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2021-11-10 10:00:14 ‘Killing us slowly’: dams and drought choke Syria’s water supply – in pictures

The dwindling flow of the Euphrates River combined with Turkey’s occupation of Alouk water station has disrupted access to water for 460,000 peoplePhotographs by Daniela SalaWorld’s ‘calamitous’ water crisis being ignored in climate talks – WaterAid Continue reading...

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#Global_development #Access_to_water #Water #Environment #Syria Open / Comment

2021-11-10 10:00:09 ‘Throwing toothpicks at the mountain’: Paul Keating says Aukus submarines plan will have no impact on China

Former Australian prime minister also says Britain ‘like an old theme park sliding into the Atlantic’ compared to modern ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has denounced the US- and UK-backed plan for nuclear-powered submarines as “like throwing a handful of toothpicks at the mountain”, declaring Australia should avoid being drawn into a war with China.The former Labor leader on Wednesday accused the major Australian political parties of losing their way on foreign policy, while dismissing the credibility of the UK’s “tilt” to the Indo-Pacific region. Continue reading...

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2021-11-10 09:40:48 Records of 320,000 Punjab soldiers from first world war uncovered

Military files of Indian troops left unread in Pakistan museum for 97 years go onlineThe records of 320,000 troops from the Punjab who fought in the first world war, left unread in a basement for 97 years, have been disclosed by UK-based historians to offer new insight into the contribution of Indian soldiers to the allied war effort.Files found in the depths of the Lahore Museum in Pakistan have been digitised and uploaded on to a website in time for Armistice Day on Thursday. Continue reading...

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#First_world_war #India #Pakistan #British_empire #Remembrance_Day Open / Comment

2021-11-10 09:40:43 Melbourne art critic reviews melting Murdochs without noticing Rupert or Lachlan

Robert Nelson of the Age admits ‘sometimes the eyes aren’t enough’ after missing the point of the installation in his review.What’s your worst professional blunder? Tell us in the comments belowGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingWhen the Age’s art critic Robert Nelson reviewed a one-day art project in Melbourne on the weekend he noted the audience was looking at an installation by a UK conceptual artist in “puzzlement”.“You could sense that viewers were searching in themselves for an explanation,” Nelson wrote in his review of Jeremy Deller’s work, Father and Son, which featured lifesize grey candles in the form of a seated old man and a younger man slowly burning to a puddle throughout the day. Continue reading...

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#Rupert_Murdoch #Lachlan_Murdoch #Nine_Entertainment #Australian_media #Media Open / Comment

2021-11-10 09:40:39 England has highest death rates of older patients in western world, study finds

Exclusive: research body looks at over-65s hospitalised with hip fractures, heart failure or diabetesEngland has the highest death rates of frail and older hospitalised patients in the western world, a landmark global study has found.Harvard University, the London School of Economics (LSE) and the thinktank Health Foundation, all part of the International Collaborative on Costs, Outcomes and Needs in Care (Icconic), a global network of healthcare researchers, used thousands of official medical records to compare the cost and quality of care in 10 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. Continue reading...

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#Older_people #Hospitals #Research #Higher_education #Society Open / Comment

2021-11-10 09:40:34 The young taxi bikers killed in Freetown’s fuel blast died trying to scrape a living | Jonah Lipton and James B Palmer

Riders trying to get fuel from a leaking tanker were among 100 killed when it exploded. It’s part of a bigger story of the struggle for survival in Sierra Leone, a country exploited by rich nationsMore than 100 people were killed by an explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone, last week, after a leaking fuel tanker collided with a lorry on a busy road in the capital city.Many of those who died were young motorbike taxi drivers, after dozens of riders rushed to the leaking tanker to collect free petrol and were caught in the blast. The tanker and lorry drivers tried to keep people away but could not stop the crowd. Half an hour later, it was too late. Continue reading...

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#Sierra_Leone #Global_development #Africa #World_news #Young_people Open / Comment

2021-11-10 09:40:29 Why the Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell must go

Joe Biden needs someone at the top who shares his values – so step forward then please … Lael BrainardThe US president, Joe Biden, faces a critical decision: whom to appoint as chair of the Federal Reserve – arguably the most powerful position in the global economy.The wrong choice can have grave consequences. Under Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke, the Fed failed to regulate the banking system adequately, setting the stage for the worst global economic downturn in 75 years. That crisis and policymakers’ response to it have had far-reaching political consequences, exacerbating inequality and nurturing a lingering sense of grievance in those who lost their houses and jobs. Continue reading...

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#Business #Economics #US_economy #Federal_Reserve #Jerome_Powell Open / Comment

2021-11-10 09:40:24 Coronavirus news live: France orders those aged over 65 to show proof of Covid booster shot, China reports drop in cases

Emmanuel Macron says those aged over 65 will need to give proof of a Covid booster shot in order to maintain a health pass; China sees a decline in daily reported cases as it continues a zero-Covid policyFrance pushes to accelerate Covid booster shot programmeWHO hopeful for ‘second generation’ of nasal and oral Covid vaccinesCovid cases hit record high in GreeceAstraZeneca to create dedicated Covid vaccines unitCovid vaccine to be mandatory for all NHS staff by AprilSee all our coronavirus coverageWelcome back to our Covid blog this Wednesday. I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be reporting from Sydney, Australia, to bring you all the latest headlines. Continue reading...

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#Coronavirus #World_news #France #China #Europe Open / Comment

2021-11-10 09:40:20 My three things: What I’d save from my house in a fire | First Dog on the Moon

Obviously I eschew all material possessions – yet there may be some ‘objets’ tucked away that might fulfil your gauche yearning for clickbaitSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...

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2021-11-10 09:40:16 VW’s £1bn bid to lead the charge in electric vehicle production

Volkswagen hopes investment in its Zwickau plant – where Trabants were once built – will put dieselgate to restTwo bronze statues that guard the entrance to Zwickau train station in Saxony tell the tale of Germany’s struggle to wean itself off fossil fuels.A crouching miner cradles a lamp in a nod to the lignite, a particularly dirty form of coal, that was dug from this part of former East Germany, fuelling its factories and power stations. His companion, an engineer, represents the car industry that dominates Germany’s industrial heartland. Continue reading...

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#Volkswagen_(VW) #Electric,_hybrid_and_low-emission_cars #Automotive_industry #Automotive_emissions #Greenhouse_gas_emissions Open / Comment