In 2024, there will be no shortage of imagined dystopian futures. Not just because there is a growing body of films dreaming up humanity’s worst-case scenarios, but because news about climate catastrophes, headlines about dwindling natural resources, and well-founded fears about creeping artificial intelligence power dominate our daily lives. . Maybe that’s what makes “Aire, … Read more
Air raid sirens sounded in kyiv on Wednesday as the Ukrainian capital prepared for a possible Russian airstrike that did not happen. The U.S. Embassy in kyiv had already announced its temporary closure Wednesday due to a “potential significant air attack,” and a Ukrainian military official told CBS News he had information that Russia might … Read more
Tel Aviv — After more than a year of bombing and homelessness, Gaza residents are turning to a new administration in Washington for help. President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory has raised hopes and fears among the five million residents of the Palestinian territories. War-torn Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Rakan Abdul Ahman, a … Read more
Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality ever recorded, Australian research showed on Tuesday, with scientists concerned the rest of the area may have suffered a similar fate. The Australian Institute of Marine Science said studies of 12 reefs found up to 72 percent coral mortality, thanks to a summer … Read more
A stockbroker looks at a computer during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi, July 31, 2023. — AFP Stocks hit a new all-time high above the 94,200 mark on Thursday amid high expectations of a soft landing for the economy, following reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF ) would … Read more