Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription tricks
Amazon goes to trial on Monday in a US government lawsuit that accuses the e-commerce giant of using tricks to enroll millions of customers in its Prime subscription service and then making it nearly impossible to cancel. The Federal Trade Commission’s complaint, filed in June 2023, alleges that Amazon knowingly used designs known as “dark […]
14 killed as rival Ecuadoran inmates fight with guns, explosives
Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and a guard dead, police said Monday. The mayhem was the latest in a series of bloodbaths to engulf gang-ridden, overcrowded prisons in a once-peaceful country now at ground zero of the violent Latin American drug trade. An […]
IAEA says Iran nuclear diplomacy at a ‘difficult juncture’
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, told AFP Monday that diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program were at a “difficult juncture” but dialogue would continue. The UN Security Council voted on Friday to reimpose UN sanctions that had been frozen, after three European governments activated the “snapback” mechanism […]
World’s first crystal-based detector can see inside the human body
The world’s first crystal-based detector, a perovskite camera, can see inside the human body. This new research will soon be able to change the way doctors can see inside the human body. According to SciTechDaily, it was developed by scientists in both America and China. This new device is able to capture gamma rays with unprecedented […]
Climate goals and fossil fuel plans don’t add up, experts say
Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday. The report compiled by more than 50 international researchers compares fossil fuel expansion against the goals of the Paris climate accord, and found a chasm between promises and reality. […]
