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Weather tracker: southern China hit by floods as north suffers from drought
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:37:49 GMT

Heavy rainfall in Guangdong causes flooding, landslides and mudslides, while northern China gripped by heatwave

Guangdong province in southern China has once more experienced severe flooding, two months after the late April floods and landslides led to more than 50 deaths.

On Sunday 16 June, heavy rainfall affected the area, with an average of 199mm falling in Pingyuan county. The town of Sishui experienced the highest rainfall totals of 367mm, with three others in the area recording more than 300mm.

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qualifiers: 28.57 china, 21.43 south korea

Why China’s Communist Party expelled two former defense ministers
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:59:46 +0000
The tough language in the expulsion announcement suggests Chinese leader Xi Jinping is not done with his effort to ensure total loyalty in the world’s largest army.
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Band of brothers: the Barretts on new challenges and facing old rivals
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:02:44 GMT

Jordie is heading to Leinster. Beauden is back from Japan. Scott is All Blacks captain. And next up is England for the unique siblings

New Zealand rugby has had some talented families – the Whettons, the Brookes, the Clarkes – but nothing to match the brilliant Barretts. Kevin and Robyn Barrett have eight children and three of them will be wearing All Black jerseys against England in Dunedin next weekend. Beauden already has 123 international caps, Scott is his country’s new captain and Jordie is among his deputies.

Rugby-wise there are few peaks unscaled by one sibling or another, which may explain why Jordie has bucked the trend of All Black sabbaticals by signing a six-month contract with Leinster, starting in December. One of the planet’s most impressively versatile and impactful players is looking forward to heading north to see how the other half lives.

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Rocket Report: China flies reusable rocket hopper; Falcon Heavy dazzles
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:00:12 +0000
"I have a problem: Rockets are built and kept in stock but not finding customers."
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‘You get paid well because it’s extremely difficult’: life as a private tutor for the rich
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:22:21 GMT

With a job advert offering £2m, one tutor says such roles require huge amounts of commitment

This week, a job advert emerged for a private tutor to an architecture student with potential earnings of more than £2m. Here, Stephen*, who has worked as a private tutor to wealthy families for 16 years, describes what it takes. He has studied at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Pennsylvania. He speaks French, Italian, Japanese and English and plays the guitar and shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese vertical bamboo flute.

I have worked as a private tutor since 2007 including with families sailing round the world, living busy lives in London and on the continent and wintering in the Alps. Jobs generally last at least a year. My longest is four years. But in each case my intention is the same. Teaching is about making a positive contribution to the lives of young people.

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Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission
2024-06-28T09:23:16+00:00

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Windows 10 will get five years of additional support thanks to 0patch
2024-06-28T03:03:01+00:00

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But this is a very unclear China-related attack on Biden — he’s not saying how...
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 02:23:47 +0000

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Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas endorsed as EU leaders – as it happened
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 23:00:21 GMT

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni abstains on von der Leyen and votes against Kallas and Costa

Daniel Freund, a German Green MEP, has sent a letter with 20,000 signatures to the European Council president calling for the upcoming Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU to be suspended.

“Together with 20.000 citizens, we, the undersigned Members of the European Parliament, ask you to officially suspend the Hungarian Presidency of the Council, which is currently set to begin on July 1st, 2024,” he wrote.

It would be extremely harmful for the reputation of our Union, if the current Hungarian government would represent us Europeans in any capacity, just after the European elections. The EU has officially frozen funds under the Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism due to the high levels of corruption in Hungary. Over the years, the Orbán government has also undermined their elections, the Rule of Law, and media freedom in Hungary.

On the European level, the Orbán government has compared the European Union with a dictatorship. They published posters across the country with bombs bearing the EU flag, when sanctions against Russia were passed. At the time when imperialist dictator Putin is bombing Ukraine, an EU candidate country, Orbán went out of his way to China just to be able to shake hands with him.

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Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:35:38 +0000
Temu "surprised" by the lawsuit, plans to "vigorously defend" itself.
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Chinese Communist party expels two ex-defence ministers for corruption
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:42:16 GMT

Li Shangfu, who vanished from public life last year, and Wei Fenghe accused of accepting gifts and facilitating benefits

The Chinese Communist party has expelled two former defence ministers for corruption, including Li Shangfu, who disappeared from public view along with other senior figures last year.

Li was sacked as defence minister in October, two months after he disappeared from public life. He served just seven months as defence minister. No explanation was given for his sudden removal, which temporarily destabilised efforts to rebuild US-China defence dialogues.

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Satellite captures first-of-a-kind cloud image
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:26:50 GMT
A joint European-Japanese mission captures a space view of the internal structure of a cloud.
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NCA failure to investigate imports linked to forced Uyghur labour unlawful, court rules
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:35:08 GMT

Decision could result in retailers being prosecuted if they import goods made through forced labour, campaigners say

The UK National Crime Agency’s decision not to launch an investigation into the importation of cotton products manufactured by forced labour in China’s Xinjiang province was unlawful, the court of appeal has found.

Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), which brought the action, said Thursday’s decision was a landmark win that could lead to high street retailers being prosecuted under the Proceeds of Crime Act (Poca) if they import goods made through forced labour.

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U.S. to receive first new pandas in 20 years after farewell party in China
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:08:05 +0000
Pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao will set up home at the San Diego Zoo in California. An elaborate farewell ceremony was held in their honor in Sichuan, China.
Match ID: 13 Score: 40.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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China says U.S. can’t stop it from taking ‘giant steps’ in space
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:41:26 +0000
China is the first country to retrieve rocks from the far side of the moon, which experts say could be a game changer in understanding lunar history.
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Human rights group urges UK financial regulator to block Shein’s LSE flotation
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:11:48 GMT

Campaigners allege Uyghur people used as forced labour at some of fast-fashion retailer’s cotton suppliers in China

A human rights group has urged Britain’s financial regulator to block the Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein’s planned blockbuster flotation on the London Stock Exchange.

Stop Uyghur Genocide, a UK-based human rights charity that alleges minority Uyghur people are being used as forced labour at some of Shein’s cotton suppliers in China’s north-western Xinjiang region, has begun a legal campaign against the planned stock market listing.

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Biden struggles against Trump’s lies in first debate | First Thing
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:45:01 GMT

Joe Biden’s disastrous performance in the first presidential debate has Democrats scrambling, while Donald Trump spouted endless lies. Plus: the 82-year-old ‘Sword Granny’ of India

Good morning.

Joe Biden’s lackluster performance in the first presidential debate of the fight for the White House sent senior Democratic advisers and operatives into panic mode. Donald Trump repeatedly made false claims about January 6, the national debt and the economy while Biden mumbled and struggled to rebut Trump’s lies, which will only have reinforced a perception among many voters that he is too old for the job.

Some are raising questions over whether there could be a contested Democratic convention and how Biden might be replaced as the Democratic candidate for the election. The only option would be for Biden to agree to step aside and allow the delegates he won in the primaries to choose someone else – with some big names already being floated as possible options.

“Trump did not win the debate but Biden certainly lost it.” David Smith writes that Biden lived down to expectations that were at rock bottom and somehow made Trump sound almost coherent.

What were some of Trump’s lies? Moderators for CNN’s debate took a hands-off approach, letting lies and half-truths remain unchallenged. Trump spouted lies on abortion, the environment, the border, tax cuts and January 6.

Who won the meme wars? Both contenders delivered soundbites, with Trump declaring that during his presidency “everything was rockin’ good”, and Biden hitting back at Trump’s felony convictions, saying the former president “has the morals of an alleycat”.

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Monsoon rains collapse roof at Delhi airport, crushing cars and killing 1
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:30:56 +0000
India has seen an infrastructure boom to meet rising demands for transportation but there have been criticisms about poor maintenance and oversight of building.
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Sword Granny: meet the 82-year-old dedicated to teaching India’s oldest martial art
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:00:13 GMT

Amid rising crimes against women, Meenakshi Raghavan is dedicated to passing on the ancient skills of Kalaripayattu

Today the pupils are mostly schoolchildren, aged from seven up to teenagers. The teacher is an 82-year-old woman known to all as Sword Granny. Inside her martial arts school – a large hall with walls adorned with trophies and mementoes – in Vatakara, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, the session begins with prayers and warmup exercises.

Then Meenakshi Raghavan takes the class through the precise movements of Kalaripayattu, India’s oldest martial art, their bare feet padding across a floor of red dust mixed with medicinal herbs.

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Jos Buttler says he needs a break – but not to consider future leading England
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:31:07 GMT

• England outplayed by India in semi-final rout
• Buttler wants to carry on as captain despite defeat

After being outplayed by India in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup, Jos Buttler admitted he needed a break. Not, he soon clarified, to consider his future as England’s white-ball captain, rather some time and space to review what was a hugely disappointing exit.

In a capricious format such as Twenty20 cricket, reaching the knockout stage was widely considered the requirement for England after a poor showing in the 50-over World Cup last winter that cast doubt on Buttler and the head coach, Matthew Mott, as a leadership pairing. And so, in that regard, they met the benchmark.

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India 'humble' England to reach T20 World Cup final
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:09:57 GMT
Watch all the wickets as England are "humbled" in their T20 World Cup semi final in Guyana with India set to take on South Africa in the final on Saturday.
Match ID: 20 Score: 35.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
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NASA Kennedy Team Recognized During White House Sustainability Awards
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:31:12 +0000
A team of seven NASA Kennedy employees was recognized by the White House for charging ahead with the expansion of the agency’s sustainable electric vehicle (EV) fleet at Kennedy Space Center. They did so at minimal cost to taxpayers while also offering zero emission EV charging for any workers and visitors willing to pay out […]
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Canada’s 2023 wildfires created four times more emissions than planes did last year – report
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:55:13 GMT

Months-long fires spewed about the same amount of carbon dioxide that 647m cars put in the air in a year, data shows

Catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than India did by burning fossil fuels, setting ablaze an area of forest larger than the US state of West Virginia, new research has found.

Scientists at the World Resources Institute and the University of Maryland calculated how devastating the impacts of the months-long fires in Canada in 2023 that sullied the air around large parts of the globe. They figured it put 3.28bn tons (2.98 metric tons) of heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air, according to a study update published in Thursday’s Global Change Biology. The update is not peer-reviewed, but the original study was.

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India’s supreme court to rule on new penal code permitting marital rape
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:26:07 GMT

Rights groups protesting at Modi government’s view that criminalising sexual assault violates ‘sanctity’ of marriage

Campaigners angry that marital rape is not to be criminalised under India’s long-awaited new penal code have been promised a ruling on the issue by the supreme court next month.

Human rights organisations, including the All India Democratic Women’s Association, have been petitioning India’s supreme court to make it a criminal offence. The court has in turn asked the government for a response.

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China space probe returns with rare Moon rocks
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:40:48 GMT
The Chang'e-6 has landed after collecting the first ever samples from the far side of the Moon.
Match ID: 24 Score: 34.29 source: www.bbc.com age: 3 days
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China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returns world’s first samples from far side of the moon
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:41:28 GMT

Re-entry capsule containing precious cargo from mission has parachuted into Inner Mongolia

China has become the first country to gather samples from the far side of the moon and bring them back to Earth in a landmark achievement for the Beijing space programme.

A re-entry capsule containing the precious cargo parachuted into a landing zone in the rural Siziwang Banner region of Inner Mongolia on Tuesday after being released into Earth’s orbit by the uncrewed Chang’e-6 probe.

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North Korea cracking down on wedding dresses and slang - report
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:22:00 GMT
The South Korean report uses defectors' accounts to build a picture of human rights in the North.
Match ID: 26 Score: 30.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
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North Korea executed man for listening to K-pop, report from defectors shows
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:20:29 GMT

The 2024 report on North Korean human rights released by South Korea’s unification ministry details an ongoing crackdown on cultural imports

A 22-year-old North Korean was publicly executed for watching and sharing South Korean films and music, a new report claims, highlighting Pyongyang’s desperate attempts to stem the flow of outside information and culture.

The case, detailed in the 2024 Report on North Korean Human Rights released by South Korea’s unification ministry on Thursday, compiles testimonies from 649 North Korean defectors.

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Indonesia’s hijab-wearing metalheads play Glastonbury
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:14:23 GMT
The band has been praised by international rock stars but their music has also struck some nerves.
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South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with malware — over 600,000 customers report missing files, strange folders, and disabled PCs
2024-06-27T04:27:25+00:00

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Rubbish-filled North Korea balloons prompt closure of Seoul airport
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:31:08 GMT

Several balloons were spotted in and around the airport boundaries, as one balloon landed on the tarmac near passenger terminal two

Takeoffs and landings at South Korea’s Incheon international airport have been disrupted for about three hours because of balloons launched by North Korea filled with refuse, an airport spokesperson said.

One balloon landed on the tarmac near passenger terminal two and the three runways at Incheon were temporarily shut down on Wednesday, the spokesperson said.

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Seventeen: who are the first K-pop act to appear on Glastonbury’s main stage?
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 03:39:19 GMT

The 13-member band, whose sales last year were only beaten by Taylor Swift, perform both as a full ensemble and in smaller units

While household names including Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Shania Twain abound on the Glastonbury roster this year, one of the biggest acts on the festival’s main Pyramid Stage might not be so well known in the UK.

But sales of the South Korean boyband Seventeen – which has 13 members – last year surpassed those of every other pop act worldwide bar Taylor Swift.

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Open letter in India calls for withdrawal of go-ahead to prosecute Arundhati Roy
Sun, 23 Jun 2024 15:59:48 GMT

Over 200 signatories urge government to reverse decision enabling action against writer under anti-terrorism law

More than 200 Indian academics, activists and journalists have published an open letter urging the Indian government to withdraw last week’s decision sanctioning the prosecution of the Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy under the country’s stringent anti-terrorism law.

“We … deplore this action and appeal to the government and the democratic forces in the country to ensure that no infringement of the fundamental right to freely and fearlessly express views on any subject takes place in our nation,” the group said in the letter.

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Company Linked to Federal Execution Spree Says It Will No Longer Produce Key Drug
Sat, 22 Jun 2024 16:33:37 +0000

As Republicans thirst for restarting federal executions, Absolute Standards told Connecticut lawmakers it hasn’t made or sold pentobarbital since December 2020.

The post Company Linked to Federal Execution Spree Says It Will No Longer Produce Key Drug appeared first on The Intercept.

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Can Conservatives Expand the Death Penalty Using the “Trigger Law” Playbook?
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:35:10 +0000

Project 2025 — a road map for the next Trump White House — urges overturning Supreme Court precedent, and a trickle of bills may tee up challenges.

The post Can Conservatives Expand the Death Penalty Using the “Trigger Law” Playbook? appeared first on The Intercept.

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Experience: a leech lived up my nose for a month
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:00:17 GMT

I recoiled in horror: I could see a thick black body hanging out of my nostril

It was September 2014. I’d just started working front of house in a fancy hotel in Edinburgh. I spent most of my shifts with a paper napkin pressed to my nostril, as I had been getting lots of nosebleeds. I would soon find out why.

A few weeks earlier, I’d been travelling in Vietnam. I had rented a moped and had the time of my life driving around. I soon crashed but luckily was wearing a helmet, so only got a small bump on my head.

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How to Start a War Over Taiwan
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
American efforts to deter Chinese belligerence could easily provoke it.
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Will services make the world rich?
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:51:25 +0000
American fried chicken can now be served from the Philippines
Match ID: 37 Score: 12.86 source: www.economist.com age: 3 days
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The Venezuelan Perspective
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Foreign Minister Yván Gil Pinto discusses Venezuela’s bid to join the BRICS alliance, the impacts of U.S. sanctions, and the battle over Citgo.

The post The Venezuelan Perspective appeared first on The Intercept.

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Brazil, India and Mexico are taking on China’s exports
Thu, 23 May 2024 10:13:46 +0000
To avoid an economic shock, they are pursuing a strange mix of free trade and protectionism
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qualifiers: 5.71 china, 5.00 india

UK general election live: Farage’s failure to deal with Reform racism shows weak leadership, says Starmer
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:48:02 GMT

The Labour leader said Farage needed to question why Reform supporters ‘seem to be exposed in this particular way’

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Here’s the latest in the Guardian’s series on The broken years: Tory Britain 2010-24:

Unless the polls are wildly inaccurate, the Conservative party is heading towards a catastrophic defeat in the coming election.

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From Prison, Imran Khan Says Top Pakistani General Betrayed Secret Deal to Stay Out of Politics
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:52:25 +0000

Sources close to the ousted prime minister say Khan also accuses Gen. Asim Munir for assassination attempt and cover-ups.

The post From Prison, Imran Khan Says Top Pakistani General Betrayed Secret Deal to Stay Out of Politics appeared first on The Intercept.

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This Is What Would Happen if China Invaded Taiwan
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The new book World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century lays out what might actually happen if China were to invade Taiwan in 2028.
Match ID: 42 Score: 8.57 source: www.wired.com age: 9 days
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The Taiwanese civilians training for a Chinese invasion – video
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:05:28 GMT

Kuo Chiu, known as KC to his friends, teaches urban design at Tunghai University in Taiwan. He’s also one of many of the country's citizens who practises rifle skills in his spare time, in case of a Chinese invasion.

The population of Taiwan has long grown familiar with Beijing’s pledge to one day ‘unify’ what it claims is a breakaway province. But recently, there has been a significant increase in aggressive and intimidatory acts.

Taiwan’s 160,000 active military personnel are vastly outnumbered by China’s 2 million-member armed forces, leading many civilians to turn to voluntary medical and combat training to protect themselves.

The Guardian's video team spent time with KC to see how he is preparing

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Globetrotting NASA Research Model Increases Accuracy
Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:59:00 +0000
NASA and its international partners are using the same generically shaped wing design to create physical and digital research models to better understand how air moves around an aircraft during takeoff and landing. Various organizations are doing computer modeling with computational tools and conducting wind tunnel tests using the same High Lift Common Research Model […]
Match ID: 44 Score: 5.71 source: www.nasa.gov age: 11 days
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Let Slip the Robot Dogs of War
Sun, 16 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000
The United States and China appear locked in a race to weaponize four-legged robots for military applications.
Match ID: 45 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 12 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Ukrainian Sailors Are Using Telegram to Avoid Being Tricked Into Smuggling Oil for Russia
Sat, 15 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Contract seafarers in Ukraine are turning to online whisper networks to keep themselves from being hired into Russia’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet.
Match ID: 46 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 13 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s currency is not as influential as once imagined
Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:38:25 +0000
Its share of international reserves has stalled
Match ID: 47 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 15 days
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China is distorting its stockmarket by trying to prop it up
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:14:09 +0000
State purchases of shares are bad enough, but other measures are far more destructive
Match ID: 48 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 17 days
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China’s economic model retains a dangerous allure
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:08:43 +0000
Despite the country’s current struggles, autocrats elsewhere see a lot to admire
Match ID: 49 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 24 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Xi Jinping’s surprising new source of economic advice
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:06:54 +0000
What China’s leader may learn from a pair of reform-minded academics
Match ID: 50 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 29 days
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The property firm that could break China’s back
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:04:20 +0000
If Vanke collapses, so might confidence in the state’s management of the economy
Match ID: 51 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 43 days
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Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:23:33 +0000
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
Match ID: 52 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 44 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Could America and its allies club together to weaken the dollar?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:58:40 +0000
China would not be happy
Match ID: 53 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
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What would get China’s consumers spending?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:49 +0000
Clues from a grocer in a fourth-tier city
Match ID: 54 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
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What Xi Jinping gets wrong about China’s economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:57 +0000
Despite his protestations, the country does have an overcapacity problem
Match ID: 55 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
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Japan will struggle to rescue its plummeting currency
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:00:14 +0000
Expensive government intervention looks likely to provide only brief respite
Match ID: 56 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 59 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

Why a stronger dollar is dangerous
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:59 +0000
It sets the stage for a nasty new Trump-China clash, among other things
Match ID: 57 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 65 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Can the IMF solve the poor world’s debt crisis?
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:05:21 +0000
The fund will freeze out China if that is what it takes to offer relief
Match ID: 58 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 71 days
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China’s better economic growth hides reasons to worry
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:33:05 +0000
The country’s leaders are too complacent about deflation
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What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:02:17 +0000
Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies
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China’s state is eating the private property market
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:50:47 +0000
Pity those soon to buy a home
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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:31:35 +0000
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
Match ID: 62 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 88 days
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China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:12:05 +0000
As is becoming increasingly obvious
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Japan ends the world’s greatest monetary-policy experiment
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:12:06 +0000
For the first time in 17 years, officials raise interest rates
Match ID: 64 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 100 days
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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:52:43 +0000
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis
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Indian state capitalism looks to be in trouble
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:59:48 +0000
A weakened Narendra Modi is bad news for investors in government-controlled firms
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Indian engineers warn of prolonged blackouts amid searing heatwave
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:32:55 GMT

Increasing use of fans, air coolers and air conditioners is placing ‘serious’ strain on grid in north of country

Engineers in India have warned of the possibility of prolonged power outages in the north, where a heatwave has brought misery for millions of people.

Demand for electricity has soared due to fans, air coolers and air conditioners being run constantly, placing a strain on the grid in Delhi and elsewhere in the north. Manufacturers of air conditioners and air coolers report sales rising by 40-50% compared with last summer.

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Foreign investors are rejecting Indian stocks
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:05:08 +0000
A roaring economy is not enough to entice them
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The fake news divide: how Modi’s rule is fracturing India – video
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:31:48 GMT

Ahead of the election in India, the Guardian’s video team travelled through the country to explore how fake news and censorship might shape the outcome.

Almost one billion people are registered to vote. The country's prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been in power for more than 10 years, and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is seeking a third term.

But critics of Modi and the BJP say his government has become increasingly authoritarian, fracturing the country along religious lines and threatening India’s secular democracy. At the same time, the space for freedom of speech has been shrinking while disinformation and hate speech has exploded on social media.

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Hedge funds make billions as India’s options market goes ballistic
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:14:54 +0000
The country’s retail investors are doing less well
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How fast is India’s economy really growing?
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:46 +0000
Statisticians take the country’s figures with a pinch of salt
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How to build a global currency
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:55:08 +0000
India is the latest country to try. Painful reforms are required
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How India could become an Asian tiger
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:11:52 +0000
The world’s most selective bureaucracy is struggling to make it happen
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Is turbulence getting worse? And where were the worst flight paths in 2023 – video
Wed, 29 May 2024 02:13:28 GMT

We know turbulence is a common part of flying – but are some routes more prone? And where is it the worst? Turbulence is the leading cause of in-flight injuries to crew and passengers and after the fatal Singapore Airlines incident and injuries to passengers above Turkey on a Qatar Airways flight, you might be wondering if flights are about to get bumpier. Incidents of severe turbulence are on the rise – increasing by 55% between 1979 and 2020 – and the climate crisis is thought to be a responsible factor

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Four kids left: The Thai school swallowed by the sea – video
Wed, 15 May 2024 10:47:18 GMT

Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, has been slowly swallowed by the sea over the past few decades. This has led to the relocation of the school and many homes, resulting in a dwindling population. Currently, there are only four students attending the school, often leaving just one in each classroom. The village has experienced severe coastal erosion, causing 1.1-2km (0.5-1.2 miles) of shoreline to disappear since the mid-1950s

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The Hacking of Culture and the Creation of Socio-Technical Debt
2024-06-19T11:09:52Z

Culture is increasingly mediated through algorithms. These algorithms have splintered the organization of culture, a result of states and tech companies vying for influence over mass audiences. One byproduct of this splintering is a shift from imperfect but broad cultural narratives to a proliferation of niche groups, who are defined by ideology or aesthetics instead of nationality or geography. This change reflects a material shift in the relationship between collective identity and power, and illustrates how states no longer have exclusive domain over either. Today, both power and culture are increasingly corporate...

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Andy Murray to face Machac in Wimbledon first round if he wins fitness race
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:34:50 GMT

• Murray in line to face world No 38 in men’s singles
• Swiatek handed tough draw against Kenin in round one

Andy Murray has been drawn to start against the world No 38 Czech Tomas Machac in the men’s Wimbledon singles draw if he can prove his fitness in time.

The good news for the Scot is that he was drawn in the opposite half to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and would therefore start on Tuesday rather than Monday, giving him an extra day to try to recover from back surgery on a spinal cyst.

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Coach, physio, videographer … manicurist? How elite tennis has become ‘a travelling circus’
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:00:18 GMT

The rise of the extreme entourage for leading players means even Wimbledon is struggling to make space for everyone

As she took her first timid steps as a professional tennis player 21 years ago, one of the most important early decisions Victoria Azarenka made was to invest in her own fitness coach. Having enjoyed an outstanding junior career, Azarenka already knew she wanted to be a top tennis player for as long as she could and that beginning to build a formidable team around her was a priority in order to achieve it. Back then, though, not everyone did.

“I think when I started, when I was a young player, I was one of the few players who travelled with a fitness coach,” says Azarenka, smiling. “And now it’s fitness coach, physio, psychologist, videographer, manicurist and everything … It’s sometimes exaggerated but tennis has become more professional.”

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Langley Celebrates Pride Month: Derek Bramble
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:12:50 +0000
Derek Bramble has served in a variety of mission and program support roles over his 14-year career at NASA Langley.  He currently serves as an HR Business Partner in LaRC’s Human Capital Office, where he works closely with a number of organizations across the Center providing them with strategic and operational HR support. Derek previously […]
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9 Best Heart Rate Monitors (2024): Chest Straps, EKG, Watches
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000
These chest straps and watches will help you keep your finger on the fitness pulse.
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Top 10 Best PLR(Private Label Rights) Websites | Which One You Should Join in 2022?
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More Than 10 Years Later, the Senate Torture Report Is Still Secret
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

I filed a lawsuit to obtain the 6,700-page report with “excruciating detail” about CIA’s abuses.

The post More Than 10 Years Later, the Senate Torture Report Is Still Secret appeared first on The Intercept.

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Prince Harry ordered to explain why ghostwriter messages were destroyed
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:45:03 GMT

Royal told to attempt to retrieve messages, which judge says may be relevant to his legal battle with NGN

The Duke of Sussex has been ordered to explain why messages with his ghostwriter were destroyed after the publication of his memoir Spare when they could be relevant to his legal battle with the publishers of the Sun.

Prince Harry was also told to attempt to retrieve the messages from the messaging service Signal, and his lawyers ordered to search through his other texts, WhatsApp messages and emails from 2005 to January 2023, when his bestselling autobiography was published, for relevant documents.

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You be the judge: Should my wife stop putting Lidl hand soap in expensive bottles?
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:00:14 GMT

Ted wants his wife to ‘own’ being cheap, while Marian thinks Ted should be grateful he’s got such a savvy wife. You decide whose argument doesn’t wash

Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror

She doesn’t do it in our private bathroom – because other people won’t see it there – but she will everywhere else

I just think: do you want nice interiors on a budget price, or not?

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Big Pharma’s fight against drug price reforms takes weird, desperate turn
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:29:02 +0000
PhRMA claims price negotiations raise costs and that drug patents lower them.
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Elon Musk has won $56bn pay package despite judge ruling it void, Tesla argues
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:08:33 GMT

Company says in court filing Musk is entitled to vast payout because shareholders voted in his favor earlier this month

Tesla is claiming Elon Musk won his legal battle over his $56bn pay package because shareholders voted for the compensation, despite a judge rescinding it earlier this year, according to court filing made public on Friday.

The company’s filing comes two weeks after Tesla shareholders voted to ratify the 2018 package of stock options. Tesla held the vote following a January ruling by a Delaware judge to void the compensation because Musk improperly controlled the negotiation process and the company misled shareholders about key details.

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Oklahoma Prepares to Kill Another Man Who Says He’s Innocent
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:57:28 +0000

Richard Rojem’s death sentence was twice overturned by appellate courts, but his conviction itself has never been fully revisited.

The post Oklahoma Prepares to Kill Another Man Who Says He’s Innocent appeared first on The Intercept.

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Julian Assange Strikes Plea Deal, Will Return to Australia
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:29:28 +0000

In April, President Joe Biden said he was “considering” dropping charges against the WikiLeaks founder.

The post Julian Assange Strikes Plea Deal, Will Return to Australia  appeared first on The Intercept.

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Can Conservatives Expand the Death Penalty Using the “Trigger Law” Playbook?
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:35:10 +0000

Project 2025 — a road map for the next Trump White House — urges overturning Supreme Court precedent, and a trickle of bills may tee up challenges.

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62 Democrats Join 207 Republicans in Vote to Conceal Gaza Death Toll
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:15:07 +0000

Democratic leaders did not tell members to vote against an amendment to block the State Department from citing the Gaza Health Ministry’s statistics.

The post 62 Democrats Join 207 Republicans in Vote to Conceal Gaza Death Toll appeared first on The Intercept.

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Surprise! The Latest ‘Comprehensive’ US Privacy Bill Is Doomed
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:55:24 +0000
Gutted of civil rights protections by Democrats to woo pro-business Republicans, the American Privacy Rights Act was pulled from a key congressional hearing—and appears unlikely to receive a full vote.
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NCA failure to investigate imports linked to forced Uyghur labour unlawful, court rules
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:35:08 GMT

Decision could result in retailers being prosecuted if they import goods made through forced labour, campaigners say

The UK National Crime Agency’s decision not to launch an investigation into the importation of cotton products manufactured by forced labour in China’s Xinjiang province was unlawful, the court of appeal has found.

Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), which brought the action, said Thursday’s decision was a landmark win that could lead to high street retailers being prosecuted under the Proceeds of Crime Act (Poca) if they import goods made through forced labour.

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Progressives on AIPAC’s Defeat of Bowman: “Now We Know How Much It Costs to Buy an Election”
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:37:33 +0000

Despite the various factors that contributed to Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s loss, progressive strategists said there was one clear takeaway from the results.

The post Progressives on AIPAC’s Defeat of Bowman: “Now We Know How Much It Costs to Buy an Election” appeared first on The Intercept.

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Half-Hearted Efforts by Democratic Leaders Couldn’t Save Jamaal Bowman From AIPAC’s Attacks
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:40:24 +0000

Top Democrats used to go all in on protecting incumbents. That wasn’t the case for Bowman, who was defeated Tuesday.

The post Half-Hearted Efforts by Democratic Leaders Couldn’t Save Jamaal Bowman From AIPAC’s Attacks appeared first on The Intercept.

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The U.S. Says a Far-Right Ukrainian Army Unit Can Now Get Aid. A Photo Shows Training Was Already Happening.
Sat, 22 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The administration says the “Azov Brigade” is separate from the old, Nazi-linked “Azov Battalion.” The unit itself says they’re the same.

The post The U.S. Says a Far-Right Ukrainian Army Unit Can Now Get Aid. A Photo Shows Training Was Already Happening. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Federal Prosecutors Attacked Me for My Reporting — and They’re Doing It to Hide Info From the Public
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:22:46 +0000

If the Biden administration is serious about protecting press freedoms, officials from Washington might want to have a stern talk with federal prosecutors in Detroit.

The post Federal Prosecutors Attacked Me for My Reporting — and They’re Doing It to Hide Info From the Public appeared first on The Intercept.

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Texas A&M Wants to Keep Emails About Leonard Leo’s $15 Million Gift Secret
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:14:58 +0000

The donation, one of the largest in the school’s history, was made as right-wing megadonor Leo shopped a new law school center.

The post Texas A&M Wants to Keep Emails About Leonard Leo’s $15 Million Gift Secret appeared first on The Intercept.

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Winners Announced in Gateways to Blue Skies Aeronautics Competition
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:04:51 +0000
The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, team, with their project titled “Aero-Quake Emergency Response Network,” took first place at the third annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition. Competing among eight finalist teams that presented their ideas for aviation-related systems for natural disasters, the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona team earned the top award at the […]
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Exclusive: The Guardian interviews President Zelenskiy
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:48:04 GMT

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, revealed the tactics and traits that help him face the daily frustrations of leading a country at war for more than two years.

Within a ceremonial room inside Kyiv’s presidential compound, Zelenskiy spoke for nearly an hour with a Guardian team, including the editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner. The interview took place during perhaps the toughest time for Ukraine since the early days of the war. Russia is on the offensive in Kharkiv, an advance that follows months of delay in the US Congress over the passing of a major support package, limiting Ukraine’s battlefield capabilities

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Is Marvel breaking all its own rules with the new Fantastic Four movie?
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:19:37 GMT

The superheroes will be arriving in 60s New York in their MCU debut, but where they go next should lead to a multiversal mystery tour

Once upon a time, every new superhero movie seemed to exist in (not-so) splendid isolation. Michael Keaton’s Batman never met Christopher Reeve’s Superman, despite the cities of Gotham and Metropolis being situated less than 300 miles apart in many DC comic book tales. When Sony’s Spider-Man found himself under threat from the likes of the Green Goblin, Doc Ock and even a nefarious Symbiote in the early to mid-noughties Tobey Maguire films, he did not dial up Iron Man or send an email into space for the attention of one Thor Odinson of Asgard – because those characters were inconveniently owned by someone else. Only in the comics was Ant-Man likely to bump into the Hulk, or Mister Fantastic make the acquaintance of Captain America. Until more than a decade into the 21st-century, big screen superheroes existed like spandex-sporting Robinson Crusoes destined never to meet their Man Fridays.

It was Marvel Studios, beginning with 2012’s The Avengers, that popularised a brave new world of interconnected superheroes who could pop up over and over again in different movies, usually portrayed by the same actors. The Marvel Cinematic Universe broke all the rules of superhero film-making, and made us wonder why anyone ever had them. Suddenly, heroes and villains were capable of extended, multiple episode character arcs that added a richness and realism to proceedings that had rarely been seen before. Iron Man might just have invented time travel, but on a psychoanalytic level he felt like a real person capable of genuine human emotions, soaring success, abject failure … ahem, casual sexism … and everything in between. Each new superhero to emerge fully formed into the Marvel multiverse felt intelligently connected to all the others, ripples in the fabric of reality in one corner of the multiversal web somehow affecting matters somewhere else entirely in unexpected ways (at least until the more recent, weaker films).

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If you want to know how free a society is, look at what’s happening in its theatres | Arifa Akbar
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:00:22 GMT

Political art helps us debate and confront the challenges in our lives. It is also a record we must return to again and again

‘A play should be an act of moral imagination,” said the late British playwright Edward Bond, who died three months ago and who, in his lifetime, spoke about theatre’s absolute right to address the most difficult issues of its day.

Perhaps a revival ought to be an act of moral imagination, too. So I found myself thinking this week while I watched a verbatim drama from 2005 at the Old Red Lion theatre in north London, amid a packed audience. My Name Is Rachel Corrie is about the 23-year-old American who travelled to the Gaza Strip in 2003 to aid Palestinians living under occupation and was killed by an Israeli bulldozer.

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Here's what you find under Labour's 'landslide': doubters, abstainers and independents - video
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:49:54 GMT

In the third episode of a new series of Anywhere but Westminster, John Harris and John Domokos travel around the West Midlands, and find a fascinating political mixture: hesitant Labour voters, a new crop of independents focused on Palestine and local cuts  – and, amid deep social problems, lots of people who think the election hardly matters. Here, it seems, is the reality that all those opinion polls get nowhere near

• Why are the Tories collapsing? These true-blue towns know the answers - video

• This Labour city backed Brexit and went Tory: what did it get in return? - video

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Experience: a leech lived up my nose for a month
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:00:17 GMT

I recoiled in horror: I could see a thick black body hanging out of my nostril

It was September 2014. I’d just started working front of house in a fancy hotel in Edinburgh. I spent most of my shifts with a paper napkin pressed to my nostril, as I had been getting lots of nosebleeds. I would soon find out why.

A few weeks earlier, I’d been travelling in Vietnam. I had rented a moped and had the time of my life driving around. I soon crashed but luckily was wearing a helmet, so only got a small bump on my head.

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Coach, physio, videographer … manicurist? How elite tennis has become ‘a travelling circus’
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:00:18 GMT

The rise of the extreme entourage for leading players means even Wimbledon is struggling to make space for everyone

As she took her first timid steps as a professional tennis player 21 years ago, one of the most important early decisions Victoria Azarenka made was to invest in her own fitness coach. Having enjoyed an outstanding junior career, Azarenka already knew she wanted to be a top tennis player for as long as she could and that beginning to build a formidable team around her was a priority in order to achieve it. Back then, though, not everyone did.

“I think when I started, when I was a young player, I was one of the few players who travelled with a fitness coach,” says Azarenka, smiling. “And now it’s fitness coach, physio, psychologist, videographer, manicurist and everything … It’s sometimes exaggerated but tennis has become more professional.”

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‘We loved pitching in an olive grove’: readers’ favourite campsites in Europe
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:00:15 GMT

From the shores of an Alpine lake to the banks of the Dordogne river, our tipsters share their top spots for a holiday under canvas

Having been cycling across Europe for nearly two months, we’d become campsite connoisseurs. Natura Camp Karli stands out for being a tranquil oasis on the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. We loved pitching our tent in an olive grove, having been welcomed with a gift of handmade products. The facilities were simple, but excellent, with a covered area and stoves for cooking, as well as ample seating with a view. It’s a peaceful location, with the coast about six miles away. After a wonderful night’s sleep, drifting off to the gentle hum of insects, we left with an extra spring in our pedalling.
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Carolyn Hax: Teen daughter is ‘grumpy’ about all family travel plans
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000
How should a parent balance the desire for “cool trips” and togetherness with a teen’s distaste for all family travel?
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Melania Trump skips first presidential debate
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 02:08:36 +0000
Former president Donald Trump’s wife did not travel with him to the first presidential debate.
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Critically ill children leave Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:28:12 GMT

Nineteen minors, five with cancer, allowed to enter Israel before travelling to Egypt and elsewhere for treatment

A group of critically ill children have been allowed to leave Gaza, the first such medical evacuation since early May when Israel seized control of Rafah, the territory’s sole border crossing with the outside world.

Nineteen minors, including five who have cancer, were allowed to travel through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Israel on Thursday accompanied by relatives, and were to travel to Egypt and further abroad for medical treatment. The Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs said the evacuation was carried out in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) and officials from the US and Egypt.

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Langley Celebrates Pride Month: Derek Bramble
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:12:50 +0000
Derek Bramble has served in a variety of mission and program support roles over his 14-year career at NASA Langley.  He currently serves as an HR Business Partner in LaRC’s Human Capital Office, where he works closely with a number of organizations across the Center providing them with strategic and operational HR support. Derek previously […]
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‘Give nature space and it will come back’: rewilding returns endangered species to UK’s south coast
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 06:00:30 GMT

Walking a 100-mile stretch of coastline reveals how a pioneering project is transforming the seascape, rivers and land

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On a blustery morning in May on Shoreham-by-Sea’s west beach, Eric Smith and George Short are pointing out treasures the waves have left on the tideline. Cuttlefish bones and balls of whelk eggs, they say, are evidence of recovering marine habitats.

“Just give nature a bit of space and it will come back,” says Smith, 76, a former lorry driver by trade, freediver by choice. He first started diving off the Sussex coast at the age of 11, and still recalls the underwater “garden of Eden” of his childhood, a kelp forest teeming with bream, lobsters and cuttlefish that stretched for 25 miles (40km) between Shoreham and Selsey Bill. It vanished after years of intensive trawling, a destructive form of fishing involving dragging heavy nets along the seabed.

Whelk eggs and seaweed. Photograph: Urszula Sołtys/the Guardian

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‘I’m good, I promise’: the loneliness of the low-ranking tennis player
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:28 GMT

I was once Ireland’s No 1 player, and tried for years to climb the global ranks. But life at the bottom of the top can be brutal

I was 10 when I first told my folks that I wanted to give up playing tennis. They didn’t yield then, and they never did. Tennis was our family business. I first picked up a racket at the age of three, and spent 15 years of my life travelling the world in pursuit of entry into major tournaments.

I spent all of September 2005 – including my 24th birthday – alone in Switzerland, playing four week-long tournaments back to back. After 20 matches and with two trophies under my belt, I was ready for a rest. But I had already entered a tournament in Edinburgh – not knowing Switzerland would be quite so intense – for my ninth tournament in 10 weeks.

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Levelling the playing field: the football clubs helping migrants make a new home in Spain
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:29 GMT

Every year thousands arrive from South America and Africa, including many young asylum seekers who find hope and opportunity in the game

• Words and photographs by Ofelia de Pablo and Javier Zurita

With Euro 2024 under way, much of the world will be turning its attention to football this summer. But while the focus might be on the big stadiums and national teams, the game continues to be played every day on street corners and in parks across the globe. In Spain, the southern gateway to Europe, football can play a transformative role in migrant communities, bringing hope and opportunity to many of the thousands who arrive each year from South America and Africa. In 2023, nearly 57,000 migrants arrived in Spain, travelling by sea and across Europe’s land borders, and there were more than 160,000 first-time applications for asylum, including from 2,505 minors.

Many of them have joined football clubs formed in Spain’s towns and cities with the aim of giving migrants a chance to flourish in their new homes.

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Tell us: have you received NHS care following medical treatment abroad?
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:46:03 GMT

We would like to hear from people who have had emergency NHS care after travelling abroad for treatment

The NHS is having to provide emergency care to patients suffering serious complications following weight loss surgery and hair transplants abroad amid a “boom” in medical tourism, doctors have warned.

If you have had medical treatment abroad and have returned to the UK for follow up care, we would like to hear from you. What treatment did you receive and what were your reasons for travelling abroad? What complications did you experience and how did the NHS help?

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The Best Travel Mugs to Keep Drinks Hot or Cold
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:30:00 +0000
Forget room-temperature beverages. These insulated bottles, mugs, and tumblers keep hot drinks steaming and cold ones frigid.
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The Best Travel Strollers for Your Summer Adventures (2024)
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Whether you’re on a road trip or a plane ride, these are our favorite travel strollers that fold as flat as possible.
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Welcome to WIRED Travel
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Don't pack your bags without taking us along for the ride.
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How to Renew Your US Passport Online
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000
The digital application process for US passport renewal is currently in beta. Find out whether you’re eligible, how to sign up, and why it’s kind of a pain.
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I Wore Meta Ray-Bans in Montreal to Test Their AI Translation Skills. It Did Not Go Well
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
WIRED took Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses to French-speaking Canada to trial its AI smarts. Quelle catastrophe!
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How to Navigate Summer Holiday Travel Like a Pro
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Before you head out of town this summer, we'll tell you what to download, what to pack, and what to expect.
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Will there be more air travel chaos this summer?
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 04:07:47 GMT
Air travel is booming, but last year delays were much worse than pre-pandemic. Will 2024 be the same?
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Julian Assange Strikes Plea Deal, Will Return to Australia
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:29:28 +0000

In April, President Joe Biden said he was “considering” dropping charges against the WikiLeaks founder.

The post Julian Assange Strikes Plea Deal, Will Return to Australia  appeared first on The Intercept.

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Federal Prosecutors Attacked Me for My Reporting — and They’re Doing It to Hide Info From the Public
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:22:46 +0000

If the Biden administration is serious about protecting press freedoms, officials from Washington might want to have a stern talk with federal prosecutors in Detroit.

The post Federal Prosecutors Attacked Me for My Reporting — and They’re Doing It to Hide Info From the Public appeared first on The Intercept.

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NASA, MagniX Altitude Tests Lay Groundwork for Hybrid Electric Planes
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000
At a simulated 27,500 feet inside an altitude chamber at NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) facility, engineers at magniX recently demonstrated the capabilities of a battery-powered engine that could help turn hybrid electric flight into a reality.   This milestone, completed in April 2024, marks the end of the first phase in a series of altitude […]
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The fake news divide: how Modi’s rule is fracturing India – video
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:31:48 GMT

Ahead of the election in India, the Guardian’s video team travelled through the country to explore how fake news and censorship might shape the outcome.

Almost one billion people are registered to vote. The country's prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been in power for more than 10 years, and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is seeking a third term.

But critics of Modi and the BJP say his government has become increasingly authoritarian, fracturing the country along religious lines and threatening India’s secular democracy. At the same time, the space for freedom of speech has been shrinking while disinformation and hate speech has exploded on social media.

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NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight
Wed, 15 May 2024 18:14:56 +0000
NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight.  A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA has completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety […]
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Guardian Traveller newsletter: Sign up for our free holidays email
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:21:58 GMT

From biking adventures to city breaks, get inspiration for your next break – whether in the UK or further afield – with twice-weekly emails from the Guardian’s travel editors. You’ll also receive handpicked offers from Guardian Holidays.

From biking adventures to city breaks, get inspiration for your next break – whether in the UK or further afield – with twice-weekly emails from the Guardian’s travel editors.

You’ll also receive handpicked offers from Guardian Holidays.

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Station Nation: Meet Katie Burlingame, ETHOS Flight Controller and Instructor in the Flight Operations Directorate
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:22:00 +0000
Katie Burlingame is an ETHOS (Environmental and Thermal Operating Systems) flight controller and instructor in the Flight Operations Directorate supporting the International Space Station. Burlingame trains astronauts and flight controllers on the International Space Station’s environmental control systems, internal thermal control systems, and emergency response. Burlingame shares about their path to NASA, what Pride Month […]
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