Why women, more than men, are abandoning rural Japan
Bigger cities are, in turn, skewing more female Source link
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Celtic ‘not good enough’ for O’Neill to dream of cup glory
With a place in the Scottish Cup final up for grabs this weekend, Martin O’Neill insists he has not allowed himself any thoughts of a perfect Celtic send-off. “I don’t think we are good enough to dream that far,” replied the 74-year-old when asked about the prospect of bringing his period as interim manager to…
Iron Maiden Won’t Attend Rock Hall Induction Ceremony
Iron Maiden will miss the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony this fall, their manager has confirmed, because they’ll be doing the thing that made them Hall of Fame–worthy in the first place: playing live. The band has dates scheduled in Australia this November, and they’re not about to disappoint their fans. “As…
A First Look at the V&A East Museum—London’s Most Exciting New Cultural Addition
“It wasn’t that difficult to convince people to lend us objects because it’s the V&A,” curator Jacqueline Springer tells me as we stand in the brand-new V&A East Museum. After all, people’s willingness to loan—and even donate—personal objects has made the V&A one of the most influential collections in the world. Now, London’s most exciting…
Japan comes up with new word for days hotter than 40C after blistering summer
The term – kokushobi – translates to “cruelly hot”, “brutally hot” or “severely hot”, and comes after Japan’s hottest summer on record. Source link
SEC Charges Donald Basile in $16M Crypto Fraud Over “Insured” Token
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against crypto executive Donald Basile, accusing him and two companies he controlled of raising about $16 million from investors through false claims tied to a so-called “insured” crypto token known as Bitcoin Latinum. In a complaint filed Friday in the US District Court for the…
Iran War Live Updates: Uncertainty Remains at Strait of Hormuz After Reopening Announcement
President Trump said the waterway was open again but that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports would continue until a deal was reached. Iran’s top negotiator said the strait would close unless the blockade was lifted. Source link
Coventry City: Sky Blues back in the Premier League after a quarter of a century
The manager, for his part, has protected his players from the promotion pressure. He said: “I try to be simple and direct about it. I don’t like to talk too much. My situation 15 years ago in a big game is maybe different to theirs but maybe it’s one of the positives of having a…
How AlphaFold is helping scientists engineer more heat-tolerant crops — Google DeepMind
Scientists are using AlphaFold in their research to strengthen an enzyme that’s vital to photosynthesis, paving the way for more heat-tolerant crops. As global warming accompanies more droughts and heatwaves, harvests of some staple crops are shrinking. But less visible is what is happening inside these plants, where high heat can break down the molecular…