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theguardian.com | 21 min. ago NEW

Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier

Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary BritonsAll things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election. But all things are not equal, and with such a huge amount comes risk.Reform UK has been vocal in its arguments that two sudden £36m windfalls from billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne merely “levels the playing field” with the bigger parties when it comes to funding. Continue reading...

bbc.co.uk | 1 hrs. 6 min. ago

Face-covering restrictions in place for protests

Rival demonstrators march through Portsmouth as new police powers come into force.

thehindu.com | 1 hrs. 20 min. ago

Political blame game over power crisis intensifies between Keralam government and Opposition

While the LDF has exploited the power crisis to portray its previous government in a better light for expedient political optics ahead of the upcoming byelections in 36 local body wards in the State, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has repeatedly sought to put the previous government on the hook for the crisis

theguardian.com | 1 hrs. 53 min. ago

From socialist student to Trump proxy: the 25-year rise of Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez

Those who have encountered the interim president paint her in starkly different ways, but all agree she is likely to remain in powerIt was April 2002 and Delcy Rodríguez was a woman on a mission.Venezuela’s then president, Hugo Chávez, had been temporarily toppled by a bungled coup and Rodríguez, a junior diplomat who had been studying at Birkbeck, University of London, decided to act. Continue reading...

defence-blog.com | 2 hrs. 37 min. ago

Tiny nuclear reactors headed to a Georgia U.S. Army base

The U.S. Army has selected Fort Benning, Georgia, as one of five military bases that will host nuclear microreactors under a new Pentagon energy resilience initiative called the Janus Program, Army officials announced August 26, 2026. Fort Benning will pair with California-based Radiant Industries to install three of the company’s one-megawatt Kaleidos microreactors, adding a […]

euronews.com | 2 hrs. 58 min. ago

German police bodycam captures dramatic arrest of suspected power saboteur

Police in North Rhine-Westphalia have released bodycam footage showing the arrest of alleged power saboteur Daniel V., with officers drawing their weapons as new details emerge in the case.

nytimes.com | 6 hrs. 13 min. ago

[$] How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech

President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.

smh.com.au | 6 hrs. 33 min. ago

Dozens of ebikes seized in Sydney

Dozens of high-powered, illegal ebikes are in the hands of police after they were seized in a blitz across the Northern Beaches.

theguardian.com | 6 hrs. 59 min. ago

Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’

She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursuit of powerNaomi Klein’s new book starts on a mountaintop with two “faithful men gathering an audience to share their vision”. It’s a vision of a paradise city, gated at every entrance, no need for weapons there, everyone in it rich. One of the men has tears in his eyes as he describes its beauty. The opening scene of End Times Fascism, co-written with Astra Taylor, is not a metaphor, however. The men are Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. The year is 2026, the mountain is Davos. The paradise city will be called New Gaza.The World Economic Forum get-together in Davos, Switzerland, has always had a twin purpose – to provide a platform for the super-rich to describe all the good they are doing on poverty and climate, and to give us a glimpse into their enviable lives. This year what we witnessed was, quite brazenly, the world’s richest men gathering to discuss the real estate possibilities of a mass grave. Continue reading...

scmp.com | 7 hrs. 26 min. ago

Probe launched after body of mainland Chinese woman found in sea off Lamma

Hong Kong police are investigating after the body of a 53-year-old mainland Chinese woman was found in the waters near Lamma Island on Saturday morning. Police received a report at 10.19am after a body was spotted floating in the ocean near the Lamma Power Station. Firefighters were deployed to the scene to recover the woman from the water, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers found no suicide note, but recovered a mainland identity card from the body. The cause of death will be...

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 7 hrs. 31 min. ago

At 21, an Australian artist bought 25 acres in Tasmania; 18 months later a bushfire...

After a devastating bushfire, an Australian artist turned adversity into creativity by reconstructing her home from salvaged materials. Over several months, she gathered timber and metal sheets, crafting a self-sufficient cabin for just AU$7,000 to AU$10,000. The dwelling features off-grid systems powered by solar panels and rainwater tanks, presenting a viable low-cost housing option for younger Australians seeking sustainable living.

theguardian.com | 8 hrs. 12 min. ago

Scottish Ballet: Emergence review – riveting visions of gods and insects

Theatre Royal, GlasgowThe premiere of Julia Cheng’s Entress and a bold return for Crystal Pite’s Emergence both explore collective powerIt is a significant moment for a choreographer to create work for a large ballet company for the first time. This is the thread that joins these two Scottish Ballet performances: the world premiere of Entress by Julia Cheng and a restaging of Crystal Pite’s Emergence, choreographed for the National Ballet of Canada in 2009 and first performed by Scottish Ballet at the Edinburgh international festival in 2016.Coming from a varied dance background that includes hip-hop and waacking, Cheng received Olivier nominations for her choreography for Cabaret and Fiddler on the Roof. She brings an assured patience to the myth-like Entress (from an old Scottish word meaning “right to enter”); scenes exploring groupthink, purging and transformation are allowed time to develop. Continue reading...

bbc.co.uk | 8 hrs. 46 min. ago

Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC

A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 9 hrs. 32 min. ago

New Zealand built a power station which became the world's first to use flash steam

theguardian.com | 13 hrs. 15 min. ago

NSW police seize 36 illegal ebikes on northern beaches that are now destined for the crusher

Officers found one 14-year-old’s ebike was capable of hitting 90km/h. Owners have two weeks to appeal the seizure before the bikes will be crushedDozens of high-powered and illegal ebikes have been seized by police on Sydney’s northern beaches just weeks after the force was granted new powers to destroy dangerous bikes.The operation was part of a coordinated push with the NSW government to ensure people only ride legal ebikes that have not been modified to reach high speeds. Continue reading...

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 14 hrs. 9 min. ago

Tech glitch at Adani power unit hits Bangladesh grid

nytimes.com | 16 hrs. 18 min. ago

[$] Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running

The 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled.

time.com | 17 hrs. 46 min. ago

How Trump’s Proposed Census Changes Could Impact States’ Funding—and Political Power

The proposals, which would exclude people who are not U.S. citizens and don’t have permanent residency from the census count, could have a sweeping—and unequal—effect.

thehindu.com | 20 hrs. 18 min. ago

Trade union seeks legislation to regularise outsourced power sector workers

The government, which is expected to be a model employer, is exploiting contract and outsourced workers by engaging them for several jobs in its departments, including those of a permanent nature, State general secretary of CITU and honorary president of the Karnataka State Electricity Workers’ Federation S. Varalakshmi has alleged

abcnews.com | 20 hrs. 45 min. ago

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

A federal court is declaring that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year

livemint.com | 21 hrs. 7 min. ago

He had ₹15 lakh in savings but still lost money. Here’s how a 32-year-old fixed his portfolio

A software engineer saved ₹15 lakh but lost purchasing power due to low savings interest. Advised by a financial planner, he allocated funds effectively, setting goals for emergencies, a house, and retirement. His experience highlights how inaction can be a financial decision.

time.com | 21 hrs. 21 min. ago

Why a Divided BRICS Poses No Challenge to America

BRICS is unlikely to become an anti-American or anti-Western power bloc anytime soon, and its clout is already limited by the rivalry between China and India.

thehindu.com | 21 hrs. 38 min. ago

Farmers protest demanding uninterrupted power supply in Karimnagar district

al-monitor.com | 22 hrs. 32 min. ago

Gaza's hospitals and homes struggle to keep generators running as oil shortages bite

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Haseeb Alwazeer and Dawoud Abu AlkasCAIRO/GAZA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - As power cuts cascade through one of Gaza's largest functioning hospitals and patients wait for treatment in sweltering wards, medics warn that shortages of engine oil and spare parts are causing generators to seize up, putting lives at risk. The crisis is spreading beyond hospitals, where soaring costs for oil and diesel are making electricity from neighbourhood generators increasingly unaffordable for families that depend on it.

bbc.co.uk | 22 hrs. 41 min. ago

Police to crack down on face coverings at protests

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary says it will use powers under the Crime and Policing Act.

thehindu.com | 22 hrs. 56 min. ago

Frequent power outages in rural areas irk consumers

thehindu.com | 23 hrs. 28 min. ago

Power crisis: Keralam CM chairs emergency meeting, issues directive for immediate measures

KSEB chairperson and managing director says the board will expand the system used to notify consumers in advance about power restrictions. He says State’s peak demand touched a record 5,400 MW on Thursday, whereas it recorded a lower average demand of 4,224 MW in September last year

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

From savings groups to solar entrepreneurs: Telangana’s SHG women take the leap

Across Telangana, women’s self-help groups are moving beyond savings and livelihoods to become owners of solar power plants, creating clean energy, generating income and building valuable community assets

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

How Ron DeSantis politicized Florida’s higher education by placing his loyalists at the top

Term-limited, hard-right governor instituted an ideological infiltration of universities by placing allies in powerful postsIn fewer than four months’ time, Ron DeSantis, Florida’s hard-right governor, will be termed out of office, and what critics saw as his relentless eight-year, “anti-woke” assault on higher education in the state will finally be over.But while DeSantis himself will be gone, numerous hand-picked loyalists will remain in positions of power to protect his ideological makeover of universities and colleges. The latest, Alex Kelly, the governor’s former deputy chief of staff, and Florida commerce secretary, was named last week as the sole finalist in Pensacola state college’s search for a new president, at least the 12th close DeSantis ally to win such a plum post. Continue reading...

abcnews.com | 1 days ago

French military jets launch a 40-day global flight to project power and strengthen alliances

Four French fighter jets have embarked on a 40-day flight to showcase the country's military might and international cooperation

ft.com | 1 days ago

What we still haven’t learnt from 9/11

Facing existential risks like superintelligent AI, we need bold and visionary leaders of the world’s great powers

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

US lawmakers urge secretive British court to open up about Apple case

Democrat Ron Wyden and Republican Warren Davidson tell investigatory powers tribunal that secrecy over encrypted data case is ‘needlessly’ straining US-UK relationsA bipartisan pair of American politicians is telling Britain’s most secretive court to stop hiding its handling of Apple’s legal fight against a government demand to break into its customers’ encrypted data, warning that Whitehall’s taste for secrecy is “needlessly” straining relations between the two allies.The letter, shared with the Guardian ahead of being sent to the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) on Friday, is signed by the Democratic senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and the Republican congressman Warren Davidson of Ohio. Continue reading...

atlanticcouncil.org | 1 days ago

The US must become Africa’s partner on technology and AI. It can do so with soft power.

The United States’ chief adversary has a soft power strategy. Why doesn’t Washington? The post The US must become Africa’s partner on technology and AI. It can do so with soft power. appeared first on Atlantic Council.

thenextweb.com | 1 days ago

Sam Altman pitches US utilities on OpenAI’s Daybreak programme for grid defence

Sam Altman has been pitching American electric utilities on using OpenAI’s models to defend the power grid against autonomous cyberattacks, in meetings that began in July and continued at the industry’s annual gathering in Colorado Springs, Politico reported Thursday. Altman and John McCarrick, OpenAI’s head of global energy policy, have met with executives from Duke […] This story continues at The Next Web

koreatimes.co.kr | 1 days ago

Lee stresses need to expand diplomatic landscape amid 'chaos' in international order

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday stressed the importance of expanding the diplomatic landscape and the wisdom of resolving problems through international cooperation, highlighting what he called a tunnel of "extreme chaos" in the international order. The president made the point in a meeting with his key aides, a day after he returned from a four-day trip to France, during which he held a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and agreed to strengthen cooperation in nuclear energy, advanced industries and defense. "The international order is going through a tunnel of extreme chaos," Lee said. "Now is the time for us to build our power, expand the diplomatic landscape and have the wisdom to address various problems through close cooperation with the international community," the president added. The president stressed that the world order is undergoing rapid polarization, adding that in times like these, the country should join hands with other countries and expand its outreach to more regions. Referring to his trip to France, Lee said it helped solidify the countries' partnerships

iol.co.za | 1 days ago

Redrawing Africa's map won't deliver power

(From left) UN Secretary-General António Guterres, incoming President of the UN's 81st General Assembly Khalilur Rahman and outgoing UNGA President Annalena Baerbock at the UN's New York headquarters on September 8. A corrected Africa map cannot unbind its roots, restore its stolen wealth, or manufacture sovereignty, says the writer.

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

Weather tracker: Hurricane Lowell pounds Hawaii’s western islands

Widespread damage across Ni‘ihau, Kauaʻi and O‘ahu, while in Japan further heavy rainfall causes widespread flooding Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage to Hawaii’s western islands this week. On Tuesday night the centre of Lowell tracked 50 miles (80km) from the island of Ni‘ihau in Kauai county as a category 2 storm with winds of up to 110mph. The strong winds resulted in widespread power outages across Ni’ihau, and the islands of Kauaʻi and O‘ahu.The event was particularly notable because a tornado watch had been issued for Kauaʻi on Monday night and into Tuesday morning. According to research maps from Iowa State University, it was likely to be the first tornado watch in Hawaii’s history. In the event, a tornado was not documented, however hurricanes can produce tornadoes and most often occur in thunderstorms within rain bands away from the centre of the hurricane. Currently, five named stormed have occurred in the central Pacific with the strong El Niño this year being a key driver in the above normal hurricane season, as noted by the National Weather Service. Continue reading...

mirror.co.uk | 1 days ago

Anthropic blocks malicious use of AI that could develop biological weapons

Ex-Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon warned people "do not underestimate the power of this technology" before claiming people building the AI "earnestly believe that it could kill us" by 2030

nytimes.com | 1 days ago

[$] At BRICS Summit, China and India Vie for Influence

China sees the BRICS group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Chandigarh University's Computer Science Engineering Students Develop AI-Powered Platform to Detect Fraudulent Apps

Chandigarh University's Computer Science Engineering Students Develop AI-Powered Platform to Detect Fraudulent Apps