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Billionaire Ken Griffin says Mamdani tax campaign video put him ‘in harm’s way’ in NYC New York City

Billionaire Ken Griffin says Mamdani tax campaign video put him ‘in harm’s way’ in NYC

Billionaire Ken Griffin has criticised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over a video promoting a new tax policy, accusing him of putting him at risk by featuring his New York home. The billionaire hedge fund executive said the video, which highlighted his penthouse as an example under a proposed…
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May 6, 2026
C-Si and thin-film PV module recycling performance improving, says IEA-PVPS Recycling

C-Si and thin-film PV module recycling performance improving, says IEA-PVPS

The analysis is led by IEA-PVPS Task 12, with contributions from industry and research partners including US-based recyclers Solarcycle and SPR, Italian pilot-scale operator 9-Tech, EU-funded Photorama project, and thin-film manufacturer First Solar.  The report highlighted mechanical recycling as the dominant commercial method for c-Si modules due to its scalability and cost-effectiveness, while combined thermal and chemical…
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May 6, 2026
West PH Sea: Japan pivots Indo-Pacific strategy toward Southeast Asia Vietnam

West PH Sea: Japan pivots Indo-Pacific strategy toward Southeast Asia

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced an updated version of her country’s regional strategy in Vietnam last weekend, underlining Tokyo’s growing reliance on Southeast Asia at a time of intensifying great-power rivalry.   Takaichi met her Vietnamese counterpart, Le Minh Hung, on Saturday in Hanoi, where the two leaders oversaw the signing of six…
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May 6, 2026
Viral! Mini golf, coffee corners, desserts, and massage chairs: Inside Google’s Bengaluru campus, netizens say it’s ‘like a luxury hotel’ Google

Viral! Mini golf, coffee corners, desserts, and massage chairs: Inside Google’s Bengaluru campus, netizens say it’s ‘like a luxury hotel’

A new video from Google’s office in Bengaluru is currently making waves online, eliciting strong reactions from viewers. The clip, which shows parts of the company’s Ananta campus, is being widely shared across social media platforms. Many users are talking about how the space looks and feels, with some even…
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May 6, 2026
Young woman, 20, allegedly raped by Syrian refugee in beach toilet breaks down in tears when recalling how she ‘froze’ and ‘whimpered like a puppy’ while he ‘carried on attacking her’ Syria

Young woman, 20, allegedly raped by Syrian refugee in beach toilet breaks down in tears when recalling how she ‘froze’ and ‘whimpered like a puppy’ while he ‘carried on attacking her’

A young woman who was allegedly raped by a Syrian refugee in a beach toilet broke down in court as she recalled how she 'froze' and whimpered 'like a puppy' as he attacked her.  The 20-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was walking home along Bournemouth promenade in the…
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May 6, 2026