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US to test Active Denial System energy weapon for potential use along border with Mexico - report

Despite being nonlethal, potential use of the weapon system on the US-Mexico border has raised concerns over potential direct and indirect harm to its targets.

A US Marine Corps truck is seen carrying a palletized version of the Active Denial System, March 9, 2012, at the US Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.
View of the closed frozen food aisle at a supermarket near Nantes after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, October 12, 2026.

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires, spoiling food

Inside the medieval heating system found in Basel, Switzerland, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland

Fire rages in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve, on Friday 14 August 2026 in Kettenis, Eupen.

Thousands of hectares in flames as Belgium's biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany


Can forgetting your child in the car happen to just about anyone? – study

In moments where there is a lot going on, the intention can be lost. The researchers added that this could happen to anyone.

 How to keep your car window from becoming foggy

Experts say Qatar can lead Gulf on protections for workers against heat stress

Qatar bans work from more than twice the hours banned in Saudi Arabia, where the majority of the region's construction projects are underway.

 Migrant labourers work at a construction site at the Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2016

Iran, Gulf states at highest risk for death from heat at end of century - study

Under high-emissions scenarios, approximately 123 people per 100,000 in MENA are predicted to die annually from heat-related causes – nearly 60 times greater than current figures.

 Global warming: Temperatures in 2022 fifth warmest on record (Illustrative).

Two heat waves may strike Israel in summer, cause increased death

Israel may experience two severe heat waves this summer, with temperatures hitting as high as 49 degrees C (120 degrees F), according to the Defense Ministry.

The sun rises over the Dead Sea, Israel

Spring brings muddy terrain in Ukraine that favors defenders - UK intel

Soil in contested areas such as  Bakhmut is freezing at night and thawing in the day, leading to the conditions. The mud will be at its worst by late March, said the ministry.

 Ukrainian service members are seen next to armoured vehicles near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 25, 2023.

What happens to the body when we sleep with the heating on?

Nighttime in January and February is usually really cold, so many people sleep with heating on. How does this affect your health?

 A sleeping man

Jordan suspends kerosene tax following widespread unrest over fuel prices

Jordanians have been turning to any combustible option to avoid paying the kerosene tax.

 Jordanians mark the 74th Independence Day amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman

Keep your home safe this Hannukah

By being as diligent as we can around electricity and heating, we can have a safe and warm holiday season. 

 Hannukiah.

2,000-year-old luxury Roman villa with 'underfloor heating' discovered

Beneath the Austrian town of Kempten lie the foundations of the Roman city of Cambodunum, settled by Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus In 15 BC.

 Kempten hypocaust

Israeli toddler who was locked in car for hours pronounced dead

MDA medics evacuated her to the Soroka hospital while performing CPR on her, where her death was later determined.

 POLICE AND ZAKA personnel attend the scene where a father left his small child in the car in Sdot Negev last summer. The boy died of what was termed ‘heat prostration.’