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   Climate change: Biggest global poll supports 'global emergency'   
      
   Matt McGrath   
   27 Jan 2021   
   BBC   
      
   The poll, called the "People's Climate Vote", has been organised by the   
   United Nations Development Programme in conjunction with Oxford University.   
      
   The organisers distributed poll questions through adverts in mobile gaming   
   apps across 50 countries, between Oct and Dec last year.   
      
   Across all countries, 64% of participants saw climate change as an emergency,   
   requiring urgent responses from countries. The margin of error was +/- 2%.   
      
   This result varied somewhat by age and location.   
      
   In the UK and Italy, 81% agreed with the question, while this dropped to 50%   
   among those responding from Moldova.   
      
   Newly installed US President Joe Biden can take some comfort that 65% of   
   those in the US taking part now view climate change as an emergency.   
      
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   Doomsday Clock remains at 100 seconds to midnight - perilously close to   
   catastrophe   
   NBC News, 27 Jan 2021 17:40Z   
   The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced on Wed that its   
   symbolic Doomsday Clock remains at 100 seconds to midnight, the same ...   
   [For 2y in a row the clock remains at 100 sec to doom -- the closest   
   it's been to the end of civilization in its 70y history].   
      
   Mystery of Greenland's expanding 'dark zone' finally solved   
   Livescience.com, 27 Jan 2021 13:29Z   
   Scientists have discovered what causes the algal blooms that are responsible   
   for the 'dark zone' in Greenland's melting ice sheet.   
      
   [UKEXIT!]   
   UK PM Johnson heads to Scotland amid fears of break up of UK   
   Yahoo News, 27 Jan 2021 22:38Z   
   Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic   
   underlined the benefits of being part of the United Kingdom as he prepares   
   to visit ...   
      
   Mike Pence is 'homeless' and 'couch surfing' after being booted from the   
   Vice President's residence   
   Daily Mail, 28 Jan 2021 01:37Z   
   The ex-VP and his wife, Karen, returned to their home state of Indiana last   
   Wed but no longer own property there.   
      
   Largest Gravity Changes Ever Recorded: 2018 K#lauea Eruption   
   USGS, 27 Jan 2021   
      
   Australian Open participants to start leaving hotel quarantine tonight   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 03:29Z   
   More than 900 people who travelled to Victoria for the Australian Open will   
   be released from hotel quarantine over the coming days, COVID-19 Quarantine   
   Victoria confirms.   
      
   [Cancelled!]   
   'Dangerous conspiracy theories': Candidate withdraws from WA election over   
   5G post   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 04:28Z   
   A Liberal candidate for the up-coming WA election withdraws after an opinion   
   piece she wrote linking 5G technology to the global coronavirus pandemic is   
   revealed.   
      
   Sun Cable signs development agreement with NT Government to build giant   
   solar farm, but Singapore yet to commit   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 04:27Z   
   The Sun Cable project, on track to be built in the Northern Territory, aims   
   to supply up to 15 per cent of Singapore's energy by 2027, but the city-   
   state has concerns about reliability and has not yet signed any agreements.   
      
   Vietnam reports first 2 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in 55 days   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 05:26Z   
   Vietnam's health ministry confirms its first 2 locally transmitted   
   COVID-19 cases in nearly 2 months, just weeks before the country's Lunar   
   New Year holiday period.   
      
   Calls for Victorian Government to set interim emissions reduction targets   
   ahead of 2050   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 06:29Z   
   Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is being urged to set emissions reduction   
   targets for 2025 and 2030 to boost business confidence and prevent Victoria   
   falling behind the rest of the world on climate action.   
      
   ACCC vows to pursue Google's ad dominance, as tech giants push back on news   
   code   
   ABC/7.30, 28 Jan 2021 06:32Z   
   The consumer watchdog raises fresh concerns about tech giant Google's   
   digital advertising dominance, vowing to pursue its potential misuse of   
   market power.   
      
   Second police officer died by suicide following Capitol attack   
   POLITICO, 27 Jan 2021 18:38Z   
   A second police officer who responded to the violent insurrection that   
   rocked the Capitol Building on Jan. 6 has died by suicide, according to   
   testimony obtained ...   
      
   Ocean health under threat as research shows shark, ray numbers down 70pc   
   ABC Far North, 27 Jan 2021 at 10:00pm   
   Researchers say an elevated extinction risk to sharks jeopardises the health   
   of oceans as well as food security in many poorer, developing nations.   
      
   Biden pauses oil and gas leases, cuts subsidies in 'bold' climate steps   
   ABC News, 27 Jan 2021 at 10:16pm   
   US President Joe Biden signs a raft of executive actions to combat climate   
   change as he pursues green policies he billed as a boon to the economy.   
      
   [10y and 74 court hearings later:]   
   Malka Leifer faces first court hearing in Australia over child sex abuse   
   charges after extradition   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 0:36Z   
   Malka Leifer's lawyer says his client has "significant mental health issues"   
   and needs "special arrangements" in custody, as the former school principal   
   has faced an Australian court for the first time on child sex abuse charges.   
      
   Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was an FBI informant   
   The Guardian, 28 Jan 2021 0:20Z   
   Extremist leader repeatedly worked undercover for investigators after his   
   arrest in 2012, former prosecutor and court files reveal.   
      
   Atmospheric River Hits Northern California, Bringing Snow, Winds and Mudslides   
   San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan 2021 23:20Z   
      
   On nights before a full moon, people go to bed later and sleep less, study   
   shows   
   Phys.org, 27 Jan 2021 19:33Z   
   For centuries, humans have blamed the moon for our moods, accidents and even   
   natural disasters. But new research indicates that our planet's celestial ...   
      
   Navalny Allies and Offices Targeted in Raids as Kremlin Turns Up Pressure   
   The New York Times, 27 Jan 2021 21:30Z   
   Moscow. Police officers raided the apartments and offices of the opposition   
   leader Aleksei A. Navalny and of his allies on Wed, increasing pressure ...   
      
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