oldephartte(in training): 22 May - iG Tab

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Niskanen Center

Niskanen applauds designation of Afghanistan for humanitarian protections but more action required
Today, the Niskanen Center applauds the Biden administration’s designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief (SSR) for Afghans currently in the U.S. But Congress must do more to protect vulnerable Afghans...
2 days ago
How the FDA (among others) failed us
This is Part 3 in our “Lessons from the Pandemic” video interview series. As we publish more interviews in the coming weeks, you’ll be able to access the full series here. In the latest in a series of video interviews on lessons from the...
3 days ago
The international community is failing refugees
If we allow governments to decide that they no longer have to uphold the commitment to care for refugees in times of duress, we undermine the premise of protecting those most in need. The post The international community is failing refugees...
3 days ago

Brian Adcock on the looming Sue Gray report – cartoon
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9 hours ago
The Guardian view on the ‘spy cops’ inquiry: not enough answers
The women deceived by police, and other activists who were spied on, are denied justice by a process that is so drawn outThe public inquiry into undercover policing, which has just held its third phase of hearings, is on course to become one of...
10 hours ago
The Guardian view on swallows and swifts: nature’s messengers | Editorial
Migrant birds carry information around the globe. When their arrival is delayed, we should worrySwifts are back in UK skies, putting an end to the annual hiatus when nature seems to hold its breath, awaiting successive waves of migrant birds...
10 hours ago

What is a 'derecho'? Climatologist explains Saturday's powerful storm
The storm that moved across Ontario and Quebec Saturday is known as a “derecho”, a powerful kind of windstorm that is long lasting and far-reaching.
7 hours ago
43 CP Rail cars carrying potash derail east of Fort Macleod, Alta.
Clean up is underway after 43 CP Rail train cars carrying potash left the track Sunday morning east of Fort Macleod, Alta.
10 hours ago
Ont. and Que. scramble to recover from thunderstorm that left at least 8 dead
Clean-up efforts are underway after a massive thunderstorm on Saturday left a trail of destruction in Southern Ontario and Quebec.
10 hours ago

London bus explosion: Five electric buses go up in a fireball – smoke seen for miles
Getting to be a monotonously regular thing. Insurers and fire brigades won’t need telling that. What about the travelling public? Hard to tell from the footage which type of e-bus it was, so may or may not be like the one pictured here. [Update...
8 hours ago
US launches $3.5 billion gamble on ‘carbon removal’ tech
Carbon removal? Nature does that job. Carbon pollution? Plants and vegetation require carbon dioxide to grow. Investing? They must be joking. Subsidising foolish ideas isn’t much of an investment. – – – The US Energy Department...
19 hours ago
Namibia comes to Europe to sell its sunshine
Namibia is a long way from Europe, but desperate emissions-obsessed governments may not care. Morocco is a lot nearer as one UK energy firm has already noticed. – – – As Europe struggles to decarbonise its economy and wean itself off Russian...
3 days ago

Apple Users Alert! Your iPhone, iPad, MacBook could get hacked if not updated: CERT advisory
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), India's central cyber security agency, issued two advisory warning about major vulnerabilities in all three products.
9 hours ago
Apple halts card payments for Indian users, switches to UPI and net banking
The RBI banned payment aggregators and gateways from storing consumer card information in their databases in March 2020.
12 hours ago
WhatsApp Tips: Here's how to backup WhatsApp photos, chats and enable security feature
Users can set the automatic backup feature for their chats and choose between daily, weekly, or monthly backups.
13 hours ago

Total lunar eclipse (chandra grahan) 2022: Check India timings, visibility and other details about the 'Blood Moon'
A total eclipse occurs when Earth passes directly between the moon and the sun and casts a shadow on our cosmic companion. The May 15-16 event will be the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2022.
7 days ago
In a first, scientists reveal image of supermassive black hole at Milky Way's center– See pic
Astronomers unveiled a picture of the black hole - called Sagittarius A*, which is only the second one ever to be imaged.
10 days ago
Total Lunar Eclipse 2022 to turn the Moon red next week; will it be visible in India? Here's all you need to know
Total Lunar Eclipse 2022: Skygazers can see the moon take on a reddish tint next week.
13 days ago

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka receives SLR 2 billion humanitarian aid from India, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe extends gratitude
Sri Lanka Foreign Minister, while receiving the humanitarian assistance consignment, said that "India has not sent any assistance anywhere of this scale ever before".
24 minutes ago
Anthony Albanese sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister ahead of Quad summit
Anthony Albanese said, "I am deeply honoured to serve as Australia`s Prime Minister. As Prime Minister, I want to bring people together and lead a government that is as courageous, hard-working and caring as the Australian people. That work...
an hour ago
Covid-19 pandemic is 'most certainly not over': WHO chief
WHO said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilised after weeks of decline since late March, while the overall number of weekly deaths dropped.
10 hours ago

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Japan on two-day visit to attend Quad summit, bilaterals
Besides PM Modi, the Quad summit in Tokyo on May 24 will be attended by US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian prime minister-elect Anthony Albanese.
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Quad Summit: `Modi Modi`, `Bharat Mata Ki Jai` chants in Tokyo as PM Modi lands in Japan, Watch
"Har Har Modi", "Modi Modi", "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat Mata ki Jai" slogans reverberated at the hotel as people from Indian diaspora cheered and waved their flags seeing the Prime Minister.
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms lash parts of Delhi-NCR; flight operations affected
The India Meteorological Department predicted more light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with a speed of 50-80 km/h over Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas on Monday.
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