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Waste water to clean energy: How Japanese engineers harnessed the power of osmosis
FUKUOKA — A Japanese water plant is harnessing the power of osmosis to generate renewable energy that engineers believe could one day become a common power source. The osmotic plant in Fukuoka, which opened in August 2025, is only the second of its type in the world — the first was built in 2023…
North Korea’s Girlboss Era? Meet Kim Ju Ae, the 13-year-old being groomed to inherit a dynasty, a military, and a nation that has never had a woman at the top
She drives tanks. She fires pistols. She shows up to military parades in a nation that has never once been led by a woman. And according to South Korea’s top spy chief, she may be next in line to run all of it. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service director Lee Jong-seok told lawmakers in a…
Diesel, gasoline inflation in March 2026 are fastest since September 2022 — PSA
Higher oil prices were a major driver of inflation in March 2026. Inflation, which measures the movement in prices of goods and services, jumped to 4.1% from 2.4% in February. In a press conference, National Statistician Undersecretary Dennis Mapa said diesel had the highest contribution to…
Oil prices open higher, hitting as much as $114 per barrel as the U.S.-Iran conflict persists
TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices opened higher on Monday after the Easter holiday weekend as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues to disrupt global oil supply. Brent crude futures rose $2.4, or 2.2%, to $111.43 a barrel by 2215 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures…
Apple at 50: The company that taught the world to ‘think different’
Fifty years ago, two guys named Steve changed everything from a garage in California. Not in the way that phrase usually gets thrown around. Actually changed it. On April 1, 1976, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs started a company with a fruit for a logo and an idea that, at the time, sounded almost…
Harvard’s 85-year study reveals the six habits that predict a long, happy life
Most of us spend our lives chasing happiness without ever stopping to ask what the science actually says about how to find it. Fortunately, one of the world’s leading experts on the subject has been paying close attention — and the answers, while sometimes surprising, are well within reach for…
Sales of secondhand electric vehicles surge as fuel prices hit record highs
The war in Iran is sending shockwaves through global oil markets, pushing petrol prices to record highs and driving a surge in secondhand electric vehicle sales. The average cost of petrol in the European Union rose 12% to 1.84 euros per litre from late February to mid-March, according to European…
Wikipedia, the web’s go-to encyclopedia, has just declared war on ChatGPT
Wikipedia has officially barred its 260,000 volunteer editors from using large language models like ChatGPT to generate encyclopedic content, citing the technology’s tendency to hallucinate fake facts, broken links, and fabricated citations that violate the site’s strict standards on verifiability…
Astronaut spots something horrifying floating in space, and it’s staring back at you
Something is growing inside the International Space Station — and the moment NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted a photo of it, the internet completely lost its mind. Viewers were convinced they were looking at a hatching alien egg straight out of a 1979 horror film, with panicked commenters begging…
Global oil price surge far from over
The most punishing oil price surge in modern history isn’t over yet. Global oil prices extended their historic climb on Monday, March 30, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the Iran conflict, deepening fears that a widening war in the Middle East…
Have a break-in? About 12 tons of KitKat bars stolen before Easter in Italy
A large shipment of KitKat chocolate bars was stolen while in transit to distributors, a major candy crime that occurred just days before Easter Sunday. According to Agence France-Presse, the stolen truck was carrying 413,793 units from a “new chocolate range,” totaling about 12 tons, when it was…
Trump extends ultimatum amid stalled talks, escalating energy crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would again extend a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face potential strikes on its energy infrastructure, even as Tehran rejected a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the conflict as one-sided. “Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements…
Iran still reviewing US proposal to end war
DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 25 (Reuters) – Iran is reviewing a U.S. proposal to end the war in the Gulf but has no intention of holding talks to end the widening Middle East conflict, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. The comments by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi suggested some…
Oil drops below $100/barrel as ceasefire hopes ease supply disruptions: Reuters report
Oil prices fell around 4% on Wednesday on the prospect of a possible ceasefire easing supply disruptions from the key Middle East producing region after reports the U.S. sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war between them. Brent crude futures fell $4.89, or 4.7%, to $99.60 a barrel by 0335…
Water emerges as a dangerous new war target
Paris – Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but Iran has threatened to target desalination plants after it said its own water and energy infrastructure had sustained damage in the ongoing war with Israel and the U.S. What has Iran said? Iran’s military renewed its threats on Sunday…