Chinese paint cuts wall temperature by 25 degrees Celsius in summer test: report
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Chinese paint cuts wall temperature by 25 degrees Celsius in summer test: report

China has begun mass production of a super-coating that can cut wall temperatures by 25 degrees Celsius in summer, according to the state-run Science and Technology Daily. The material, which has undergone six months of real-world testing at a petrochemical plant in the southern island province of Hainan, uses the principles of radiative cooling. It requires neither electricity nor cooling agents ...

South Korea’s president rejects US request for Iran war support
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South Korea’s president rejects US request for Iran war support

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has drawn a clear line against any US request for Seoul to join the war against Iran, explicitly ruling out the dispatch of troops or military assets that could involve his country in the conflict. The stance comes amid mounting public opposition to any military deployment and growing pressure from Washington for Seoul to contribute to efforts to secure freedom...

Fear and broken families: Inside a Texas ICE detention centre

Fear and broken families: Inside a Texas ICE detention centre

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Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, migrant arrests have surged in the United States. More than 610,000 people have passed through detention centres run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal immigration agency in under two years. The pace only continues to accelerate: in August 2026, nearly 51,000 arrests were made in a single month – a record for Tr...

Fear and broken families inside a Texas ICE detention centre

Fear and broken families inside a Texas ICE detention centre

France 24 •

Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, migrant arrests have surged in the United States. More than 610,000 people have passed through detention centres run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal immigration agency in under two years. The pace only continues to accelerate: in August 2026, nearly 51,000 arrests were made in a single month – a record for Tr...

Burnham will meet Irish PM as UK bids to get exemptions from EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ plan – UK politics live

Burnham will meet Irish PM as UK bids to get exemptions from EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ plan – UK politics live

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It will be the first time the PM uses No 10 North to host an overseas visit while the chancellor will be in Dublin meeting with EU finance ministersGood morning. On Monday, at her summit in Cardiff with the leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru, Mary Lou McDonald, the Sinn Féin president, joked about Liverpool being the 33rd county of Ireland. Andy Burnham is basically a Scouser; he was born in Liver...

'Election without meaningful competition': Russia’s results won't measure support for Putin or war

'Election without meaningful competition': Russia’s results won't measure support for Putin or war

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Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes at Chatham House. According to Roos, Russia’s parliamentary election is revealing because of what the electoral process can still tell us about the political system Vladimir Putin has constructed. In the absence of any meaningful competition, and anti-war opposition excluded, Roos argues th...

Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care

Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care

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Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unitTwenty women had their breasts removed unnecessarily while being treated for cancer at an NHS trust in north-east England.The County Durham and Darlington foundation trust (CDDFT) told the BBC that the women were among hundreds of patients who came to harm during treatment at its breast unit. Co...

How China plans to ‘firmly rank at the global forefront’ with 25% of first-in-class drugs

How China plans to ‘firmly rank at the global forefront’ with 25% of first-in-class drugs

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China has set its sights on becoming a global biomedicine powerhouse by 2030, targeting key technological breakthroughs and at least a quarter of the world’s first-in-class drugs market under a new five-year plan for the sector. By the end of the decade, China would “firmly rank at the global forefront” in biopharmaceutical research and development and applications, with its “core competitiveness”...

EU-Canada relationship is 'not hostile to anybody', Harris says

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Irish Finance Minister Simon Harris says details of the new associate membership with Canada "are yet to be determined", but believes it is "good news" that the European Union has signalled its intention to have a "much closer relationship" with Ottawa.

Labor’s plans for visa overstayer detention centres branded a ‘Donald Trump twist’ on immigration

Labor’s plans for visa overstayer detention centres branded a ‘Donald Trump twist’ on immigration

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Australian Greens senator compares government’s policy to ICE as Tony Burke calls it a ‘ridiculous claim’The federal government’s move to reopen detention centres for visa overstayers, overseen by compliance officers, has drawn comparison from the Greens and advocates to Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown in the United States.The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, was careful to downpla...

Swimmer dies after shark attack at Perth beach – as it happened

Swimmer dies after shark attack at Perth beach – as it happened

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This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia needs to slow down its artificial intelligence use and create better security laws, the companies creating the technology have told the federal government.In a submission to an ongoing inquiry, OpenAI said national leaders had a responsibility to work with other countries to stop global security threats:Man...

Retail sales bounce back in Great Britain amid brighter signs for economy

Retail sales bounce back in Great Britain amid brighter signs for economy

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Latest data to defy economic gloom shows 0.5% rise boosted by purchases of sports items, aircon units and fans amid heatwavesBusiness live – latest updatesRetail sales across Great Britain unexpectedly rose last month, the latest economic indicator to defy gloomy forecasts as the chancellor, John Healey, prepares to present next month’s budget.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the volu...

Pride or practicality? Indonesia receives first aircraft carrier amid fears of upkeep cost

Pride or practicality? Indonesia receives first aircraft carrier amid fears of upkeep cost

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Indonesia welcomed its first aircraft carrier on Friday, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelago nation’s maritime security and disaster response capabilities. The 41-year-old former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, with capacity for short take-off and vertical landing aircraft and helicopters, was welcomed with a military ceremony upon its arrival at a naval base ...

‘Brutal’: thousands of T-shirt designs stolen and listed on Temu, Sydney label claims

‘Brutal’: thousands of T-shirt designs stolen and listed on Temu, Sydney label claims

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Warwick Levy, who runs Lonely Kids Club, says AI may have been used to scrape his entire website and replicate designsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter 15 years running a small business making T-shirts, Warwick Levy says it was “brutal” when he first discovered an identical design for sale on Temu.It turned out there was an overwhelming amount of T-shirts identical t...

Golden Retriever Nash welcomes burglar with toys: watch

Golden Retriever Nash welcomes burglar with toys: watch

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A golden retriever named Nash greeted a home intruder with toys and a wagging tail. The burglar, who had broken in through a window, then took a nap. Nash's unusual hospitality continued when police officers arrived at the residence. The homeowner expressed hope that the intruder would receive much-needed assistance. Nash's actions brought smiles to many faces after the security footage went v...

Swimmer dies after being bitten by shark off popular Perth beach

Swimmer dies after being bitten by shark off popular Perth beach

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Authorities called to Sorrento Beach on Friday morning following reports of shark-related incidentA man has died after being bitten by a shark off Sorrento Beach in Perth’s north.Emergency services were called to the popular Sorrento Beach at about 10.30am on Friday after reports of a shark-related incident. Continue reading...