Toxic for reefs As of January next year, visitors to Palau, an island country in the western Pacific, will be prohibited from buying or using a range of sunscreens. The country has classified products containing any of 10 commonly used sun filters and preservatives as “reef-toxic”, as they are thought to harm coral reefs. Other …
You will recall that when Notre Dame cathedral caught fire there was a huge outpouring of horror and concern. One of the few things about it that warmed the heart was the rapidity with which people offered money for the re-building , which President Macron pledged would be within five years. Most notable were the …
To lose one country is a misfortune. To lose both simultaneously looks like carelessness. I apologise for paying so much attention to the UK, when the system has become so dysfunctional in the US. But the US is not in danger of actually breaking up, and the UK is. The following from the highly respected …
Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Tories: no fan of the new PM From The Independent, The New Statesman, The Times, Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian and The Week: Boris Johnson professes to love the United Kingdom, said The Independent. He extols “the awesome foursome” and speaks of the UK as “the most successful economic …
From the Harvard Gazette: We are all too ready to judge the world though anecdotes, images and distorted reporting designed to sell news, rather than quietly studying the actual facts. Some examples: – Trump refers to American “carnage” in an era in which violent crime rates are close to historical lows. Bush created …
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