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UK: right-wing extremist investigation

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

The UK's domestic intelligence agency will start investigating suspected right-wing terrorists.

Brazilians in danger

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

Black, gay, female, indigenous and leftist Brazilians are now in danger from a president that has called for torturing and killing them.

Qatar: hotel trafficked workers

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

A fancy hotel in Qatar is using trafficked workers who have to pay to get a job. They have to work for a months, even years, to pay back the debt, or else face punishment by the state.

Ships and sulfur emissions requirements

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

A new requirement to reduce sulfur emissions into the air from ships could be met by using low-sulfur fuel, or by scrubbers, and the cheap scrubbers dump the sulfur in the water.

Dumping substantial quantities of sulfur residue in the small area of a port could cause local harm, but if the dumping occurs in the open sea, will it have any significant effect on the sea? The answer is not obvious to me -- what do scientists say?

Canada: Rural bus service

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

Cutting off rural bus service in Canada means that the people who live in small towns, and can't pay for a car, are simply unable to travel anywhere.