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Guo Qingshan’s image of a cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River in Hubei province has been viewed millions of timesA cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River has become an overnight sensation in China after a Shanghai-based designer posted a photo of it earlier this month likening it to a dog.Guo Qingshan took the photo, which he captioned “Puppy Mountain”, while on a hike near his home town of Yichang, in Hubei province, in late January. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/viral-photo-makes-puppy-mountain-in-china-an-instant-sensation Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-26 17:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

European Commission recommits to 90% emissions cut by 2040, and will support steel and cement in transitionThe EU executive has insisted it will stay the course on its climate goals, while setting out plans to help Europe’s most polluting industries reach the green transition and watering down environmental reporting demands on companies.Publishing its “clean industrial deal” on Wednesday, the European Commission said it had a plan to help polluting industries, such as steel and cement, make the switch to the net zero emissions future, as well as boosting clean tech companies, such as firms making electric vehicle charging points. Continue

Amazon executive and newspaper owner says in letter that ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’US politics live – latest updatesJeff Bezos, the self-proclaimed “hands-off” owner of the Washington Post, emailed staffers this morning about a change he’s applying to the paper’s opinion section.“I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,” Bezos said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/feb/26/jeff-bezos-washington-post-opinion Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2025-02-26 15:02:00 Copyright

Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin say woman who died en route to Doha was left next to them by Qatar Airways staffGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian couple have criticised Qatar Airways after a blanket-draped corpse was seated next to them during a long-haul flight.Mitchell Ring said a passenger died part-way through the 14-hour flight from Melbourne to Doha last week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/it-wasnt-nice-australian-couple-sat-next-to-corpse-on-long-haul-flight Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2025-02-26 13:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.