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The mighty Rhine: A shrinking river? | DW | 19.08.2022

  
DW.COM - 09.28.2022 Original article ›
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Climate change is transforming the iconic Rhine river in Germany as water levels drop. Adrian Schmid-Breton, geographer and drought expert at the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine takes us on a trip to the Rhine in this 31 minute podcast on DW.com

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Swathi Sree secures rank 42 in UPSC exam, emerges State topper

  
The Hindu - 05.30.2022 Original article ›
Special Correspondent
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Swathi Shree, 25 years, ranks 42 All India and 1 for Tamilnadu in the Union Public Service Commission civil services exam. She is set to join the IAS. She did her undergraduate degree in Agriculture from RVS Agricultural College in Thanjavur. Her mother is a retired postal assistant.

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Saudi Oil Boost, Yemen Truce Set Stage for Biden Visit to Kingdom

  
WSJ - 06.02.2022 Original article ›
Summer Said In Dubai, Benoit Faucon In London, Dion Nissenbaum In Washington
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Saudi Arabia and partners in OPEC will increase oil production by 648,000 barrels a day in July and August. A two month ceasefire and truce with Yemeni Houthi rebels will be extended. This paves the way after extensive diplomacy for president Biden to visit Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

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PM Modi's Lakshadweep visit: Stunning beauty of the islands & incredible warmth of people

  
YouTube - 01.04.2024 Original article ›
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Lakshadweep islands in the Indian Ocean are the smallest Union Territory of India with 32 square kilometers spread over 36 islands. It is a place of spectacular ocean beauty and the PM's site shows pictures of the island, snorkeling, and the quiet serenity of these islands.

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Fewer Workers Are Quitting. Here’s What That Means for the Economy.

  
WSJ - 01.30.2024 Original article ›
Austen Hufford
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US workers quit 5.6 million fewer jobs in the first 11 months of 2024, a 12% decline, compared to 2023. This suggests fewer job opportunities than previously. Most of the job creation in 2023 was in three sectors leisure hospitality, government and healthcare with unemployment rate at 3.7%.

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Japan aims high with climate bonds for clean tech and energy – DW – 02/19/2024

  
dw.com - 02.20.2024 Original article ›
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Japan will become the first country to issue climate bonds to finance action against climate change. This will bring in private capital. Japan will issue $5 billion in climate bonds (800 billion yen). A total of 20 trillion yen of climate bonds, sovereign debt securities, will be issued.

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Oil-and-Gas Companies Account for Only 1% of Clean-Energy Investment Globally, IEA Says

  
WSJ - 11.23.2023 Original article ›
Giulia Petroni
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Global energy companies earning average annual revenues of $3.5 trillion since 2018 are investing only a paltry 2.5% of their investment in clean energy, says IEA. This is 1% of the total spend on clean energy. This report comes on the eve of the COP28 Summit in Dubai.

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Willing to put body on line: Elgar after match-winning 96 not out against India

  
The Indian Express - 01.07.2022 Original article ›
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Dean Elgar's valiant batting with 96 not out facing an Indian seam attack from fast bowlers Bumrah and Shami. He took direct hits from fast balls along the way, standing firm to lead South Africa to a 7 wicket win over India in Johannesburg.

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Discover Berlin's government district | DW | 11.02.2022

  
DW.COM - 02.11.2022 Original article ›
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A series of pictures of the parliamentary district in Berlin, Germany, from DW.com. The Jacob-Kaiser-Haus next to the Reichstag is the largest parliamentary building and faces the river Spree. It has a glass wall with the first 19 Articles of the German Constitution.

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Chandrayaan-3: What has India's Moon rover Pragyaan been up to since landing?

  
BBC News - 08.30.2023 Original article ›
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The huge temperature difference of hundreds of degrees C between the lunar surface and its depths, the presence of sulphur on the surface, and pictures of Pragyaan rover moving around craters, are shown here in a BBC report on India's moon mission Chandrayaan 3.

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Britain Passes Sweeping New Online Safety Law

  
NYTimes.com - 09.20.2023 Original article ›
Adam Satariano
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Britain is moving ahead with a new online safety law after 5 years of discussions. European nations are leading the way as the US lags behind in taking action to protect children and keep the internet safe. Discussions are taking place in the US but Congressional action is missing.

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UAW, Stellantis Reach Tentative Agreement on New Four-Year Labor Contract

  
WSJ - 10.28.2023 Original article ›
Nora Eckert, Ryan Felton
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Some of the UAW union's key demands such as a 25% increase, cost of living adjustments, and other benefits leads to the settlement with Stellantis and Ford Motor Company. The 25% increase is spread out over four and half years so that the companies remain competitive.

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‘Our Family Can Have a Future’: Ford Workers on a New Union Contract

  
NYTimes.com - 11.09.2023 Original article ›
Neal E. Boudette, Nic Antaya
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What the future can look like for a Ford Motor workers family, in which a husband and wife work long hours, 12 hours shifts with overtime, 7 days a week just to make ends meet. Dave and Bailey Hodge are shown here and tell their story to the NYT.

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Boris Johnson allies threaten to target Tories who back Partygate report for deselection

  
The Guardian - 06.15.2023 Original article ›
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A split in the Conservative party in Britain after the partygate report in parliament on Boris Johnson. Not only do the Tories fail to deliver for Britain, the infighting in the Conservative party is likely to lead to more years added to the lost decade for Britain. 

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Starmer may need to expand Labour’s target seats after historic Selby win

  
The Guardian - 07.21.2023 Original article ›
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The Selby byelection win by Labour in Britain overturning a Tories 20,000 majority shows that Labour can expand its targets to achieve a landslide win in 2024, says this report in The Guardian. Keir Mather just 25 years old will be the new British MP in parliament from Selby.

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‘How Do I Do That?’ The New Hires of 2023 Are Unprepared for Work

  
WSJ - 08.02.2023 Original article ›
Douglas Belkin, Ben Chapman, Ben Kesling
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Remote learning during the pandemic left students with a lack of basic skills. Companies are now working to address these skill issues and training is provided on the job. The scores on tests for students in all professions from nursing and medical to engineering have fallen with remote learning.

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Rapid-Response Covid-19 Test Makers Face Outsize Demand

  
WSJ - 08.12.2020 Original article ›
Sarah Krouse, Sharon Terlep
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The huge surge in demand for coronavirus testing equipment that has results provided in a short time. The nasopharyngeal swab test is the most in demand. The inability of the manufacturing system to deliver these tests in large enough numbers is still a major problem in fighting coronavirus.

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Govt doubles down on lockdown: To stem flow of migrants, state borders are sealed

  
The Indian Express - 03.29.2020 Original article ›
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India closes state borders and stems the flow of migrants as it tackles the spread of coronavirus. The Home Ministry ordered states to effectively seal their borders. The whole country is in a lockdown and prime minister Modi says this is the only way to tackle coronavirus spread.

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‘We’ve already won – we made it this far’: fans flock to Manchester for Euros final

  
The Guardian - 07.14.2024 Original article ›
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Win or lose getting this far into the Finals at Euro 2024 is a big achievement for English coach Gareth Southgate. Earlier in the Euros Southgate was under criticism for the games against smaller teams like Slovenia. This report shows English fans at Manchester's AO Arena.

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Buses, trains and bicycle paths: Labour’s mission to decarbonise UK transport

  
The Guardian - 07.16.2024 Original article ›
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Bringing all private operators under a public enterprise called Great British Railways is a plan of the Starmer administration. It is part of the effort to bring transport to net zero in emissions. The Guardian looks at Labour's plans. It will require investment in rail infrastructure.

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Elon Musk’s journey from humanitarian to poster of rightwing memes

  
The Guardian - 08.09.2024 Original article ›
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Escalating dangers of social media to democracy in the UK and the US through misinformation are covered here in this Guardian report. Prime minister Starmer of the UK calls it out in the current UK riots saying - "Social media is not a law-free zone."

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The quiet technocrat who steered Biden’s effort to tighten the border

  
Washington Post - 08.31.2024 Original article ›
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Nunez Neto is a Biden administration official who took strong action to secure the Border and cut migrant crossings by restricting entry at the border to only lawful migration, and sharply cutting unlawful entry. This is important for American public spirit to know the Border is strictly secured.

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The Summer Camps of Ukraine’s Forests: Hikes, First Aid and Military Readiness

  
NYTimes.com - 08.11.2024 Original article ›
Diego Ibarra Sanchez, Megan Specia
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Life in Ukraine, for school summer camps, as the war drags on. A struggle to keep a sense of normal life in the midst of war. The battle lines are now almost in place and not changing much, yet the war means missile attacks on infrastructure every week.

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Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation

  
The Guardian - 03.10.2025 Original article ›
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on microplastics endangering 4-14% of food supplies. This could affect 400 million people worldwide with danger of food security challenges. The danger to food supplies as microplastics contaminate agricultural environments is as big a threat as climate change affecting food supplies.

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‘Like a game of black-belt level Jenga’: inside the ancient art of Japanese carpentry

  
The Guardian - 03.17.2025 Original article ›
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The ancient art of carpentry can be see in the temples of Nara, Kyoto and Kamakura with a reverence of nature. Techniques of building that have allowed temples to withstand many earthquakes. Oliver Wainwright explores this ancient craft in pictures and descriptions of the work in The Guardian.

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