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UK-headquartered energy giant BP has added around 80 million cubic feet per day (cf/d) of natural gas to domestic supply from its West Nile Delta (WND) operations, bringing forward production by roughly two years from a development off the Mediterranean coast of northern Egypt, near the Nile Delta and Alexandria. Illustration; Source: BP Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has disclosed the start of production from BP’s Fayoum 4 well in the West Nile Delta two years ahead of schedule, contributing approximately 80 million cf/d of gas. This is part of the North African country’s strategy to increase domestic…

Canada’s ruling Liberal party has swept three special elections in a result that showed voters backing the prime minister, Mark Carney, after his face-off with the US president, Donald Trump.The Canadian Press, Canada’s national news agency, projected Liberal victories in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches-East York in Toronto and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia.Carney said the results of Monday’s votes amounted to an endorsement of his government’s approach. “At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government’s plan,” he said in a statement.The Quebec result was the most dramatic shift. The Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil…

At least 12 people have been killed and 17 injured, including two children, in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the wider region, officials say.In Kyiv, six of the eight casualties were railway workers of the state Ukrzaliznytsia company after a depot was hit. Fires were reported in three city districts. Four people were killed in the town of Boryspil where a residential building was hit.Russia’s military said its “massive strike using high-precision weapons” targeted Ukraine’s “military-industrial and fuel-energy” facilities.One person was also killed in Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s western Belgorod region, acting Governor Aleksandr…

Manufacturer or Full Name/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.Smartwatches used to cater to larger wrists — especially rugged models. Today, however, there are a lot more options. Garmin and Coros are two brands with compelling lightweight sports watches with brilliant AMOLED displays, heart rate sensors, powerful smartphone companion applications, and advanced training metrics.Unlike traditional smartwatches from Apple, Google, and Samsung, the Garmin Forerunner 170 and Coros Pace 4 have more than twice the battery life of a standard smartwatch — requiring a charge about once a week. Both Garmin and Coros also offer full website access to your…

ChatGPT Work is experiencing a partial outage, and users across multiple subscription plans may be unable to start or continue tasks. The outage started at approximately 11:04 AM ET on Monday, August 31, and is causing elevated latency and errors for ChatGPT Work users. Plus subscribers appear to be particularly affected, with Work mode currently unavailable for some users. If you are affected, you may be unable to start new tasks in ChatGPT Work or continue tasks that are already running due to elevated errors and latency. Thankfully, OpenAI is aware of these issues and has already acknowledged them on…

In brief Kalshi permanently banned former Rep. George Santos and fined him $71,356 for manipulating a market tied to his own attendance at the State of the Union address—its first lifetime ban of a former member of Congress. Kalshi found Santos placed large trades between Feb. 2 and 25, then made false or misleading public statements to move prices, profiting $17,839.57 and violating rules on manipulation and trading with influence over an outcome. It’s the latest integrity scandal to hit prediction markets, following multiple recent cases. Prediction market Kalshi has permanently banned former Rep. George Santos, finding that he manipulated…

A severe drought that has parched the Caribbean since May 2026 was fueled by human-induced climate change, according to a recent study. The rapid analysis was released by World Weather Attribution (WWA), a global network of researchers who analyze the influence of climate change in extreme weather events. In the Caribbean, the wet season runs from May-June to November-December. The researchers found that rising global temperatures due to human-induced climate change reduced rainfall during the early wet season, between May and July, by approximately 6% in Jamaica and 9% in Puerto Rico. They estimated this drop in rainfall has…

At this point, it should be clear that AI is a choose-your-own-adventure book where every option ends in disaster. Exploding carbon emissions and ecological collapse? Turn to page 37. Other outcomes include some or all of: the bubble bursting and an ensuing financial crisis; mass unemployment via automation; the end of democracy and the rise of authoritarian surveillance states; raving cults who believe the pattern-matching algorithm is a consciousness; terrorists who create devastating bioweapons; nation states that deploy autonomous weapons systems that act on non-human timeframes; nation states or terrorists that hack all the myriad systems we depend on; or…

Claim: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wore a hijab at a New York City mosque in August 2026. Rating: What’s True Video of Hochul in the mosque authentically shows her wearing a headscarf, with some of her hair visible. What’s False Hochul was not wearing a traditional hijab, which is a way of life that involves practicing modesty, covering the head and all the hair. In late August 2026, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was criticized after she purportedly wore a head covering to a mosque. Videos (archived) on Instagram, Facebook, and X (archived) claimed to show Hochul wearing a…

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema is due to be sworn in for a second five-year term on Tuesday following a disputed election and the arrest of his main opponent on treason charges.Hichilema – credited with stabilising the economy – swept to victory on 13 August with 60% of the vote, according to official results. Runner-up Brian Mundubile, who received 38%, alleged that the outcome had been tampered with.He was unable to mount a legal challenge to the result as the courts were sealed off last week on the final day a case could be filed.Election observers said that while polling day…