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Amazon Bets On Nuclear Power To Fuel AI Ambitions

Amazon has signed three agreements to support the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of cloud computing and artificial intelligence using atomic energy.
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Dozens of families in N'Djamena have fled a neighbourhood flooded by the Logone River, finding refuge in makeshift homes

Chad's Capital Under Threat As Floodwaters Rise

At the spot where the Chari and Logone Rivers meet, residents of Chad's capital, N'Djamena, have been scrambling to face flooding brought on by torrential rains that have submerged entire neighbourhoods.
Experts say the supersonic expansion of China's solar sector has overleveraged the domestic industry, leading to a wave of bankruptcies

China's Solar Goes From Supremacy To Oversupply

Strong state support and huge private investment have made China's solar industry a global powerhouse, but it faces new headwinds, from punitive tariffs abroad to a brutal price war at home.
The report found that populations under review had fallen 73 percent since 1970, mostly due to human pressures

Wildlife Populations Plunge 73% Since 1970: WWF

Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday.
Sudan has been gripped by war since April 2023, when fighting erupted between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions

Nobel Peace Prize To Be Awarded As Wars Rage

The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark year for world peace, with the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and UN chief Antonio Guterres seen as favourites.

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