‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks
A woman who saved her husband from being completely sucked out of a Ryanair plane mid-flight has said she thought as she held on to his legs: “If we die, we die together.”
Trump ballroom donor to lead state department’s $200m Armenia fund
Konstantin Sokolov, a Russian-born private equity investor in Chicago, will serve as chairman of a new state department enterprise fund overseeing more than $200m designated for a central Asia trade corridor, including investments in transportation, energy infrastructure and critical minerals, the Guardian has learned. The state department confirmed his appointment on Friday.
RFK Jr’s advisory panel overhaul stalled update on helping kids quit tobacco
The overhaul by the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, of an influential federal advisory group has stalled an update that would have highlighted “encouraging” new evidence on helping children quit tobacco, according to a recently departed member of the group.
Study reveals Hawaiian hotspot is getting hotter
Contrary to conventional geological thinking, the Hawaiian mantle plume has gotten hotter by about 250°C (480°F) over the past 47 million years. This discovery, led by Earth scientists at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, reverses the long-held idea that hotspots start out very hot and progressively cool over time. The study, published recently in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, also found that heat surges produced the two largest volcanoes along the Northwestern and Main Hawaiian Island chain.
Underwater microphones detect dolphins in Sea of Japan bays about once every ten days
When residents of two coastal communities along the Sea of Japan reported observing dolphins in nearby waters, it caught the attention of some scientists. The marine environment has been changing rapidly in the Sea of Japan, which is partially enclosed by the Japanese archipelago and the Eurasian continent and connected to the ocean through shallow straits. Though dolphin sightings and bycatch records have been reported along the coast, basic ecological information on small odontocetes, such as dolphins and porpoises, has remained limited.
Council Post: Five Critical Questions To Ask When Building Your Payment Strategy
Chuck Yu is CEO of VGS, a trusted infrastructure powering payment tokenization and agentic commerce for the world's leading enterprises.
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After nearly two decades in payments, I've fielded many questions about payment strategy. My career has taken me from a payments startup, where I worked with enterprise merchants, to an executive at Visa, where I took on leadership roles across the organization. Every experience has taught me a thing or two about how payments work on a global scale.
Volvo Trucks To Lead In Bringing Autonomous Trucks To US Market
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I predict a future world where anything that moves could become autonomous. That includes anything with propellers, wheels, legs or arms across industries such as Industrial, mobility, aerospace & defense, mining, and healthcare. In my previous article I predicted this to be a $10 trillion opportunity by 2035. I followed this up with an article on Robotaxis, where the Markets and Markets team projects more than 1.5mn Robotaxis on the road by 2035. So the question is: are cars leading? Will trucks be far behind? Or is there a stronger business case for autonomous trucks?
A 37-year soil experiment revealed a hidden climate threat
After nearly 40 years of research, scientists have uncovered evidence that challenges a long held assumption about forest soils. The world's longest running soil warming experiment suggests that even carbon once considered stable can begin to break down as temperatures rise, releasing additional CO2 into the atmosphere.
Tories deny purge as Lord Barwell hits back after losing party whip
The Conservatives have denied they are purging prominent centrists after Gavin Barwell lost the whip in the wake of warnings from Kemi Badenoch that supporters of policies such as targets for net zero were no longer welcome in the party.
Manchester United want another midfielder after deals for Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans
Manchester United are in the market for another midfielder despite the signing of Andrey Santos and impending arrival of Youri Tielemans.
Santos joined from Chelsea in a £48m deal on Monday and Belgium midfielder Tielemans, 29, will undergo a medical at United before completing his switch from Aston Villa.