https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/16/chris-gloninger-tv-weather-man-climate-crisis
Chris Gloninger wove the reality of global heating into his forecasts in the conservative heartland of Iowa. Not everyone was receptive
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66226873
Some of the emails reportedly contain sensitive information such as passwords and medical records.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/7/17/spains-snap-vote-catalans-fear-right-wing-takeover
Final opinion polls project that the right-wing PP party will win a majority in a coalition with the far-right Vox.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/7/17/us-chip-lobby-presses-biden-to-refrain-from-more-china-curbs
It says further rule-tightening by US risks ‘disrupting supply chains, causing significant market uncertainty’.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/17/west-bank-not-occupied-territory-says-ron-desantis
Addressing Christian Zionist group, Florida governor and Republican US presidential candidate pledges support to Israel.
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/13/cobalt_red_kara
The Democratic Republic of the Congo produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, an essential component in rechargeable batteries powering laptops, smartphones and electric vehicles. But those who dig up the valuable mineral often work in horrific and dangerous conditions, says Siddharth Kara, an international expert on modern-day slavery and author of Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives. In an in-depth interview, he says the major technology companies that rely on this cobalt from DRC to make their products are turning a blind eye to the human toll and falsely claiming their supply chains are free from abuse, including widespread child labor. “The public health catastrophe on top of the human rights violence on top of the environmental destruction is unlike anything we’ve ever seen in the modern context,” says Kara. “The fact that it is linked to companies worth trillions and that our lives depend on this enormous violence has to be dealt with.”
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/india-ties-uae-settle-trade-114534898.html
India has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates that will allow it to settle trade in rupees instead of dollars, boosting India's efforts to cut transaction costs by eliminating dollar conversions. During a visit by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the UAE on Saturday, the two countries also agreed to set up a real-time payment link to facilitate easier cross-border money transfers. The two agreements will enable "seamless cross-border transactions and payments, and foster greater economic cooperation", said a statement from the Reserve Bank of India on Saturday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/16/irans-morality-police-return-as-authorities-enforce-hijab-rule
Iranian authorities intensify crack down on violations of the country’s mandatory hijab rules.
https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/110715154031130002
Attached: 1 image The Hyperloop was never meant to be built. Elon Musk admitted it was all about fueling opposition to California’s high-speed rail project so it would get canceled. He never planned to improve transportation; he just wants to keep people trapped in cars. https://newrepublic.com/article/174089/big-tech-watching-drive #tech #transport #elonmusk #transportation #hyperloop #trains
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/14/some-300-children-drowned-trying-to-reach-europe-so-far-this-year
The figure recorded in the first six months of 2023 is likely to be an underestimate, the UNICEF says.
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