Copenhagen’s £200m underground museum opens in 2027 with dinosaurs, 14m specimens and eight galleries
Times of India •

Copenhagen’s £200m underground museum opens in 2027 with dinosaurs, 14m specimens and eight galleries

Copenhagen’s new £200 million Natural History Museum will open on March 6, 2027, featuring eight immersive underground galleries and a collection of 14 million specimens. Visitors can explore dinosaur skeletons, 3D exhibits and the spectacular Ocean Hall, as the museum combines historic Botanical Garden buildings with striking new underground architecture inspired by nature.

UK, France, ⁠Canada sanction Israeli West Bank goods

UK, France, ⁠Canada sanction Israeli West Bank goods

France 24 •

Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and Director of UCL’s Israel-Palestine Initiative.

Ex-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’

Ex-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’

The Guardian •

Guy Campanile addresses ouster in Facebook post and says colleagues rejected pressure to include ‘White House talking points’ in reportingThe former managing editor at 60 Minutes, who was fired in May with several other top correspondents, has spoken out about the ouster, saying he and his colleagues, were dismissed because they “would not compromise our principles or reputations by jamming unveri...

Accelerating diversification: Canada seeks economic sovereignty amid Trump's 'nonsensical' posturing

Accelerating diversification: Canada seeks economic sovereignty amid Trump's 'nonsensical' posturing

France 24 •

François Picard is pleased to welcome Jean Simard, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada. According to Simard, the US-Canada aluminum dispute is not your conventional disagreement over trade, but rather a 'Trump posture that makes no sense". As American industrial demand substantially exceeds domestic production capacity, tariffs will do nothing to reduce Canadian aluminum from t...

Australia politics live: Victorian energy bills may rise by $100 a year under Coalition; Chalmers says One Nation would ‘destroy’ super

Australia politics live: Victorian energy bills may rise by $100 a year under Coalition; Chalmers says One Nation would ‘destroy’ super

The Guardian •

Follow the day’s news liveVictorians could pay almost $100 a year more for electricity under a state Coalition policy to halt two key transmission projects, according to new analysis that suggests it would result in a near 40% increase in wholesale prices by 2031.Analysis by consultancy Nexa Advisory, commissioned by non-profit group Environment Victoria, has found postponing the Western Renewable...

U.S. strikes Iranian tankers after attempted attacks on Navy warship

U.S. strikes Iranian tankers after attempted attacks on Navy warship

NBC News •

American forces in the Middle East struck multiple Iranian tankers that U.S. officials said are linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in response to attempted attacks by the IRGC on at least one U.S. ship operating in the region, according to a U.S. official.

China ‘can never get ahead’ of US in AI, Bessent says in advance of Xi’s visit

China ‘can never get ahead’ of US in AI, Bessent says in advance of Xi’s visit

SCMP •

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that China “can never get ahead” of America in artificial intelligence, in part due to its “central planning”, as three government agencies accused Beijing of maliciously copying technology from its leading firms. “The technical word for stealing and copying American AI models is distillation. So, the Chinese distil our models and they can never get ahea...

US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology

US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology

SCMP •

⁠The US government on Tuesday accused Chinese artificial intelligence companies of maliciously copying technology from American AI firms, potentially complicating relations ahead of a planned meeting between leaders of the world’s two biggest economies later this month. The Chinese companies ‌copied US AI labs’ intellectual property through a technique known as distillation, according to a stateme...

Hurricane Lowell’s fierce winds and rains knocks out power on Hawaii’s Kauai

Hurricane Lowell’s fierce winds and rains knocks out power on Hawaii’s Kauai

The Guardian •

Center of storm passed west of the islands and was moving away but flooding and mudslides will continue to be a riskDamaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted Hawaii’s western islands on Tuesday, knocking out power and bringing the threat of flash floods and mudslides.Fierce winds downed trees and caused widespread power outages on the island of Kauai, home to 73,000 residents. Th...

Iran claims to have seized American drone US says had ‘malfunctioned’

Iran claims to have seized American drone US says had ‘malfunctioned’

The Guardian •

Centcom says ‘defective’ drone was surveilling regional waters and was not collecting sensitive dataIranian forces claimed to have seized an American underwater drone in the strait of Hormuz that the US military said had “malfunctioned” more than a day earlier.US Navy Capt Tim Hawkins, a United States Central Command spokesperson, said in a statement the drone was surveilling regional waters when ...