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Taxing Flaring and the Politics of Methane
As with carbon taxes more generally, a methane tax would be highly complementary to other policies that could further drive down methane releases. The post Taxing Flaring and the Politics of Methane appeared first on Niskanen Center...
Lead us not into temptation: How the Child Tax Credit creates healthier families
The Child Tax Credit expansion helps depress substance use among parents. The post Lead us not into temptation: How the Child Tax Credit creates healthier families appeared first on Niskanen Center.
Why Rising Inequality Doesn’t Stimulate Political Action
Rising economic inequality, rather than making the public favor redistribution, actually helps Republicans electorally and leads to policies that further entrench it and away from policies to combat it. The post Why Rising Inequality...
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For us NHS paramedics, the rise in calls to Covid cases is ominously familiar | Jake Jones
Ambulances are an informal frontline in healthcare – and the number of people I see unvaccinated worries meAs the sun comes up on Monday 19 July, the day England’s Covid-19 restrictions ended, my crewmate and I find ourselves assessing...
Freedom of speech? Not these days, if you’re an artist in Britain | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Following two chilling actions against artworks, the right is revealing a disturbing autocratic tendencyOne of the many things that studying history taught me, and which I have never forgotten, is how to recognise the typical characteristics...
How a proposed secrecy law would recast journalism as spying | Duncan Campbell and Duncan Campbell
Home Office plans would remove the public interest defence for whistleblowing, and could put reporters in jailHere we go again. Nearly 50 years ago one of us was arrested under the Official Secrets Act for working on a story for Time Out magazine...
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Canadian vets take action as feds won't give timeline on extracting Afghan interpreters
Afghan interpreters who helped Canadian troops on the front lines have yet to hear from the federal government on how they plan to extract them, as many desperately try to escape the resurging Taliban...
Porsche, other brands cut ties with Chinese-Canadian celebrity Kris Wu amid MeToo allegations
Accusations of predatory behaviour against Chinese-Canadian celebrity Kris Wu have sparked online #MeToo discussions in China and prompted a number of brands, including Porsche, to end their relationship with the A-list superstar, who...
Canada will let fully vaccinated American travellers into country on Aug. 9, others on Sept. 7
The federal government announced Monday it will allow fully vaccinated American travellers into the country starting on Aug. 9, and extend that easing of border measures to other foreign nationals almost a month later...
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Germany’s flood disaster exposes folly of misbalanced Net Zero policies – The Global Warming Policy Forum
A meandering jet stream can lead to unusual weather conditions. Blaming ‘climate change’ (pick your own definition) is so vague as to be meaningless, but may serve to divert the spotlight away from political leaders. – – – The Global...
Covid chaos: Decision to close Scottish mass vaccination centre due to COP26 climate plans described as ‘madness’
Climate conference or Covid jabs, folks? Hardly worth asking — it wouldn’t be the conference. But then, those concerned don’t get asked if they want to delay, or go elsewhere for, their jabs so 20,000 foreigners (all fully jabbed?) can...
Old-school data suggests hurricanes in the Atlantic are not more frequent than in the past
Quote: ‘No evidence’. Not more intense either. Reports claiming otherwise were greatly exaggerated or at least ill-informed, it seems (as well as being frequent, and intensely irritating). Climate alarmists will not be amused. –...
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TikTok making India comeback as TickTock? Here’s all you need to know
TikTok parent company ByteDance has purportedly filed a trademark for the app with the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
4 Recommended Websites to Buy Instagram Followers in 2021
You can spread your business through Instagram. Many people run their own small brands from home. But here, you can try a shortcut that does wonders. Many websites are offering Instagram promotional services. Many famous people use this to...
Poco M3 4GB RAM variant launched in India, check price, specs and other details
The smartphone is available in Poco Yellow, Power Black and Cool Blue colour variants.
Zee News :Sci-Tech
Jeff Bezos 'not very nervous,' says he is 'excited, curious' about inaugural Blue Origin spaceflight today
The world's richest person is due to fly from a desert site in West Texas on an 11-minute trip to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
Who is Sanjal Gavande, Maharashtra-born woman part of Jeff Bezos' rocket Blue Origin
Sanjal Gavande is one of the brains behind Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's space rocket 'New Shephard' which will take a suborbital sightseeing trip on July 20.
ISRO gearing up for two launches in August and September, check details
It would be India's second and third launches in 2020. In February, a PSLV (on a commercial flight) had launched Amazonia-1, a Brazilian Earth Observation Satellite and 18 smaller satellites.
Zee News :World
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, England now witnesses norovirus outbreak, check symptoms and other details here
England reported 154 norovirus outbreaks in the last 5 weeks.
Rockets land near Afghan presidential palace during Eid prayers
Abdullah Abdullah, the No. 2 official in the government, was inside the palace during the rocket attack. ose inside the palace, however, were far removed from where the rockets landed. The rockets landed shortly before Afghan President...
Ariel Henry to take over as new Haitian Prime Minister
A new prime minister, Ariel Henry, supported by key international diplomats will take charge of Haiti, an official said Monday.
Zee News :India National
PM Narendra Modi greets people on ‘Ashadhi Ekadashi’, Maharashtra CM prays for end of COVID-19 crisis
The 'Ashadi Ekadashi' is one of the most important Hindu festivals. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state government has not allowed the pilgrimage on foot since last year.
Mumbai COVID-19 vaccination: Only 58 government and BMC centres to administer vaccines today, check list
The BMC cited 'limited availability of COVID-19 vaccines' and released the list of COVID-19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs) that will be administering Covaxin and Covishield in Mumbai on July 20.
Wholly uncalled for: Supreme Court on Kerala govt`s Bakrid relaxations amid COVID
The apex court also warned that it will take action if the easing of curbs leads to further spread of the virus. "We direct the Kerala government to give heed to the Right to Life enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution," the SC bench said...
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Jeff Bezos, world's richest man, set for inaugural space voyage
VAN HORN, Texas: Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, on Tuesday (Jul 20) is set to blast off aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle for a suborbital flight as part of a history-making crew: Another milestone in ushering...
US Defense Secretary to visit Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Southeast Asia later this month, the Pentagon said, in a trip that will include stops in the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, according to the US embassy in Hanoi. "Secretary...
Australia's Victoria awaits lockdown call as COVID-19 cases ease
SYDNEY: Australia's Victoria state reported a slight easing in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday (Jul 20) as the state's almost 7 million residents wait to see how long a hard lockdown to contain the latest outbreak will last. A...
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South Korea leaders apologise for navy ship COVID-19 outbreak amid vaccine furore
SEOUL: South Korea's prime minister and defence minister apologised as hundreds of COVID-19-infected sailors were flown to Seoul on Tuesday (Jul 20) after a navy destroyer patrolling the waters off Africa was found to be riddled with the...
Indonesians celebrate Eid al-Adha festival under COVID-19 curbs
JAKARTA: Millions of Muslims in Indonesia on Tuesday (Jul 20) celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of the most important Islamic festivals, as President Joko Widodo pledged that tighter COVID-19 restrictions would remain in place until infections...
Singapore, Hong Kong to review travel bubble when COVID-19 situation allows: MOT
SINGAPORE: Discussions on the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble will resume only when the COVID-19 situation allows, Singapore's Ministry of Transport (MOT) said on Tuesday (Jul 20). This is given the recent surge in community cases...
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Volkswagen battery electric vehicle deliveries nearly triple in H1
Volkswagen on Tuesday said global deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEV) nearly tripled in the first half of 2021, mostly driven by demand in Europe which last week unveiled an effective end date for new combustion engine cars...
Rugby-South Africa team to play British & Irish Lions
South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber named the following team on Tuesday to take on the British & Irish Lions in the first test at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday:
ChargePoint to buy VW-backed charging software firm for US$295 million
ChargePoint, one of the world's largest electric vehicle charging networks, on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire operating software firm has.to.be for 250 million euros (US$295 million) to expand its foothold in the European market...
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