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BP makes $1.1bn move into offshore wind power

  
The Times - 09.10.2020 Original article ›
Emily Gosden, Energy Editor
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BP's new strategy is to increase wind energy from 2.5 gigawatts in 2019 to 50 gigawatts by 2030, in the next 10 years. It will partner in  offshore wind projects in the U.S. done with Norway's Equinor. It will invest in 50% of leases with Equinor for $1.1 billion. Another $3 billion will be needed to spend on the first of four wind farms planned for New York and Massachusetts in offshore locations. It expects a 10% return on its investment.

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Taiwanese FM on China: 'After Hong Kong, Taiwan might be next' - The Interview

  
France 24 - 09.19.2020 Original article ›
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In this interview with France24 Foreign Minister Joseph Wu of Taiwan says his country is a front line democracy fighting an authoritarian regime. He warned that after Hong Kong "Taiwan might be next." He also said the mood of the European Union was changing and perceptions had changed after observing the situation in Hong Kong, the escalation at the India-China border, and in the South China Sea. He sees the threat of military intervention against Taiwan as having "intensified."

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Huang’s Law Is the New Moore’s Law, and Explains Why Nvidia Wants Arm

  
WSJ - 09.19.2020 Original article ›
Christopher Mims
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Chip performance that doubles every two years is now the norm. Costs decline proportionately. Of more concern today is investment that pulls educational levels up in schools at even a small fraction of that speed and this investment has sorely been lacking. Investment in infrastructure, in education, in health, in public services that improve the quality of life have declined with the obsession with technology that is showing poor results when it comes to education of children in schools from elementary to secondary to higher secondary schooling.

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Bridgestone closure triggers debate on globalization | DW | 28.09.2020

  
DW.COM - 09.28.2020 Original article ›
Lisa Louis
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The debate in France about the need for a new policy to boost manufacturing at home. The planned closure of a Bridgestone factory in Bethune in northern France in 2021 provides another example of the effect on local communities with closing of plants. The French government has pledged to relocate more production back to France. About 15 billion euros of a 100 billion euros package to fight the effects of the pandemic on the economy will go to relocate sectors and boost local manufacturing and jobs.

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A world confined: FRANCE 24 reports from Germany to Gabon - A world confined

  
France 24 - 05.08.2020 Original article ›
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This is part of France 24's "A world confined" series. It shows testing in Germany with Centogene doing 50,000 tests and 7000 tests in Rostock. About 50 such companies are leading the testing effort in Germany making testing convenient and readily available. It also shows problems with testing in Russia, and the problems in developing countries such as Gabon where running water is lacking to wash hands, and in war torn Afghanistan where a large part of the population could be affected by coronavirus.

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France to impose digital tax with or without international agreement

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France 24 - 05.15.2020 Original article ›
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Finance ministries around the world are looking for ways to save their economies after the impact of coronavirus and economic aid packages in trillions of dollars have diminished finances. France says now more than ever a digital tax makes sense. An EU wide tax is unlikely because of Ireland where the low tax location is provided. Earlier attempts for equitable tax sharing have failed. One of the principal reasons may be that the U.S. does not get the taxes because of European offshore location.

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'Surreal' for Dortmund in empty stadium - France 24

  
France 24 - 05.16.2020 Original article ›
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Dortmund's coach speaks of a very odd experience, "surreal" as his team beats Schalke 4-0 in the Bundesliga in front of an empty stadium that normally holds 80,000 people. Over 175,000 coronavirus cases by May 16 in Germany and France and 240,000 in Britain. Still life moves on and televised matches in the Bundesliga, the French and Premier Leagues, will bring back sports to millions of football fans around the world. Dortmund is now 1 point behind leaders Bayern Munich. 

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Solar Power Booms in Texas

  
WSJ - 11.28.2020 Original article ›
Katherine Blunt
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Texas is expected to surpass California in 2021 in solar energy with a new $1.6 billion project solar farm north of Dallas. California has 13,000 megawatts of solar energy. Texas has 29,000 megawatts of wind and solar energy production combined, the largest of any state in the U.S. Texas solar has potential to boost supplies in daytime when demand is highest. The cost of solar is coming down and the development of solar will accelerate in the U.S. in the next 5 years.

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Long a Holdout From Covid-19 Restrictions, Sweden Ends Its Pandemic Experiment

  
WSJ - 12.06.2020 Original article ›
Bojan Pancevski
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As cases mount during the second wave Sweden abandons its response of voluntary actions by the public,  experimenting some say with herd immunity in mind. Ban on large gatherings, school closures, as the toll reaches a level of per capita deaths taht are among the highest in the world. There is now fear of the health system being overwhelmed just as in the rest of Europe. There has been heated debate on the voluntary response and critics charged the government with abandoning the less vulnerable in the population.

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‘Growing recognition, acceptance for idea of Indo-Pacific’, says External affairs minister S Jaishankar

  
Hindustan Times - 12.15.2020 Original article ›
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Increased maritime and defense cooperation as Dominic Raab, UK Foreign Secretary visits India and has talks with Jaishankar, India's External Affairs minister. For the UK there is no stronger partner than India looking east, says Raab. India, UK and Australia form a core of the British Commonwealth of nations, an idea that brings together the English speaking world in Asia and Africa. After Brexit Britain is free to form its own relationships based on its history, and links of culture and language. Boris Johnson will visit India in January 2021.

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A new culture? This is same old snide Australia

  
The Times - 01.12.2021 Original article ›
Matthew Syed
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Disbelief at what happened in the Sydney cricket Test with the comments of Paine to Ashwin and the activity on the crease by Smith, as Indian batsmen held on to save the day. Readers comments are interesting. One reader says Brett Lee is the Australian bowler who should be the role model for Australia. Then again Richie Benaud from the sixties and seventies going far back is what the Australians need to go back to. Other readers say this is not just Australian cricket, it is cultural in Australia.

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Beloved birds take flight from tidy gardens

  
The Times - 01.25.2021 Original article ›
Mark Bridge
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Bird watching during the pandemic from the annual review of BBC Gardeners World. Clean tidy hedges, "tidy" gardening has removed some of the caterpillars on rotten wood for birds such as the blue tit to feed on. Planting flowering plants such as the honeysuckle is suggested to provide birds with more than just food and water, so that birds have something to feed on in a natural setting. Birds need a slightly messy natural setting, including leaves and rotting wood in the back of an hedge.

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Covid-19: UK reports highest one-day tally of new infections since March as Delta variant spreads

  
France 24 - 06.07.2021 Original article ›
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This report in FR24 says the UK reopening by June 21 is at risk as the new delta variant is leading to a rise in covid cases. Covid is growing at 3% a day, with the R ratio at between 1.0 and 1.2 for the second week in a row, says the UK Health Ministry. With new more contagious variants what looks cautiously optimistic in one week can look very different in a 2-3 week period after that especially as complacency creeps in and essential protocols are neglected.

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Le Pen’s far right defeated in local elections shunned by two thirds of French voters

  
France 24 - 06.28.2021 Original article ›
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French regional elections show a defeat by Conservatives of Le Pen's far right party and president Macron's party. Conservatives maintained a lead of 10% of the vote over Le Pen's party. Macron's party failed to make it to double digits in the vote with about 7%. Sixty six percent of voters stayed away from the poll. The Conservatives and the Socialist parties did well holding on to their regions. This changes the landscape for the presidential election in 2022. 

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Skilled Workers Are Scarce, Posing a Challenge for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

  
NYTimes.com - 09.09.2021 Original article ›
Madeleine Ngo
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Baby boomers are aging and leaving the workforce. Not enough people are expected to replace them to meet the higher demand for infrastructure workers to rebuild America's roads, bridges, airports, rail, and other infrastructure. US president Biden' $1.4 trillion investment planned for renovating infrastructure will mean a large demand for workers that will be difficult to meet, says this report in NYT. Fewer students are going into community colleges, and fewer new workers are replacing older workers who retire in the construction related industries.

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German election: Why the next government wants to overhaul transport | DW | 23.09.2021

  
DW.COM - 09.23.2021 Original article ›
Hardy Graupner
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The transport sector accounts for a third of German energy consumption and a fifth of gas emissions, making it a sector that will come up for major overhaul after elections. The Greens party in Germany is making this a major issue in the elections. The massive flooding in Germany and severe drought conditions are seen as effects of climate change that is moving to the top of the agenda. Greens are polling in the 15-20% range and are likely to be a key partner in a new government.

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No Showers, No Sleep: Van Life Isn’t as Cool as Instagram Makes It Seem

  
WSJ - 03.30.2024 Original article ›
Kailyn Rhone | Photographs By Calla Kessler For The Wall Street Journal
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2.9 million Americans live in vans for most of the year down 6% in 2023, according to one estimate. It is'nt easy as it means finding places to park for the night and doing this day for long periods. Many as shown in this report are young people, some leave their state for travel, some are photographers, some have decided to explore the world outside after being stuck in one place. Others are people who have difficulty finding housing with costs beyond their reach as this engineer in Brooklyn, NY. 

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PM Modi left Isro centre after Chandrayaan-2 setback. He explains why

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Hindustan Times - 09.07.2019 Original article ›
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Tense moments after India's Chandrayan 2 covers 364,000 miles in space, coming close to the lunar surface at the South Pole, as close as 2.1 kilometres before losing communication with the ISRO Space Center. ISRO scientist Sivan and prime minister Modi at the Space Center.  Mr. Modi says he fully supports the space program's mission, saying the need was for continued "prayas" effort and learning from the experience. "Stay steady, look ahead," the prime minister tells ISRO scientists.

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Italy’s Election Winner Will Have to Work With Europe on Economy

  
WSJ - 09.26.2022 Original article ›
Margherita Stancati, Marcus Walker
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The high energy costs and the need for the funding approved by the European Union mean the new Italian government of Giorgia Meloni will work closely with the EU. Italy's difficult fiscal situation with high debt to GDP limit the possibilities for Meloni to carry out policies independent of the EU. Her election campaign was fought mainly on cultural issues, opposing immigration and calling for a return to family and Catholic values, while extending support to the European Union positions on energy and other issues, says the WSJ.

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What is Boris Johnson’s new Brexit plan and where are the sticking points?

  
The Times - 10.03.2019 Original article ›
Oliver Wright, Bruno Waterfield
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Boris Johnson's new Brexit plan leaves Northern Ireland out of the customs union with the European Union which could be a sticking point for Ireland and the European Union. The plan has other issues that will require to be resolved including the lack of adequate customs checks for goods entering Britain from the European Union. Northern Ireland's government can change any association with the European Union in 4 years is another sticking point that could put at risk the peace agreement in Northern Ireland.

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How Brexit is pushing even loyalists towards a united Ireland

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The Times - 10.05.2019 Original article ›
Oliver Wright, Brian Mahon
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There is now emerging sentiment for a united Ireland. Boris Johnson's Brexit proposals do not take into account the sentiment of Irish people on both sides of the border who want a free flowing border. Even some hard core loyalists are shifting their opinion to favor a united Ireland, says this report in The Times. The Unionist DUP  party no longer reflects the views of the people of Ireland. Some polls show that for the first time a majority of the Irish people favor a united Ireland.

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Royal Mail relying on skeleton staff as 115,000 postal workers strike

  
The Guardian - 08.26.2022 Original article ›
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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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WSJ News Exclusive | China and the U.S. Are Arranging an In-Person Meeting Between Heads of Defense

  
WSJ - 05.29.2022 Original article ›
Keith Zhai In Singapore, Alastair Gale In Tokyo
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China's Defense Minister Gen. Wei and Mr. Austin, US Defense Secretary are to meet on the sidelines of a conference in Singapore in 2022. Mr. Wei last met Defense Secretary Mark Esper in 2019 in Bagkok. No meetings have taken place since then. Gen. Wei is seen as an outspoken leader who told a conference in 2019 that the use of the military to stop the Tiananmen protests in Beijing in 1989 was the right step as this gave Chine three decades of peaceful development.

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Cheetahs return to India Live Updates: 70 years after extinction, PM Modi releases ‘India’s guests’ to MP’s Kuno National Park

  
The Indian Express - 09.17.2022 Original article ›
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Prime minister Modi spends the morning of his birthday at the Kunho National Park in Madhya Pradesh, a region known for its tigers. The cheetah population had disappeared in India and in this park over years of poor park management. Cheetahs were flown in from Namibia in Africa to Gwalior by special plane to give the cheetahs a new chance in their old habitat. Biodiversity is considered a big part of climate change action, in restoring habitat for animals in national parks a similar goal is achieved for restoring national parks.

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Opinion | Donald Trump Sides With Disney

  
WSJ - 04.22.2023 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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This editorial in the WSJ shows that culture wars distract even the major candidates of the Republican party from providing the American public with positions on serious issues of cost of living, healthcare, education, infrastructure, new technologies such as EV's, and renewable energy transition. The wars in remote parts of the world acted as a distraction during the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations from these serious issues. As the WSJ points out much of it ends up being effort to gain personal advantage in some way.

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