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Climate change: Warmth shatters section of Greenland ice shelf
BBC News, 14 Sep 2020 02:13Z
A big chunk of ice has just broken away from the Arctic's largest remaining
ice shelf - 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden - in north-east Greenland. The
ejected ...
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben 13 Sep 2020 12:12Z
I think it's fair to say the message is starting to sink in. One wishes
it hadn't taken this much time and this much trauma
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Tory rebellion widens over Boris Johnson's bill to override Brexit deal
The Guardian, 14 Sep 2020 04:12Z
Criticism grows of plan to break international law as EU calls for bill to
be dropped.
In Visiting a Charred California, Trump Confronts a Scientific Reality He
Denies
The New York Times, 14 Sep 2020 0:08Z
A president who has mocked climate change and pushed policies that
accelerate it is set to be briefed on the scorched earth and ash-filled
skies that experts say ...
Fox News poll shows Trump losing to Biden on "mental soundness"
Salon, 14 Sep 2020 02:09Z
Likely voters believe that Democratic nominee Joe Biden is more mentally
sound that President Donald Trump, according to a recently-released Fox News
poll.
[The Putin Strategy:]
Trump says he'll try to 'negotiate' a third term in office - Business Insider
Business Insider, 13 Sep 2020 15:08Z
President Donald Trump on Sat once more suggested he would spend three
terms - 12 years - in office, claiming that he was "probably entitled" to an
...
Thailand pays its people to go on holidays to help tourism recover from
coronavirus
ABC News, 13 Sep 2020 at 8:49pm
From relaxing beachside holidays to temple visits in the mountains, Thai
people are being encouraged to be tourists in their own country. And best of
all, the Government is offering to pick up some of the tab as part of a bid
to kickstart the country's tourism industry.
Victoria records 35 new coronavirus cases and 7 deaths
ABC News, 13 Sep 2020 at 10:41pm
Victoria records 35 new coronavirus cases and 7 further deaths overnight,
taking the state's COVID-19 death toll to 729.
Queensland's Chief Health Officer under police protection after death threats
ABC News, 13 Sep 2020 at 11:13pm
Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says she feels safe and
supported after being placed under police protection in the wake of
receiving death threats. It comes as the state records zero new cases of
coronavirus.
Belarus protesters flood streets as Russia sends paratroopers in show of
'Slavic brotherhood'
ABC News, 13 Sep 2020 at 11:42pm
Hundreds of protesters are detained in one of the biggest demonstrations
against President Alexander Lukashenko on the eve of his trip to Russia for
talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
New Zealand to lift coronavirus restrictions in most of country on Sept 21
ABC News, 14 Sep 2020 02:05Z
New Zealand will lift coronavirus restrictions across the country on
Sept 21, except in its biggest city, Auckland, which is the epicentre
of a second wave of infections.
The options scientists have to move Kakadu's humpback whales back to sea
ABC News, 14 Sep 2020 03:45Z
Whale experts around Australia ponder multiple strategies to encourage two
humpback whales out of a river in Kakadu National Park, as concerns grow
over the risk of a stranding in the murky river, where crocodiles are common.
[3rd wave:]
Coronavirus Israel live: Cabinet approves three-week lockdown starting Fri
Haaretz, 14 Sep 2020 0:14Z
[Elsewhere, France reports 500 people are on vents and the number of
cases is on the rise again. Indonesia is also seeing an increase in
cases and commentators warn as the lowest-testing country in the world
it will only be the tip of the iceberg. Cemeteries are already running
out of space].
Coronavirus: Israel becomes first country in the world to impose second
national lockdown
Sky News, 13 Sep 2020 21:15Z
[Spreaders!]
Utah Study: Children transmit the coronavirus, but don't get sick themselves
AOL, 12 Sep 2020
According to a new study of childcare centers in Utah conducted by the CDC,
children can transmit the coronavirus, but do not get sick themselves.
Britain risks car-crash Brexit of food shortages, recession and isolation
WTOP, 11 Sep 2020
Businesses have consistently delivered one message to Britain's leaders: Do
not under crash out of our largest export market without a deal to protect
trade.
Belarus protests enter 6th week, still demand leader resign
ABC News, 13 Sep 2020 17:35Z
More than 100000 demonstrators calling for the authoritarian president's
resignation marched in the Belarusian capital as the daily protests that
have gripped ...
Peter Navarro abruptly cut from CNN after VERY heated debate over Trump
'downplaying' COVID
Daily Mail, 13 Sep 2020 17:14Z
CNN host Tapper had asked Navarro why Trump 'acknowledged to Bob Woodward
behind closed doors coronavirus was 5 times deadlier than the flu' in an ...
Hurricane warning for metro New Orleans: Sally strengthens, and her track
moves west
NOLA.com, 12 Sep 2020
A westward shift overnight in Tropical Storm Sally's path has put metro New
Orleans in the center of the forecast track for a storm that's expected to
be a ...
Scientist Who Denies Climate Change Hired At NOAA By Trump Administration
NPR, 13 Sep 2020 16:35Z
David Legates, a professor whose research has been supported by fossil fuel
companies, has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that
oversees ...
[Record!]
AccuWeather @breakingweather 13 Sep 2020 08:10Z
Marathon and Key West, Florida, both set preliminary daily and monthly
rainfall records, with 8.13 inches and 9.37 inches falling,
respectively, on Sat: bit.ly/3meO6BH
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Al Jazeera Weather @AJEWeather 13 Sep 2020 08:09Z
A developing tropical storm causes heavy rain and flooding in the city
of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde [Fernando De Pina/EPA]
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