Oil refinery ablaze in Cuba as fuel crisis deepens
The fire, which Cuban officials say was contained quickly, comes as electricity and fuel supplies dwindle.
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Oil refinery blaze hits Cuba as fuel crisis deepens
The fire, which Cuban officials say was contained quickly, comes as electricity and fuel supplies dwindle.
Energy
Trump says regime change in Iran ‘would be the best thing’ as US military reportedly plans for operation – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.The annual rate of US inflation eased in January, according to the latest data consumer price index report from the...
Politics
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Why Diamond Transistors Are So Hard To Make
Many things about diamonds seem eternal, including the many engineering problems related to making them work as a silicon replacement in semiconductor technology. Yet much...
Materials Science
Technology
Trusting Trump is hard but NATO’s newest member won’t ditch the US yet
BRUSSELS — Sometimes it is the answers politicians decline to give that are the most revealing — like whether it’s still possible, after clashing bitterly...
European Affairs
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Dear EU commissioner, will you be my Valentine?
It’s Valentine’s Day, giving POLITICO the chance to speculate about an ever-closer union of a different kind. POLITICO’s EU Influence newsletter asked Marjorie Libourel, a...
European Affairs
Policy
‘I’m part of a blended family that didn’t blend well’: My stepsister added her mailing address to our mother’s bank account. Can she be trusted?
“It’s things like this that make me wonder what else she might be doing.”
Finance
Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering.
Engineering
Business
US strikes second alleged drug boat in a week, bringing death toll to 133
Strike appears to be first in Caribbean since November, with vast majority of recent strikes happening in the PacificThe US military’s Southern Command, which oversees...
Software
Medicine & Health
CBP official charged with harboring girlfriend who is in US illegally
Wilkinson faces up to 10 years in federal prison as well as a possible $250,000 maximum fine if convicted.
Texans must prove legal status to register vehicles after new DMV rule
The board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles unanimously voted Thursday to pass new identification requirements.
Politics
Wendy’s to close about 300 more locations
The fast food chain expects to close between 5% and 6% of its U.S. restaurants – or 298 to 358 locations – in the first...
New research uncovers how microbes shape ecosystem resilience
Most people think of microbes in simple terms: Some make you sick, while others help keep you healthy. But microbes' influence stretches far beyond human...
Environment
Health
New research uncovers how microbes shape ecosystem resilience
Most people think of microbes in simple terms: Some make you sick, while others help keep you healthy. But microbes' influence stretches far beyond human...
Environment
Health
Fire at Havana oil refinery as Cuba’s fuel crisis deepens
A fire at a key fuel refinery in the capital comes amid Cuba's mounting fuel emergency due to US-imposed restrictions.
NPMX – a fast, modern browser for the NPM registry
Article URL: https://npmx.dev Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47010823 Points: 24 # Comments: 10
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OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude spark coding revolution as developers say they’ve abandoned traditional programming
Is traditional coding dead? That’s the question many developers have been asking themselves this week following the launch of powerful new coding models from OpenAI...
Software
Robotics
Malawi vaccinates a new generation of children against polio, which still hasn't been eradicated
In a classroom in southern Malawi, children sit in rows on the floor as a health worker moves among them administering an oral vaccine that...
Health
Policy
Indian man admits plot to kill US-based Sikh separatist leader
Nikhil Gupta faces a possible 40-year sentence in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
Peru to debate removal of President Jose Jeri four months into his term
The debate comes as Jeri, who is not running for re-election, faces allegations of bribery and influence-peddling.
Politics
Why writer Arundhati Roy's cult classic film is still relevant in India
Nearly 40 years on, the Booker prize-winning writer's debut campus satire is set to be screened in Berlin.
Some glaciers can suddenly surge forward—with dangerous consequences
It's difficult to forget standing in front of a glacier that is advancing toward you, towering ice pillars constantly cracking as they inch forward. The...
Some glaciers can suddenly surge forward—with dangerous consequences
It's difficult to forget standing in front of a glacier that is advancing toward you, towering ice pillars constantly cracking as they inch forward. The...
Philippines’ First Gen to Buy Into Hydropower Business for $1.3 Billion
First Gen Corp. will buy a 40% stake in Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc.’s hydropower portfolio in a deal worth 75 billion pesos ($1.3 billion), the...
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