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China’s solar panels reduced young sea cucumbers’ inactivity by 12 days
Times of India

China’s solar panels reduced young sea cucumbers’ inactivity by 12 days

Solar panels placed over sea cucumber ponds in China have effectively lowered water temperatures, leading to a significant reduction in the summer dormancy period for young sea cucumbers by twelve days. Alongside this, the panels changed the distribution of plankton and minimized organic material in the pond sediments. These insights highlight the potential of aquavoltaics to enhance aquaculture p...

Bhutan hosts first ‘conscious food summit’ amid threats to global supplies

Bhutan hosts first ‘conscious food summit’ amid threats to global supplies

The Guardian

Organisers say people must revive spiritual relationship with food amid double threat of climate crisis and conflictMending the broken food system under the threat of climate-driven weather extremes will require more than economic fixes and intensive agriculture, and the world must revive its spiritual relationship with food, according to the organisers of a pioneering summit this week.Delegates f...

Hong Kong and Singapore property shrug off fund tax breaks

Hong Kong and Singapore property shrug off fund tax breaks

SCMP

The long-standing rivalry between Asia’s two leading financial centres is heating up. As Hong Kong and Singapore compete harder for investment talent, tax incentives for fund managers have emerged as the new battleground. A government bill working its way through Hong Kong’s Legislative Council would result in sweeping changes to tax rules on carried interest. The legislation, which is expected to...

Spanish PM Sanchez says Israel and Russia spread disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis

Spanish PM Sanchez says Israel and Russia spread disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis

France 24

Centre-left Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday alleged that social networks linked to Israel and Russia had spread disinformation about the July migrant crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. He said the alleged smear campaign, which he maintained had also been magnified by far-right networks, had been driven in part by Madrid's opposition to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

He worked as the green ranger in 'Power Rangers', then used the experience to rob 43 homes as the 'Spider-Man thief'

He worked as the green ranger in 'Power Rangers', then used the experience to rob 43 homes as the 'Spider-Man thief'

Times of India

After suffering an injury, Yasutomo Ihara—a former Green Ranger stunt performer—found himself lured into a life of crime. He became notorious for orchestrating multiple burglaries across Japan, employing his unique skills. Authorities arrested Ihara in 2014, discovering he had stolen items worth around seventy-seven thousand dollars. Consequently, he was sentenced to five years in prison for these...

Iran hostilities flare after US strike in strait of Hormuz; supertanker hits mines and catches fire – Middle East crisis live

Iran hostilities flare after US strike in strait of Hormuz; supertanker hits mines and catches fire – Middle East crisis live

The Guardian

US targets Iran’s Larak Island in first exchange of fire in more than a month, sparking reprisals against US forces in Jordan and UAEUS strikes Iranian launchers in strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian retaliatory attacksWelcome to our live coverage as hostilities between the US and Iran flared again for the first time in a month, with American strikes on Iran prompting retaliation from Tehran.A su...

What do China’s new housing presale rules mean for real estate developers?

What do China’s new housing presale rules mean for real estate developers?

SCMP

With China rolling out a stronger-than-expected package of measures to transition the housing market away from a presales model, analysts said the shift carries a double-edged sword for real estate developers: tighter regulations are poised to squeeze cash inflows, even as the reforms aim to stimulate sales and stabilise prices over time. Under new rules released by the People’s Bank of China (PBO...

Weather tracker: Warm Yellow Sea strengthens storms in South Korea

Weather tracker: Warm Yellow Sea strengthens storms in South Korea

The Guardian

More than 200mm of rain forecast in parts of South Korea, while parts of southern Europe to be 10C above averageSouth Korea’s prime minister, Han Seong-sook, met officials to prepare for heavy rain expected this week, with rainfall totals across central and northern parts of the country forecast to exceed 200mm in some areas.South Korea was battered by heavy rainfall earlier this month and some ar...