Decarbonised buildings glimmer with solar-panelled architecture. E-vehicles scoot silently. Vertical gardens resemble beanstalks on ski-lift base stations to help nurture bird, bee and insect life. To list every win would take too long, but…
Category: 4. World
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Teenagers are preparing for the jobs of 25 years ago – and schools are missing the AI revolution
The government has recently released its national youth strategy, which promises better career advice for young people in England. It’s sorely needed: for teenagers today, the future of work probably feels more like a moving target than a…
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Ukraine struggling to keep lights on under Russian attack, says energy boss
Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent in Kyiv
YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFPAcross Ukraine electricity is being rationed – with supplies turned on for a few hours each day Ukraine’s biggest private energy provider is living in permanent crisis mode because…
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Debate on BBC’s future kick-started by government consultation
Katie Razzall,Culture and Media Editorand
Steven McIntosh,Culture reporter
BBCThe government will consider new ways of funding the BBC, including via advertising or a subscription model, as it formally begins the process which will decide the…
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Russia rejects compromise on occupied Ukraine regions, Kremlin says
Russia will not accept any “compromise” regarding the occupied territories of Ukraine, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday.
Ryabkov stated that Moscow has not scaled back its demands and wants to retain control over five Ukrainian regions: Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk,…
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Nick Reiner arrested; Brown shooting; Bondi Beach : NPR
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Rob Reiner and Michele…
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Thousands flock to see the last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China
TOKYO — Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to China next month, worried if or when they get to see their replacement in Japan as Tokyo’s relations with Beijing…
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Dashcam footage shows couple trying to stop Bondi Beach gunman before being killed
Dashcam footage emerged on Tuesday which shows a couple tackling and attempting to disarm one of the attackers in Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday.
Boris Gurman, 69, and his wife Sofia Gurman, 61, both stepped in to try and protect others before themselves being…
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Brigitte Macron half-apologises after calling French feminists ‘stupid b****es’
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French First Lady Brigitte Macron has half-apologised after she was filmed calling feminist protesters “dirty b****s”, an incident that sparked…
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