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Human error blamed for deadly Vaal school transport crash

Today at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

What was meant to be 13-year-old Bokamoso Mokhobo’s first day of high school yesterday turned to tragedy as the teenager died before getting to school when her scholar transport driver collided with a truck while trying to overtake other vehicles.

Syria tightens grip after Kurdish pullback, says IS prisoners escape

Today at 04:47 AM, via Daily Maverick

RAQQA, Syria, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Syrian government troops tightened their grip across a swathe of northern and eastern territory on Monday after it was abruptly abandoned by Kurdish forces in a dramatic shift that has consolidated President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s rule.

Sydney beaches stay closed after three shark attacks in two days

Today at 04:42 AM, via Daily Maverick

SYDNEY, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Beaches in the north of Sydney remained closed on Tuesday after a man in his 20s was bitten by a shark – the city’s third shark attack in two days – as heavy rains left the waters murky and more likely to attract the animals.

The World’s Longest-Running Lab Experiment Is Almost 100 Years Old

Today at 04:30 AM, via Slashdot

alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: It all started in 1927, when physicist Thomas Parnell at the University of Queensland in Australia filled a closed funnel with the world’s thickest known fluid: pitch, a derivative of tar that was once used to seal ships against the seas. Three years later, in 1930, Parnell cut the funnel’s stem, like a ribbon at an event, heralding the start...

Germany’s EV Subsidies Will Include Chinese Brands

Today at 03:50 AM, via Slashdot

Germany is reinstating EV subsidies after a sharp sales drop, rolling out a 3 billion-euro program offering 1,500-6,000 euros per buyer starting in May and running through 2029. Unlike some neighboring countries, the incentives are open to all manufacturers with a focus on low- and middle-income households. From a report: “I cannot see any evidence of this postulated major influx of Chinese car...

A Second US Sphere Could Come To Maryland

Today at 03:10 AM, via Slashdot

Sphere Entertainment plans to build a second U.S. Sphere near Washington, D.C., with a smaller 6,000-seat “mini-Sphere” proposed for National Harbor in Maryland. The venue would retain the signature LED exterior and immersive 4D tech of the Las Vegas Sphere, just at a more compact scale. The Verge reports: The second US sphere would be built in an area known as National Harbor in Prince...

Intense geomagnetic storms could make auroras visible in southern US

Today at 02:51 AM, via The Guardian

Major disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field may make northern lights visible far more south than usual

The aurora could be visible across Canada and much of the northern tier of US states on Monday night, and possibly even further south, following a major disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field, a forecast shows.

The forecast, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s...

Nigeria remembers master wood carver

Today at 02:30 AM, via BBC News

Kasali Akangbe Ogun, who came from a long line of wood carvers and wanted to preserve local traditions, has been buried following his death after a brief illness.

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