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How the world's first sand battery stores green power – BBC News
The world’s first fully working “sand battery”, which can store green power for months at a time, has been installed by Finnish researchers. The developers said this could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green energy. Using low-grade sand, the device is charged up with heat made from cheap electricity from solar or wind. The sand stores the heat at around…
Meet Mr Happy Face, winner of the World's Ugliest Dog contest
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest returned to Petaluma, in the US state of California on June 24, 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. An awkwardly hobbled Chinese crested crossed chihuahua, sporting a mohawk, called Mr Happy Face, took home the title of the “World’s Ugliest Dog”. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on:…
World's largest freshwater fish caught by Cambodian fisherman
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A local fisherman in northeast Cambodia has caught the world’s largest freshwater fish, a 300kg (661lbs) female stingray. The colossal catch was found in the Mekong River, near Koh Preah in Stung Treng province. Nicknamed Boramy, or full moon, the stingray measures 3.96 metres (13ft) long. Biologists said the discovery is a “sign of hope” that…
World's biggest pilot of four-day week begins – BBC News
Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day week trial from Monday. About 70 companies are taking part in what is thought to be the world’s biggest pilot scheme into the working pattern over the next six months. The experiment has been organised by a group campaigning for a shorter working week, but for no loss in wages. During the trial, employees will get 100%…
How the mother of world's only nonuplets copes – BBC Africa
The world’s only nonuplets – nine babies born at the same time – are “in perfect health”, says their mother, Halima Cissé. Originally from Mali, she gave birth in Morocco after Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care. Cissé gave birth by Caesarean section and her babies weighed between 500g and 1kg (1.1lb and 2.2lb). During scans, doctors detected just seven babies. #nonuplets #babies…
Wealth of world's 10 richest men doubled in pandemic, Oxfam says – BBC News
The Covid pandemic has made the world’s wealthiest far richer but has led to more people living in poverty, according to the charity Oxfam. Their report said lower incomes for the world’s poorest contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day. But the world’s 10 richest men have more than doubled their collective fortunes since March 2020. Oxfam’s report is based on data from…
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With summer now approaching, Palestinians and relief organisations are increasingly concerned about people living in makeshift shelters that intensify heat rather than protect people from it. [...]
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