AI’s secret water crisis: How data centres are draining freshwater reserves across the world |

[ad_1] AI’s Every time you use ChatGPT to write a 100-word email, roughly 519 millilitres of water is consumed, nearly the volume of a standard water bottle. That figure comes from a peer-reviewed 2025 paper published in Communications of the ACM by Pengfei Li, Shaolei Ren, and colleagues at the University of California, Riverside. It […]

UAE to launch 16 new Indian passport and visa centres as Alhind takes over consular services

[ad_1] UAE to get 16 New Indian Passport and Visa Centres in major expat services overhaul / Image: File More than four million Indians living in the UAE are set to see a major overhaul in passport, visa and consular services, after India awarded a massive outsourcing contract to Kerala-based Alhind Group, which will launch […]

‘Over 50% polling stations centres’: How Bangladesh is preparing for first election since Hasina ouster

[ad_1] Election officials and security personnel transport ballot boxes and voting materials to polling centers ahead of Thursday’s national parliamentary election, in Dhaka. (AP photo) Bangladesh is set to hold parliamentary elections on Thursday, the first national vote since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in mass protests in August 2024. Authorities have […]

‘Nobody could’ve done that’: Trump pats himself over Maduro capture; alleges ‘torture centres’ in Caracas

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed House Republicans at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, opening his remarks by praising the party’s policy agenda.The remarks were delivered as Republican lawmakers gathered for a party retreat, marking the House’s return to session.During his address, Trump spoke about the US operation in Venezuela targeting Nicolás Maduro, […]

Empty childcare centres and millions paid: YouTuber Nick Shirley’s investigation sparks outrage over alleged Minnesota welfare fraud

[ad_1] Minnesota was plunged into national controversy after explosive claims emerged suggesting that as much as $8 billion in taxpayer money may have been lost to large-scale welfare fraud, following a viral investigation by YouTuber Nick Shirley.The video has sparked widespread outrage, accusing state agencies of ignoring glaring warning signs while billions of pounds allegedly […]