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Almost anyone can make money selling electricity with AI, batteries and solar panels
Millions of people are using their solar panels and batteries to generate energy and sell excess back to the grid.
4 Sept 2026 1 min 0
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When the yen ruled the world: Shunji Iwai’s ‘Swallowtail Butterfly’ returns in 4K
The director talks about his approach to the 4K restoration of his classic film, now showing in theaters nationwide.
4 Sept 2026 1 min 0
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Nepal floods ruin merchants and traders ahead of crucial festival season
The catastrophe struck just ahead of the crucial September-to-November Hindu festival season, when celebrations typically drive a surge in spending.
4 Sept 2026 1 min 0
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Panel may consider restricting evidence use in civil trials in Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure does not currently ban the use of evidence and confidential information for purposes unrelated to trials or the provision of copies to third parties.
4 Sept 2026 1 min 0
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Lake Ontario now called ‘Lake America’ on Google Maps for US users after Trump order
Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by US President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. The Google Maps update comes days after Trump’s order amid an escalating trade war
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Iceland votes to reject the EU as fisheries worry prevails
Iceland, which won independence from Denmark in 1944, is among the world's richest countries per capita.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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U.S. forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island, U.S. official says
The last known U.S. strikes on Iran were in late July as the war has reached a stalemate in recent weeks with Washington threatening to sanction countries that support Tehran.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Nepal races to find missing amid threats of further flooding
The catastrophe was triggered by a glacial collapse that sent ice, mud, rocks and fast-moving water surging through a valley in Nepal, wiping out entire settlements in their path.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Trita Parsi on why US air strikes strengthened Iran’s hand and failed to trigger a revolt
Trita Parsi is co-founder and executive vice-president of the Quincy Institute, a Washington-based think tank. He is an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign policy and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He has written four books on US foreign policy in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Iran and Is
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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At least 20 missing, dozens evacuated from Grand Canyon after flash flood hits creek
More than 20 people may be missing after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon, the US National Park Service said on Sunday. The flood forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, the park service said. The flooding
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Reusable rocket milestone opens a door for Hong Kong’s space ambitions
On the morning of August 19, LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area. After deploying its second stage and payload into orbit, the rocket’s first stage touched down softly at a recovery site in Gansu province using deployable landing legs. It was China’s first s
30 Aug 2026 2 min 0
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US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island, US official says
US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to l
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0