Author: NCIJ NETWNCIJ NETWORK

An approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), part of Bureau Veritas Group, is paving the way for Belgian shipping company Exmar to breathe life into its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) concept, which is based on the conversion of an existing membrane-type LNG carrier. FLNG; Source: Exmar Exmar has been awarded AiP by Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore for its FLNG conversion design, which is created to enable offshore gas processing, liquefaction and LNG storage based on a membrane-type LNG carrier with an effective LNG storage capacity of approximately 170,000 cubic meters (cbm) and a…

If you have seen the headlines of the major investigation we recently published, “The Dominican Baseball Factory,” you may have wondered: Why is ProPublica, with its serious-sounding mission of accountability and its focus on abuses of power, reporting on baseball? The answer would be: Exactly. Baseball fans have long marveled at how the Dominican Republic, a tiny island nation with a population akin to Ohio, has produced so many brilliant players — roughly 10% of the major league. Major League Baseball and the owners of its 30 teams have regularly harvested bumper crops of sluggers to build their rosters and…

Reading the extracts from Earl Spencer’s book about his sister Diana, and the king’s two-footed takedown of it, it’s hard to escape the idea that Spencer and the Windsors are just elite content creators now. This entire thing is basically indistinguishable from a blockbuster influencer war, and I honestly won’t be happy till the king puts out a shade TikTok of him driving round the Sandringham estate in sunglasses captioned: “Threatening to release the receipts but never actually releasing the receipts … kinda chic.” Soundtrack: Mariah Carey’s Obsessed.Meanwhile, perhaps trying to disguise his full descent into the algorithm mines, Charles…

Claim: In late summer 2026, new laws went into effect requiring any individual under 5 feet, 2 inches to use a booster seat when driving or riding in cars, regardless of age. Rating: In late summer 2026, social media posts claimed that new laws had gone into effect requiring all car drivers and passengers below a certain height to use a booster seat, regardless of their age.  The details changed from post to post (archived), and varied from state to state, but the most common version of the rumor suggested the law applies to anyone under 5 feet, 2 inches in…

Japan’s central bank has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 31-year high as it continues to move away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs and as the country faces increasing economic pressures.In a widely expected move on Friday, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) increased the rate from 1% to 1.25% – a level not seen since 1995.It comes as major central banks around the world are hiking rates as higher energy prices caused by the Iran war are helping to push up inflation.On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in…

Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin has told Prime Minister Andy Burnham their governments have a duty to “mind and progress” the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.Burnham said the relationship between the UK and Ireland matters “on every single level” as they met at Number 10 North for talks on Friday.The pair were expected to discuss a further strengthening of ties including boosting trade, security and working with the European Union.The prime minister said they were “working together” to uphold the principles of the peace deal for Northern Ireland.Speaking ahead of their talks, Burnham said it “feels very fitting” to welcome…

I got my first set for Christmas from my siblings last year, and originally I stuck some pretty stickers on my case to tell the difference between my case and my husband’s. I’ve since upgraded to this stylish case from Troubadour (previously Mujjo), which makes it easy to see which is mine and clip it onto my keys. It’s a nice accessory if your mom already has AirPods but struggles to keep track of them or is looking for an easier way to differentiate hers from the other members of the house.Gamer GearOnce my kiddo is asleep, you can find…

Ravie LakshmananSep 17, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News Attackers keep finding new keys. The funny part is that defenders keep inventing where to store them. This week, those keys sit in AI tools, exposed services, old bugs, weak logins, and software sold like a monthly subscription. Some attacks use new tricks. Others just reuse what was already lying around. Both work often enough. So the threat landscape is not getting cleaner. It is just getting more places to make the same mistake. Here’s what showed up this week. The threats change every week. Subscribe, and we’ll alert you when each…

Crypto-focused venture capital firm Dragonfly’s managing partner, Haseeb Qureshi, proposed winding down the Zcash developer fund after it expires under current rules in 2028.“I’m of the opinion that this should be the final Dev Fund,” wrote Qureshi in a Friday X post, arguing that the fund is large enough to fund remaining work on Zcash and that it risks being “politicized” as it approaches $100 million in value.The Zcash development fund held 63,962 Zcash (ZEC) tokens at press time, worth about $95 million, according to ZecStats.The remarks follow a broader industry debate that stemmed from the fund’s increasing value, following…

Susan Smith, who worked at Monsanto in Wrexham, said her happy memories of working there have been replaced with fears following the documentary. Susan and her husband Geraint’s home, which they have lived in for 53 years, is separated from the decommissioned Ruabon chemical works by a thin tree line. Geraint was diagnosed with prostate cancer 13 years ago before more recently developing skin cancer, while Susan developed breast cancer when she was 38.While they admit they are not certain that Monsanto was responsible, the documentary has made them question the possible impact of the factory on their family’s health.Susan…