Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing campaign - The Guardian: the hour's strongest signal
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Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing campaign - The Guardian
Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing campaign The Guardian Iran vows 'painful' retaliation as Trump piles on pressure ahead of UN General Assembly meeting CNBC Iran war live: Tehran warns US against new strikes; fighting rages in…
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Chinese Cars are Now Achieving 5-Star Safety Ratings
When you think of Chinese automobiles, safety isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But in a relatively short amount of time, China's nascent automaking industry appears to have caught up with, and even exceeded, long-established car brands in safety ratings.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Cea Design's Incredibly Modernist Hideaway Toilet
This Abaco bathroom system is by Cea Design, an Italian manufacturer of high-end bathrooms. It's designed to not look like a toilet at all, when not in use, and is made of stainless steel. It can also be customized with wood or marble.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Rainwater Wall: A Space-Saving Water Harvesting Tank
In many parts of the world, people harvest rainwater. In rural America, where I live, you'll see people using two solutions. The first is a rain barrel.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
How Much Should You Weigh? This 1970s Scale Told You
A bathroom scale has one job: To tell you how much you weigh. But in the 1980s, the industrial designers at Krups decided to go further, with their Data EG scale. The scale contained a pull-out weight chart in the center.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Konstantin Grcic's Industrial-Looking Grinder for Alessi
The form of a grinder/peppermill must communicate to the user which part they're supposed to turn. " The body is machined out of aluminum, and the piece is meant to handle salt or pepper.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Examples of Well-Worn Objects
Patina is often romanticized, as it (arguably) improves the look of leather and some metals. But sometimes objects just get worn out. Which they should, right?
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Industrial Designer Erina Caldeira's Steel Twist on Woven Baskets
This KŌSA container references the directionality of traditional basket weaving, but here the perpendicular elements do not actually touch. Instead the structure comes from the material: Two pieces of thin sheet steel, seamlessly joined.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 40
Iran closes language center in Tehran, France vows response
In response to the Iranian authorities' decision to close a French language center affiliated with its embassy in Tehran, France vowed to take appropriate measures.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
Oil falls as crude flows remain 'surprisingly strong'
Oil fell Monday, as traders keep watch for a recovery in shipments from Saudi Arabia, even as Mideast tensions continue to escalate.
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Global Affairs/Africa/Signal 39
Sudan: Justice Africa Sudan - 'Warring Parties Using Starvation a Weapon of War'
[Dabanga] Kampala -- Sudan is edging towards a man-made famine as more than three years of war, economic collapse, and worsening agricultural conditions leave millions struggling to find food, Justice Africa Sudan warns in a statement* dated 19 September that Sudan is…
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Global Affairs/Africa/Signal 39
Sudan: Sudan Doctors Warn of Health Catastrophe As Disease Spreads
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Amsterdam -- Sudan's health system is nearing collapse, with disease and epidemics spreading across the country amid poor sanitation, overcrowding and the destruction of medical infrastructure during the war, the Preparatory Committee of the Sudanese…
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Global Affairs/Africa/Signal 39
Sudan: 202 Sudanese Refugees Return From Uganda On Voluntary Flights
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Kampala / Amsterdam -- A total of 202 Sudanese refugees have returned from Uganda to Sudan on two voluntary repatriation flights, arriving in Khartoum and Port Sudan.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 39
Australia news live: ACT offers $500,000 reward for unsolved murders including possible Ivan Milat victim; Crisafulli says plans to reduce visas are ‘nuts’
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dan Tehan says fuel excise cut when oil price high a ‘sensible’ plan Dan Tehan , the shadow minister for energy, said Gallagher’s criticism of the Coalition’s fuel plan wasn’t fair.
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Sudan: Sudan - Six Killed, Dozens Injured in Red Sea Mine Collapse
[Dabanga] El Ansari Market, Red Sea State -- At least six artisanal miners have been killed and dozens injured after four mining shafts collapsed at the Oni El Dakkan mine in Jebeit Minerals locality in Sudan's Red Sea state.
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Sudan: El-Sisi and Cia Chief Discuss Sudan War
[Dabanga] Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe discussed Sudan's war during talks in Cairo earlier today, with El-Sisi reaffirming Egypt's support for Sudan's unity, sovereignty and state institutions.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
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Alexis Ohanian says his daughters can pursue whatever careers they want, as long as they keep this in mind.
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AI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries 'most of the time'
Hacker News reports on this developing story.
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