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Drones are detecting more sharks at US beaches but do they make public safer?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-11T12:00:49+00:00

Increase in sightings may not reflect increase in sharks with little evidence that threat to swimmers has risenExperts say that despite recent increased investment in drones to monitor for sharks in states like New York, the machines have limited usefulness as a public safety tool and there does not appear to be evidence that the threat to swimmers from sharks has increased.There have, however, been more reports of sharks around local beaches. Continue reading...

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Drones are detecting more sharks at US beaches, but do they make the public safer?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-11T12:00:49+00:00

Increase in sightings may not reflect increase in sharks with little evidence that threat to swimmers has risenExperts say that despite recent increased investment in drones to monitor for sharks in states like New York, the machines have limited usefulness as a public safety tool and there does not appear to be evidence that the threat to swimmers from sharks has increased.There have, however, been more reports of sharks around local beaches. Continue reading...

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Nigeria says army has killed 300 bandits in north-western state of Zamfara

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-11T11:59:11+00:00

Gangs made up of cattle rustlers and jihadists have long terrorised communities in northern and central NigeriaNigerian soldiers killed more than 300 members of kidnapping and cattle bandit gangs in the north-western state of Zamfara this week, according to a government official.Nigerian government troops targeted the gangs in Gummi district in a two-day operation that “led to the elimination of more than 300 terrorists,” Zamfara’s information commissioner, Mahmud Muhammad Dantawasa, said in a statement. Continue reading...

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Добровольці з-за кордону: як Україні допоможе рекрутинг по-новому

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-11T11:51:32+00:00

Кабінет міністрів ухвалив єдині правила супроводу іноземців та осіб без громадянства, які добровільно виявили бажання долучитися до Сил оборони. Зокрема, йдеться про логістику таких добровольців – від...

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TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies after being ill with prostate cancer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-11T11:28:56+00:00

Murnaghan ‘died peacefully’ at his home in London on Saturday, says his familyThe TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan “died peacefully” at his home in north London on Saturday morning “following a period of illness with prostate cancer”, his family said in a statement.More details to follow … Continue reading...

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Datacentres drive emissions of Microsoft, Amazon and Google to half those of France

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-11T11:00:49+00:00

All three companies say they still aim to achieve net zero carbon output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO₂e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or roughly half the emissions of France. Continue reading...

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Datacentres drive up carbon emissions of Microsoft, Amazon and Google to a third of those of France

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-11T11:00:49+00:00

All three companies say they still aim to achieve net zero carbon output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO₂e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or about a third of those of France. Continue reading...

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Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-11T11:00:49+00:00

Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they still aim to achieve net zero output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO₂e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or about a third of those of France. Continue reading...

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Levi Bellfield to have DNA test in connection with Lin and Megan Russell murders

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-11T11:00:48+00:00

Exclusive: CCRC will test serial killer as part of inquiry into whether Michael Stone was wrongly convicted of 1996 murdersThe serial killer Levi Bellfield will have his DNA taken in an attempt to establish if he murdered Lin and Megan Russell in 1996.Michael Stone has protested his innocence since his conviction in 1998 for the killing of Lin, 45, and her daughter, six-year-old Megan, as well as a vicious attack on Megan’s sister Josie, nine, who survived. Continue reading...

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NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-11T11:00:47+00:00

Exclusive: Alarming shortfall of specialists stops about 4,000 procedures a day, many for patients in urgent need of surgeryThe NHS is unable to perform 1.5m operations a year because of a drastic shortage of anaesthetists, a report reveals.More than 8 million patients are on waiting lists across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many are in urgent need of a surgical procedure. Continue reading...

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Iran’s Top Diplomat in Oman for Talks on Strait of Hormuz

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-11T10:49:53+00:00

The Iranian foreign minister landed in Muscat on Saturday. A standoff over the strait this week set off heavy clashes between the U.S. and Iran.

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Apple подала до суду на OpenAI, звинувативши партнера у крадіжці комерційних таємниць

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-11T10:25:00+00:00

Причиною суперечок став цілий потік колишніх співробітників Apple, яких ще на етапі співбесід просили порушити угоду про нерозголошення інформації (NDA).

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Надія України на власні ракети для Patriot зіткнеться з великою проблемою, - Die Welt

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-11T10:18:00+00:00

США готові надати Україні ліцензію на виробництво ракет для Patriot, однак експерти попереджають, що запуск такого виробництва потребуватиме 1-2 років.

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