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Despite climate, war and Covid, is everything actually … getting better?
The Observer 14 Aug 2022
Reading and watching the media over the past year, you might be forgiven for thinking that we are facing the collapse of civilisation ... In the face of these threats, it may be hard to maintain a rose-tinted view of the future – unless, that is, you are the Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker ... The Covid-19 pandemic is the obvious place to start ... .
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On the anniversary of partition, let’s consign the pitiless logic of Hindu v Muslim to the past
The Guardian 14 Aug 2022
In a remarkable document from the 13th century, a Sufi writer records his epiphany about the prophet Muhammad granting permission to music in India ... ....
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Kenya dispatch: ‘Kenya is in a state of limbo at the moment’
Jurist 14 Aug 2022
Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. She reports from Nairobi. It has been five days since we in Kenya had our elections on August 9th. Five days, and still we do not know who our president is. As the wait continues, so does the pressure. Kenya is in a state of limbo at the moment ... The rigging attempts do not end there ... Kenya region ... .
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Iran’s IRGC had contact with man charged with stabbing Rushdie - report
The Jerusalem Post 14 Aug 2022
The suspect arrested for stabbing prominent author Salman Rushdie, Hadi Matar, had been in contact with the US-designated terrorist organization, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), prior to the nearly lethal assault on the writer, news organization VICE reported on Sunday ... console.log("BODY1. CatId is."+catID);if(catID == 69 . ... .
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to impeach Merrick Garland, saying the Trump Mar-a-Lago raid was ...
Business Insider 14 Aug 2022
Left. Merrick Garland; right. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Left. AP Photo/Susan Walsh; right. AP Photo/John Bazemore, Pool, File Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Mar-a-Lago raid ... The FBI recovered 11 boxes containing classified records that Trump took from the White House. Rep ... —Rep ... ....
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Mexico flies hundreds of troops to Tijuana after wave of gang attacks
Daily Bulletin 14 Aug 2022
Hundreds of Mexican military troops were flown into Tijuana on Saturday to beef up street patrols after armed gangs hijacked and burned at least a dozen vehicles in the border city, the latest in a wave of attacks hitting civilians across the country. U.S ... Tijuana is home to the San Ysidro-El Chaparral ports of entry, the busiest U.S. border crossing.
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A disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
Madison 14 Aug 2022
Many Californians fear the "Big One," but it might not be what you think. It's not an earthquake. And it isn't the mega drought. It's actually the exact opposite. A megaflood. A new study by Science Advances shows climate change has already doubled the chances of a disastrous flood happening in California in the next four decades ... Open Jim ... .
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Ruto pulls ahead in Kenya's presidential vote count as tempers fray
Reuters 14 Aug 2022
NAIROBI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead in a tight presidential race, according to official results reported by Kenyan media on Sunday, as more riot police were deployed inside the national election tallying centre after scuffles and accusations by party agents ... Register ... "Let the drama end ... ....
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Afganistán ha perdido 500 millones en un año por no permitir seguir estudiando a las niñas, según UNICEF
Europa Press 14 Aug 2022
UNICEF ha intentado mantener los programas de higiene y apoyo que antes se prestaban en los centros educativos. MADRID, 14 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) - ... Esta cifra supone un 2,5 por ciento del PIB anual afgano además de implica privar a las niñas y jóvenes de su derecho a una formación ... educación secundaria ... "No pararemos hasta lograr este objetivo ... .
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Las Vegas airport put on lockdown over false reports of active shooter
The Independent 15 Aug 2022
Video footage showed crowds of passengers running through a security area .
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Putin says Russia and North Korea will expand bilateral relations - KCNA
Asahi News 15 Aug 2022
SEOUL--Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the two countries will "expand the comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations with common efforts," Pyongyang's state media reported on Monday ... .
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Veteran opposition leader Odinga ahead in Kenya’s presidential race- official results
FX Empire 13 Aug 2022
By Katharine Houreld. NAIROBI (Reuters) – Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya’s presidential race, official election results showed on Saturday, pushing Deputy President William Ruto into second place ... East Africa’s wealthiest nation and most vibrant democracy held presidential, parliamentary and local elections on Tuesday ... Advertisement.
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Scottish salmon industry facing ‘acute’ labour shortages, bosses warn
The Independent 15 Aug 2022
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Mangrove forests: How 40 million Australian trees died of thirst
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More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Nancy Pelosi trip
Al Jazeera 14 Aug 2022
A US delegation of lawmakers has arrived in Taiwan for a two-day visit during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen – the second high-level group to come amid continued military tensions with the island’s giant neighbour, China ... Taiwan’s presidential office said the group would meet Tsai on Monday morning ... It added, however ... .