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Conservationists fear fires could erase years of orangutan habitat recovery
JAKARTA — Fires have burned part of a decade-long orangutan habitat restoration site in Indonesian Borneo, raising fears among conservationists that another severe fire season could wipe out years of recovery efforts before the dry season has even fully begun. A decade ago, Yayasan IAR Indonesia (YIARI...
Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military on Thursday seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The Defense
Pete Hegseth fires U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Navy Secretary John Phelan. The Pentagon framed it Wednesday as an immediate departure.Why it matters: The ouster of the service's top civilian caught many off-guard, and adds to the pile of military officials who either abruptly exited or were pushed out of their posts under Trump 2.0."Phelan didn't understand he
The moon might be more prone to fires
Engineers love a good practical challenge, especially when it comes to spaceflight. But there's one particular challenge facing the crewed missions of the near future that scares mission planners above almost all others—fire. For decades, we've relied on a NASA test known as NASA-STD-6001B to screen material flammability for flight...
Crew fires head coach Henrik Rydstrom
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The Columbus Crew are making a head coaching change ahead of Major League Soccer’s lengthy international break.Henrik Rydstrom was relieved of his...
Mama Joy fires back at Gayton McKenzie, says she never asked for R700k World Cup trip
Mama Joy replies Gayton McKenzie amid 700k claims The fallout between Mama Joy Chauke and Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has taken another turn after the superfan publicly pushed back against claims surrounding her 2023 Rugby World Cup trip. Taking to X, Mama Joy denied ever requesting government sponsorship for her attendance in France, instead stating
Eddie Howe fires warning to Arsenal with Man City claim after FA Cup exit
Eddie Howe says Man City are ‘the best team’ that Newcastle have faced this season Eddie Howe has warned Arsenal that Manchester City are getting back to their best form under Pep Guardiola after Newcastle United’s FA Cup exit. City ran out deserving 3-1 winners over Newcastle in the FA Cup fifth round at St
Sony fires Ghost of Yotei artist after posts joking about Charlie Kirk killing
Image via Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment. Sony Interactive Entertainment subsidiary Sucker Punch Productions appears to have fired senior texture artist Drew Harrison over posts made on Bluesky that joked about the September 17 killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. In a statement to Kotaku , a Sony spokesperson confirmed that Harrison is no longer
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SkyCity to Pay $15M Settlement Over Regulatory Breaches in Australian Casino
SkyCity Entertainment Group has reached a settlement requiring it to pay AUD 21 million (about $14.72 million) in relation to compliance breaches at its casino in Adelaide, Australia. The settlement is part of a larger deal with the Commissioner for Liquor and Gambling in South Australia, addressing regulatory concerns for SkyCity’s Adelaide casino in an
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Interview: Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer, Sanofi
Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer (CDO) at biopharmaceutical giant Sanofi, recognises that the CDO role often means different things in different companies. At Sanofi, it was decided that the role would be an all-encompassing position, overseeing business applications, infrastructure, cyber security, data, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital services. There are also professionals in Frenehard’s team
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Jim Carrey Returning for The Grinch Sequel Movie
Why Jim Carrey Almost Quit The Grinch & Gave Back $20 Million Salary Pucker up, Whoville—the Grinch is coming back. Indeed, director Ron Howard and his producing partner Brian Grazer ’s production company Imagine Entertainment confirmed on Instagram June 18 that a sequel to Jim Carrey ’s 2000 movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas is