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Jakarta residents win ‘historic’ lawsuit against Indonesian government for air pollution | Abroad 2 min read

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Jakarta residents win ‘historic’ lawsuit against Indonesian government for air pollution | Abroad

Harold Manning 6 hours ago 65

A Jakarta court yesterday ruled that the Indonesian government is doing far too little to ensure that metropolitan residents can breathe clean air. The Indonesian... Read More

The tallest tree in the world packed against approaching forest fire 1 min read

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The tallest tree in the world packed against approaching forest fire

Harold Manning 14 hours ago 85

The tallest tree in the world, a so-called redwood tree with a height of 83 meters, has been wrapped in aluminum foil in the hope... Read More

More new loves for Danish lifers 2 min read

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More new loves for Danish lifers

Harold Manning 22 hours ago 69

A 2017 archive photo by Peter Madsen.AFP Image “In recent years we have seen disgusting examples of prisoners committing horrific crimes and then addressing young... Read More

SpaceX civilian-only rocket successfully enters Earth orbit | Abroad 1 min read

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SpaceX civilian-only rocket successfully enters Earth orbit | Abroad

Harold Manning 1 day ago 114

The launch was scheduled between 2:02 am and 7:02 am (Dutch time), because the rocket was not on its way to the International Space Station,... Read More

US envoy: Taliban deal collapsed due to President Ghani’s flight abroad 1 min read

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US envoy: Taliban deal collapsed due to President Ghani’s flight abroad

Harold Manning 2 days ago 95

The fall of Kabul last month led to a chaotic evacuation of Western civilians, but apparently could have been avoided. Khalilzad said it was agreed... Read More

Chernobyl ‘forbidden zone’ is being re-mapped 1 min read

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Chernobyl ‘forbidden zone’ is being re-mapped

Harold Manning 2 days ago 110

35 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Ukrainian and German specialists are again mapping the radioactivity in the “forbidden zone”. A full measurement like this... Read More

“Never before have so many dolphins and pilot whales been killed in the Faroe Islands massacre” 1 min read

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“Never before have so many dolphins and pilot whales been killed in the Faroe Islands massacre”

Harold Manning 2 days ago 89

The Danish Faroe Islands may never have seen so many dolphins and pilot whales killed in the annual massacre. More than 1,400 marine mammals were... Read More

Chinese ambassador unwelcome in UK House of Commons due to sanctions 1 min read

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Chinese ambassador unwelcome in UK House of Commons due to sanctions

Harold Manning 3 days ago 89

The Chinese Ambassador to the UK has been told he is not welcome in the UK House of Commons until China ends sanctions against some... Read More

Trump-suspicious US general swore to China: I’ll call before I attack 2 min read

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Trump-suspicious US general swore to China: I’ll call before I attack

Harold Manning 3 days ago 87

The senior US military officer has twice called his Chinese counterpart to ensure that the US military does not attack China, even if President Trump... Read More

More than 50 degrees? It happens more often, more often and more often 2 min read

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More than 50 degrees? It happens more often, more often and more often

Harold Manning 3 days ago 65

These are extreme temperatures, which also occurred before 2010, but much less. Between 1980 and 2009, there were an average of 14 such days per... Read More