is a dangerous sport, but the dangers can often spill over into the real world - a lesson a former world champion learned the hard way ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix

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9 d. ago The top 10 causes of death worldwide – scientists warn of new entry that ‘silently’ kills 1.5million every year

A DISEASE that often shows no symptoms until it is dangerously advanced has entered the world’s top 10 causes of death, US scientists say. Around 788 million people worldwide now have chronic kidney disease (CKD), more than double the number three decades ago, new figures reveal. That means more than 1 in 10 adults are...

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9 d. ago What it was like to take 'the most dangerous flight in the world' as an anxious flyer

Flying into Paro Airport in Bhutan involves navigating several mountains and a very short landing strip. Vicky Jessop makes the nail-biting trip

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1 week ago Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis

History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around usAs world leaders gather in Brazil this year for Cop30 – the first Amazonian Cop – it’s worth doing a quick reality check on how we are collectively tracking to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.Despite 30 years of UN climate summits, about half of the carbon dioxide accumulated in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution has been emitted since 1990. Incidentally, 1990 was the year the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the global authority on climate change science – released its First Assessment Report confirming the threat of human-caused global warming. As scientists all over the world prepare the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report, we do so knowing that our work is still being overshadowed by politics. Despite all the well-intentioned half-measures, the truth is that the world is still disastrously off track to limit dangerous climate...

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1 week ago World’s largest carmaker recalls over 1 million motors due to dangerous flaw

THE world's largest carmaker has recalled more than one million vehicles over a major flaw. Toyota Motor is recalling 1.02 million vehicles in the United States due to a flaw that may cause a rear-view camera to fail, boosting the risk of a crash. A software error may cause the camera image to freeze or...

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1 week ago Prince William warns the world is 'edging dangerously close to climate disaster' as he speaks on the 'privilege' of representing the King on a global stage for the first time at COP30 in Brazil

William, 43, is representing King Charles at the COP30 United Nations Climate Summit in Belém, the gateway to Brazil 's Amazon rainforest.

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2 w. ago Urgent warning after world’s most dangerous jellyfish with killer sting wash up on popular beach

AN urgent warning has been issued after the world’s most dangerous jellyfish, known for its killer sting, washed up on a popular beach. Officials are urging the public to stay cautious and avoid any contact with the creatures. The alert was raised by Port Talbot Coastguard after several Portuguese Man O’ War, also called “Floating...

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2 w. ago Enhanced Games are dangerous and must be stopped, says Wada head

Witold Banka: ‘It is irresponsible. I hope it will not happen’Athletes can take performance-enhancing drugs at GamesThe head of the World Anti-Doping Agency has called on US anti-doping authorities to act to stop the Enhanced Games, describing the new event – which allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs in competition - as “dangerous” and “irresponsible”.Witold Banka said the world’s anti-doping regimes had to be “very united” in their opposition to the Enhanced Games and said Usada had a responsibility to push against it. Banka went on to criticise the anti-doping regime in the US, at a time when the US government has withheld crucial funding from Wada’s operations. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scaring my kids is really fun – but it’s also how I teach them to navigate a dangerous world | Christian White

By confronting imagined terrors, we rehearse for the real ones, learning that courage, wisdom and empathy are the true charms that keep the darkness at bayHere is one of my earliest memories: I was around four years old, standing in a playground somewhere in Preston, staring in wonder at three big rocks, each one splattered with red spray paint. I asked my nan about it. She could have told me the truth, that the paint was graffiti.Instead, she told me the rocks were a species of monster called bloodsuckers, and that at night they came alive to eat children who were foolish enough to stray outside after dark. I believed her with all my heart. Why wouldn’t I? She was my nan! Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Horror as one of world's most dangerous spiders found in bunch of bananas

Staff working at a supermarket in southeast London were shocked when they discovered the potentially lethal insect scurrying around in the fruit, thousands of miles from home

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2 w. ago ‘Dangerous’ mosquitoes that can spread fatal diseases invade Bay Area tech hub

The ‘aggressive’ insects can spread dengue, zika and other life-threatening viral illnesses

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3 w. ago Crisis alert as world's most dangerous pest invades previously safe territory

Scientists are sounding the alarm after the world's most dangerous insect has been found to adapt in places like never before, allowing it to find new 'victims.'

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3 w. ago THE SURGEON, THE MIDWIFE, THE QUACK by Alanna Skuse: Think you're having a baby? Bite your husband's bottom

Kathryn Hughes dives into the farcical and dangerous world of early modern medicine.

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3 w. ago ‘It’s the Olympics, it’s the Super Bowl’: Inside the world’s most dangerous bike race

For a small number of daredevils Red Bull Rampage is the equivalent of competing for Olympic gold. Flo Clifford heads to Virgin, Utah to get the inside scoop on freeriding’s most prestigious race – and why the riders are prepared to put their lives on the line in pursuit of glory

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3 w. ago The 'world's most dangerous hotel' is a former coastguard station surrounded by sharks

If you're looking for a holiday that's equally thrilling as it is soothing, The Frying Pan Tower might just be your next destination - so as long as you don't mind dodging sharks and hurricanes.

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3 w. ago Bath, London, and the South East: How Storm Benjamin is Impacting Travelers with Severe Delays and Dangerous Weather

Bath, London, and the South East: How Storm Benjamin is Impacting Travelers with Severe Delays and Dangerous Weather  Travel And Tour World

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3 w. ago Delhi awakes to a toxic haze after Diwali as pollution season begins

Air breathed by people in the city categorised as ‘severe’ in quality after fireworks contribute to thick smogDelhi awoke to a thick haze on Tuesday, a day after millions of people celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks, marking the beginning of the pollution season that has become an annual blight on India’s capital.Those in the most polluted city in the world once again found themselves breathing dangerously toxic air that fell into the “severe” category on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

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