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To read this content, please enable JavaScript or try another browser.Video caption, Hurricane Beryl expected to strengthen again after making landfall in the Yucatan PeninsulaItem informationAuthor, Ian AikmanRole, BBC NewsJuly 5, 2024Updated 5 hours agoHurricane Beryl has hit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula after wreaking havoc across the Caribbean, causing at least 10 deaths. It made landfall as a Category Two hurricane early Friday, bringing winds of up to 175 km/h (108 mph). It was later downgraded to a tropical storm, but is expected to intensify again over the Gulf of Mexico this weekend.Beryl brought heavy rains to the tourist hotspots of…

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia’s plan to impose import duties of up to 200 percent on textile products is not targeting specific countries like China, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Friday (July 5).”All measures are taken in accordance with our national interest,” he stressed.The decision to protect domestic industry, in line with existing regulatory provisions and applicable international trade standards, was made at a cabinet meeting chaired by President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, on June 25.Luhut explained that one of the measures taken so far is the extension of safeguard customs duties already imposed…

In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocated for moderate policies at home and improved relations with the West, won the presidential runoff election, beating his hard-line rival, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday morning.Mr. Pezeshkian, 69, a cardiac surgeon, secured more than 16.3 million votes over the hard-line candidate, Saeed Jalili, delivering a blow to the conservative faction and a major victory for the reformist faction that had been sidelined from politics for the past few years. Mr. Jalili received 13.5 million votes.After polls closed at midnight, turnout stood at 50 percent, about…

Colorado mental health clinic breaks barriers and improves health equity for minorities. Colorado’s Axis Integrated Mental Health Clinic offers a variety of treatments to help people struggling with mental health issues. The clinic also prides itself on working with patients regardless of their insurance plan. Some even waive the cost for those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford it. One of the treatments the clinic offers to Medicaid patients is transcranial magnetic stimulation, also known as TMS. This is a therapy used to treat major depressive disorder. The cost of treatment can range from $6,000 to $12,000. In Colorado,…

Millions of young boys and girls once spent their hard-earned money on a cardboard box.and chewing gum. Inside each of these packages were dreams. I dream of one day being on one of these baseball cards or using them to do many things.money as an adult. Maybe you forgot about those cards tucked away in shoe boxes, orPerhaps you’ve tried to figure out if you’re sitting on a gold mine, only to find that it’s not easy to get a “ballpark” estimate of their value. Thanks to smartphones and imaging technology, today all you need to do is take a…

“However, the cancellation serves as a wake-up call to address underlying issues in the investment climate, particularly in the sustainability aspect of nickel raw materials,” Nizhar said.”It also prompts us to review the overall governance of our downstream industries, namely improving the regulatory framework, making it easier to do business and providing more attractive incentives to international companies.”By addressing these challenges, Indonesia could attract a wider range of global investors, he said.A worker at a nickel processing plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi. Photo: APThe project, called Sonic Bay, aimed to refine nickel and cobalt from the Weda Bay nickel mine…

Take Skift Earlier this year, the Indian government increased the tourism budget for development, but cut the allocation for global promotion by 97%. Now, with the final budget fast approaching, the sector is hoping for a more meaningful solution to its problems. Bulbul Dhawan In February, the Indian government had allocated INR 24.5 billion (USD 293 million) for the tourism sector as part of the interim budget, a slight increase from the initial allocation of INR 24 billion (USD 290 million) last year. But the Union budget also cut the global promotion allocation by 97% to just INR 30 million…

Two Alabama grocery stores are selling gun ammunition through vending machines powered by artificial intelligence. The machines, located at Fresh Value stores in Tuscaloosa and Pell City, use facial recognition to verify a customer’s age and identity to make it easier to obtain firearm ammunition. The company, American Rounds, created the machine. CEO Grant Magers described how the machine works in the video. “We have a very secure vending machine. We can verify age, scan a driver’s license, and then do a 360-degree scan for facial recognition at the time of purchase and match the ID. So the machines provide…

Indonesia can boast of being the world’s third-largest democracy today, after India and the United States. But it seems that this honorary title is tainted.We can say that we continue to row on the wave of democracy and take it for granted. The fact is that our democracy is slipping. Indonesia’s democracy rankings have been in the news for some time, especially since the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released its Democracy Index 2023. The report provided a snapshot, or rather a wake-up call, of the country’s democracy. Indonesia remains an imperfect democracy and ranks 56th with a score of 6.53…

SAN LEON, Texas (KTRK) — As Tropical Storm Beryl heads toward the Texas coast, businesses across Galveston Bay are concerned about storm surges from whatever could happen in the Houston area.Topwater Grill sits right on San Leon Bay and received several inches of water during Tropical Storm Alberto last month.”If we have a high tide, followed by strong wind and a storm, the water could be up to our knees and waists,” said owner Robert Jakubas.After Hurricane Ike, Jakubas said they installed a series of hidden drains throughout the restaurant, so anything that gets inside can easily get out.”We’ll eliminate…