World Health Organisation backs Neil Young in Covid row with Spotify
The chief of the World Health Organization chief has backed rock star Neil Young in his row with music streaming site Spotify over the spread of Covid misinformation.
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January 30, 2022 North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile in seventh test this year
North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast in what would be the country’s seventh missile test this month.
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January 29, 2022 Australia to spend A$1bn (£520m) improving the water quality of the ailing Great Barrier Reef
Australia will spend a further A$1bn (£520m; $700m) on protecting the Great Barrier Reef, the country’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday.
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January 26, 2022 This battery-powered plane is the world’s fastest electric vehicle
Rolls-Royce’s Spirit of Innovation electric plane has been named the world’s fastest electric vehicle after speed records were officially recognised.
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January 24, 2022 Putin will never have another chance like this to overthrow the European strategic order
Markets seem not to believe that Europe is close to the largest military conflict since 1945, even though the US president tells us that such a breakdown of the international system is more likely than not, and could happen as soon as the ground freezes hard enough for an armoured invasion of Ukraine.
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January 23, 2022 Americans refusing to give up petrol cars: Won’t follow Europe’s switch to EVs – why?
Although last year saw record increases in sales of electric vehicles around the world, drivers in the USA are refusing to bow to environmental pressure and seem to be sticking to purchasing traditionally powered cars using petrol and diesel.
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January 22, 2022 Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74
NEW YORK (AP) — Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” has died. He was 74.
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January 21, 2022 Around the world in 260 hours: Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford on cloud nine after record-setting dash
Faced with an ever-changing myriad of travel restrictions, any teenager would be forgiven for putting plans for a round-the-world trip on hold.
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January 19, 2022 Manhattan island extension could provide homes for 250,000 people
Rutgers professor Jason Barr has proposed adding 1,760-acres of reclaimed land, named New Mannahatta, to the tip of Manhattan island to provide housing and combat climate change.
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January 18, 2022 US airlines warn 5G could ground planes and cause ‘chaos’
The chief executives of several major American passenger and cargo airlines have warned of an impending “catastrophic” crisis that could come in less than two days when telecommunications companies deploy a new 5G service.
