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Fresh pea recipes to highlight the small but mighty spring vegetable
Mon, 13 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000
Freshly shelled peas are a marvel to behold. These recipes for gazpacho, pasta and more let the spring vegetable shine.
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Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Meet Hemanth Koralla
Mon, 13 May 2024 15:07:09 +0000
Hemanth Koralla was working as a software developer for General Motors when he received a LinkedIn message inviting him to apply for a NASA contract position with Jacobs Technology. While unexpected, Koralla seized the opportunity. “You can’t say no to NASA!” Koralla has spent the last two years helping to develop the Vehicle System Manager […]
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The best way to crack an egg for every personality type
Mon, 13 May 2024 13:00:55 +0000
There is no right or wrong way to crack an egg, only what works for you.
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Honey & Co’s recipe for sesame and pine nut air fryer granola
Mon, 13 May 2024 12:00:24 GMT

Today’s air fryer adventure features a batch of quick-baked muesli – that’s breakfast sorted for the week

An air fryer makes short work of granola. In fact, if anyone were to design a granola maker, we don’t think it would be dissimilar to an air fryer – you just chuck in all the ingredients and give them a stir every so often. We like our granola slightly salty and not too sweet, delicately spiced, somewhat seedy and very nutty. For us, this one here is near perfect, but you can take these basic quantities as a starting point and play around with the flavours to suit your taste.

Discover this recipe and many more from your favourite cooks in the new Guardian Feast app, with smart features to make everyday cooking easier and more fun

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Match ID: 3 Score: 30.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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A century after her birth, Marcella Hazan’s legacy shines anew
Sun, 12 May 2024 15:30:53 +0000
Marcella Hazan, the Italian-born cooking guru who died in 2013, is the subject of a new documentary and interest from the Smithsonian.
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Israel-Gaza war live: Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says US – as it happened
Sun, 12 May 2024 15:06:17 GMT

Secretary of state Antony Blinken defends decision to pause bomb delivery to Israel: ‘We have real concerns about the way they’re used’

On Sunday, more families, estimated in the thousands, were leaving Rafah as the Israeli military pressure intensified. Tank shells landed across the southern Gaza city as the army gave new evacuation orders covering some neighbourhoods in the centre of Rafah, which borders Egypt. Israel yesterday called for Palestinians in more areas of Rafah to head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in al-Mawasi, a narrow strip of coastline at the southernmost end of the territory. But there are grave concerns for the security of those fleeing to the area, which aid workers say is packed with hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have already overwhelmed inadequate supplies of food, clean water and healthcare. Sanitation barely exists, leading to the rapid spread of disease.

The UK’s foreign secretary, David Cameron, has said it would be wrong for Israel to carry out a major offensive in Rafah “without a plan to protect people”. “For there to be a major offensive in Rafah, there would have to be an absolutely clear plan about how you save lives, how you move people out the way, how you make sure they’re fed, you make sure that they have medicine and shelter and everything,” the former Conservative prime minister told Sky News. “We have seen no such plan … so we don’t support an offensive in that way,” he added, echoing similar statements by the US. The closure of the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, the difficulties of reaching the Kerem Shalom crossing because of the fighting, a lack of transport because of fuel shortages and the flight of key workers mean almost no aid is reaching southern and central Gaza.

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, urged for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and an immediate surge in humanitarian aid” into the besieged Gaza Strip. “But a ceasefire will only be the start,” Guterres told a donor conference in Kuwait. “It will be a long road back from the devastation and trauma of this war,” he said.

Palestinians reported heavy Israeli bombardment overnight in the Jabaliya refugee camp and other areas in the northern Gaza Strip, which has suffered widespread devastation. Residents said Israeli warplanes and artillery struck across the camp and the Zeitoun area east of Gaza City.

On Sunday, more families, estimated in the thousands, were leaving Rafah as the Israeli military pressure intensified.

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Escape the red-sauce rut with this punchy chili crisp-tahini pasta
Sun, 12 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000
In his new cookbook, the “Sporkful” podcast creator is out to prove that “Anything’s Pastable.”
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Restaurant Review: Blanca Is Not for Beginners
Sun, 12 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
At the reopened restaurant behind Roberta’s, the Chile-born chef Victoria Blamey offers flavors that are strong, unexpected, and occasionally disorienting.
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Sake takes UK by storm as Japan’s national drink goes mainstream
Sun, 12 May 2024 05:00:49 GMT

No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs

When sommelier Erika Haigh opened the UK’s first independent sake bar, in London’s West End in 2019, passersby would wander in and try to order milkshakes, bewildered by the unfamiliar drink advertised in the window.

“Today, that confusion has largely disappeared,” said Haigh, who has since opened Mai Sake, a shop offering tasting events and meals. “You can now go on a sake bar crawl across London, and you’ll find it featured on the beverage lists of many restaurants – including non-Japanese establishments.”

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Afghanistan flash floods kill more than 300 as torrents of water and mud crash through villages
Sun, 12 May 2024 02:50:36 GMT

Survivors pick through debris-littered streets and damaged buildings as rescue workers dispatched amid warning some areas cut off by flooding

More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple provinces in Afghanistan, the UN’s World Food Programme said, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured.

Many people remained missing after heavy rains on Friday sent roaring rivers of water and mud crashing through villages and across agricultural land in several provinces, causing what one aid group described as a “major humanitarian emergency”.

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How you can make cold-brew coffee in under 3 minutes using ultrasound
Fri, 10 May 2024 19:31:50 +0000
A "sonication" time between 1 and 3 minutes is ideal to get the perfect cold brew.
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5 Best Juicers (2023): Centrifugal, Slow, Masticating
Fri, 10 May 2024 12:30:00 +0000
Stay hydrated with tried-and-tested juicers for refreshing daytime beverages and eye-brightening evening drinks.
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Sell Lab-Grown Meat in Alabama and You Could Go to Jail
Thu, 09 May 2024 15:49:58 +0000
Anyone found guilty of selling or manufacturing cultivated meat in Alabama will face up to a three-month jail sentence and $500 fine.
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Why genocide is so hard to prove – video
Thu, 09 May 2024 11:19:24 GMT

South Africa's case against Israel over allegations of genocide before the international court of justice has raised a central question of international law: what is genocide and how do you prove it? It is one of three genocide cases being considered by the UN's world court, but since the genocide convention was approved in 1948, only three instances have been legally recognised as genocide. Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks back on these historical cases to find out why the crime is so much harder to prove than other atrocities, and what bearing this has on South Africa's case against Israel and future cases

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Google Solar Cycle
From Google Trends, it looks like the lag between people Googling cocktail recipes and 'hangover cure' is 14 hours.
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Homegrown goodness: why we should all be eating more broad beans
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:00:54 GMT

Tesco is on a mission to get the nation to eat more legumes. Seasonal foodie Gem Morson and clinical nutritionist Nishtha Patel explain why they’re on board

Go back in time as far as the iron age, and you’d find our ancestors eating broad beans. For centuries, the legumes were a crucial part of the British diet, until they fell out of fashion. Recently, however, they’ve been cropping up in an increasing number of recipes from some of the country’s most exciting chefs and food influencers.

Gem Morson, AKA the Mother Cooker, is on a mission to help us eat more seasonally. “Broad beans are a fantastic ingredient,” she says. “They’re packed with protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals, plus they’re grown in Britain. And because they’re available when they’re in season, they taste so much better, too.”

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Match ID: 15 Score: 7.14 source: www.theguardian.com age: 18 days
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The humble chickpea is having a moment – here’s why they’re here to stay
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:59:33 GMT

Tinned chickpeas are flying off the shelves at Tesco. Vegan influencer Christina Soteriou and child nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed explain why – and share their tips for recipes and moreish snacks

“Chickpeas are flying off the shelves, so our priority is making sure they’re always available when customers want them,” says Ashley Wainaina, Tesco’s canned pulses buyer. “We’ve even changed our stocking system to make it more efficient, so we can keep up with demand.”

As the UK’s largest food retailer, Tesco is helping customers make better choices when they shop by highlighting better foods, such as snacks containing under 100 calories or foods that are high in fibre or low in sugar, through its Better Baskets campaign. Chickpeas are loaded with protein and fibre, they’re filling, a third of a tin counts as one of your five a day, and they can be cooked in a plethora of different ways. They’ve been eaten for millennia across the Middle East, India and the Mediterranean, and their popularity has soared here recently, too.

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Match ID: 16 Score: 7.14 source: www.theguardian.com age: 18 days
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From ready-meal lovers to at-home chefs: how Tesco is improving the nation’s nutrition
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:53:08 GMT

Whether it’s campaigns that promote hassle-free recipes, or initiatives that encourage shoppers to eat more veg, Tesco is taking action to make healthier diets accessible and affordable to all

Our health is so often measured in figures; whether it’s a number on the scales, a score on our blood pressure monitor or our body mass index. With such a focus on personal responsibility, these metrics often only succeed in making people feel bad about themselves.

Thankfully, the tide is turning, and more people are realising that an environment which encourages the over-consumption of unhealthy convenience foods is a major contributing factor to poor health. Overcoming this requires more support than the individualistic approach would have us believe.

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Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:19:21 GMT

A weekly email from Yotam Ottolenghi, Meera Sodha, Felicity Cloake and Rachel Roddy, featuring the latest recipes and seasonal eating ideas

Each week we’ll send you an exclusive newsletter from our star food writers. We’ll also send you the latest recipes from Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigel Slater, Meera Sodha and all our star cooks, stand-out food features and seasonal eating inspiration, plus restaurant reviews from Grace Dent and Jay Rayner.

Sign up below to start receiving the best of our culinary journalism in one mouth-watering weekly email.

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A tour of the International Space Station with Andreas Mogensen
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200
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On the last day of his Huginn mission, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen takes us on a tour of the place he called home for 6 months: the International Space Station. From the beautiful views of Cupola to the kitchen in Node 1 filled with food and friends and all the way to the science of Columbus, the Space Station is the work and living place for astronauts as they help push science forward. 


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Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:06:20 GMT

Style, with substance: what’s really trending this week, a roundup of the best fashion journalism and your wardrobe dilemmas solved, direct to your inbox every Thursday

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Explore all our newsletters: whether you love film, football, fashion or food, we’ve got something for you

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What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:49:00 +0000
What is Blockchain

If you want to pay online, you need to register an account and provide credit card information. If you don't have a credit card, you can pay with bank transfer. With the rise of cryptocurrencies, these methods may become old.

Imagine a world in which you can do transactions and many other things without having to give your personal information. A world in which you don’t need to rely on banks or governments anymore. Sounds amazing, right? That’s exactly what blockchain technology allows us to do.

It’s like your computer’s hard drive. blockchain is a technology that lets you store data in digital blocks, which are connected together like links in a chain. 

Blockchain technology was originally invented in 1991 by two mathematicians, Stuart Haber and W. Scot Stornetta. They first proposed the system to ensure that timestamps could not be tampered with.

A few years later, in 1998, software developer Nick Szabo proposed using a similar kind of technology to secure a digital payments system he called “Bit Gold.” However, this innovation was not adopted until Satoshi Nakamoto claimed to have invented the first Blockchain and Bitcoin.

So, What is Blockchain?

A blockchain is a distributed database shared between the nodes of a computer network. It saves information in digital format. Many people first heard of blockchain technology when they started to look up information about bitcoin.

Blockchain is used in cryptocurrency systems to ensure secure, decentralized records of transactions.

Blockchain allowed people to guarantee the fidelity and security of a record of data without the need for a third party to ensure accuracy.

To understand how a blockchain works, Consider these basic steps:

  • Blockchain collects information in “blocks”.
  • A block has a storage capacity, and once it's used up, it can be closed and linked to a previously served block.
  • Blocks form chains, which are called “Blockchains.”
  • More information will be added to the block with the most content until its capacity is full. The process repeats itself.
  • Each block in the chain has an exact timestamp and can't be changed.

Let’s get to know more about the blockchain.

How does blockchain work?

Blockchain records digital information and distributes it across the network without changing it. The information is distributed among many users and stored in an immutable, permanent ledger that can't be changed or destroyed. That's why blockchain is also called "Distributed Ledger Technology" or DLT.

Here’s how it works:

  • Someone or a computer will transacts
  • The transaction is transmitted throughout the network.
  • A network of computers can confirm the transaction.
  • When it is confirmed a transaction is added to a block
  • The blocks are linked together to create a history.

And that’s the beauty of it! The process may seem complicated, but it’s done in minutes with modern technology. And because technology is advancing rapidly, I expect things to move even more quickly than ever.

  • A new transaction is added to the system. It is then relayed to a network of computers located around the world. The computers then solve equations to ensure the authenticity of the transaction.
  • Once a transaction is confirmed, it is placed in a block after the confirmation. All of the blocks are chained together to create a permanent history of every transaction.

How are Blockchains used?

Even though blockchain is integral to cryptocurrency, it has other applications. For example, blockchain can be used for storing reliable data about transactions. Many people confuse blockchain with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum.

Blockchain already being adopted by some big-name companies, such as Walmart, AIG, Siemens, Pfizer, and Unilever. For example, IBM's Food Trust uses blockchain to track food's journey before reaching its final destination.

Although some of you may consider this practice excessive, food suppliers and manufacturers adhere to the policy of tracing their products because bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella have been found in packaged foods. In addition, there have been isolated cases where dangerous allergens such as peanuts have accidentally been introduced into certain products.

Tracing and identifying the sources of an outbreak is a challenging task that can take months or years. Thanks to the Blockchain, however, companies now know exactly where their food has been—so they can trace its location and prevent future outbreaks.

Blockchain technology allows systems to react much faster in the event of a hazard. It also has many other uses in the modern world.

What is Blockchain Decentralization?

Blockchain technology is safe, even if it’s public. People can access the technology using an internet connection.

Have you ever been in a situation where you had all your data stored at one place and that one secure place got compromised? Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to prevent your data from leaking out even when the security of your storage systems is compromised?

Blockchain technology provides a way of avoiding this situation by using multiple computers at different locations to store information about transactions. If one computer experiences problems with a transaction, it will not affect the other nodes.

Instead, other nodes will use the correct information to cross-reference your incorrect node. This is called “Decentralization,” meaning all the information is stored in multiple places.

Blockchain guarantees your data's authenticity—not just its accuracy, but also its irreversibility. It can also be used to store data that are difficult to register, like legal contracts, state identifications, or a company's product inventory.

Pros and Cons of Blockchain

Blockchain has many advantages and disadvantages. 

Pros

  • Accuracy is increased because there is no human involvement in the verification process.
  • One of the great things about decentralization is that it makes information harder to tamper with.
  • Safe, private, and easy transactions
  • Provides a banking alternative and safe storage of personal information

Cons

  • Data storage has limits.
  • The regulations are always changing, as they differ from place to place.
  • It has a risk of being used for illicit activities 

Frequently Asked Questions About Blockchain

I’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about blockchain in this section.

Is Blockchain a cryptocurrency?

Blockchain is not a cryptocurrency but a technology that makes cryptocurrencies possible. It's a digital ledger that records every transaction seamlessly.

Is it possible for Blockchain to be hacked?

Yes, blockchain can be theoretically hacked, but it is a complicated task to be achieved. A network of users constantly reviews it, which makes hacking the blockchain difficult.

What is the most prominent blockchain company?

Coinbase Global is currently the biggest blockchain company in the world. The company runs a commendable infrastructure, services, and technology for the digital currency economy.

Who owns Blockchain?

Blockchain is a decentralized technology. It’s a chain of distributed ledgers connected with nodes. Each node can be any electronic device. Thus, one owns blockhain.

What is the difference between Bitcoin and Blockchain technology?

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, which is powered by Blockchain technology while Blockchain is a distributed ledger of cryptocurrency 

What is the difference between Blockchain and a Database?

Generally a database is a collection of data which can be stored and organized using a database management system. The people who have access to the database can view or edit the information stored there. The client-server network architecture is used to implement databases. whereas a blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, stored in a distributed system. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, timestamp and transaction information. Modification of data is not allowed due to the design of the blockchain. The technology allows decentralized control and eliminates risks of data modification by other parties.

Final Saying

Blockchain has a wide spectrum of applications and, over the next 5-10 years, we will likely see it being integrated into all sorts of industries. From finance to healthcare, blockchain could revolutionize the way we store and share data. Although there is some hesitation to adopt blockchain systems right now, that won't be the case in 2022-2023 (and even less so in 2026). Once people become more comfortable with the technology and understand how it can work for them, owners, CEOs and entrepreneurs alike will be quick to leverage blockchain technology for their own gain. Hope you like this article if you have any question let me know in the comments section

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Software Testing Day
The company tried to document how often employees were celebrating Software Testing Day, but their recordkeeping system kept mysteriously crashing.
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Google Solar Cycle
From Google Trends, it looks like the lag between people Googling cocktail recipes and 'hangover cure' is 14 hours.
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Good and Bad Ideas
While it seemed like a fun prank at the time, I realize my prank fire extinguishers full of leaded gasoline were a mistake.
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Chasing
Certain hybrid events can only happen in certain locations where all the conditions are present; chasers flock to the area in and around Kansas known as tumbleweed-colliding-with-possum alley.
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The Guardian view on Giorgia Meloni’s Italy: the politics of ‘illiberal democracy’ | Editorial
Sun, 12 May 2024 17:30:01 GMT

A strike by journalists at the state broadcaster sends a disturbing signal in one of the European Union’s most important member states

According to the latest audit of press freedom by Reporters Without Borders, Italy has tumbled down its international rankings. A crucial factor in its report was the desire of Giorgia Meloni’s radical right government to sell off a state-controlled news agency to a press baron – one who just happens to be an MP in her ruling coalition. But in one of the European Union’s most important member states, as Ms Meloni’s radical right coalition consolidates its grip on power, there are plenty of other reasons to fear for the future of free expression and media impartiality.

This week, a philosopher from Rome’s Sapienza University will become the latest public intellectual to appear in court, after being accused of defamation by a government figure. In a talk show, Donatella Di Cesare described the language used by the agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida (Ms Meloni’s brother-in-law), as neo-Nazi in tone. Under Italy’s draconian defamation laws, she risks a substantial prison sentence if eventually found guilty in a criminal court.

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NASA Awards Expand Research Capabilities at Institutions Nationwide
Fri, 10 May 2024 20:34:13 +0000
NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency’s Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) […]
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36 Best Graduation Gifts (2024): For College Grads
Fri, 10 May 2024 15:30:00 +0000
Ring in their special milestone with useful gadgets, outdoor gear, subscriptions, and modern conveniences.
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Biden set to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs this week
Mon, 13 May 2024 15:45:23 +0000
Both the US and EU are deeply concerned about heavily subsidized Chinese OEMs.
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Shein ‘steps up plan for London IPO’ amid US listing hurdles
Fri, 10 May 2024 16:45:35 GMT

Sources say Singapore-based online fashion retailer founded in China prefers a float in New York but faces tougher scrutiny than expected

The fast-fashion company Shein is stepping up preparations for a London listing after its attempt to float in New York faced regulatory hurdles and pushback from US lawmakers, sources have told Reuters.

The online clothing retailer plans to update China’s securities regulator on the change of the initial public offering (IPO) venue and file with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as soon as this month, said one source.

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UK politics: government to appeal against ruling that blocks Rwanda deportations in Northern Ireland – as it happened
Mon, 13 May 2024 16:53:06 GMT

Rishi Sunak says Belfast judgment will not affect his plans and the Good Friday agreement should not be used to obstruct Westminster policy

Sunak starts with global security threats.

The dangers that threaten our country are real.

There’s an increasing number of authoritarian states like Russia, Iran, North Korea and China working together to undermine us and our values.

People are abusing our liberal democratic values of freedom of speech, the right to protest, to intimidate, threaten and assault others, to sing antisemitic chants on our streets and our university campuses, and to weaponize the evils of antisemitism or anti-Muslim hatred, in a divisive ideological attempt to set Britain against Britain.

And from gender activists hijacking children’s sex education, to cancel culture, vocal and aggressive fringe groups are trying to impose their views on the rest of us.

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Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry
2024-05-13T12:46:01+00:00
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US races to develop AI-powered, GPS-free fighter jets, outpacing China | While the gauntlet has not been officially thrown down by China or the US, officials are convinced the race is on to master military AI.
2024-05-13T10:37:50+00:00
US races to develop AI-powered, GPS-free fighter jets, outpacing China | While the gauntlet has not been officially thrown down by China or the US, officials are convinced the race is on to master military AI. submitted by /u/chrisdh79
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U.S.-China talks on AI risks set to begin in Geneva
Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000
The talks are aimed at preventing disastrous accidents and unintended war amid an AI arms race.
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Groundbreaking tooth-growing drug approaches human trials
2024-05-13T00:57:58+00:00
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Sake takes UK by storm as Japan’s national drink goes mainstream
Sun, 12 May 2024 05:00:49 GMT

No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs

When sommelier Erika Haigh opened the UK’s first independent sake bar, in London’s West End in 2019, passersby would wander in and try to order milkshakes, bewildered by the unfamiliar drink advertised in the window.

“Today, that confusion has largely disappeared,” said Haigh, who has since opened Mai Sake, a shop offering tasting events and meals. “You can now go on a sake bar crawl across London, and you’ll find it featured on the beverage lists of many restaurants – including non-Japanese establishments.”

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Match ID: 7 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
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Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years
Sat, 11 May 2024 11:00:26 GMT

Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities

A Chinese citizen journalist who has been in prison for four years after reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 epidemic in Wuhan is due to be released on Monday.

Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, travelled to Wuhan in February 2020 to document the Chinese government’s response to what became the start of a global pandemic. She shared her reports on X (then known as Twitter), YouTube and WeChat. She was one of the few independent Chinese reporters on the ground as Wuhan and the rest of China went into lockdown.

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Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies
Sat, 11 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
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NASA Invites Media to Expedition 70 Crew Visit at Marshall
Fri, 10 May 2024 20:55:05 +0000
NASA will host four astronauts at 10 a.m. CDT Tuesday, May 14, for a media opportunity at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa served as part of Expedition 70 […]
Match ID: 10 Score: 40.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 2 days
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The United States Passed a Ban on TikTok. Why?
Fri, 10 May 2024 19:29:49 +0000
Is TikTok the killer app of social media—or a Trojan horse sent by the enemy? Two views on the recent ban. Plus, salmon in the dishwasher, and more highlights of culinary TikTok.
Match ID: 11 Score: 40.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 2 days
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Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Meet Hemanth Koralla
Mon, 13 May 2024 15:07:09 +0000
Hemanth Koralla was working as a software developer for General Motors when he received a LinkedIn message inviting him to apply for a NASA contract position with Jacobs Technology. While unexpected, Koralla seized the opportunity. “You can’t say no to NASA!” Koralla has spent the last two years helping to develop the Vehicle System Manager […]
Match ID: 12 Score: 35.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
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The man who took on the coal industry to save a forest - and won
Sat, 11 May 2024 23:24:42 GMT
Alok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies.
Match ID: 13 Score: 35.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 1 day
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That’s Refreshing
Fri, 10 May 2024 18:15:35 +0000
An American flamingo takes a moment to drink water in the Indian River at Haulover Canal on Merritt Island on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. American Flamingos are more common in Mexico and Cuba but the winds from Hurricane Idalia relocated them to Florida in September 2023. The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is northwest of […]
Match ID: 14 Score: 35.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 2 days
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Biden White House to expand tariffs on Chinese trade
Fri, 10 May 2024 12:06:52 GMT

President likely to add sectors such as electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells to range of levies set up under Donald Trump

Joe Biden is expected as early as next week to announce fresh tariffs on Chinese trade, with levies focused on strategic sectors including electric vehicles, in a review of measures first put into place under Donald Trump.

An announcement planned for Tuesday will keep the blanket tax rises introduced by the president’s predecessor but supplement them with targeted levies on industries connected to EVs, including batteries and solar cells, according to reports.

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In photos: The scene in Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava killed at least 44 people
Mon, 13 May 2024 16:40:29 +0000
Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island left dozens dead.
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Dozens killed in cold lava mudslides on Indonesian island of Sumatra
Mon, 13 May 2024 01:19:53 GMT

Nearly 20 missing after monsoon rains trigger flash floods, sending torrents of volcanic material and mud down slopes of Mount Marapi volcano

Heavy rains triggered flash floods and caused torrents of cold lava and mud to flow down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 41 people and leaving more than a dozen others missing, officials have said.

Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks and tear through mountainside villages in four districts in West Sumatra province just before midnight on Saturday. The floods swept away people and submerged more than 100 houses and buildings, national disaster management agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said on Sunday.

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Jailed Indian opposition leader granted bail to take part in election campaign
Fri, 10 May 2024 14:52:34 GMT

Supreme court judges order Arvind Kejriwal’s release until 1 June and question timing of his arrest on corruption charges

One of India’s best-known opposition leaders, Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, has been granted bail by the country’s supreme court to allow him to take part in general election campaigningafter being kept behind bars for almost two months.

Kejriwal, who heads the Aam Aadmi party (AAP), has been held in jail since March when he was arrested on money-laundering charges. He has maintained that his arrest and detention was politically motivated to prevent him taking part in the election, which began in April and will continue until June.

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Could America and its allies club together to weaken the dollar?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:58:40 +0000
China would not be happy
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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
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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
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Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum
Fri, 10 May 2024 07:01:11 GMT

Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat

As the UK government continues its push to forcibly remove asylum seekers to Rwanda, a group of Rwandan nationals has claimed asylum in Australia after arriving by boat on a remote island.

The five men arrived in Australia by an unconventional route, reportedly flying into the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to be granted visas on arrival, before travelling thousands of kilometres east to Indonesia’s Papua province, where they crossed the land border it shares with Papua New Guinea (PNG).

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NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 12:14:04 +0000
NASA’s investment in a breakthrough superalloy developed for the extreme temperatures and harsh conditions of air and spaceflight is on the threshold of paying commercial dividends. The agency is licensing its invention, dubbed “GRX-810,” to four American companies, a practice that benefits the United States economy as a return on investment of taxpayer dollars. GRX-810 […]
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China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:13:46 +0000
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.
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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
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School Employee Allegedly Framed a Principal With Racist Deepfake Rant
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: Google holds off on killing cookies, Samourai Wallet founders get arrested, and GM stops driver surveillance program.
Match ID: 26 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 16 days
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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
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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
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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: 32 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 43 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
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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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China’s economic bright spots provide a warning
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:55:00 +0000
What a visit to an optimistic port reveals
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China is churning out solar panels—and upsetting sand markets
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:37:33 +0000
The hunt for grains with a silica concentration of more than 99.9%
Match ID: 37 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 60 days
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How Trump and Biden have failed to cut ties with China
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:46:06 +0000
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
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As the Nikkei 225 hits record highs, Japan’s young start investing
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:21:14 +0000
Will more now favour domestic stocks?
Match ID: 39 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 81 days
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Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:08:09 +0000
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
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China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:35:54 +0000
The situation ought to worry Xi Jinping
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China’s leaders are flailing as markets drop
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:10:43 +0000
The government is not used to being bullied
Match ID: 42 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 102 days
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Evergrande’s liquidation is a new low in China’s property crisis
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:04:03 +0000
A judge in Hong Kong surprises the mainland
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A New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns
Sat, 04 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: An assassination plot, an AI security bill, a Project Nimbus revelation, and more of the week’s top security news.
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India opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video
Sat, 04 May 2024 08:30:41 GMT

Congress party’s Arun Reddy held over fake video of interior minister Amit Shah

Indian police have said they have arrested the social media chief of the country’s main opposition party over a doctored video widely shared during the ongoing national election.

Arun Reddy of the Congress party was detained late on Friday in connection with the edited footage, which falsely shows India’s powerful interior minister, Amit Shah, vowing in a campaign speech to end affirmative action policies for millions of poor and low-caste Indians.

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‘Our culture is dying’: vulture shortage threatens Zoroastrian burial rites
Sat, 04 May 2024 05:00:35 GMT

Inadvertent poisoning of scavengers across Indian subcontinent is forcing some communities to give up ancient custom

Traditional Zoroastrian burial rites are becoming increasingly impossible to perform because of the precipitous decline of vultures in India, Iran and Pakistan.

For millennia, Parsi communities have traditionally disposed of their dead in structures called dakhma, or “towers of silence”. These circular, elevated edifices are designed to prevent the soil, and the sacred elements of earth, fire and water, from being contaminated by corpses.

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Match ID: 46 Score: 5.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

Canadian police charge three over killing of Sikh activist
Fri, 03 May 2024 21:28:50 GMT

Prime minister said there were ‘credible allegations’ that India was behind killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Canadian police have charged three members of an alleged hit team for their role in the assassination of the Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the first arrests in a high-profile killing that officials believe was masterminded by India.

The arrests come nearly a year after the prominent activist was killed in the parking lot of the Guru Nanak Sikh gurdwara on the evening of 18 June in the city of Surrey, British Columbia. In what investigators previously described as a carefully orchestrated operation, two assailants fired about 50 bullets at Nijjar and escaped the area in a grey car.

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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
Match ID: 48 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 11 days
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The humble chickpea is having a moment – here’s why they’re here to stay
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:59:33 GMT

Tinned chickpeas are flying off the shelves at Tesco. Vegan influencer Christina Soteriou and child nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed explain why – and share their tips for recipes and moreish snacks

“Chickpeas are flying off the shelves, so our priority is making sure they’re always available when customers want them,” says Ashley Wainaina, Tesco’s canned pulses buyer. “We’ve even changed our stocking system to make it more efficient, so we can keep up with demand.”

As the UK’s largest food retailer, Tesco is helping customers make better choices when they shop by highlighting better foods, such as snacks containing under 100 calories or foods that are high in fibre or low in sugar, through its Better Baskets campaign. Chickpeas are loaded with protein and fibre, they’re filling, a third of a tin counts as one of your five a day, and they can be cooked in a plethora of different ways. They’ve been eaten for millennia across the Middle East, India and the Mediterranean, and their popularity has soared here recently, too.

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Match ID: 49 Score: 5.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 18 days
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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
Match ID: 50 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 32 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

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
Match ID: 51 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 39 days
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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
Match ID: 52 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 47 days
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The false promise of Indonesia’s economy
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:10:49 +0000
Presidential candidates vow to deliver 7% growth. Voters have heard it before
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Delta wins highest praise as HSBC launches U.S. airline coverage
Mon, 13 May 2024 16:13:00 GMT
Delta Air Lines Inc. drew praise as the strongest competitor among U.S. air carriers as HSBC on Monday initiated coverage of four big carriers amid an uptick in corporate travel.
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Profit trumps all in plans for the Hundred | Letter
Mon, 13 May 2024 16:10:56 GMT

County cricket members take their duty as custodians of cricket seriously and deserve a say in its future, says Alan Higham

Selling stakes in the Hundred teams to private equity is a seismic moment in cricket’s history (Selling off the summer? Why Hundred plans should matter to all cricket lovers, 9 May). It points to a future where profit trumps all other factors. There is no detail on how the sale makes cricket more sustainable and accessible. Most of the new money will surely go on higher player and executive pay. Private equity won’t care whether more young people play the game or whether top players can help England win the Ashes.

English cricket is said to be broke but, taking in the ECB, 18 county teams and the MCC, it has an income of £600m a year, more than double that of five years ago. A hard look at costs and spending priorities so that all stakeholders broadly support the direction of travel is surely the right action before selling the silver.

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15 Years Ago: STS-125, the Final Hubble Servicing Mission
Mon, 13 May 2024 12:03:44 +0000
 “Trying to do stellar observations from Earth is like trying to do birdwatching from the bottom of a lake.” James B. Odom, Hubble Program Manager 1983-1990. The fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, placed in orbit in 1990, took place during the STS-125 mission in May 2009. During the 13-day flight, […]
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A ‘miracle cure’ for deafness? For people like me, here’s why that isn’t our dream | Oliver-James Campbell
Mon, 13 May 2024 11:55:19 GMT

It’s right to celebrate a groundbreaking medical trial. But what many of us really want is more support for people with hearing loss

As someone who has been hard of hearing since I was a teenager, I read with great interest about the case of Opal Sandy – the 18-month-old British toddler who has recently had her hearing “restored” in a pioneering medical trial.

Opal was born with auditory neuropathy, which is caused by the disruption of nerve impulses travelling from the inner ear to the brain, and which left her completely deaf. But after taking part in what is being heralded as a “groundbreaking” gene therapy trial at Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge, she can now hear almost perfectly.

Oliver-James Campbell is a journalist and social media manager

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Starmer has laid out his plan to tackle asylum. Will it actually work? | Sunder Katwala
Sun, 12 May 2024 08:00:52 GMT

The Labour leader confirmed he would scrap the Rwanda scheme in his Dover speech, then confusingly blurred his own argument

Could Keir Starmer “Make Asylum Boring Again”? That would be the ultimate test of success for his claim that he can grip the issue that has caused Rishi Sunak more trouble than any other. Starmer’s message is that he is no less committed to securing the borders and stopping the small boats crossing the Channel, but that achieving this requires a serious plan to tackle smuggling gangs and fix the asylum system in Britain too. So how different is Labour’s plan – and would it work?

Labour’s analysis should be that making asylum work depends on blending control and compassion. The Dover speech was a political exercise in asymmetric triangulation. Robust messages about control were loudly proclaimed. More liberal ideas about a rules-based system could be found, but mostly by reading between the lines.

Starmer did confirm that Labour would scrap the Rwanda scheme. Labour had seemed to wobble in the face of premature Conservative confidence that Rwanda is already working to deter. Ironically, the biggest risk for Sunak’s deterrent argument would come if he finally gets to test it practically. Send the first flights to Rwanda this summer and further arrivals across the Channel will surely outpace any removals 10 times over.

There is a clash of principle over asylum. Labour would process the asylum claims of those who arrived without permission. The Conservatives have now passed several laws vowing they will not. Yet ministers are in denial. Whether or not up to 500 people go to Rwanda does not give the government any plan for the next 50,000 people it still claims it intends to remove. So flagship new duties on the home secretary to refuse these claims for ever have not been given legal force – as the courts would strike that out in all those cases where the government has no realistic alternative. Yet the government has ceased to process asylum cases, reversing last year’s success in clearing the historic backlog.

Starmer is right to deny the charge that Labour’s policy is an “amnesty”, since processing the backlog would see some asylum claims granted and others refused. But he confusingly blurs his own argument with a tit-for-tat labelling of government policy as a “Travelodge amnesty”.

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Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years
Sat, 11 May 2024 11:00:26 GMT

Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities

A Chinese citizen journalist who has been in prison for four years after reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 epidemic in Wuhan is due to be released on Monday.

Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, travelled to Wuhan in February 2020 to document the Chinese government’s response to what became the start of a global pandemic. She shared her reports on X (then known as Twitter), YouTube and WeChat. She was one of the few independent Chinese reporters on the ground as Wuhan and the rest of China went into lockdown.

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NASA Invites Media to Expedition 70 Crew Visit at Marshall
Fri, 10 May 2024 20:55:05 +0000
NASA will host four astronauts at 10 a.m. CDT Tuesday, May 14, for a media opportunity at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa served as part of Expedition 70 […]
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Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum
Fri, 10 May 2024 07:01:11 GMT

Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat

As the UK government continues its push to forcibly remove asylum seekers to Rwanda, a group of Rwandan nationals has claimed asylum in Australia after arriving by boat on a remote island.

The five men arrived in Australia by an unconventional route, reportedly flying into the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to be granted visas on arrival, before travelling thousands of kilometres east to Indonesia’s Papua province, where they crossed the land border it shares with Papua New Guinea (PNG).

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Tell us: are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:35:57 GMT

We’d like to hear from people who have been purchasing luxury goods and experiences in recent years, and how they feel about their spending habits

We’re interested to hear about people’s spending habits in the area of upmarket or luxury goods, services and experiences, and whether they are generally happy with their spending on non-essentials.

We’d like to know whether you have spent money on expensive non-essential items such as designer clothing, high end housewares, luxury holidays, expensive beauty or wellness treatments, or exclusive dining, for instance, in the past year, and if so, whether you have struggled to afford this.

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NASA Langley Team to Study Weather During Eclipse Using Uncrewed Vehicles
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:18:40 +0000
A six-person team of researchers from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will travel to Fort Drum, N.Y., to study changes in the Sun’s radiation as it reaches Earth before, during, and after the total solar eclipse April 8. Weather sensors similar to what is used on daily weather balloons by the National Weather […]
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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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