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Spain’s April heat nearly impossible without climate change
Washington Post Record-breaking April temperatures in Spain, Portugal and northern Africa were made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new flash study found, and would have been almost impossible in the past https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/spain-portugal-north-africa-heat-wave-climate-change/5a7bd426-eb45-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreWhat is a Childhood Without ‘Indiana Jones’?
Wall Street Journal A columnist’s son makes a declaration about what movies are too old to watch. Prehistoric sharks ensue. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-can-my-son-not-want-to-watch-indiana-jones-241d0b46
Read MorePowerful earthquake hits Japan – at least one dead
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Japan Meteorological Agency measured the quake at a magnitude of 6.5 and said it was centred at a depth of about 12km. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3219579/powerful-earthquake-hits-japan-least-one-dead?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTech war: SK Hynix halts plans to upgrade chip tech at Wuxi plant due to pressure from US sanctions on China: report
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. SK Hynix’s strategy ‘involves shifting its capacity expansion back to South Korea, while the Wuxi fab caters to domestic demand in China’, TrendForce report says. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3219537/tech-war-sk-hynix-halts-plans-upgrade-chip-tech-wuxi-plant-due-pressure-us-sanctions-china-report?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhat You Love About Spring in California
New York Times Readers’ favorites include outdoor concerts, lush hillsides, fresh strawberries and, of course, blooming wildflowers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/us/california-spring-favorites.html
Read MoreSouth Korean Prosecutor Calls for Crypto Entrepreneur Do Kwon to Face Charges in Home Country
Wall Street Journal South Korea is vying with U.S. prosecutors to extradite Do Kwon from Montenegro and charge him in connection with the failed TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies. https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-korean-prosecutor-calls-for-crypto-entrepreneur-do-kwon-to-face-charges-in-home-country-639f5515
Read MoreThe Unwelcome Sensation That Hits at 43
Wall Street Journal The oldest millennials are reaching the decade when people often start to notice signs of aging. https://www.wsj.com/articles/millennials-turning-40-feeling-old-1df2c83b
Read MoreTop Colleges for High-Paying Jobs in Software
Wall Street Journal A new salary-based ranking shows Stanford atop the list of private schools and University of California, Berkeley leading public universities https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-colleges-high-paying-jobs-software-5ce461f8
Read MoreHSBC investors reject minority shareholders’ proposal to spin off Asia business, raise dividend payouts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A group of minority shareholders had called for the bank to consider radical change, including spinning off its Asia business. HSBC’s biggest shareholder Ping An Insurance Group has also been pushing the lender to…
Read MoreSerbia introduces two year moratorium on firearms, says Vucic
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The Interior Ministry should issue a call to all people who own weapons to surrender their weapons within a month without any consequences for them,” the Serbian leader said https://tass.com/world/1614117
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