Father of boy rescued from California surf ‘forever grateful’ to teen lifeguard
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Father of boy rescued from California surf ‘forever grateful’ to teen lifeguard

Father of 10-year-old rescued in a dramatic scene captured on video says lifeguard saved his son‘Super proud’: father of teen lifeguard recounts dramatic ocean rescueThe father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son.“He ran into that water despite those conditio...

Transport authorities order probe after crash paralyses traffic on airport link
SCMP •

Transport authorities order probe after crash paralyses traffic on airport link

Hong Kong transport authorities have ordered the operator of a major road link feeding the airport to explain its handling of an accident that paralysed traffic during evening rush hour, leaving commuters fuming. Traffic between Lantau Island and Kowloon was snarled for more than three hours after a medium goods vehicle overturned following a collision with another vehicle on the Cheung Tsing High...

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NY市場 1ドル=157円台後半まで値上がり

30日のニューヨーク外国為替市場ではドルを売って円を買う動きが急激に進み、日本時間の30日午後11時すぎ、円相場は一時、1ドル=157円台後半まで値上がりしました。それまでは1ドル=162円台で推移していて、およそ5円、円高ドル安が急速に進行したかたちです。金融市場ではこのところの円安を受けて政府・日銀が再び市場介入に踏み切ったのではないかとの観測も出ています。

France wildfires: Risk remains 'extremely high' despite slight weather improvement

France wildfires: Risk remains 'extremely high' despite slight weather improvement

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France's wildfire risk remains "extremely high" despite a slight improvement in weather conditions, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday (July 30), citing persistent drought and fast-spreading blazes across the country. Nunez said higher humidity and weaker winds had helped conditions, but authorities still dealt with 26 fires nationwide on Wednesday (July 29) alone, warning that veget...

熊本 八代市役所の免震装置が一部破損 10年前に建て替え

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震度6強の揺れを観測した熊本県八代市では、市役所本庁舎の免震装置が一部破損し、立ち入りが制限されるなどの影響が出ています。本庁舎は10年前の地震で被災したため建て替えられたもので、小野泰輔市長は安全性の確保が確認できない場合は、機能の移転も含めて検討する考えを示しました。

China has added 447,500 Sq km of planted forest, but lost 219,100 sq km of natural forest

China has added 447,500 Sq km of planted forest, but lost 219,100 sq km of natural forest

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China's large-scale tree planting programmes helped increase overall forest cover over three decades, but a new study says they also coincided with growing fragmentation of natural forests. Researchers found plantations often expanded near natural forest edges, breaking up connected habitats. The study also found China's Natural Forest Protection Program helped slow this fragmentation in protected...

NY市場 1ドル=158円台後半まで値上がり

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30日のニューヨーク外国為替市場ではドルを売って円を買う動きが急激に進み、日本時間の30日午後11時すぎ、円相場は一時、1ドル=158円台後半まで値上がりしました。それまでは1ドル=162円台で推移していて、およそ4円、円高ドル安が進行したかたちです。

Staff at V&A site in London vote to strike over toilet and water breaks

Staff at V&A site in London vote to strike over toilet and water breaks

The Guardian •

Union calling for two paid breaks a day in what it says is punishing schedule for Storehouse ‘order an object’ workersStaff at the V&A’s Storehouse site in east London have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute over what they say are inadequate toilet and hydration breaks.They will join staff across V&A sites in London who on Wednesday also voted to strike in a wider dispute over pay...

AI before AI: The forgotten Soviet programme (1/2)

AI before AI: The forgotten Soviet programme (1/2)

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Beginning in the 1950s, the Soviet Union launched an ambitious programme aimed at developing artificial intelligence. While the history of AI today seems to be shaped by the giants of Silicon Valley, ideas originating from behind the Iron Curtain had a significant influence, although they remain largely overlooked. 

NY市場 1ドル=159円台前半まで値上がり

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30日のニューヨーク外国為替市場ではドルを売って円を買う動きが急激に進み、日本時間の30日午後11時頃、円相場は一時、1ドル=159円台前半まで値上がりしました。それまでは1ドル=162円台で推移していて、およそ3円、円高ドル安が進行したかたちです。

Warsaw blames Moscow after a missile crashes in Poland

Warsaw blames Moscow after a missile crashes in Poland

France 24 •

Polish authorities are investigating an object that came down in eastern Poland overnight and is thought to be a Russian missile, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday. The discovery followed reports of an explosion, with investigators finding a crater and debris scattered across a nearby field.

US scientist Elsa Reichmanis defends global collaboration amid scrutiny of science exchange

US scientist Elsa Reichmanis defends global collaboration amid scrutiny of science exchange

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American materials scientist Elsa Reichmanis, whose pioneering work helped lay part of the foundation for modern semiconductor manufacturing, said scientific collaboration should transcend rivalry after receiving one of China’s highest honours for foreign experts, describing science as “a universal language” that benefits all of society. Reichmanis, a professor of chemical engineering in Lehigh Un...

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

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State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in BrazilA US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference in Brazil ⁠this week, ​causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online.Reuters viewed a video of the presentation given at the Aids 2026 ...

New Jersey man who rammed car into Brooklyn synagogue sentenced to time served and a week

New Jersey man who rammed car into Brooklyn synagogue sentenced to time served and a week

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US judge says case involved a property crime, not a hate crime, and orders mental health treatmentSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA New Jersey man who rammed his car into a Brooklyn, New York, synagogue earlier this year has been sentenced to time served plus seven days.Dan Sohail, 36, of Carteret, New Jersey, was sentenced on Wednesday by US district judge Eric Vitaliano in feder...