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Government officials in India have reportedly asked the country’s power companies to spend billions on equipment to support additional coal-fired generation. India is looking for ways to increase its baseload electricity supply more quickly as demand for electricity increases across the country. Reuters reported on July 3 that the Indian government is supporting procurements for […]

As Kenya continues to deal with youth-led anti-government protests, a clip surfaced online claiming to show the Russian president Vladimir Putin supports the protests. But the video is old and has been shared out of context, while the audio track also deliberately mistranslates what the president said. The footage is actually from last year’s annual

China recently became the first country in history to return samples taken from the far side of the moon. This historic mission could have major implications for our understanding of the evolution of our natural satellite and its ability to host human life. But thanks to a law called the Wolf Amendment, passed by the

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would never declare a ceasefire in Ukraine without Kiev fulfilling its conditions. Ukraine could use a ceasefire to arm itself against new attacks, so a lasting solution to the conflict must first be negotiated, Putin said. He referred to previous agreements on the conflict in Ukraine, which predate the

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has fired more than 200 rockets and attack drones into northern Israel, in response to the killing of one of its top commanders. According to the Israeli army, one of its officers was killed in the barrage, which caused a number of fires. The army also said it had attacked

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — France national soccer team captain Kylian Mbappe warned on Thursday that his country is in a “catastrophic” political situation as it moves closer to its first far-right government since World War II. The Rassemblement National achieved strong results on Sunday – around 33% of the vote nationwide – in the first

At least eight Palestinians have been killed and dozens of others wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza City, Palestinian doctors said on Thursday. The Israeli military (IDF) says it has attacked two schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). “The schools were used as

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on people to fight against rising anti-Semitism in Germany, during the opening of a new synagogue in Potsdam, just outside Berlin. “I am determined not to rest, so that we in our country can do everything we can to protect Jewish life and combat all forms of anti-Semitism,” Steinmeier said. “Jewish

German prosecutors have filed charges against a soldier suspected of killing four people, including a child, earlier this year. The Bundeswehr soldier is suspected of fatally shooting four people in the northern German state of Lower Saxony on March 1. According to investigators, the soldier killed the victims out of hatred and revenge, against the

Scientists in China may have identified a new species of vampire squid, only the second known in the world. Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) reach a length of about 1 foot (0.3 meters). Despite their menacing appearance and name, they are deep-sea scavengers and are unlikely to harm anything other than small invertebrates. In fact, they