The extreme heat and drought that has been roasting a vast swath of southern China for at least 70 straight days has no parallel in modern record-keeping in China, or elsewhere around the world for that matter.
Austerity
Prem Sikka: Why Britain is done for – unless we radically change our economic model
What Prem Sikka writes is relevant for most of Europe. Austerity has not only meant cutting back necessary public spending, ubt also a major inequlity in the distribution of wealth. In the meantime we are […]
Climate Crisis
IQ Air: European energy crisis fuels poor air quality from Poland to Greece
As cold winds blow across the northern European plains and through Balkan valleys, many Europeans are relying on inexpensive local fuel sources for home heating. Though cheaper, heavy reliance on wood and coal burning for […]
EU politics
El Nacional.Cat: Catalan independence movement, fully mobilized for arrival of Sánchez on Friday
After months in a kind of stand-off, the Catalan independence movement will return to the streets this Friday. The holding of a Spanish cabinet meeting in Barcelona – planned weeks ago – comes at a […]
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