Climate change made 'fire-prone' weather conditions more likely in Spain and France, scientists say: the hour's strongest signal

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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 48

BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale

Move, which will end six decades of production in area, comes as new CEO tries to simplify firm and cut debt Business live – latest updates BP has put its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale, as it looks to end six decades of production from the region.

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40

Man indicted for aggravated murder of Kabbalist Rabbi Amos Guetta, calls him 'false messiah'

Friedrich was also charged with causing grievous bodily harm under aggravated circumstances and unlawfully possessing a knife.

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu by 10 points, Likud gains two seats in latest election poll

A Maariv poll found that Likud rose to 22 seats, while Benny Gantz, Ayelet Shaked, Yuli Edelstein, and Dedi Simchi could win four seats with a new party.

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Senior US officials detail plan to disarm Hamas, ensure Oct. 7 'never happens again'

Senior US officials said: "One of the important things for Israel is that it will not withdraw as long as there is a Hamas threat; Israel's withdrawal will occur according to a [later] schedule."

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40

Raw hated and soft power: Who came out ahead after the October 7 massacre?

The world is bombarded with contradictory messages, and the messengers seem more confused by the day: Iran won, the US won, Israel lost, Donald Trump caved, JD Vance took over.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Flatbike's Accessories Let You Fold Your Bike Flat for Storage

By necessity, the handlebars of a bicycle are perpendicular to the wheels. So too are the pedals. That makes getting a bike in and out of a vehicle, or trying to store one in a confined space, a hassle.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

DreamDomes' Elegant, Weather-Resistant Dome-Shaped Event Tents

This elegant Crossover L event tent is by DreamDomes , a UK-based event-structure company. Unlike a pole tent, it requires no central support, and provides uninterrupted floor space. Additionally, the dome shape does a better job handling wind.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World

S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Luxury Furniture, or ID Student Project?

In furniture design, there's sometimes an aesthetic and conceptual overlap between high-end minimalist luxury designs and an ID student project. This Fagiolo lounge chair is one of those.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake

In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco

As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.

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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 38

Turkey battles wind-fueled wildfires on tourist coasts

Hundreds of Turkish firefighters battled Thursday to contain wind-fueled wildfires spreading near key tourist regions on the country's Mediterranean coast.

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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 38

Griffin’s Move Offers AI Reprieve as Traders Eye More Blowouts

Billionaire Ken Griffin’s rescue of hedge fund Situational Awareness helped trigger a relief rally in global AI stocks, leaving traders debating if the worst is over or more blowouts are on the way.