A woman who spent 27 years in prison inspired a North Carolina farm to create seven tiny homes for formerly incarcerated women and gender-expansive people. In 2019, Deb, a former Benevolence Farm resident, proposed a place where people leaving the shared farmhouse could practise independent living alongside supportive neighbours.The organisation is building the homes on…

For thousands of Indian tech workers in US, losing a job now means more than just unemployment. It can also trigger a 60-day countdown that may decide whether they can continue living in the country with their families.As AI-driven restructuring sweeps through Silicon Valley, layoffs at companies such as Meta, Amazon and Oracle are leaving…

According to Science Direct, the hospital’s annual cooling demand is about 1,000 MWh. A hospital in central Sweden found an unusual way to meet its summer cooling needs by storing snow from winter and using it months later. The Sundsvall Regional Hospital uses a large snow storage system designed to preserve winter cold until the…

File photo: People cool off in a water spray at the Eiffel Tower in Paris (Picture credit – AP) France has recorded around 1,000 more deaths than expected since June 24 during the record-breaking heatwave that swept across much of western Europe, with the vast majority of victims aged 65 and above, French health authorities…

Major police operation underway after shots fired at event in Switzerland’s Aarau Several people were injured after shots were fired during an event in Schachen, Aarau, early Sunday morning, according to Aargau cantonal police.Police said it was not immediately clear whether anyone had been killed or who fired the shots. A major police operation was…