🇱🇧⚖️Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote, making it the first country in the Middle East to do so. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/leba...
Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote
Lebanon's parliament has abolished the death penalty, becoming the first Arab country to replace it with life imprisonment and aggravated hard labor.
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Washing machines and the information boards at Brussels' bus stops share the same psychodelic concept of time
4. Green space and water Parks and public spaces are a really important part of high streets. Without them, there’s little reason or opportunity for people to congregate. It’s really worth investing in and maintaining them. Also make use of rivers - most towns have them, even if underground!
When I moved to Brussels a year ago, this area didn't seem like anything special. Now it's a lovely public space where people hang out
Headlines that you see on a tattered newspaper that blows away in the detritus of an abandoned city in the opening scene to a post-apocalyptic film where the villains live in a giant dome in Antarctica.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2w agoBreaking news: Scientists in the US have for the first time used artificial intelligence to create viruses unknown in nature, a milestone that promises advances in healthcare but also raises important biosafety and biosecurity concerns. ft.trib.al/Uk6VCRG
#FactoryFarming, on sea and land: many reasons to stop it. #AMR is a big one. What could go wrong, tossing antibiotics at scale into the sea?😟 phys.org/news/2026-08...
Antibiotic-resistant seafood bacterium found in Vietnam fish farming waters near popular island destination
A bacterium linked to seafood-related illness and capable of resisting multiple antibiotics has been detected in fish-farming waters near Cat Ba Island, Vietnam, according to a new study highlighting ...
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Pet peeves of online dating: 1) writing that you love sarcasm doesn't make your profile interesting
I live in a Brussels bubble. The sourdough bubble. The ones that get their miso-sesame bread from Mains.
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Birdsong isn’t just a male thing. Female birds sing too – and in more than 70% of species worldwide, it matters more than we thought. Emma Phipps tells us more.
The hidden bias in bird research that impacts conservation
Scientists long focused on colourful male birds, but female birds may hold key clues to conservation and survival
eastangliabylines.co.uk
I got new sneakers and feel like a dig walking with rain shoes
Just Walk It Off: Dog Tries Booties
Alt: Just Walk It Off: Dog Tries Booties
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How many days will I shed sand after this one-day trip to the beach. Could it be that by December it has stopped?
While fires rage in large parts of Europe incl UK, farmers face crop failure and livestock loss, every RefUK or Tory politician on the news must be challenged on their "let's do away with costly net zero nonsense" stance, side-by-side with live images of the cost of inaction. Expose the charlatans.
I’m not sure whether this is just a psychological difference or AI bros fundamentally don’t understand the nature of an artistic experience, but: I don’t want a personalised film/book/podcast. I want to see/read/hear the same one as everyone else, so I can read reviews or discuss it with my friends
This year’s weather conditions have been especially favourable for fires.
Two new large fires break out in Spain
Two new large fires break out in Spain
brusselstimes.com
"Maerl beds may closely resemble corals but they are in fact thousands of pieces of free-living calcified seaweed that can interlock to create a carpet brimming with life." The world is insane
Jennifer Ouellette@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 2w agoScientist's lifelong obsession with mystery of elusive 'pink zebra' seaweed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The UK needs post-school adult education routes to craft and technical (especially STEM) professions. These routes used to be provided by the technical colleges and professional bodies and employers received tax relief for day release studies. Many people learn better (on the job) this way.
I've confirmed that the UK's new Sovereign AI Fund does no due diligence on whether AI companies use copyrighted work without permission before investing in them. It took me 3 Freedom of Information requests to find this out: 🧵 1/10
Before any of us criticises people attempting to migrate into Europe, legally or illegally, we should first ask ourselves: "What would I do to save myself and my family from poverty, injustice, ethnic cleansing, tribal violence, drought, wildfires, floods, deadly heat, terrorism and war?"
I am looking forward to learning the results of Flaco's law and see if birth control is better than pesticides to control rats www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
‘Kind of like a fairytale’: documentary tells the unusual tale of Flaco the Owl
Wild Inside looks back on the incredible year when an escaped zoo owl managed to bring New Yorkers together
theguardian.com
I am shocked that air fryer, microbrew and paleo diet were added to the dictionary in 1985!!
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 2w agoFind the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Stepping away from my doom -scrolling! Each and every photo is an absolute delight.
Week in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching fox
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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Additionally, the UK and French governments have also issued a similar statement on climate change: "[We] call on all countries to intensify their efforts to tackle its causes while boosting resilience to its effects" www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/presse-et...
++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
Thank you, ugly Brussels building that blocks the afternoon sun and keeps my bedroom coolish during heatwaves. I love you.
⚡ 315 datacentres want more power than Britain uses Ofgem says the connection queue now seeks 73GW. The whole country peaks at 45GW. 🔗 ofgem.gov.uk/press-release/ofgem-acts-free-grid-capacity-tackling-speculative-data-centre-projects #AI #DataCentres #Energy
Ofgem acts to free up grid capacity by tackling speculative data centre projects
Our consultation on plans to tackle speculative data centre projects in Britain's electricity connections queue.
ofgem.gov.uk
