53,800 of these bad boys are landing in Clacton. Ain’t they beauts? #VoteBinface

Gaza death toll reaches 73,381 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-reaches-73381

Gaza death toll reaches 73,381

<article data-history-node-id="445548" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-reaches-73381" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-reaches-73381" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza death toll reaches 73,381</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 73,381 Palestinians have been killed and 174,231 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza since 7 October 2023, the enclave's health ministry is reporting.</p> <p>Medical sources said that hospitals in Gaza received, over the past 24 hours, four fatalities, including two people who succumbed to wounds sustained earlier, in addition to one injured person.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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South Korea's coal use increased due to weak performance of nuclear, while Australia and Poland saw increases due to insufficient clean energy growth, and poor wind conditions in Poland's case.

Italy increased gas use because of weak hydropower conditions, even if solar power growth was strong enough to cover demand growth.

Outside of the OECD, China and India have both seen rebounds in coal-fired power generation after falling output last year. Gas-to-coal switching is not a significant factor in either country so the increases are not related to the Hormuz crisis however.

Japan, Turkiye, Korea and the UK achieved major reductions in gas use, while the drop in coal use came from the U.S., offsetting increases in Australia, Korea and Poland.

OECD power generation from gas has seen a significant drop in the five months since LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz were first disrupted. This has not resulted in an increase in coal-fired generation as solar and wind have covered demand growth and the fall in gas.

Man, if Putin had told Trump exactly what he wanted the US to do to help Iran and Russia and hurt Ukraine, it would have been exactly what Trump did in his war. This is a Russian strategic dream we are watching.

❗️During the night, Ukrainian forces shot down 0/4 anti-ship missiles “Zircon”/Oniks, 0/24 ballistic Iskander-M/S-400 missiles, and 98/115 enemy UAVs. ❗️The main direction of the strike was Kyiv region!

I recall we had a period of time where the response of Starmer and Cooper to concerns about these groups was ‘I like flags’

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterday

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

On the night of 4 August (from 18:00 on 3 August), the enemy launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 136 strike UAVs of the Shahed type (including jet-powered ones), Gerber, Italmas Preliminary data, as of 08:00, #Ukraine air defences had shot down or neutralised 117 enemy UAVs

💬 If #AI made it, then label it. People deserve to know." - #EU Commission The AI Act is the first-ever legal framework on AI, which addresses the risks of AI and positions Europe to play a leading role globally. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/...

"The number of countries with at least 1 gigawatt of solar installed has grown to as many as 74 last year, up from 42 in 2020." www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @akshatrathi.bsky.social 🔌💡

Solar Power Quietly Crossed a New Milestone as Deployments Rise

Installations of panels are rapidly advancing worldwide

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WASHINGTON (AP) - 25 states sue over Trump's latest tariffs, calling them pretext for replacing levies Supreme Court struck down.

A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"

Wildberries BINGO: Update ‼️

🇧🇪 Belgium has become reliant on Russian gas due to the war in the Middle East, - Bloomberg All of Belgium’s imported liquefied natural gas last month came from Russia. The shift was caused by a sharp drop in LNG supplies to Europe as shipping through Strait of Hormuz was disrupted.

⚡️ BREAKING: Polish F-16 fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea after it was detected flying without an approved flight plan and with its transponder switched off. Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed the intercept.

AGATE tethered to TIGER as they exit the Baltic Photos: Kurt Pedersen, Under Broen

It is clear that the shadow fleet is running out of options to have their vessels serviced. This appears to be a very long journey ahead @ 4 knots.

One of the sketchiest oil tankers, AGATE, is currently being towed from an anchorage outside of Skt. Petersburg to Yalova, Turkey according to information they broadcast on AIS. sketchy.boats/9310707

Christian Panton@pa.nton.cx · 3mo ago

It's been a while, but: 🚨 False flagged 'AGATE' entered the Baltic through Storebælt. No overt response from the Danish Navy (acting as Coast Guard). Now back into international waters. 🔥 sketchy.boats/9310707

Geopolitics and Security Studies Center analyst Dionis Cenusa on the Ceuta crisis: “Ceuta is a geopolitical node that today involves the traditional interests of Spain and the emerging interests of the US and Israel related to Iran and the Middle East. 1/

“If Spain loses control over Ceuta, the US will likely replace it with a military base, allowing it to conduct its operations against Iran without needing the European pillar of NATO.” 2/2

Geologist Marie Tharp was born #OTD in 1920. She built the first accurate map of the Atlantic Ocean floor, discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that provided evidence for seafloor spreading and plate tectonics. 🧪 👩‍🔬 Image: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

The E of E. coli fame. I did not know this story - fascinating! #IDSky #Microsky

c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 4d ago

The headlines are still covering the cyclosporiasis outbreak from lettuce, but let's talk about a different summer, long ago. The headlines in Bavaria would have called it "summer diarrhea" & it was killing babies. Enter our hero, Professor Theodor Escherich of the Julius Hospital, Würzburg.

For XCMG, the Pilbara isn’t just another export market – it has become the ultimate testing ground to show heavy mining equipment can work at scale without the need for diesel. www.afr.com/world/asia/c...

China’s electric truck hopes put Pilbara miners on collision course

XCMG has ambitions to do exactly what BYD did to the car market – turn it on its head. And it has Western Australia firmly on its radar as a proving ground.

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Liechtenstein’s archaic abortion laws need to be modernised. Women have to travel outside the Alpine micro-state for abortion and pay steep fees. 58-year-old hereditary Prince Alois says he will veto any changes. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Liechtenstein’s archaic abortion laws need to be modernised. But a prince is standing in the way | Gabriella Alvarez-Hummel

Substantial hurdles are faced by women who have to travel abroad to access abortion, but Hereditary Prince Alois says he will veto any changes, says writer and campaigner from Liechtenstein Gabriella ...

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This story mentions students in Bangladesh cleaning the streets and directing traffic after Sheikh Hasina fled the country thanks to their movement, 2 years ago giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Students take charge of Bangladesh megacity after ousting Sheikh Hasina

Protesters who toppled the long-ruling prime minister now control the streets of Dhaka, but challenges loom

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Ruling parties of petrostates like Australia & Canada are largely captured by Coal, Oil & Gas 🇦🇺's megafires in 2019-2020 came on the back of the 2017-2019 Tinderbox Drought & burned >18M hectares Since taking power in 2022, the @albomp.bsky.social govt's approved 36 new/extension Coal & Gas projs

Dick Zoutman@dickzoutman.bsky.social · 5d ago

A coal mine expansion!?!?!? Ummmm……Canada is on fire and the government permits a coal mine expansion?!?!?! I have no words….

"The North Sea remains integral to the UK's energy system. However, as we focus our portfolio and direct capital to our highest-value opportunities, we believe our North Sea business will be better positioned as part of another company." Meg O'Neill said news.sky.com/story/bp-han...

BP hangs for sale sign over North Sea operations

The company says that while the UK business has value, it believes the shelf would be "better positioned as part of another company".

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