British Columbia scientist says heat essentially cooked mussels: ‘The shore doesn’t usually crunch when you walk’
More than 1 billion marine animals along Canada’s Pacific coast are likely to have died from last week’s record heatwave, experts warn, highlighting the vulnerability of ecosystems unaccustomed to extreme temperatures.
The “heat dome” that settled over western Canada and the north-western US for five days pushed temperatures in communities along the coast to 40C (104F) – shattering longstanding records and offering little respite for days.
The intense and unrelenting heat is believed to have killed as many as 500 people in the province of British Columbia and contributed to the hundreds of wildfires currently burning across the province.
EU fines German carmakers over alleged cartel activities
The European Commission has said BMW and Volkswagen colluded on limiting the roll-out of emissions-cutting technology and fined the carmakers €875 million.
The European Commission on Thursday said major German carmakers breached EU antitrust rules by restricting competition on clean emissions for new diesel cars.
The Commission fined BMW and Volkswagen (VW) Group €875 million ($1 billion).
The EU's antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, said Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche, "possessed the technology to reduce harmful emissions beyond what was legally required under EU emission standards," and colluded to limit use of that technology.
Dream’ comes true as Bangladeshi film makes history at Cannes Film Festival
Bangladeshi indie movie “Rehana Maryam Noor” screened at the world’s premier film festival on Wednesday, setting a milestone for the country’s film industry. FRANCE 24 spoke to writer-director Abdullah Mohammad Saad about the psychological drama and his experience as a trailblazer on the French Riviera.
It is one of the great wonders of Cannes that talented young filmmakers from across the globe can stand side by side with the biggest names in cinema, on a level playing field.
Of course, the world’s most prestigious film festival is in love with the movie stars that grace its famous red carpet. It is as much about the glamour as the films. But its real purpose is to explore the world of cinema, to celebrate the medium and to showcase new talent.
UNSC to discuss Ethiopia dam amid strained ties with Egypt, Sudan
Security Council meeting comes after Ethiopia informed downstream nations Egypt and Sudan it has begun the second phase of filling GERD.
The United Nations Security Council is set to discuss a bitter regional dispute over a massive dam built by Ethiopia on the main tributary of the Nile River.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is the source of an almost decade-long diplomatic standoff between Ethiopia and downstream nations Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia says the project is essential to its development, but the governments in Cairo and Khartoum fear it could restrict their citizens’ water access.
Tokyo Olympic venues won't have spectators
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Elise Hammond and Meg Wagner, CNN
Updated 10:47 a.m. ET, July 8, 2021
Only about 15% of Japan is fully vaccinated
Only 15.1% of Japan's population is fully vaccinated, according to CNN's global vaccine tracker. The country is lagging behind Western countries in rolling out its vaccination drive, with 47% in the United States and nearly 50% in the UK fully vaccinated.
With more than four months since the vaccine rollout began in Japan, about 52,643,860 doses have been administered in total as of Tuesday.
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