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Paper Blog 

Just Cleared Out The Attic? Here's 3 Things To Do Next

Having an attic clear out usually leaves you with a lot of mess to sort through. You’ve moved it all from the attic, you’ve thrown a good bit of it away, but now what? How do you make the most of the attic space you’re left with? It’s a quandary many people find themselves in!

After all, a decluttered home is a comfortable and relaxing one, but without the attic actually being in use in some way or another, you can be run out of the house with everything you need to sort out. As such, if... Читать дальше...

Team Ponty 

Nadolig Llawen / Merry Christmas from Pontypridd RFC

Recognising that, on the 25th December, much of the world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ is unlikely to win one, a point on the television programme, ‘Mastermind’. Knowing that it was the Romans who taught us how to party in December, through their festival of ‘Saturnalia’ or, that it was the Victorians through their … Continued

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NPR (npr.org) 

Hanukkah Lights 2024

Celebrate the festival of lights with Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz's favorite Hanukkah stories.

United Press International (UPI.com) 

American Airlines briefly grounds planes for 'technical issues'

All American Airlines flights around the country were grounded for a short period on Christmas Eve morning, clogging business air traffic because of what was described as a technical issue, the carrier said.

Energy-daily.com 

Italy fines OpenAI 15 million euros after ChatGPT probe

Rome (AFP) Dec 20, 2024
Italy's data protection authority on Friday said it had fined OpenAI 15 million euros over the use of personal data by ChatGPT, but the US tech firm said it would appeal. The Italian Data Protection Authority (GPDP) watchdog began an investigation in March 2023 when it temporarily blocked ChatGPT in Italy over privacy concerns, becoming the first Western country to take action against the po

Energy-daily.com 

Iraq says to eliminate pollutant gas flaring by end of 2027

Baghdad (AFP) Dec 23, 2024
Iraqi authorities on Monday announced that the energy-rich country would eliminate the polluting practice of gas flaring by the end of 2027, a statement from the prime minister's office said. Gas flaring during the production or processing of crude is intended to convert excess methane to carbon dioxide, but the process is often incomplete, resulting in further methane release. Iraq has

Energy-daily.com 

Sierra Leone student tackles toxic air pollution

Freetown (AFP) Dec 21, 2024
In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone's polluting public transport system. Rush hour in the West African country's major cities is a frenetic medley of minibuses, mopeds, shared taxis and three-wheeled vehicles known as "kekehs" - each spluttering toxic emissions into the atmosph

Energy-daily.com 

Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome

San Francisco (AFP) Dec 21, 2024
Google late Friday countered a US call to sell its Chrome browser, suggesting a judge address antitrust concerns by barring the firm from making favorable treatment of its software a condition of licensing. Google filed a 12-page proposed order banning the internet giant from requiring favorable distribution or treatment of its software on mobile devices as a condition of licensing popular a

Energy-daily.com 

US probes China chip industry on 'anticompetitive' concerns

Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2024
The United States said Monday it is opening an investigation into China's policies for its semiconductor industry, over concerns that Beijing is turning to "extensive anticompetitive and non-market means" to undermine other economies. The probe centers on foundational semiconductors - which go into everything from cars to medical devices - and whether China's actions create burdens for US

Energy-daily.com 

Digital Earth Africa launches coastal monitoring tool for informed decision making

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
Africa's coastlines are undergoing significant transformations due to rising sea levels, climate-induced extreme weather, urbanization, and growing coastal populations. These changes pose major challenges to infrastructure, agriculture, and public health, demanding robust monitoring and adaptive strategies to ensure sustainable development. Digital Earth Africa has unveiled a Coastlines Mo