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Singapore will close schools on Friday due to pollution
The Daily Mail reports: “Singapore will close all primary and secondary schools on Friday as worsening pollution causes air quality to deteriorate, the Ministry of Education said late on Thursday. Slash-and-burn agriculture in neighbouring Indonesia has blanketed Singapore in a … Continue reading
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Arctic Ice Reaches Its Fourth-Lowest Point on Record
Time reports: “Ice levels in the Arctic have declined to the fourth-lowest point on record, according to new research. The analysis comes in advance of an expected rise in ice levels during the cool fall and winter months. The research, … Continue reading
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Migrants killed as boat capsizes off Malaysian coast
The Sydney Morning Herald reports: “A boat carrying dozens of migrants has sunk in rough seas in the Malacca Strait off Malaysia, killing at least 14 people, according to Malaysian rescuers. The tragedy has reignited fears about a new wave … Continue reading
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Zimbabwe Heading for Social and Political Instability, Say Analysts
VOA Zimbabwe reports: “Economic and political analysts say Zimbabwe is headed for social and political instability unless the government speedily addresses the worsening economic situation. A snap informal survey on the streets of Harare found that the majority of the … Continue reading
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Evidence of species loss in the Amazon
Phys.org reports: “Researchers studying plants, ants, birds, dung beetles and orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon have found clear evidence that deforestation causes drastic loss of tropical forest biodiversity. Publishing this week in Ecology Letters, researchers highlighted how remaining areas … Continue reading
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Sea level rise “very likely to get worse” say NASA experts
The Sydney Morning Herald reports: “NASA is undertaking an “intensive research effort” into the problem of rising seas brought on by global warming, the agency announced Wednesday. And it will include satellite mounted tools so accurate that “if they were … Continue reading
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China’s central bank cuts interest rates due to market slump
The BBC reports: “The People’s Bank of China cut its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% in an effort to calm stock markets after two days of turmoil. It is the fifth interest rate cut since November … Continue reading
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No sign of end to Korea talks
Australian Financial Review reports: “Talks between North Korea and South Korea on how to lower tensions continued into the early hours of Monday, as Kim Jong Un stepped up the mobilisation of his forces. Neither side showed any indication of … Continue reading
Germany expecting 800,000 migrants this year, 4 times as many as 2014
The Star reports: “Germany may receive as many as 800,000 people fleeing war and poverty this year, about quadruple last year’s number, as Europe’s refugee crisis forces policy-makers to shift attention from Greece’s debt woes. With Syria and the Balkans … Continue reading
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