August 9, 2021 - Brief Briefing

Bird Protection System In Operation At Wind Farm In Tasmania

I expect that when the large oil companies transition into energy companies and buy up all the renewable generation — thus continuing their oligarchy...

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Business

Retail sales grow but remain below pre-pandemic levels

Retail sales continued to grow in July when compared with the same month last year – although they are still below pre-pandemic levels. Total...

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Technology

Apple says it will reject any government demands to use new child sexual abuse image detection system for surveillance

Steve Proehl | Corbis Unreleased | Getty Images Apple defended its new system to scan iCloud for illegal child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) on...

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US lawsuit filed against Prince Andrew over alleged sex abuse

A lawsuit has been filed in the US accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre, according to one of her lawyers. Ms Giuffre...

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Sports

Murray replaces Wawrinka in field for US Open

1:13 PM ET Associated Press Andy Murray moved into the field for the US Open on Monday when another past champion at Flushing Meadows,...

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Sports

Free-agency grades for all 32 NHL teams

7:00 AM ET The NHL free-agency frenzy of 2021 started 27 days later than the usual opening day of July 1, but it was...

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World

‘People are fighting the fires alone’: Locals recount devastating scenes as Greece blazes destroy homes

It is sad to think that just a few days ago a family lived happily in the burned shell of the house we are...

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Any rise in students achieving top A-level results ‘should be celebrated’ says schools leader

Any rise in the number of students achieving top A-level results does not represent a “devaluing of grades” but is something that should be...

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The IPCC climate change report – what it says and what we can do

The world’s largest-ever report about climate change was published today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations group of nearly 200...

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Environment

Oil prices fall 4% on rising global Covid cases, continuing slide following worst week since October

Oil derrick pumps operate at the Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City, California, on Sunday, July 11, 2021. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty...

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Environment

Beyond Net Zero — Tasmania, Battery of the Nation

Two friends of mine decided after many years of working to buy a large four-wheel-drive vehicle and caravan and travel around Australia. They had...

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‘Amazing day’: Cancer patient’s mother praises Kay after fundraising stage return

Peter Kay’s stage return has been praised by the mother of the cancer patient whose cause brought him back to the stage. Kay performed...

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Technology

Buying coffee with bitcoin using a crypto credit card is a taxable event, but there are ways around it

Coinbase launched its own debit card in an effort to promote the use of cryptocurrencies in payments as well as investing. Coinbase Some of...

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Sports

Rockies probe racial slur during Brinson at-bat

10:15 PM ET The Colorado Rockies said they are investigating after a racial slur was used by a fan during an at-bat by Miami...

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Meghan’s half-brother says he told Prince Harry she would ‘ruin’ his life

The Duchess of Sussex has faced more criticism from her own family members, after her half-brother claimed he tried to warn Prince Harry off...

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Operation to manage terrorist who stabbed two people was ‘incredibly successful’ – police

A senior police officer has insisted an operation was ”incredibly successful” in managing the risk of a terrorist who stabbed two people in a busy...

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Business

Oil costs plunge on fears of COVID-driven slump in China demand

Global oil prices took a further pounding on Monday as the market ponders the chance of a coronavirus-driven slump in demand in the world’s...

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Politics

UK ‘on track’ to meet ‘challenging’ net zero target, minister declares

The UK is “on track” to meet its “challenging” target of hitting net zero emissions by 2050, a minister has told Sky News. “I...

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Politics

Business Secretary wants staff in ‘at least’ two or three days a week

A minister has told Sky News he would like staff in his department to be coming into the office “at least” two or three...

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Environment

Sprinting Into An Integrated Cleantech Future

The future of transportation is electric. The future of energy is clean renewables. The future — and increasingly the present — also requires connecting...

by admin August 9, 2021