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Ship attacked with gunfire, rocket-propelled grenades in Red Sea off Yemen: UK maritime agency

Gunmen aboard small boats launched a coordinated assault on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, using rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and small arms fire, according to international maritime monitors. British military officials later said the ship was taking on water and the crew was preparing to abandon the […]

The toxic conflict: UN nuclear agency flags possible radiological risks inside Iran’s Natanz facility; no radiation leak outside

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, where multiple buildings were destroyed from recent Israeli airstrikes. (Pic credit: AP) As Israel targeted Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz amid escalating conflict, head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said that there is a possibility of both radiological and […]

‘Sledgehammer attack on Science’: South Florida meteorologist warns of hurricane forecast inaccuracies, blames weather agency staff cuts

South Florida meteorologist warns he might not able to predict hurricanes accurately in future A South Florida weather expert told his audience alleging the negative the impact of National Weather Service (NWS) personnel shortages on forecast accuracy.During a broadcast, earlier this week, on NBC affiliate WTVJ, meteorologist John Morales reflected on his 2019 hurricane coverage, […]

Libraries cutting back on staff, services after Trump’s order to dismantle small agency

NEY YORK: Libraries across the United States are cutting back on e-books, audiobooks and loan programmes after the Trump administration suspended millions of dollars in federal grants as it tries to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services.Federal judgFes have issued temporary orders to block the Trump administration from taking any further steps toward […]

Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care |

FILE: Children hold signs and transgender pride flags as supporters of transgender rights rally by the Supreme Court. (Credits: AP) President Donald Trump‘s administration released a lengthy review of transgender health care on Thursday that advocates for a greater reliance on behavioral therapy rather than broad gender-affirming medical care for youths with gender dysphoria. The […]

Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency

SAN JUAN: A Canadian company announced Tuesday that its US subsidiary submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor, sparking outrage by bypassing a UN agency that regulates deep international waters. The Metals Company said that it was seeking two exploration licenses and a commercial recovery permit, marking the first […]

UN agency forced to halt food aid for 650,000 women, children in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA: The World Food Programme said Tuesday that it was suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia because of a lack of funding.The UN agency warned they were among 3.6 million people in Ethiopia who would no longer have access to food aid in the coming weeks without urgent new funding.“WFP […]

FEMA: FEMA staff face lie detector tests amid DHS leak probe, fears of agency overhaul

File photo: US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem (Picture credit: AP) Dozens of staffers at the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including acting administrator Cameron Hamilton, have recently undergone lie detector tests as part of a widening department of homeland security (DHS) crackdown on alleged leaks of national security information, according to CNN.The polygraphs, […]

UK spy agency MI5 reveals fruity secrets in new show

KEW: For the first time in MI5’s 115-year history, the famous UK spy agency is revealing some of its secrets in a London show featuring confessions from double agents and James Bond-like gadgets.Under the spotlight is Karl Muller, one of the first major enemies captured by the domestic intelligence agency in 1915, and his fruity […]

Who is Eli Sharvit? Ex-naval commander chosen by Netanyahu to lead Israel’s security agency

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed former navy commander Eli Sharvit as the next head of the domestic security agency, his office announced Monday, despite the Supreme Court halting the dismissal of the current chief.“After extensive interviews with seven qualified candidates, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to appoint former navy commander, Admiral Reservist […]