China’s Coal Ban Improved Air Quality, but Villagers Are Paying the Price
China banned the burning of coal for heat around Beijing, but natural gas subsidies have run out, leaving many villagers vulnerable in dangerously cold weather. Source link
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China’s Trade Surplus Surged 20 Percent to New Highs
A currency kept weak to help Chinese factories, combined with faltering consumer spending, propelled exports, while a campaign for self-sufficiency limited imports. Source link
Canada issues travel advisory, flags ‘Avoid All Travel’ countries: see updated list |
Canada updated its international travel advisory recently, issuing its most severe advisories for a set of countries where conditions are deemed too dangerous for Canadian travellers. The advisory was updated on its official website travel.gc.ca . These advisories reflect a careful assessment of political instability, armed conflict, civil unrest, threats to personal security, limited flight…
How much are tuition fees in the UK and is university worth it?
Hazel ShearingEducation correspondent Getty Images People applying to university this year have until 18:00 today to submit their Ucas applications. But with increased living costs, many are questioning whether university is worth it. From 2028, some students from lower-income households in England will be eligible for maintenance grants of up to £1,000 a year, the…
Venezuela Frees Several Americans From Prison, U.S. Says
They were the first U.S. citizens released after the U.S. military captured Nicolás Maduro and flew him to the United States to stand trial on drug and other charges. Source link
Why you shouldn’t make your bed right after waking up: 5 surprising reasons |
What is the first thing you do after waking up? “I say a quick grace, get up, and start making my bed”, said Sinupa Shekhar from Bengaluru. Well, she is not the only one who does this. Making bed is the first thing for many people after waking for decades. And why not? This is…
Canada’s Mark Carney faces delicate balancing act in China visit
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is en route to China for a pivotal visit aimed at resetting ties with Beijing and finding new economic opportunities for his country outside the US. It will not be an easy task, with pressure on Canada to balance its goal of diversifying trade without risking damage to its relationship…
Starmer’s change of heart another ‘almighty backtracking’
Ditching his plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers in the UK is an almighty backtracking and dilution of one of the prime minister’s flagship policy ideas of the autumn. I remember the first time Sir Keir Starmer talked publicly about his plans, because he was talking to me when he did so. It…
David Webb, Investor Who Took on Hong Kong Tycoons, Dies at 60
From his internet platform, he became a tenacious watchdog fighting financial regulators for minority shareholders and exposing shady business dealings. Source link
Juvenile justice system letting them down, say experts
Getty Images Experts say that India’s juvenile justice law isn’t properly implemented in many places (Representative image) Pooja* was 16 years old when she was accused of murdering her mother. The teenager, who lived with her alcoholic stepfather in a poor neighbourhood in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested in 2018 and…