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Times of London View in 2025- Labour would be wise to follow Merz of Germany's approach to illegal migrants and Farage's proposals need a hearing even if with a pinch of salt. Labour says The Times of London would be wise to take the get-tough approach of Germany's Merz.

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A camel fair in Kutch district of Gujarat, 35 kms from Bhuj. Katch Rabaris with their colorful clothing are a nomadic community in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat in India in regions that get very little rain.

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Offices are being redesigned to let in more fresh air and sunshine, and to avoid the old practice of closed spaces with offices sealed off from outside air. Filtering indoor air completely, and deploying ultra violet light to get rid of the virus, are new ways to improve office space. Outdoor air is critical in the new redesigns.

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The first of four German IRIS air defense systems shipped to Ukraine. The systems can protect an entire city from missiles approaching at altitude of upto 12 kilometres and a distance of upto 40 kilometres. It is designed to quickly boster air defense of Ukraine.

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The strike at Royal Mail in the UK as workers reject a 2% raise not enough to cover inflation, higher costs for food and energy. Royal Mail has 140,000 workers. A similar strike over a 2% raise is affecting Britain's transportation sector with rail employees on strike on certain days. This is the result of Tory Conservative policies. In France there is a cap on energy costs, no such cap exits in Britain which has inflation exceeding 10%, and workers struggling after years of austerity cuts.

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Picture of a weather sign outside a Pharmacy in Paris shows the heat wave hitting Europe- the Temp. 44 degrees C. This is 111 degrees Fahrenheit. In places loike Seville, Spain the temperature can get even hotter. Europe is woefully under airconditioned with many hospitals and public facilities lacking airconditioning. The US is far ahead in airconditioning. Conservative parties in Europe are accusing the liberals in power of not doing enough. In London Sadiq Khan is Mayor and housing construction rules require considering other cooling design options before putting in air conditioning. Some members of parliament call this "ridiculous."  In France the opposition parties say the government "is out of touch." Consider government views in France. Energy minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher says heat from large-scale air conditioning would make heat waves worse. “It’s a bad solution, We should air-condition for vulnerable people to give them a break, but on the other hand we shouldn’t do it everywhere.”  ...

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Apple's $999 18GB memory Macbook Air M4 in 2025.

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Air defense systems for Ukraine are explained in this video in DW.com. US, Germany and France are sending air defense systems as Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure have escalated.

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The symbolism of the Ramstein Air Force Base is unique as US Defense Secretary Austin says this months meeting of Blinken and Austin at Ramstein with their European counterparts will be followed by monthly meetings. Lloyd Austin sees this as a monthly group on Ukraine self-defense. Ramstein Air Force base is the headquarters of the US Air Force in Europe, and of NATO Allied Air Command. For the first time the invasion of a free people and country in the middle of Europe is being taken seriously in Europe and the US.  In Germany Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck of the Greens have joined with Mr. Lindner of the Free Democrats to express the same views in the coalition government with the Social Democrats, making it clear that the German people are with the Americans and European leaders gathered at Ramstein base. The earlier symbolism of Merkel and Steinmeier and a German position of a bystander in the changes happening in the world in China and in Europe are now seen as having emboldened the Russian invasion of Ukraine. India and most Asian and Latin American countries and the UN Secretary General have called for an immediate end to the invasion.  ...

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Apoorva Mandavilli of the NYT looks at the huge task of renovating the aging infrastructure of America's schools, like this one East High in Denver. The average school building in America is over 50 years old. Having clean air in the schools would have reduced the incidence of Covid by 50%, say studies. The General Accountability Office GAO says 41% of school districts in the US have at least half of their buildings, a total of 36,000 buildings, that need to completely replace their heating cooling and air ventilation systems. The money is there, secured by president Biden with $200 billion from programs like the American Rescue Plan, but much of it remains unspent because of a lack of clear administration guidance on clean air and an official to oversee this effort, and expert guidance, securing equipment in the supply chain.

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Smoke from the Canadian wildfires in Quebec are seen in the midwest and in places as far away as France. The Air Quality Index in Detroit reached 306 on June 27, 2023.

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Indoor air quality particularly in office buildings and other indoor spaces is essential after covid. This BBC report looks at how this can be done and the need to do this, to put aside resources and funds for this task. Treat this like contaminated water in British cities in the 1800's it says.

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Delivering the mail by boat across Penobscot Bay, Maine in the northeast U.S. The mail has been delivered to six small and rugged islands here in Maine's coastal area by the same family since 1905. This could be the last year as Maine has a 14 day quarantine for visitors from outside. Maine has the largest median age in the country at 45. Known for its coastline it gets millions of visitors in the spring and summer months adding $6.5 billion to its economy. Depending on this tourism are thousands of small businesses. Coronavirus is changing the rhythm of life even here in a place which has known quieter rhythms.

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China's efforts to control air pollution by increasing supply of wind power, hydroelectric power and nuclear power. Efforts to control air pollution and the problems China faces. Proposal for a carbon tax on polluting plants.

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The FBI search at Mar Lago Mr. Trump's Florida home is part of an investigation into Mr. Trump's handling of classified information.

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India makes the largest deal for commercial aircraft in aviation history by buying 470 planes from Airbus and Boeing. 250 Airbus jets and 220 Boeing airplanes. American Airlines ordered 460 planes in 2011. WSJ says based on list prices the Boeing orders is for $45.9 billion and the total order is for $85 billion. The White House announced the Boeing deal. The Airbus deal was announced by pm Modi and France's president Macron. The purchase was made by Air India. India is now the fastest growing aviation market in the world.

Airbus increased deliveries by 6%, and Boeing by 41% in 2022, as air travel and aircraft sales increased following the pandemic.

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April 2021- time to spend time outdoors and avoid congregating with others inside in spaces that are not as well ventilated. With spring here there is more of a sense of freedom being out in the fresh air and sunshine, and this is good for physical and mental health during this phase of coronavirus.

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Air Canada is planning a campaign to persuade business travellers to try Air Canada hubs in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, for flights to Europe, Asia and other long distance destinations. This strategy is aimed at secondary markets in the U.S. that lack direct service to Asian countries. Toronto's Pearson airport has just completed a C$4.4 billion modernization. In Vancouver and Montreal passengers connecting to the U.S. will no longer have to claim their baggage and will go directly to U.S. customs. The same arrangement is being planned for Toronto this fall. Air Canada is counting on its fleet of younger planes and wide body aircraft and a pleasant experience through Canadian airports. Recent capacity additions for Aisa will also help. Air Canada's trans-Pacific traffic increased by 22% in 2010 from 2009. Air Canada made a profit in 2010, after suffering a serious loss of 1 billion Canadian dollars in 2008. Air Canada's CEO Calin Rovinescu's strategy is part of his effort to make Air Canada "an international powerhouse," making Toronto and other Canadian hubs some of the world's major gateways....

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Disha Amrith of Mangaluru of Indian Naval Air Operations, will lead the Naval contingent at Republic Day celebrations on Jan 26, 2023. She is one of the Indian Navy's 144 young sailors and will be part of the 'Nari Shakti' in the Naval air operations force.

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Two German Patriot air defense systems are to be transferred to Ukraine and replaced by the US. The decision by Germany's Merz comes as Kyiv suffers a cruise missile attack that destroys an apartment block leading to 31 dead and 159 wounded on July 31, 2025. Five of 8 cruise missiles used evaded air defense systems.  The war brings ancient history important to Russia in the founding of the Russian state in European history before 1450 and complicated history after the Communist Bolshevik Russian revolution in the Ukraine region, the Cold War and Russia returning to its historic role of a Northern European Power. Russian commentary on Russian nationalism today suggests Russia seeks acceptance as a major European power without Wall Street's evaluation based on GDP of nations leaving Russia middling status. Wall Street gives disproportionate importance to China relative to India, Russia and Brazil three large nations on 3 continents for example. Witkoff is on the way as DJT emissary to Russia to seek some solution, but the war drags on as Russia sees itself making slow yet steady progress and seeks to end the war on terms favorable to it following huge loss of life estimated at hundreds of thousands. In August both sides including DJT are losing patience. DJT offers more sanctions but says at the same time that this may not deter Russia. Following SPD's Scholz frustrated yet restrained approach to the war, Chancellor Merz is investing in a rebuilding of Germany's defense forces and it's infrastructure. ...

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Martin Gruenberg will succeed Sheila Bair as the new head of the FDIC. He was vice chairman of the FDIC from 2005. Before the FDIC, Gruenberg was a longtime aide to Senator Paul Sarbanes. He is known as an expert in banking law and believes in a strong regulatory system.

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Shorter term gaps in Indian air force defenses along the border are discussed with Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari in the Times of India, including the number of aircraft at the border areas.

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EU leaders from Germany, France, and UK meet Zelensky of Ukraine In London, June 7 2026. Rubio says US has halted mediation efforts till such time as Ukraine and Russia show some willingness to negotiate a settlement in earnest. So far that has not been the case. The response of EU leaders and Russia is only likely to continue the war in 2026.