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Millions face hosepipe bans as UK heatwave reaches 34.7C
More than seven million people have had hosepipe bans imposed on them as temperatures soared in the UK’s third heatwave of 2025. Astwood Bank in the West Midlands recorded the highest temperature of 34.7C by 18:00 BST on Friday, while Wales saw its hottest day of the year with 32.7C recorded in Usk. Amber heat…
Lobbyists linked to Donald Trump paid millions by world’s poorest countries
Somalia, DR Congo and Yemen among states forced to sign deals and barter their minerals for aid or military support Some of the world’s poorest countries have started paying millions to lobbyists linked to Donald Trump to try to offset US cuts to foreign aid, an investigation reveals. Somalia, Haiti and Yemen are among 11…
UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths
Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding The head of the global agency tackling Aids says she expects HIV rates to soar and deaths to multiply in the next four years as a direct impact of the “seismic” US cuts to aid spending. Winnie Byanyima, the executive director…
New Zealand halts millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over deals struck with China
Wellington says it has paused payment of some funding until Pacific island nation takes steps to ‘repair the relationship and restore trust’ New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand foreign…
These touts made millions – and claimed staff at big ticketing firms helped
When a judge dismissed an appeal by prolific ticket tout Peter Hunter and his husband and accomplice David Smith against their landmark conviction for fraud, he sounded an alarm. The evidence, he said in a 2021 judgement, suggested the possibility of “connivance and collusion” between ticketing companies and touts, who buy up tickets for live…
Latin American leaders spend millions to influence Trump’s White House
El Salvador’s Bukele has scored an Oval Office Trump meeting, nuclear deal and US prison support US government records reveal Latin American leaders have spent millions hiring Washington’s top lobbyists to push for a laundry list of requests – from free-trade deals, security assistance and energy investments – to be heard by the Trump administration,…
Two arrested over bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio attended by millions
Two people have been arrested in connection to an alleged planned attack on Brazil’s LGBTQ community at the singer’s Sunday concert, police say Two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, in what authorities believe was an attempt to…
Fiji Iguanas Crossed the Ocean from the Americas Millions of Years Ago
How Iguanas Got from North America to Fiji Millions of Years Ago A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is this possible? By Jack Tamisiea edited by Andrea Thompson A Brachylophus bulabula, commonly known as the central Fijian banded iguana on Ovalau Island,…
USAID Funding Saved Millions of Children’s Lives. Recent Cuts Put It in Jeopardy
USAID Funding Saved Millions of Children’s Lives. Recent Cuts Put It in Jeopardy USAID investments significantly reduced deaths among children under age five and women of reproductive age, studies show By Tanya Lewis edited by Dean Visser Tigray people, fled due to conflicts and taking shelter in Mekelle city of the Tigray region, in northern…
Chile hit by major blackout, leaving millions without electricity
State of emergency and overnight curfew declared after blackout strands commuters and knocks out traffic lights Authorities in Chile have declared a state of emergency and overnight curfew after a sweeping blackout stranded commuters, knocked out traffic lights, paralyzed countless businesses and left millions of people in the South American country without electricity. The National…
Fire evacuation alert sent to millions in error
Residents were already on edge as more fires erupted across the Los Angeles region, traumatising millions of people who feel that after four days there’s no end in sight. Then on Thursday afternoon came another jolt in the form of a text alert. This one was mistakenly sent to every cell phone in the county…
US winter storm leaves four dead as millions hit by snow, ice and bitter cold
Hundreds of thousands left without power and flights canceled as state of emergencies declared in several states Millions of Americans were hit by a major winter storm on Monday that brought heavy snow, ice, strong winds and freezing temperatures as it moved east out of the center of the country and into the mid-Atlantic region,…
Millions of public workers are set to get higher Social Security benefits. Here’s why
Juliana Kim A new bill signed into law by President Biden will increase Social Security payments for nearly three million current and former public employees. The law, named the Social Security Fairness Act, repeals a pair of provisions that had limited benefits for recipients with other pensions. That means workers who previously received reduced payments,…
Biden signs bill to boost social security payments for millions of public workers
President says Social Security Fairness Act will benefit ‘Americans who have worked hard all their lives’ Joe Biden has signed into law a measure that boosts social security payments for current and former public employees – such as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public-service workers – in what the White House has described as…
Major winter storm in US threatens millions with snow, ice and brutal cold
State of emergencies issues in several states and cities as eastern two-thirds of country to experience dangerous cold A major winter storm was sweeping across the central US on Sunday, forecasters said, bringing with it a dreaded combination of snow, ice and plunging temperatures. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued winter storm warnings from Kansas…
Millions face snow and ice as a major winter storm moves across the U.S.
By Chandelis Duster Millions across the U.S. are facing weather warnings and watches as a major winter storm moves from the Central Plains into the mid-Atlantic, where parts of the Washington, D.C., area could receive up to a foot of snow through Tuesday morning. Heavy snowfall and wind gusts more than 40 miles per hour…
Millions of Australians miss out on saving hundreds of dollars by not switching energy deals, ACCC says
Electricity prices fall an average of 4% over 12 months – but almost half of customers miss out by sticking with their old plan Millions of households could save more than $300 on their yearly energy bills on average just by swapping to better deals on the market, the consumer watchdog has found. Falling electricity…
Jimmy Carter, Who Died at Age 100, Spared Millions of People from Guinea Worm, a Debilitating Parasite
Jimmy Carter, Who Has Died at Age 100, Spared Millions of People from Guinea Worm Former president Jimmy Carter’s charity has helped transform Guinea worm from a disease that used to infect millions to one that infects fewer than a dozen By Charles Schmidt edited by Tanya Lewis Former president Jimmy Carter was touring villages…