UN issues new climate warning as El Nino looms
The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency has warned, BBC reported.
The World Meteorological Organization says that our planet is gaining much more heat energy than it can release, driven by emissions of warming gases such as carbon dioxide.
This record "energy imbalance" heated the ocean to new heights last year and continued to melt our planet's ice caps.
And scientists fear that a natural warming phase called El Nino – expected to begin later this year - could soon bring further heat records, according to BBC.
UK's Starmer calls emergency meeting on economy as Iran war risks mount
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the war in Iran on Monday, with finance minister Rachel Reeves and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey in attendance, the government said, Reuters reported.
Investors are bracing for another stormy week in financial markets after Iran said it ‌would strike the energy and water systems of Gulf neighbours if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through with a threat to hit Iran's electricity grid.
Britain is watching with particular unease. The country's heavy dependence on imported natural gas, persistently high inflation and stretched public finances have pushed its government bonds into a far steeper decline than those of international peers, according to Reuters.
Sudan drone attack on key hospital killed 64 people during Eid, WHO says
Sudan's army has denied it carried out a deadly attack on a major hospital on Friday night in a city in the west of the country held by its rivals, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), BBC reported.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said 64 people - including 13 children, two nurses and a doctor - had died in the strike on el-Daein Teaching Hospital and 89 others had been wounded.
"Enough blood has been spilled," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X, urging the warring parties to end the conflict, which started nearly three years ago, according to BBC.
Germany has a shortage of workers - so it's turning to India for help
Germany is continuing to struggle with a shortage of skilled workers, as elderly staff retire, and there are not enough young candidates to fill their roles. To try to alleviate the problem the country is increasingly turning to workers from India, BBC reported.
For Handirk von Ungern-Sternberg, it started with an email that dropped into his inbox in February 2021. It had come from India.
The gist of the message was: "We have lots of young, motivated people looking for vocational training and we're wondering if you're interested."
