Israel’s evacuation order to northern Gaza ‘impossible’, says UN - BBC News
2,088,638 views Oct 13, 2023 #Israel #Gaza #BBCNews
Israel has given a 24-hour deadline for everyone in the northern part of the Gaza Strip - home to about 1.1 million people - to evacuate to the south, the UN has said.
Israeli military directly addressed Gaza City residents, telling them to leave for their "safety and protection".
The warning comes as Israel is expected to launch a ground offensive into Gaza to root out militant group Hamas.
The UN wants the evacuation order withdrawn, warning that it is "impossible" and could lead to "devastating humanitarian consequences".
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Israel-Hamas war: 'Hezbollah fighters waiting for orders' in Beirut
4,366 views Oct 13, 2023 #beirut #palestine #israel
Sky's International Correspondent Alex Rossi reported from a Hezbollah rally in southern Beirut where he said the atmosphere was "'extremely charged."
The deputy head of the group, deemed a terrorist organisation by much of the Western world, told the crowd Israel is committing war crimes and they are ready to get involved when the time comes.
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Inside the Gaza siege - an eyewitness report
1,074,849 views Oct 11, 2023
The Gaza Strip has been sealed off by the Israeli military, and its residents - around 2.3 million Palestinians - are feeling the full force of their neighbour's wrath.
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How one blind boy helped rebuild his school in Yemen - BBC News
For almost a decade a civil war has been grinding on in Yemen, pushing the Arab world’s poorest country to the brink of collapse.
There has been less violence since a ceasefire last year but there is no sign of a deal to end the conflict.
The BBC first featured Ahmed, an 11-year-old boy who is blind, two years ago when he was teaching a class in a bombed-out school close to the front line.
Orla Guerin and her team returned to the city of Taiz to find out how he was getting on.
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How This Fusion Reactor Will Make Electricity by 2024
3,868,762 views Sep 10, 2022
Can this new nuclear fusion generator make unlimited clean electricity?
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If you could design the perfect energy source, it would have an inexhaustible supply of fuel, be environmentally friendly, not take up much space, and have a high degree of safety.
The fuels considered for fusion power have traditionally all been isotopes of hydrogen, but there are better fusion reactions using elements like helium-3. Nuclear Fusion 3.0
What is nuclear fusion? Nuclear fusion explained: an experimental form of power generation that harnesses the energy released when two atoms combine.
How does nuclear fusion work? Every atom is composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons. The nucleus is made up of protons, and neutrons. A fusion reactor heats fusion fuels into plasma and fuses light elements into heavier elements.
What is plasma? If you heat atoms to high enough temperatures, they lose their electrons, forming a hot cloud of charged particles called a plasma.
What about nuclear fusion in the sun? In the core of the sun, gravity produces high pressures, compressing elements to high densities and temperatures. Perfectly extreme conditions for hydrogen to fuse into helium.
There are three key groups of fusion approaches, Magnetic fusion (ITER, Tokamak, Stellarator) Inertial confinement fusion (National Ignition Facility, Indirect drive, direct drive, lasers) and Magneto inertial fusion (Helion).
For fusion power to make commercial electricity for the power grid you need to achieve breakeven, and then net electricity gain to create a viable fusion power plant. That is real world electricity. The triple product is the key figure of merit for fusion.
Some critical components of a fusion generator are electromagnets, capacitors, first wall, and the divertor.
When does Helion expect to begin producing electricity from nuclear fusion, and how much will nuclear fusion power cost? Fusion power is projected to be one of the cheapest sources of clean zero carbon energy and electricity.
To accomplish commercial fusion power, Helion approaches production in a way that’s reminiscent of Elon Musk’s strategy for Tesla. Turning fusion power into a real world technology is going to be a long road, but people said the same thing about SpaceX. Despite the challenges, harnessing the power of the stars and offering mankind unlimited clean energy is a goal worth striving for.
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New technology aims to put a whole new spin on space travel
404,199 views Sep 2, 2023 #space #news #technology
A new form of technology is trying to send items into space with an innovative new method. The SpinLaunch aims to reduce the carbon footprint of space travel by using a vacuum chamber to launch objects. Jeff Glor has more.
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COVID cases rise as kids return to school | WNN
New York State is sending schools COVID tests and masks, and districts in Kentucky and Texas have suspended in-person classes after a surge in cases. ABC News’ Rhiannon Ally has more.
China is creating human-like robots
708,820 views Aug 18, 2023 #robots #china
Humanoid robots are becoming ever more lifelike thanks to artificial intelligence and other tech developments. (AP Video: Wayne Zhang)
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Brics: The G-7 Economic Alliance’s Rival, Explained
776,092 views Aug 22, 2023 #BRICs #WSJ #Economy
The Brics economic alliance – formed by China, India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa – is considering an expansion, with more than 20 countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran having formally applied to join the bloc. Brics countries already make up more than 40% of the world’s population and almost a third of the world’s GDP.
WSJ’s Alexandra Wexler analyzes the membership frenzy and whether an enlargement can ultimately threaten the powerful G-7.
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The First Afghanistan Super sport car in QATAR Exhibition 2023 made by Eng Mohammad Reza
Afghanistan will represent a lightweight and durable supercar with a unique design at the Doha Expo 2023 exhibition in Qatar. The world's first Afghan-made sports car is called Mada 9 and is able to compete internationally, reports
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India launches its first mission to the Sun - BBC News
272,497 views Sep 2, 2023 #BBCNews #Sun #India
India has launched Adita-L1 in what is the country's first observation mission to the Sun, just days after it made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon's south pole.
Adita-L1 lifted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on Saturday at 11:50 India time (06:20 GMT).
Over the next four months, it will travel 932,000 miles from the Earth - 1% of the Earth-Sun distance - where it will be able to orbit the Sun at the same rate as the Earth.
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Are automated flights the future of air travel? - BBC News
86,189 views May 28, 2023 #BBCNews #Travel #Technology
Automated flights might sound like a thing of science fiction, but they may be closer to reality than you’d think.
Toulouse, France is known by some as the ‘aviation capital of Europe’ and it’s here that Airbus is testing automated flight.
BBC Click’s Shiona McCallum explores the future of air travel.
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Why The U.S. Can’t End Poverty?
1,823,374 views Mar 7, 2023 #CNBC
37.9 million Americans are currently living in poverty, accounting for 11.6% of the total population. That’s despite the fact that America ranks first as the richest nation in the world in terms of GDP. Poverty in the U.S. is not only a humanitarian crisis but an economic one as well. About 11% of the federal budget, or $665 billion goes to economic security programs every year. Child poverty alone is estimated to cost the U.S. over $1 trillion based on the latest research. So how did poverty become such a big issue in the U.S. and why is it so difficult to end it?
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Brazilian President Luiz Lula Da Silva Calls On BRICS Nations To Abandon The US Dollar
Ondiro Oganga reports on the Brazilian President calling on BRICS nations to abandon the US dollar in trade
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The Next Global Superpower Isn't Who You Think
Who runs the world? Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues it's not as simple as it used to be. With some eye-opening questions about the nature of leadership, he asks us to consider the impact of the evolving global order and our choices as participants in the future of democracy.
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What Is BRICS And Why Is It So Important To The U.S.?: China Expert Breaks It All Down
Zongyuan Zoe Lui, the Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow for China Studies, joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the BRICS Summit and coalition, the alliance between China and Russia, how this affects the U.S., and more.
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The electric roads that charge your car as you drive - BBC News
Charging up without plugging in. Could this be the future of electric vehicles?
A trial of a new technology is underway on Evolution Road in Sweden.
Here, electric vehicles are charged as they drive along through what's known as conductive charging.
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Why France is Knocking on the Doors of BRICS
Why France is Knocking on the Doors of BRICS | Vantage with Palki Sharma
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked South Africa for an invite to the upcoming BRICS summit. Egypt has officially applied to join the grouping and Bangladesh too expects to become a BRICS member during August summit.
Is BRICS becoming more powerful as a multinational organisation? Why are countries flocking towards BRICS? Palki Sharma decodes.
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BRICS: Emerging counterweight in a multipolar world? | DW Analysis
The BRICS – a cooperation of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – has evolved from a mere slogan to a real-world economic bloc, preparing for its next summit in Johannesburg. The group controls a major development bank and is now thinking of expansion.
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