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Two thirds (68%) of the solar panels imported by the UK came from China in 2024, according to HMRC trade data. That's an increase on the figure in 2023, when Chinese products accounted for 61% of UK solar imports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk announces 'Baby Grok' app for kid-friendly AI content... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five people missing, one dead as heavy rain hits South Korea.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A woman discovered a rare shark tooth in Florida, offering a glimpse into prehistoric times. Nicole Mercuri, 26, was walking along a Florida beach when she says she spotted a giant tooth that once belonged to a Megalodon, a massive prehistoric shark that roamed the ocean millions of years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Embassy in India has cautioned Indian travelers about potential visa revocations for crimes like theft and assault, following a viral video of an Indian woman attempting to shoplift $1,300 worth of goods in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the context of US television, the phrase "going through transitions as they are being fired"... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, seen in a viral “kiss cam” video embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert, has resigned, the company says in a LinkedIn post. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dubai, also now Transitions to Digital ID Using Facial Recognition... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China plans crackdown on zero-mileage used car sales.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a viral TikTok teaches us about ghosting... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prince Al Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, long known as Saudi Arabia's 'Sleeping Prince', has passed away after spending two decades in a coma. The nephew of billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, he had been in a coma since a car accident in 2005. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A man who was sucked into an MRI machine died from the severe injuries he suffered, police on New York's Long Island said. Nassau County police said the man was wearing a large metallic chain and entered an MRI room while a scan was in progress Wednesday at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump Signs Crypto Bill Into Law: White House Remarks.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Putin and Erdogan discuss Ukraine in phone call.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Police raid ex-Brazilian president's home amid alleged coup attempt trial.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S.-Venezuela prisoner swap frees Americans for migrants in El Salvador.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three killed in explosion at Los Angeles police training facility... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iraq says drones that struck military radars are foreign-made... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hamas says no interim truce possible without work toward permanent ceasefire deal... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany’s Merz says what’s happening in Gaza is ‘unacceptable’... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guinea Reports More Than 200 Mpox Cases Since First Detection... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump will sue the WSJ, directs Bondi to unseal Epstein material.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump Sues Wall Street Journal Publisher Dow Jones Over Jeffrey Epstein Article... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Astronomer announces board is investigating CEO Andy Byron amid kiss-cam scandal, and now they are put on leave... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron placed on leave after viral Coldplay kiss cam video.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump Proposes Trillion Dollar Defense Budget... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US House passes stablecoin legislation, sending bill to Trump... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senate passes bill to cut $9.4 billion in public broadcasting and international aid... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump diagnosed with ‘chronic venous insufficiency’ after leg swelling... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US does not support Israel's Syria strikes, Sharaa vows to protect Druze... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strategies for preserving the heart after circulation stops could avoid ethical concerns and enable more transplants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

India's Adani Group will exit its consumer goods joint venture with Wilmar (WLIL.SI) , opens new tab in a $1.3 billion deal, giving control to the Singaporean firm, it said on Thursday. The sale was announced in December and comes amid Adani's plans to bolster its infrastructure business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recent survey finds doctors and nurses optimistic about AI's future, but many only use it in limited ways and are concerned about it spreading medical misinformation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tesla registered plans for a new six-seater Model Y L in China with a wheelbase of 3,040 mm, according to filing information published on China’s industry ministry website on Wednesday.Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) also posted the message "Model Y L, see you in the fall" on its Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) account, along with images of a car matching the one shown in the ministry filing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nature Inspires Divine Innovation: The Moon’s Role in a New Fight Against Plastic Pollution... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case, fired by DOJ.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plans first suggested by defence minister propose keeping 600,000 Palestinians in area and not allowing them to leave, except for abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New England Society for Psychic Research suffered a loss this past weekend when paranormal researcher Dan Rivera died while touring with the allegedly haunted Annabelle doll, which is tied to Rhode Island's "Conjuring" house.Rivera, 54, the lead investigator for the New England Society for Psychic Research, had been one of the leading faces of the viral "Devils on the Run Tour," which was visiting Gettysburg at the time of his death.Rivera, a Connecticut native, and other guides were part of the tour, in which they brought along the allegedly haunted doll, Annabelle, across the country to various sites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani of the Kingdom of Bahrain signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU) with the aim of advancing peaceful nuclear cooperation between the United States and Bahrain.The United States and Bahrain have an enduring relationship and long-standing cooperation in the fields of security, energy, and commerce, as exemplified in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (C-SIPA). This NCMOU represents an important step towards establishing a robust civil nuclear partnership between the United States and Bahrain with the aim of enhancing energy security, promoting mutual prosperity through expanded economic cooperation, and promoting the highest standards of nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation.NCMOUs are important diplomatic tools developed during President Trump’s first term in office that lay the foundation for expanding strategic ties between the United States and its partners and promote U.S. industry and workforce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has suspended four MPs from Labour over repeated breaches of party discipline.Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Rachael Maskell have had the party whip removed, meaning the MPs will sit as independents in the House of Commons.Three other Labour MPs - Rosena Allin Khan, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Mohammed Yasin - have been stripped of their trade envoy roles.It comes after all four of the suspended MPs and the former trade envoys voted against the government's welfare reform bill earlier this month.In all, 47 Labour MPs rebelled against the government's proposed cuts to welfare and forced ministers to water down their plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tesla registers plans for new six-seater Model Y L in China... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nvidia CEO Praises China’s Nio, Xiaomi, XPeng, Li Auto and Huawei... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NATURE UNLOCKED GOD MODE ON PLASTIC WASTE.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hours after President Donald Trump told a room full of Republican lawmakers that he will fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, he denied plans to do that."We're not planning on doing it," he said Wednesday at the White House. "I don't rule out anything," he added, "but I think it's highly unlikely, unless he has to leave for fraud."At a meeting Tuesday evening in the Oval Office, Trump had asked a group of House Republicans if they thought he should fire Powell. After receiving support for the move, the president said he would follow through, according to a senior White House official."The President asked lawmakers how they felt about firing the Fed Chair. They expressed approval for firing him. The President indicated he likely will soon," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly on the issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Union is readying a package of tariffs to be levied on 72 billion euros’ ($84bn) worth of goods against the US, even as it steps up efforts to reach a trade deal and avert a transatlantic trade war with President Donald Trump.The European Commission, which oversees EU trade policy, is understood to have drawn up a list of duties for various US imports, ranging from cars to bourbon, after Trump declared on Sunday that he would levy a 30 percent “reciprocal” tariff on European imports from August 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition and drawn military intervention by powerful neighbor Israel.Convoys of government forces began withdrawing from the city of Sweida, but it was not immediately clear if the agreement, announced by Syria’s Interior Ministry and in a video message by a Druze religious leader, would hold. A previous ceasefire announced Tuesday quickly fell apart, and a prominent Druze leader, Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri, disavowed the new agreement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Donald Trump is accusing some of his onetime supporters of being “weaklings” who are falling prey to Democratic “bullshit” about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — concluding that he no longer wants their support.The message was the clearest sign yet of the cracks emerging in the president’s coalition, many of whom are loudly demanding more information about the disgraced financier, who has been subject to myriad conspiracies since his death by suicide in 2019. And some of his allies don’t appear to be listening, with Republicans in Congress taking steps Wednesday morning to potentially force the Justice Department to release more documents.Declaring that Democrats had struck “pay dirt” in the Epstein scandal, Trump said his political opponents were using the issue to attack him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk criticized the Trump administration's refusal to release documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday, appearing to suggest the declination may be due to President Donald Trump being among those in the files."That is a high level of confidence," Musk said on X in response to a post from prediction website Polymarket saying there is a "100% chance" that Trump is named in the files.Amid Trump's continued criticism of demands from his supporters for the release of the documents, Musk, a former top lieutenant who spent months in the White House alongside the president, maintained: "We were all told that the list was going to be released.""Not a single Epstein client has been prosecuted. Not even one," Musk said, further casting doubt on Trump's description of the growing Epstein controversy as a "hoax.""Wow, amazing that Epstein 'killed himself' and Ghislaine is in federal prison for a hoax," Musk said, referring to Ghislaine Maxwell, a former decades-long aide to Epstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America was already losing to China on clean energy. Trump just sealed its fate... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.