A little dystopian: World’s billionaires pour money into changing biology of cows to reduce methane, veterinary dismiss it as ‘unnecessary’

A little dystopian: World’s billionaires pour money into changing biology of cows to reduce methane, veterinary dismiss it as ‘unnecessary’

Crop scientist and regenerative farmer Howard Vlieger says such a vaccine could be damaging to cows because it is being designed to target the organisms living in cows’ digestive system – organisms the animals need to digest fibre.

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Squad rebuild: Man City manager signs contract extension that keeps him at Etihad up to 2026

Squad rebuild: Man City manager signs contract extension that keeps him at Etihad up to 2026

With director of football Txiki Begiristain departing at the end of the season, to be replaced by Hugo Viana, Guardiola’s renewal will help to steady the ship at a time when there will be an inevitable period of change. But, crucially, nowhere near as much as there could have been.

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Experts in Russia and abroad warn Kremlin’s revised nuclear policy makes it easy to use atomic weapons in Ukraine

Experts in Russia and abroad warn Kremlin’s revised nuclear policy makes it easy to use atomic weapons in Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasised that such strikes could potentially be a trigger for a nuclear response under the revised document.

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Baku climate talks: Conference considers new taxes to raise more than $1 trillion to fight climate change

Baku climate talks: Conference considers new taxes to raise more than $1 trillion to fight climate change

A levy of $150-300 per tonne could generate $127 billion a year in 2027-2030, the GSLT said, citing a study by UN Trade and Development. Revenue would fall to $103 billion in 2031-2040 and $36 billion in 2041-2050 as ships became less polluting.

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