COP28: 5 Key Topics To Be Discussed At Dubai Climate Talks

At COP26 in Glasgow, in 2021, countries agreed to a “phasedown” of “unabated coal power.” Washington: Deadly floods in the Horn of Africa. Summer wildfires that ravaged Canadian forests. Global temperature records unprecedented in the history of humanity. Environmental activists say there’s no doubt anymore that urgent collective action is needed to preserve a livable … Read more

Man commits suicide after allegedly dismembering his friend on Thanksgiving Day

A 75-year-old man suspected in the dismembering death of a man at a home in north Florida has died, sheriff’s officials said. Someone called deputies about a possible murder at a home in Inverness, which is 75 miles (121 kilometres) north of Tampa, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Saturday.  They knocked on … Read more

“Wonderful Achievement”: Australia PM On Rescue Of 41 Trapped Workers

“Proud that Australian Professor Arnold Dix played a role on the ground.” Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed the Indian authorities for successfully carrying out the rescue operation to evacuate 41 workers who were trapped inside the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand. He also expressed pride in the role of Professor Arnold Dix, a tunnelling … Read more

Buffett’s Berkshire countersues billionaire Haslams in battle over Pilot valuation

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has accused billionaire Jimmy Haslam of promising secret payments to staff that would inflate the price Berkshire would have to pay for the Haslam family’s 20% stake in truck stop operator Pilot Travel Centers. Berkshire made the accusation in partially redacted filings made public on Tuesday in a countersuit against the … Read more

Watch: First-Ever Transatlantic Flight Fuelled By Cooking Oil Takes Off

SAFs are produced from renewable biomass and waste resources The first transatlantic flight using 100 % pure sustainable aviation fuel (Saf) took off from Heathrow on Tuesday, November 28.  The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight to New York JFK left the airport shortly before 12 am.  Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Atlantic, … Read more