Cooks River AI data centre scrapped after local outcry
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Nov 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's civil defence on Sunday lifted alerts in several areas of the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province, including Dhahran, home to the headquarters of oil major Saudi Aramco, shortly after warning of potential danger. The all-clear also applies to Dammam, Abqaiq and…
- Indonesians furious as Batam data centres drain taps: ‘we cannot cook without water’ South China Morning Post ·
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- At least 22 injured after 5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan TVNZ ·
A strong earthquake shook central Japan on Sunday, shattering store windows, causing people to flee buildings and leaving at least 22 people injured, according to local media. Japan’s Meteorological Agency put the quake’s magnitude at 5.7, while the US Geological Survey reported it at magnitude 5.5.…
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Remittances keep Nepal’s economy afloat. The people left behind carry a cost that rarely appears in figures.
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The government moves at a rocket’s pace. Citizens should check the law behind the headlines before applauding.
- Nepal’s 250-year-old foreign policy still works. Why does no one use it? Kathmandu Post ·
Nepal has drifted between Delhi and Beijing for three decades. The Shah government has the mandate to stop it.
- Jeonbuk National University tops regional peers in environmental engineering rankings Korea Times ·
Jeonbuk National University’s Department of Environmental Engineering ranked No. 1 among regional flagship national universities in Korea in both the U.S. News and QS global university rankings released this year. The university said Friday that the rankings reflect the department's international…
- ‘Feeling guilty’: Price hikes a tough sell in Japan despite inflation SPH Media ·
Decades of deflation have nurtured a consumer class averse to higher prices.
- Saudi and Qatari foreign ministers discuss de-escalation efforts Middle East Eye ·
Saudi and Qatari foreign ministers discuss de-escalation efforts Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed “ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions, and enhance security and stability” with Qatari Prime Minister and and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al…
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