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Swiss Resort Fire Victims Sent Abroad as Tragedy Investigated
Critically injured victims of the deadly fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana are being treated in specialist burns units as far afield as Stuttgart, Milan and Paris, underscoring the scale of the tragedy. The …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 1:21 PM |
The 14 Global Trends That Will Shape the Climate in 2026
The world is now moving into the latter half of a critical decade to fight climate change. Scientists have warned that nations need to cut carbon emissions nearly 50% by 2030 to stave off 1.5C temperature rise. The world is …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 12:30 PM |
Authorities Probing Damage to Undersea Telecom Cable in Gulf of Finland
Authorities are investigating damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland early Wednesday that occurred between the capitals of Finland and Estonia. Finnish authorities seized and inspected the vessel suspected to have caused the damage, the country’s …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 11:43 AM |
Taiwan Stays on High Alert as Chinese Ships Pull Back After Massive Drills
Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the previous day, keeping its emergency maritime response center running as it monitored Chinese naval maneuvers, the coast guard said. The exercises named “Justice …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 10:44 AM |
US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Tankers With Venezuela Links
The Trump administration stepped up a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s oil exports by sanctioning companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China, along with related oil tankers it accused of evading restrictions. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 10:13 AM |
Europe’s Space Agency Says Cyber Incident May Have Hit Servers
The European Space Agency said a cybersecurity issue may have impacted a “very small number” of external servers. In a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday, ESA said it was conducting a forensic analysis and had implemented …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 9:50 AM |
Porsche to Recall Over 173,000 Vehicles for Rearview Camera Issue
Porsche is recalling 173,538 vehicles in the U.S. as the rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. This is one of the largest single …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 7:37 AM |
Whose Dog Is That? Delaware Courts Wade Into Pet Custody Fights
The country’s premier corporate law court, which routinely confronts the obduracy of controlling billionaires, is finding pet owners no less intractable in their deal-making. A conflict over ownership of the goldendoodle Tucker pushed Delaware’s Chancery Court into an emerging area …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 6:20 AM |
Labor Board Abandons One of Its Cases Against Musk’s SpaceX
The US labor board is abandoning a complaint over SpaceX’s severance and arbitration policies, resolving one front of a sprawling legal battle between the agency and Elon Musk’s aerospace company. In a Dec. 18 joint motion, attorneys for both SpaceX …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 6:14 AM |
US Lifts Sanctions on Trio Accused of Work on ‘Predator’ Spyware
The US government has lifted sanctions on three people who it previously accused of aiding in the proliferation of “Predator” spyware, a sophisticated surveillance technology that’s allegedly been used against Americans. The Department of Treasury’s removal of the business bans …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 6:06 AM |
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