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Sorghum, the low-water cereal

The year 2026 will remain engraved in climate annals: heatwaves, lack of rain, mega fires... Throughout the world, the drought has been historic, as have the losses of farmers. And yet, the latter capture 70% of fresh water withdrawals on the planet. So, how can you earn a living and feed the population? Cultivate varieties that use less water. Plan B invites you to the sorghum fields this week, but not to the Sahel, in the Paris region!

France 24
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Sports

‘Senna was Senna’: Wolff says it is too soon to compare Kimi Antonelli to F1 great

World champion idolises Brazilian who won three titles ‘He’s a Senninha and not a Senna yet,’ says Toto Wolff Toto Wolff says it is too soon to compare his world champion driver Kimi Antonelli to Ayrton Senna but that the Italian may yet develop into a driver comparable to the Brazilian great whom Antonelli grew up idolising. Antonelli sealed his first Formula One world championship at the Mexican Grand Prix and with a fifth place at Sunday’s São Paulo Grand Prix helped Mercedes secure their ninth constructors’ championship and their first drivers’ and constructors’ double since 2020. Continue

The Guardian
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Crypto

China Denies Spy Allegations Involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Calls Them Smears

China has rejected allegations that its intelligence services targeted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the claims baseless and defamatory. The refusal comes after Nvidia had been investigating allegations that Huang was a business executive collecting intelligence for Beijing. Ad Ad China Rejects Allegations of Spying on Nvidia CEO During a regular press briefing Monday, Chinese The post China Denies Spy Allegations Involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Calls Them Smears appeared first on CoinGape.

CoinGape
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Finance

‘Obvious risk of further tragedy’ at rail crossing type at which Amazon driver died, inquiry finds

Call for overhaul of manually operated level crossings after delivery worker was killed by passenger train in Kent An Amazon delivery driver was killed by a train after he drove his van on to railway tracks at a manually operated level crossing, apparently without realising he needed to open the exit gate first, an official investigation has reported. Safety inspectors said there was “an obvious risk of further tragedy”, with a second similar fatal event still being investigated, and called for an overhaul of this type of crossing. Continue reading...

The Guardian
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