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   ANZ pulls funding from Newcastle port, the largest thermal coal terminal in   
   the world, due to climate risk   
   ABC Newcastle, 09 Feb 2021 06:40Z   
   The ANZ bank has pulled nearly $1 bn funding in Port of Newcastle,   
   interpreted as a significant rebuke of coal and its fear of shareholders'   
   exposure to climate risk.   
      
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   'Superspreader' Sun? LA County officials warn against Super Bowl gatherings   
   ABC7, 07 Feb 2021 20:56Z   
   [Only marginally worse than my area of Vic].   
      
   Liz Cheney raises possibility of criminal investigation of Trump for   
   provoking violence   
   The Guardian, 08 Feb 2021 05:56Z   
   Republican pointed to former president's tweet attacking vice-president Mike   
   Pence after Capitol insurrection began.   
      
   Chief Medical Officer says the South African COVID strain is becoming   
   dominant. What does this mean?   
   ABC News, 09 Feb 2021 09:24Z   
   With early data from an Oxford University study suggesting the AstraZeneca   
   vaccine offers only "minimal protection" against mild disease caused by the   
   South African variant, here's what this could mean for Australia's vaccine   
   rollout.   
      
   Victoria reports first coronavirus patient in ICU in months   
   ABC News, 8 Feb 2021 at 10:32pm   
   For the first time since Oct, Victorian health authorities report a   
   person with COVID-19 is being treated in the intensive care unit of a hospital.   
      
   Weekend cold snap blamed for mass deaths of a small native bird in WA   
   ABC South West WA, 09 Feb 2021 04:38Z   
   Unseasonal cold temperatures are believed to have led to widespread deaths   
   of tree martin birds across WA's South West region.   
      
   Crown Resorts not suitable to operate Sydney casino, inquiry finds   
   ABC News, 09 Feb 2021 04:47Z   
   The Commissioner presiding over the inquiry into Crown Resorts finds the   
   company is currently not suitable to hold the licence for the new Sydney   
   casino at Barangaroo.   
      
     Crown inquiry goes beyond humiliation to be a complete disaster for James   
   Packer   
     ABC News, 09 Feb 2021 08:39Z   
     After years of trying to engineer an exit from Crown Resorts, James Packer   
     helped spark an inquiry which has forever tarnished his credibility and   
     forced him to decide between dumping stock or completely remaking his casino   
     group, writes Ian Verrender.   
      
   `Dangerous Stuff': Hackers Tried to Poison Water Supply of Florida Town   
   The New York Times, 09 Feb 2021 02:40Z   
   Hackers remotely accessed the water treatment plant of a small Florida city   
   last week and briefly changed the levels of lye in the drinking water, in   
   the kind of ...   
      
   Powering up: UK hills could be used as energy 'batteries'   
   The Guardian, 08 Feb 2021 13:40Z   
   Hundreds of hills across the UK could be transformed into renewable energy "   
   batteries" through a pioneering hydropower system embedded   
   underground.   
      
   A Surprise in Africa: Air Pollution Falls as Economies Rise   
   The New York Times, 08 Feb 2021 20:39Z   
   Lagos, Nigeria. Rapidly growing countries generally see sharp increases in   
   air pollution as their populations and economies expand. But a new study of   
   air ...   
      
   Georgia secretary of state's office investigates Trump phone call asking   
   to 'find' more votes   
   POLITICO, 09 Feb 2021 01:38Z   
   The Georgia secretary of state's office is investigating former President   
   Donald Trump for pressuring the state's elections officials to overturn the   
   results of the ...   
      
   WHO warns of potential for more Ebola cases after woman dies in DRC   
   CNBC, 08 Feb 2021 18:27Z   
   "It's possible there will be further cases because the woman had contact   
   with many people after she became symptomatic," WHO Director-General Tedros ...   
      
   New variants raise worry about COVID-19 virus reinfections: `Previous   
   infection does not give you a free pass'   
   Chicago Tribune, 08 Feb 2021 18:04Z   
   Evidence is mounting that having COVID-19 may not protect against getting   
   infected again with some of the new variants.   
      
   Despite dip in COVID-19 cases, expert says US is in the 'eye of the hurricane'   
   as variants spread   
   WCVB Boston, 08 Feb 2021 17:03Z   
   While a recent dip in COVID-19 infections may seem encouraging, experts warn   
   now is not the time for Americans to let their guard down.   
      
   'Under A White Sky' Examines What It Might Take For Humans To Continue To Exist   
   NPR, 08 Feb 2021 16:02Z   
   Elizabeth Kolbert makes clear how far we already are from a world of   
   undisturbed, balanced nature - and how far we must go to find a new balance   
   for the ...   
      
   Coal-Fired Power Took a Beating During the Pandemic, Study Finds   
   The New York Times, 08 Feb 2021 17:58Z   
   The share of energy generated from coal has dropped more sharply during the   
   coronavirus pandemic than that of any other power source, according to a new   
   ...   
      
   [Leadership!]   
   Rep. Ron Wright of Arlington dies after 18-day battle with COVID-19   
   The Dallas Morning News, 08 Feb 2021 18:32Z   
   This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day. Rep. Ron   
   Wright of Arlington died Sun night less than 3 weeks after contracting...   
      
   [It will be gone by April!]   
   Businesses add COVID-19 fees to bills   
   ABC News, 08 Feb 2021 03:59Z   
      
   Starlink satellites light up Cape Town skies   
   CapeTown ETC, 06 Feb 2021   
   Several Capetonians across the city and further afield spotted a string of   
   mysterious lights streaking across the night sky before disappearing into   
   the darkness ...   
      
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