Scientists express concern over the rapid rise in levels of methane.
According to NOAA on Friday, carbon dioxide, the most significant and abundant greenhouse gas created by humans, rose in 2023 to the third-highest level in 65 years of record keeping. Scientists are particularly concerned about the quick rise in methane concentrations in the atmosphere, a more powerful but shorter-lived gas that traps heat. See to learn more.
Once more, Iceland's volcano erupts, disrupting the hot water supply to museums and schools.
On Thursday, an Icelandic volcano erupted for the second time this year. A supply pipeline was overtaken by a flood of lava, cutting off heat and hot water to several communities on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Watch to find out more!
Voyager 1 and NASA reestablished communication after a months-long pause.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back information regarding the condition and state of its onboard engineering systems for the first time since November. On November 14, 2023, Voyager 1 ceased transmitting usable science and engineering data back to Earth. The probe and its twin, Voyager 2, are the only spacecraft to have ever flown in interstellar space.
Drones are becoming increasingly popular for recording, mapping, monitoring, and delivering things. They are also being used to find lost pets. Read our report to learn more.
Floods in Afghanistan: Thousands of children are impacted
Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan are still impacted by the continuous flash floods, the UN has warned. This report describes the anguish of children in the nation devastated by flooding.
Switzerland's National Bank lowers its surprise rate.
Different monetary policy strategies are being used by central banks around the globe to combat inflationary pressures. The first significant central bank in the developed world to lower interest rates this cycle was the Swiss National Bank (SN. It seems that a more substantial decline in inflation than anticipated is the main cause of the SNB's movement.
Japan's economy is no longer the third biggest in the world. Germany surpassed the Asian nation in that ranking after the latter entered a recession and contracted during the final half of 2023. According to official data, sluggish domestic demand caused Japan's GDP to contract unexpectedly. Due to this, the central bank's intentions to end its highly loose monetary policy this year have become less assured.
Regarding Israel's Rafah offensive, South Africa urgently requests the International Court of Justice.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been requested by the South African government to assess whether Israel's proposal to prolong military operations in Rafah "requires that the court uses its power to prevent further imminent breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza." The court "may at any time decide to examine proprio motu whether the circumstances of the case require the indication of provisional measures which ought to be taken or complied with by any or all of the parties," according to a statement. In the statement, the South African government expressed its extreme worry over the large-scale deaths, injuries, and destruction that have already occurred and will continue to result from the unprecedented military onslaught against Rafah. This would be a grave and irreversible violation of the Genocide Convention as well as the January 26, 2024, court order. Given the daily death toll in Gaza, South Africa believes this topic will receive the requisite urgency, the statement continued.
Half of the newborns in the northern Gaza hospital suffer from malnutrition.
According to a physician in Northern Gaza, hardly half of the infants who arrive at his hospital receive the help they need. Many of the babies at Kamal Adwan Hospital are malnourished as a result of the majority of the problems being caused by a lack of nourishment. He claims there is nothing more he can do if help does not arrive immediately.
Trump delivers a speech at the yearly political convention
Today is the last day of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland. It's Donald Trump speaking to the crowd. Live from National Harbor, Maryland, is Alan Fisher of Al Jazeera.
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