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Indonesia to evacuate 16,000 people after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption
Date: November 5, 2024
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian government aims to evacuate at least 16,000 residents from villages around the active Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano that erupted and killed nine people and damaged thousands of houses, an official said on Tuesday. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Sunday night, followed...
Britain to ban smoking outside schools, hospitals and playgrounds
Date: November 5, 2024
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – The British government plans to ban smoking outside schools, hospitals and playgrounds as a way of reducing the pressure on the state-run National Health Service and the cost to taxpayers. The government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be introduced to parliament on Tuesday involving some of the world’s strictest...
Britain faces huge challenge to meet 2030 clean power goal, grid operator says
Date: November 5, 2024
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britain faces a huge challenge to meet its goal of decarbonising the electricity system by 2030 with rapid reform required, the country’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) said in a report for the government on Tuesday. The decarbonisation target, which will mean moving away from fossil fuels and a...
Tropical Storm Rafael gains steam, churns toward Jamaica, Cuba
Date: November 5, 2024
HAVANA (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Rafael gained steam late on Monday as it churned northward toward Cuba, which is still struggling to recover from a nationwide blackout and hurricane two weeks ago. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rafael would see “steady or rapid intensification” before plowing across western Cuba with maximum predicted winds of up...
Palantir raises 2024 revenue forecast again on robust AI adoption; shares surge
Date: November 5, 2024
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) -Palantir Technologies on Monday raised its annual revenue forecast for the third time, betting on strong spending from governments and rising demand for its software services from businesses looking to adopt generative AI technology. Shares of the data analytics company rose about 13% in extended trading. Palantir has benefited from a...
Britain detects two more cases of new mpox variant
Date: November 5, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has detected two more cases of the new mpox variant clade Ib in household contacts of the first case, the country’s health security agency (UKHSA) said on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to three. The government agency that added the risk to the population remained low. The clade Ib...