Corruption
BBC: Mining giant pleads guilty to UK bribery charges
Just the tip of the iceberg. And what a ridiculous rap on the knuckles. Read Here Attribution: Stephen Codrington licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic
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National Politics
BBC: Northern Ireland election 2022: Sinn Féin set to win most seats as count continues
Counting in the Northern Ireland Assembly election will resume shortly with nationalists Sinn Féin set to win the most seats for the first time. Read Here
Racism
BBC: Ukraine attention shows bias against black lives, WHO chief says
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) says the world does not give equal attention to emergencies affecting black and white people. Read Here ITU Pictures from Geneva, Switzerland – https://www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures/41223188035/
Climate Crisis
BBC: Biggest power plant in coal-reliant Australia to close early
Australia’s largest coal-fired power station will close seven years earlier than planned, as its operator says it is increasingly unable to compete with the “influx of renewables”. Read Here Photo: Nick Pitsas, CSIRO licensed under […]
Climate Crisis
BBC: Big banks fund new oil and gas despite net zero pledges
Who would have thought: Big banks are pumping billions into new oil and gas production despite net zero pledges, campaigners have said. Read Here
Economics
BBC: UK Car production falls to lowest level for 65 years
Car production in the UK last year fell to its lowest level since 1956, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Read Here Photo: KUKA Systems GmbH licensed under the Creative […]
Environment
BBC: Serbia revokes Rio Tinto lithium mine permits following protests
Serbia has withdrawn the exploration licences of Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto following weeks of protests over plans for a lithium mine. Read Here
Climate Crisis
BBC: EU plans to label gas and nuclear energy ‘green’ prompt row
The EU “Brown Deal” is taking shape. One can ask what this has to do with sustainability? Germany, which is closing its nuclear reactors anyway, is against nuclear energy being classified as green, but with […]
EU politics
BBC: Kosovo agrees to rent prison cells to Denmark for its foreign prisoners
After beginning its wall building on the EU Eastern border, now this. Donald Trump must be incandescent that he did not think of it. Read here Nykoebing Prison in Denmark Photo by PejeDK licensed under […]
Climate Crisis
BBC – COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation at climate summit
There are more delegates at COP26 associated with the fossil fuel industry than from any single country, analysis shared with the BBC shows. Read here