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by Time_Traveller
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Israel's conflict with its neighbours
Replies: 294
Views: 81120

Re: Israel's conflict with its neighbours

US vetoes Palestinian bid for full UN membership Friday 19 April 2024 08:38, UK https://e3.365dm.com/24/04/1600x900/skynews-un-israel-palestine_6525918.jpg?20240419083005 The US has blocked a Palestinian bid to be recognised as a full member state at the United Nations. Twelve of the 15-member Secu...
by Time_Traveller
Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:06 am
Forum: Computers & the Internet
Topic: Social Media & Big Tech news and discussions
Replies: 618
Views: 575733

Re: Social Media & Big Tech news and discussions

Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from Chinese App Store Fri 19 Apr 2024 07.46 BST Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese App Store after the Chinese government ordered it to do so for “national security” reasons. Apple confirmed it had withdrawn the two apps – both owned by Meta,...
by Time_Traveller
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: UK News and Discussions
Replies: 1063
Views: 545263

Re: UK News and Discussions

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from SNP Thursday 18 April 2024 19:38, UK https://e3.365dm.com/23/03/1600x900/skynews-nicola-sturgeon-murrell_6086515.jpg?20240418183253 Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged by police after ...
by Time_Traveller
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: UK News and Discussions
Replies: 1063
Views: 545263

Re: UK News and Discussions

Latest Ipsos poll shows Tories at their lowest rating in 45 years 1 hour ago Support for the Conservatives has fallen to its lowest level in 45 years, according to the latest Ipsos poll. The Tories’ vote share has fallen to just 19 per cent – a record low for the second consecutive month – with Lab...
by Time_Traveller
Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Post-Brexit News and Discussions
Replies: 202
Views: 179848

Re: Post-Brexit News and Discussions

Brussels proposes return to pre-Brexit mobility for UK and EU young people Thu 18 Apr 2024 16.00 BST The European Commission has proposed opening negotiations with the UK to allow mobility enjoyed before Brexit to millions of 18- to 30-year-olds in a major concession. It said it would now seek appr...
by Time_Traveller
Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: The History Forum
Topic: Human Prehistory (3.3 million years BC – 3500 BC)
Replies: 155
Views: 163112

Re: Human Prehistory (3.3 million years BC – 3500 BC)

Ancient humans hid in Saudi Arabian lava tube for over 7,000 years 1 hour ago A lava tube in Saudi Arabia served as shelter to ancient humans for over 7,000 years, archaeologists have said in a new study. While previous research established that Northern Arabia was a dynamic site of evolution and c...
by Time_Traveller
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: Energy & the Environment
Topic: Energy & the Environment News and Discussions
Replies: 661
Views: 893374

Re: Energy & the Environment News and Discussions

Plastic crisis 'out of control' as 1.7 billion pieces thrown away weekly in UK Wednesday 17 April 2024 07:20, UK https://e3.365dm.com/24/04/1600x900/skynews-plastic-waste_6522566.jpg?20240415161703 Britons are throwing away an estimated 1.7 billion pieces of plastic a week - with campaigners descri...
by Time_Traveller
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: The Elon Musk Thread
Replies: 131
Views: 104833

Re: The Elon Musk Thread

Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce 2 hours ago Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global electric vehicle workforce. In a memo, first reported by news website Electrek, billionaire owner Elon Musk told staff there was nothing he hated more, "but it must be done". The world...
by Time_Traveller
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: Energy & the Environment
Topic: Climate Change News & Discussions
Replies: 1048
Views: 837638

Re: Climate Change News & Discussions

Scotland's climate target unreachable says watchdog 19 March 2024 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/02d4/live/5804b6b0-e44e-11ee-ba64-a7874c7f1d18.jpg.webp Scotland's flagship 2030 target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is now out of reach, the government's independent advisers have...
by Time_Traveller
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: The History Forum
Topic: Natural History (13.8 billion years BC – 3.3 million BC)
Replies: 258
Views: 212569

Re: Natural History (13.8 billion years BC – 3.3 million BC)

Enormous ancient sea reptile identified from amateur fossil find 18 minutes ago https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DC92/production/_133166465_ichthyosaursergeykrasovskiy.jpg.webp Scientists have identified what was probably the largest marine reptile ever to swim in the seas - a creature l...