Tag: World

Sue Gray Can Start Job With Labour Party From September, Says Watchdog

June 30, 2023
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Partygate investigator Sue Gray can start working as chief of staff of the Labour Party from September, six months after resigning from the civil service, Whitehall’s appointments watchdog has said. Gray—who led an investigation into allegations of parties being held in Downing Street in breach of the COVID-19 lockdown rules—accepted a job offer from Labour…

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10 Tonnes of Mining Needed for One EV, CEO Reveals True Cost of Net Zero

June 30, 2023
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BRISBANE—Business leaders at the World Mining Congress have revealed the sheer scale (and urgency) of new mining activity needed to make net zero societies feasible. The climate change movement—supposed to be about protecting the environment—will, in fact, spur mining companies to go “deeper, bigger, and faster” to meet the demand for critical minerals like lithium…

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A Changing Canada: Reflections of a WWII-Era Refugee

June 30, 2023
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Karla Poewe has thought a lot about culture and national identity. She came to Canada as a refugee in the aftermath of World War II and is now retired from a long career in anthropology. As Canadians prepare to celebrate Canada Day, the 82-year-old Calgary resident reflects on all she has valued about Canadian culture…

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Kenya Launches Public Inquiry Into Alleged Crimes Carried out by British Troops

June 30, 2023
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Kenya is to launch a public inquiry into alleged crimes committed by British troops including the murder of a young prostitute. Kenya’s National Assembly Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations Committee adopted the proposal last week, announcing that the inquiry would involve the UK Embassy. MPs said the move follows residents’ concerns over activities of soldiers…

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5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Indonesia’s Main Island, Damaging Several Buildings

June 30, 2023
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YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia—A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, damaging several buildings and prompting panic. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.8 quake was centered 84 kilometers (52 miles) southwest of Bambanglipuro, a village in Bantul regency of Yogyakarta Province, at a…

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Russia Will Emerge from Mutiny ‘Stronger,’ Moscow’s Top Diplomat Asserts

June 30, 2023
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Russia will emerge from the turmoil caused by last week’s aborted mutiny “stronger,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “Russia has always emerged stronger from difficulties,” Moscow’s top diplomat said at a June 30 online press briefing.  “This will be the case this time,” he added. “We already feel that this has begun.” On…

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Parliamentary Committee Begins Probe Into Firing of Winnipeg Lab Scientists: Report

June 30, 2023
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An ad hoc committee of parliamentarians has begun its probe into previously withheld documents related to the firing of two infectious-disease scientists from Canada’s highest-security lab in Winnipeg, according to a report. “Work is underway and documents are available to the committee members. They work independently,” said Mark Kennedy, communications director for Government House Leader Mark Holland,…

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Sunak Unveils 15-year Plan to Boost NHS Staffing in England by 300,000 People

June 30, 2023
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NHS England is expected to employ over 300,000 extra nurses, doctors, and other health workers under a 15-year plan to tackle staff shortages in the health service. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government is making “the largest single expansion in NHS education and training in its history.” There are currently 112,000 vacancies across the…

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Canada Day a Reminder to Visit Some of the Country’s Hidden Gems

June 30, 2023
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Canada is a large country with an abundance of hidden gems, and Canada Day is a good reminder to get out and see some of them. One such jewel is Grasslands National Park, tucked away in southwestern Saskatchewan, not far from the American border. On top of that—literally—is that the park is a so-called Dark Sky Preserve,…

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Lawmaker, US Government Panel Call Attention to Chinese Citizens Sentenced for Their Faith

June 30, 2023
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A Republican lawmaker and U.S. government panel call attention to two Chinese citizens sentenced to prison as part of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of the spiritual practice Falun Gong. Zhou Deyong and Liu Aihua, both relatives of U.S. residents and victims of the regime’s suppression of freedom of belief, are now part of U.S….

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