Indonesia doing 'everything' but still struggling to curb fires: the hour's strongest signal
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 60
Indonesia doing 'everything' but still struggling to curb fires
Indonesia is doing "everything" to fight huge forest fires, but dozens of planes and thousands of personnel are still struggling to contain them, a senior official said Monday.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 49
US coffee chain Starbucks plans global tech centre in India - Reuters
US coffee chain Starbucks plans global tech centre in India Reuters Walgreens to set up Global Capability Centre in Chennai, create over 250 jobs in first year The Hindu First GCC By Starbucks In India, With 800 Jobs In The First Phase, Will Be Based Out Of Chennai- Government…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 48
Pakistan says 28 killed in airstrikes on three targets in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan's information ministry said on Monday that 28 "terrorists" and suicide bombers were killed in airstrikes on three targets in Afghanistan.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 47
Swedish candy darling BonBon is entering its big-box era
BonBon, a New York City-based Swedish candy brand, is about to hit Target’s shelves. It’s the exact kind of mass retail move that usually flattens a cult brand's specificity into something generic and uninteresting.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 47
Having ‘good taste’ won’t save designers
” Have you heard these as many times as I have over the last year? It feels like every time technology is mentioned, especially AI, the go-to argument is that as execution gets easier, we have to move upstream and be hired for our thinking.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 47
This tote bag turns into a life jacket just in case the subway floods
A new tote bag has a hidden feature: In a flood, it doubles as a life jacket. Most of the time, it's an ordinary bag. But in an emergency, you can unfold it into a vest, slip it over your head, and tug a cord to inflate it.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 46
France vows response after Iran closes language centre in Tehran
By John Irish UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - France will summon Iran's ambassador and take appropriate measures in response after Iranian authorities sealed a French language centre affiliated with its embassy in Tehran, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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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
Why Did the Aerodynamic Look Go Away, and Will It Come Back?
For automakers on the cusp of the 1990s, interest in aerodynamic efficiency was high. 32. This aerodynamic sculpting also yielded, to my eye, good-looking and well-proportioned cars.
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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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Global Affairs/Africa/Signal 40
Nigeria: 'Judge Me On a Blank Page'
[Premium Times] Kehinde is less interested in the ornamental structure of poetry, and readers who pick up this book in search of that alone may find themselves unsatisfied.
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Global Affairs/Africa/Signal 40
Nigeria: Gift Orban Shines, Bassey, Lookman Impress
[Premium Times] From the Premier League to LaLiga, the Bundesliga, Serie A, Turkish Super Lig and beyond, several Super Eagles stars and Nigerian players featured as their clubs continued their domestic campaigns
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Global Affairs/Africa/Signal 40
Kenya: Sifuna to Unveil New Party in Oct As Linda Mwananchi Eyes 2027
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Linda Mwananchi movement is planning to unveil a political party in October, with Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna expected to use the platform in his bid for the presidency in the 2027 General Election.
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Kenya: Wanyonyi Denies Quitting Linda Mwananchi, Reaffirms Support for Sifuna
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi has rejected claims by Sirisia MP John Waluke that he has abandoned the Linda Mwananchi movement and returned to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), insisting that his political position remains unchanged.
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