If nuclear weapons are used in Ukraine, it won’t be Russia that starts it, says Russian president Vladimir Putin – ostensibly seeking to reassure the world while also delivering an arch reminder that he does, after all, have the power to swing the world’s largest nuclear arsenal into action if he chooses. Putin was speaking to what has been described as “his personal human rights council”, skirting for the moment the convenience of having your own human rights council when the United Nations human rights council, the OHCHR, tends to insist on paying more than lip service to awkward things…
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Very heavy rains hit capital Lisbon, Portugal on December 7, 2022, causing severe flash floods and leaving at least one person dead. According to data provided by the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the Tapada da Ajuda weather station in Lisbon recorded 82.3 mm (3.2 inches) of rain on December 7, the Geofísico weather station in Lisbon recorded 80 mm (3.14 inches), Amoreiras (Lisbon LFCL) 58.5 mm (2.30 inches), G. Coutinho (Lisbon) 73.8 mm (2.90 inches), and Almada 50 mm (1.9 inches).1 The worst affected were the Alcântara, Campo Grande, Campo Pequeno, and Baixa areas of the Lisbon…
More than 35 million people, including 6.7 million children, are currently unable to meet their basic food and nutrition needs, according to latest analysis from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Food Programme (WFP). Numbers could rise unless urgent and long-lasting solutions to address the crisis are not delivered soon, they warned. Edging towards catastrophe The situation is particularly worrying in the Liptako-Gourma tri-border region between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, where 25,500 people will experience catastrophic hunger during the June-August lean season next year. “The food and nutrition security outlook for…
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates…Climate campaigners on Thursday were outraged but unsurprised as TC Energy in Canada—the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline proposal defeated last year—announced the 22nd spill from its original pipeline.”As we wait to hear how much tar sands and toxic chemicals like benzene have polluted our water from TC Energy’s Keystone 1 pipeline, it is critical to note our state and counties need better laws on the books for pipelines.”The company said it had shut down the Keystone pipeline, which carries 622,000 barrels per day of crude oil, at about 8:00…
The idea that a technology called carbon capture and storage (CCS) could catch molecules of CO₂ as they emerge from the chimneys of power stations and factories has been around for more than two decades. Michael Gove, the secretary of state responsible for “levelling up” the UK’s regions, recently justified his approval of the UK’s first new coal mine in 30 years with “increased use of CCS”. There’s only one problem: CCS won’t cancel out Woodhouse Colliery’s emissions, which are estimated at 400,000 tonnes a year, because it barely exists. The UK government first started talking about CCS in the…
German fashion brand Barboza has launched new eco-friendly cardboard boxes created in cooperation with Maksim Arbuzov. To ship e-commerce items safely around the world, Arbuzov developed premium corrugated sustainable postal boxes as part of the brand’s eco-friendly strategy. The ‘Build Yourself’ boxes are screen-printed in one color with the brand’s unique design. They are entirely recyclable, so consumers can purchase items on the brand’s website and receive them in a sustainable package. While traditional packaging boxes are plain, uninteresting, and harmful to the environment, Barboza’s ‘Build Yourself’ boxes are extravagant and bold, capturing consumers’ attention through their vibrant text placement…
My Chemical Romance – mainstay alternative band of the Noughties – made a triumphant return in 2022 with new music and a reunion world tour. There was also the blockbuster Hella Mega Tour with Fall Out Boy, Weezer and Green Day filling stadiums across the US and UK. And promises of more emo reunions to come abound for 2023, most recently with the announcement of an extensive Paramore comeback tour (front woman Hayley Williams also hosted the podcast Everything Is Emo for BBC Sounds earlier this year). Little wonder, then, that several music outlets decided to hail 2022 an “emo…
Prince Harry is getting candid about his past controversy. In his new docuseries Harry & Meghan, which premiered Dec. 8, the royal addressed the 2005 scandal in which he wore a Nazi uniform to a costume party, calling it “one of the biggest mistakes of his life.” “I felt so ashamed afterwards,” he explained. “All I wanted to do was make it right.” Harry revealed that after the incident, he spoke with the chief rabbi in London—which he said “had a profound impact” on him—adding that he also went to Berlin to speak with a Holocaust survivor. “I could have just ignored it and…
Police have arrested 25 people accused of planning to overthrow the German government in a series of raids across the country. The group is accused of trying to instate Heinrich XIII – a descendant of German royalty – as their leader. Among those arrested were members of the Reichsbürger (which translates as citizens of the Reich), a disparate movement of groups and individuals, including some with extreme-right views. This is not the first time Reichsbürger adherents have been stopped from attempting violent action, but this latest incident has caused greater concern. A former member of the German parliament, who was…
Official visitor arrival numbers for Q3 2022 show that Solomon Islands has got off to a far better than expected result, just three months after the country reopened borders on 1 July after an 800-day lockdown. The figures, released by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO), show a total of 2,481 international visitors travelled to the destination between 1 July and 30 September 2022. Australians made up the bulk of the numbers, with the 1,038 figure recorded comprising 41.8% of the total intake for the period. Dagnal Dereveke, Acting CEO & Head of Corporate Services, said he was sure…