Rising energy bills, higher prices and a critical shortage of workers leading to food and fuel supply constraints are threatening to stall Britain's recovery from the pandemic.
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Thursday 30 September 2021
Tuesday 28 September 2021
Mexico Canta : Rancheras, Corridos y Canciones de la Revolución
Felices 200 años de independencia, México !! :-)
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DNA offers a new look at how Polynesia was settled
Modern genetic evidence suggests that statue builders on islands such as Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, had a shared ancestry.
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Sunday 26 September 2021
Beijing finally releases two Michaels, but a hard lesson can’t be forgotten
Wave a relieved goodbye to Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, but let’s not forget her
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Thursday 23 September 2021
China’s Leaders Are Having Fun With Us. Who Can Blame Them?
We need a better strategy to counter China than submarines. Biden should get back into the TPP trade deal.
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Tuesday 21 September 2021
A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom
New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated a city near the Dead Sea 3,600 years ago.
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China’s ugliest buildings: contest to celebrate unsightly architecture begins
This year’s contenders include a violin-shaped church and a ‘welcome to hell’ glass bridge joining two mountains
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Sunday 19 September 2021
Taliban’s nightmare: Fearless women
Every repressive regime, however mighty and powerful, has its nightmares. For the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, the worst nightmare has proven to be the country’s women who are articulate, aware of their rights, dream of building careers or women who have displayed unmatched resilience and have marched boldly on the streets to reclaim their right to freedom, despite knowing that they are fighting a regime that is regressive, patriarchal and anti-democratic in orientation.
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Saturday 18 September 2021
Monday 13 September 2021
Dismembering government
New public management and why the Commonwealth government can’t do anything anymore
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How one woman took on Wikipedia's Nazi fancruft
Ksenia Coffman’s fellow editors have called her a vandal and a McCarthyist. She just wants them to stop glorifying fascists—and start citing better sources.
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Saturday 11 September 2021
21 Of The Most WTF Moments From "Round The Twist"
Remember when a children's show featured nudity, a propellor penis, AND casual incest?
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Friday 10 September 2021
Globe editorial: By calling the shortest possible federal election, Justin Trudeau may have guaranteed low voter turnout
The Liberal Leader decreed a 36-day campaign – the shortest option. Two extra weeks would have been invaluable to Elections Canada’s effort to organize a safe vote, and ensure the highest possible level of voter turnout.
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Thursday 9 September 2021
A Mysterious Black Spot Offers Clues to a Doomed Explorer's Last Moments
Jørgen Brønlund's diary contained information that wasn't written on the page.
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Wednesday 8 September 2021
Scientists have found a duck that can imitate speech but it can only say 'you bloody fool'
Scientists say that the recordings are evidence that musk ducks are like parrots in that they are vocal language learners.
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Looking back at 20 years of Canada Reads, the great Canadian book debate | CBC Books
Listen to this celebration of CBC's battle of the books on Labour Day, Monday, Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. on CBC Radio, CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Tuesday 7 September 2021
Supreme Court trashed its own authority in a rush to gut Roe v Wade
The 5-4 ultra-partisan, conservative majority has eviscerated the rule of law it is supposed to stand for.
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Monday 6 September 2021
Beyond Van Gogh
These images are from the Ottawa iteration of the Beyond Van Gogh immersive experience. It brought the work of one of history's greatest oil painters to life with 21st century computer animation and light technology. Even the floor was a living, moving work of impressionism à la Van Gogh.
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Friday 3 September 2021
California's massive wildfires are doing something no wildfire has ever done before
Raging California wildfires jumped across the oft-snowy Sierra for the first time in recorded history
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Air pollution linked to more severe mental illness – study
Exclusive: research finds small rise in exposure to air pollution leads to higher risk of needing treatment
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