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   Sun Cable signs development agreement with NT   
   Government to build giant solar farm, but intended customer Singapore yet to   
   commit   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 04:27Z   
   By 2027, the project could supply 15 per cent of Singapore's power supply.   
   Since the project's inception, the developer Sun Cable has promoted ...   
      
      
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   BREAKING (27 Jan): The AUS govt has lost a class action involving   
   breach of privacy. The govt had released the names and personal   
   details of around 10,000 asylum seekers and in the first case of its   
   type in AUS the court has found they are entitled to compensation   
   between $100 and $20k each, depending on circumstances.  Often asylum   
   seekers or their families are under threat from the govt in their home country.   
      
   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 ...   
      
   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.   
      
   The Race Is On for Commercial Deployment of Solar in Open Seas   
   Greentech Media News, 27 Jan 2021 22:05Z   
   Commercial-scale ocean solar projects are expected within the next 2 years   
   as Equinor joins the fray.   
      
   President Biden to Sign Executive Order, Pausing Oil and Gas Leasing   
   The New York Times, 27 Jan 2021 20:28Z   
   Washington. President Biden on Wed signed a sweeping series of   
   executive orders that aim to "confront the existential threat of climate   
   change" ...   
      
   NASA's asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx probe will head back to Earth in May   
   Engadget, 27 Jan 2021 10:25Z   
   The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will soon bid asteroid Bennu farewell. NASA has   
   announced that OSIRIS-REx will start its journey back to our planet on May   
   10th, ...   
      
   2020 Was The Worst Year Ever For US Hotels. Here's What's Next   
   NPR, 27 Jan 2021 10:24Z   
   After a tough 2020, the US hotel industry is bracing for a difficult first   
   half this year, followed by improved leisure travel in the second half.   
      
   [BREXIT!]   
   E.U. and UK Fight Over Coronavirus Vaccines: 'Solidarity Is Failing'   
   The New York Times, 27 Jan 2021 12:23Z   
   As vaccine production falls behind schedule, and the European Union lags in   
   inoculating people, Brussels and London are lobbing threats and accusations at   
   ...   
      
     France: Vaccines shortage leaves Strasbourg anti-COVID clinic at standstill   
     WION, 27 Jan 2021 04:26Z   
      
   Indonesia's Most Active Volcano Erupts   
   NPR, 27 Jan 2021 11:23Z   
   Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 mn people, sits along the Pacific   
   "Ring of Fire," which leaves the country prone to earthquakes, tsunamis, and   
   eruptions.   
      
   How Biden's Climate Ambitions Could Shift America's Global Footprint   
   The New York Times, 27 Jan 2021 10:21Z   
   Serious efforts to address global warming might mean big changes for America's   
   trade, foreign relations and even defense strategy.   
      
   Woman awarded $280k for defamation by Australian Financial Review columnist   
   ABC News, 27 Jan 2021 05:21Z   
   Journalist Joe Aston engaged in a campaign of "offensive mockery" against   
   businesswoman Elaine Stead while writing for the Nine Entertainment Co   
   newspaper, a judge found, leaving Ms Stead feeling "humiliated".   
      
   NSW walks away from Norfolk Island services, Queensland poised to take control   
   ABC News, 27 Jan 2021 05:20Z   
   NSW's association with Norfolk Island appears likely to end, after   
   Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed her Government was in   
   talks about taking over a service contract on the tiny external territory.   
      
   'Endless shame': Chinese social media responds to anal swab testing for   
   COVID-19   
   ABC News, 27 Jan 2021 06:19Z   
   China enforces strict new measures, including anal swab testing, as COVID-19   
   cases surge ahead of Lunar New Year, usually the country's busiest time for   
   travel.   
      
   Australian activist detained over a tweet in Tanzania seeks help to return home   
   ABC/RN Breakfast, 27 Jan 2021 06:17Z   
   Activist Zara Kay is on bail in Tanzania and unable to leave the country,   
   but says she hasn't been charged with a crime. Meanwhile, she has been   
   receiving death threats and does not feel safe, and wants help to return   
   home to Australia.   
      
   Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon pays $12.9m price for 1MDB scandal   
   ABC News, 27 Jan 2021 07:17Z   
   The chief executive's pay is cut by 36 per cent over the bank's role in a   
   scandal that saw Goldman Sachs agree to pay $3.74 bn in settlements.   
      
   Axiom Space names first private crew to launch to space station   
   collectSPACE.com, 26 Jan 2021 14:29Z   
   The crew of the first entirely-private orbital space mission will include   
   the second oldest person to launch into space, the second Israeli in space,   
   the 11th ...   
      
     Space tourists paying $71m each to be first all-private International Space   
     Station crew   
     ABC News, 27 Jan 2021 08:15Z   
     Space tourism will resume in Jan 2022 with 3 men joining an eight-   
     day mission to the ISS, using a SpaceX Dragon capsule for the first fully   
     private flight to the station.   
      
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