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Local elections 2023 live: Labour becomes largest party in local government – as it happened

  
The Guardian - 05.05.2023 Original article ›
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Labor party in UK gets 35% of the vote with Conservatives at 26% and Liberals at 20%, in Britain's local council elections. Other parties including the Greens gained 19% of the vote. There isn't much the Conservatives have done to help the British people meet the cost of living crisis. The economy is in worse shape and the country is not prepared to take on the climate change crisis. Britain gets closer to a general election.

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What kind of Turkey do young people want? – DW – 05/11/2023

  
dw.com - 05.11.2023 Original article ›
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Young people in Turkey are troubled by many things says this DW video report. DW.com talks with young people on the streets of Istanbul. Young people are troubled by the cost of living with inflation out of control, with not being able to speak their mind, with the waning prospects with many unemployed. Kilicdaroglu, a civil servant who leads the Republican party founded by Ataturk in 1923, offers Turkey a new path with the western alliance and the nations of Europe and the US.

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PM Modi’s participation in G7 Summit to boost synergy with G20: Japan envoy

  
Hindustan Times - 05.21.2023 Original article ›
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The Japanese ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki, tells the Hindustan Times how close coordination was done between the Hiroshima G7 meetings and the G20 meetings in India. He say the problems of the Global South such as debt, food prices, climate change, are serious in prime minister Kishida's thinking and there is a need to show results. All aspects of India Japan relations including trade and economic ties and defense are moving forward, he says.

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Kamala Harris Is Trying to Define Her Vice Presidency. Even Her Allies Are Tired of Waiting.

  
NYTimes.com - 02.10.2023 Original article ›
Zolan Kanno Youngs, Katie Rogers, Peter Baker
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Kamala Harris finds herself in a conundrum with the spirited address given by president Biden in the State of the Union and her cautious approach to not do anything to overshadow the president or disappoint the president, says this report in the NYT. Her analytical approach as a prosecutor in California also comes in the way of talking in plain terms to the people. Advisers suggest she talk in an informal colloquial tone to connect with younger people. 

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China's oil demand could push Exxon, Chevron profits further – DW – 02/12/2023

  
dw.com - 02.16.2023 Original article ›
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Lack of aggressive plans for renewable energy of Exxon, Chevron are leading to criticism after big profits. DW.com estimates the profits at $200 billion for oil companies. BP's reversal on renewable energy is coming under criticism. There is a sense that the oil companies are profiting from public misery says DW.com, and calls for windfall taxes. Windfall taxes could help bridge some of the UK government's budget problems and there are calls from Labour for the windfall tax in Britain.

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The Hindu launches mobile reading van ahead of Lit for Life festival

  
The Hindu - 02.16.2023 Original article ›
The Hindu Bureau
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The Hindu launches the first of what has the potential of being a national campaign for reading in a nation of 1.2 billion people. The better inculcation of the habit of reading among students, to spread the joy of reading and opening up one's imagination to the world outside, is vitally important to the soft infrastructure of the country. The Movement for Global Literacy is Lyrarc's response to this demand from the American and Indian people and democracies.

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A New York Town Once Thrived on Fossil Fuels. Now, Wind Energy Is Giving a Lift.

  
WSJ - 03.05.2023 Original article ›
Jimmy Vielkind | Photographs By Lauren Petracca For The Wall Street Journal
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Wellsville is 80 miles south of Rochester, New York. The town of 7000 made parts for coal fired power plants for 100 years till the impact of climate change led to decline. Today it is recovering from the loss of jobs as it is building parts for wind turbines. It is a very Republican area and one resident says Republicans were quick to say that anything renewable, wind or solar was bad. Gradually there is a sense that the town can thrive once more.

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Opinion | We Should Give Up the Fantasy of Solving the Border Crisis

  
NYTimes.com - 03.15.2023 Original article ›
Dara Lind
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The border with Mexico and the surge in immigration over the last two decades is an issue that has been tackled in largely the same manner by administrations of both Republicans and Democrats. It had one intent- to discourage illegal immigration and migrants flow across the border. Intentions have been well meaning for the Biden administration yet the goal is the same- discourage and send a signal to migrants so that there is no surge in migrants. A problem that is not easily resolved.

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German Foreign Minister Baerbock urges China policy change – DW – 11/01/2022

  
dw.com - 11.01.2022 Original article ›
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Annalena Baerbock German Foreign Minister continues to voice concerns about German policy towards China after the sale of a stake in Hamburg port to Chinese shipping company Cosco. Chancellor Scholz went ahead with a smaller stake after opposition from 6 ministries within his administration including the Free Democrats and the Greens. He will be visiting China soon after the recent party Congress. Scholz's spokesperson says Scholz does not favor decoupling with China, yet favors diversifying and minimizing the risks.

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Elon Musk Hints at $8 Monthly Subscription for Twitter’s Verified Users

  
WSJ - 11.01.2022 Original article ›
Alyssa Lukpat
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With about $13 billion of debt taken up by Twitter in the deal with Musk there is increasing concern about servicing this debt, and the interest costs of about $1 billion a year far exceeding the $150 million previously borne. Musk says Twitter cannot rely on advertisers and he expects verified users to pay a $8 monthly fee for use of Twitter. "Its the only way to defeat the bots and trolls," says Musk of the subscription fees needed to pay the bills.

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More austerity, more division, more decline: Sunak is merely a sequel in a tired Tory franchise | Rafael Behr

  
The Guardian - 11.02.2022 Original article ›
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This report on Tory politics of the past 12 years looks back at how it has failed to bring upward mobility to British working families, widened disparities, and failed to make needed investments for the future for infrastructure and renewable energy. Mr. Sunak is seen as only the last of a series of prime ministers in a tired Tory party with internal divisions, that through its austerity policies has failed Britain and the aspirations of working families for a brighter future.

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How UN secretary general became an outspoken voice for climate action

  
The Guardian - 11.04.2022 Original article ›
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Antonio Guterres was prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. As climate change action leader he plays an important role in 2022. He is interviewed here by The Guardian with a look at his role so far before COP27 opens in Egypt. Guterres became Secretary General of the United Nations in 2017. His leadership and visible presence is a source of reduction of tensions during the war in Ukraine and a source of renewed commitment during the climate change disasters of 2022.

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Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool keep quadruple hopes alive | DW | 13.04.2022

  
DW.COM - 04.16.2022 Original article ›
James Thorogood
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The rivalry between Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool and Pep Guardiola of Manchester City with only one point separating the two teams in the Premier League. Liverpool was 3-3 with Benefica of Portugal on the second leg, after winning 3-1 in the first. Liverpool now meet Villareal in the Champions League semifinals and will play Manchester City in the Premier League. Villareal, part of the Valencian community in eastern Spain, won aginst Bayern Munich and Juventus to get to the semi-finals.

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The Struggle and the Promise: Restoring India’s Potential review: A Forbes wish list: How India can lift its game

  
The Hindu - 04.23.2022 Original article ›
Suresh Seshadri
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Larger investments are needed in science and technology development, and in research and development, secondary and higher education, says Naushad Forbes, for India to reach its potential. He says industry has been too timid when it comes to setting goals for design, innovation, and research and development. He calls for a listening society and culture that is open to to outside ideas, continuously makes connections with the outside world, and is keen to apply new ideas learned in the interactions.

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Opinion | Germany’s Tax-Cut Inflation Cure

  
WSJ - 04.29.2022 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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Energy tax cuts that would save Germans 900 euros a year are a good idea says this WSJ editorial opinion, and something the US should consider. One of the taxes energy levy EEG added 3.72 cents per kilowatt hour to household electricity bills is a tax started 20 years ago. The EEG is being phased out. Other tax changes in Germany to help households tackle inflation are the increase in tax allowance making the first 10,347 euros of annual income tax free.

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Next financial crisis will come from private cryptocurrencies: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

  
The Economic Times - 12.22.2022 Original article ›
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The governor of India's central bank, the RBI, says cryptocurrency are a threat to the economy and stability and savings of ordinary Indians. He believes private cryptocurrencies should be prohibited. He recently launched RBI own digital currency to combat the problem of private cryptocurrency firms. There is no proper regulatory oversight for cryptocurrency leading to abuses as most recently seen in the dramatic collapse of FTX in the US which was based in the Bahamas. It is covered by the WSJ.

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Opinion | Covid Testing for Travelers From China Won’t Stop Variants

  
WSJ - 12.28.2022 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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This Editorial Board opinion in the WSJ says the covid test requirement for travelers from China is inadequate because it does not apply to travellers from Europe. In the early part of the pandemic travelers from Europe brought the virus to the US. The virus first spread to Europe from China before entering the US. It does not go into effect for another week. WSJ cites reports that show the surge in cases in China is already accelerating in cities like Shanghai.

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Restoration of the Ozone Layer Is Back on Track, Scientists Say

  
NYTimes.com - 01.09.2023 Original article ›
Henry Fountain
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Emissions from China of ozone depleting chemicals such as from this refrigerator factory shown in NYT, have hurt the earth's ozone layer. This has been stopped says this UN report cited in NYT, CFC-11 emissions were a major issue at one time - the stopping of such emissions is a move in the right direction to allow the ozone layer to recover by 2040 say experts. NYT says that small factories in Eastern China were the source at one time.

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Essay | Without Consciousness, AIs Will Be Sociopaths

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WSJ - 01.13.2023 Original article ›
Michael S.A. Graziano
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Without human consciousness Ai's simply lack the vital elements of what makes us human. So called intelligent behaviours don't amount to much in this the most important aspect of our behaviours that makes us human in the way we have evolved over long periods of time. A recent Japanese movie showed how even the creators of AI that runs things in a futuristic Japan find themselves trapped in an AI run society, and how AI fails Japanese society.

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‘Super-tipping points’ could trigger cascade of climate action

  
The Guardian - 01.22.2023 Original article ›
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Super tipping points in climate change action for decarbon ization can occur through relatively small interventions in policy for electric cars, plant based alternative foods, and for green fertilizers, say experts in a report from the Davos Forum in Switzerland. A super tipping point happens when a zero carbon solution becomes more competitive than a  existing high carbon option. More sales lead to cheaper products creating feedback loops that lead to exponential growth and a rapid takeover, says the report.

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Opinion | China and the Population Bomb That Wasn’t

  
WSJ - 01.23.2023 Original article ›
William Mc Gurn
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McGurn looks at a time when population growth was seen as an existential threat in China. China's population declined by 850,000 in 2022. An accompanying article in the NYT by Hawon Jung describes the views of South Korean women, which also reflect views of Chinese and Japanese women, about the uneven burdens of raising children between men and women, the discrimination against married women with young children in the workplace, the other challenges women face that have led to a marraige strike.

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Women’s Tour de France: Director relishes chance for girls to ‘identify with champions’

  
France 24 - 07.15.2022 Original article ›
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Marion Rouse, Director of the Women's Tour de France is interviewed by FR24. The Women's cycling event is from July 24 to July 31. Here she talks about the resumption of this event after it stopped in 1989 and what it will mean to a new generation of young women cyclists. These girls on the side of the road cheering will now have women as role models, says Rouse who remembers herself as a little cyclist at age six years.

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Oregon’s Rural-Urban Divide Sparks Talk of Secession

  
NYTimes.com - 03.24.2023 Original article ›
Mike Baker, Hilary Swift
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Eastern Oregon that lies on the other side of the Cascade mountains from Portland and western Oregon is mostly rural and feels a world away from Portland. Here farmers have organized a secessionist movement to join the neighboring state of Idaho which is closer to them on cultural issues. The NYT's Across the Country series of articles looks at ways in which America has become different in different states and regions across the country and how local people see what impacts their lives.

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Labour and Tories smell blood in Scotland after Yousaf victory

  
The Times - 03.28.2023 Original article ›
Steven Swinford, Political Editor
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Britain's Labour party sees a big opportunity in Scotland with the divided SNP. Mr. Humza narrowly edged out Forbes for leader of the SNP party in the election to replace Nicola Sturgeon. Labour could win 20 seats north of the border putting Mr. Starmer in No.10, say some Labour party leaders. Labour sees that it has been left out of Scotland's parliament and government for far too long with a cost of living crisis and need for public services.

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Opinion | Joe Biden Isn’t Sorry About His Afghanistan Withdrawal

  
WSJ - 04.06.2023 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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Both Obama and Trump failed to end Bush's war in Afghanistan. America did not need the huge cost and distraction of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The money spent on wars is badly needed to go on building infrastructure and American manufacturing, supporting workers and families, public services in the US, and building American leadership in science and technology. Biden had the courage to make the right decision in the face of criticism such as that made here in the WSJ.

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