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Nitrogen and phosphorus discharged into fjords match the raw discharge of millions of people, according to a new study Fish farms in Norway release three times more waste into fjords than the country’s entire population produces, new research has suggested.The findings come from the Sunstone Institute, an Oslo-based research group, which calculated the volume of fish excrement and uneaten feed discharged directly into coastal waters by nearly a thousand fjord-based farms in Norway.Last year, “the nitrogen and phosphorus in this waste were equivalent to the raw sewage from 17.2 million and 20 million people, respectively,” the report said. “Triple the…

Concerns over availability will soon replace fears about price, according to Mike Wirth Physical oil shortages could begin to emerge worldwide within weeks due to the Middle East war and continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth has warned.Attacks on energy infrastructure and a dual shipping blockade in the critical waterway – which carries about a fifth of global seaborne oil and LNG – have sharply cut deliveries and pushed prices to multi-year highs. Multiple tankers have remained stranded in Hormuz since the initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. Washington and Tehran remain…

Chancellor Merz’s bid to bolster his domestic image by appearing tough on President Trump appears to have gained him little traction, with the German leader enjoying rock-bottom approval domestically and the lowest approval of any major European leader. The German government is now one year old, the coalition agreement was signed on April 5th 2025, and the first day of government commenced on the 6th. While the so-called ‘grand coalition’ between the legacy establishment left and right-wing parties never scored especially highly in the opinion polls, it has now plunged to new depths, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz deeply unpopular even…

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed plans to lay off about 14 percent of its workforce, with CEO Brian Armstrong citing market volatility and the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence on company operations. CNBC reports that the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase revealed plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 14 percent on Tuesday, with CEO Brian Armstrong citing market volatility and the accelerating impact of AI on company operations. The announcement comes just days before the company is scheduled to report its first-quarter earnings on Thursday. Following the news, Coinbase shares rose in premarket trading but are down about 3.5 percent in…

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily paused a lower court order that had halted a Biden-era policy allowing abortion pills to be sent via mail. Conservative-leaning Justice Samuel Alito issued two orders in response to appeals from two drug companies, Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro, pausing the ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit until 5:00 p.m. on May 11, 2026. Alito also ordered Louisiana, who is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the mail-order abortion policy, to file a response by May 7. On Friday, a three-judge panel for the Fifth Circuit issued…

London would gain access to defense contracts funded by the scheme but must help cover financing costs, Brussels says The UK is considering joining an EU scheme providing €90 billion ($105 billion) to Ukraine to gain access to lucrative military contracts funded through the program. The plan was announced in a joint statement by European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the European Political Community summit in Armenia on Monday.The so-called loan scheme, backed by joint EU borrowing, is structured on the assumption that it would be repaid…

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) is leading his opponents ahead of the Republican primary for a Georgia U.S. Senate seat, new polling shows.  Collins, the frontrunner, who represents Georgia’s 10th congressional district and owns a trucking company, is up against Gov. Brian Kemp (R)-endorsed Derek Dooley, former University of Tennessee football coach, lawyer, and a first-time candidate; and Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist and longtime GOP lawmaker representing the state’s 1st congressional district. Republicans are hoping to snag the seat of Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), who was first elected in 2021 and has been dubbed the “most vulnerable” Democrat…

The US president has labeled the UK prime minister “no Winston Churchill” after he refused to join the war on Iran Ties within Western blocs are becoming increasingly strained, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has admitted, after he sparred with US President Donald Trump over the Iran war on several occasions.Starmer made the remarks at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on Monday, saying that “there is more tension in the alliances than there should be and it’s very important that we therefore face up to this as a group of countries together.”While Starmer did not single…

While the picture is unclear because many were ‘walking wounded’ who left the scene without talking to medics, it is thought the Leipzig car attack may have struck as many as 80 people on Monday. The alleged driver of a car that was ploughed through crowds on a busy shopping street and a historic market square appeared before a court on Tuesday after being arrested at the scene on Monday afternoon. The suspect, a 33-year-old German citizen, is said to be a local amateur boxing coach. Police say they do not believe the car being driven through the crowds was…

Employees at Google DeepMind’s UK offices have voted to establish a union in response to concerns about the company’s defense-related AI work with Israel and the Pentagon. Business Insider reports that workers at Google DeepMind’s UK facilities have taken steps to unionize, marking what could become the first labor union at a frontier AI laboratory. The unionization effort stems from employee concerns regarding the company’s military contracts and defense partnerships. In a letter delivered to management, employees from the DeepMind division formally requested recognition of the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union as their representatives. The document was obtained…