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Afghanistan crisis ‘stands for decades of neglect of human rights’, Jolie says

Angelina Jolie has said the crisis in Afghanistan is “not a slip-up” and that her thoughts are with women and girls across the country....

Business

50 shops a day closed in first half of 2021, and next 6 months will be ‘make or break’ for those still open

Almost 50 stores per day closed down across the UK during the first half of the year, research suggests. Some 8,739 outlets went out...

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Quick Charge Podcast: September 4, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Environment

Shell is looking to develop a huge floating offshore wind farm in South Korea

In this article RWE-DE EQNR-NO RDSA-GB If built, the project would be located in waters off the coast of Ulsan, South Korea. Insung Jeon...

Prince Charles’s aide steps down following claims he offered to help secure an honour for rich Saudi donor

One of Prince Charles’s closest aides has stepped down from his role following claims he offered to help secure an honour for a rich...

Environment

Opt-Out Community Choice Solar For Upstate New York

Several communities in upstate New York are now part of an opt-out community choice program that will allow their residents to enjoy clean, emissions-free...

Politics

PM’s national insurance rise plan criticised as tax on young workers to protect the homes of older people

Boris Johnson is coming under attack from senior members of his own party ahead of a possible announcement on social care this week. The...

Environment

IEEFA Says New Coal Power Plants In India Will Become Stranded Assets

In theory, economics is pretty simple stuff. If Farmer A is selling apples 4 for a dollar and Farmer B is selling them 5...

Technology

QAnon and anti-vaxxers brainwashed kids stuck at home — now teachers have to deprogram them

In this article MMIT-GB Seventh grade Alabama teacher Sarah Wildes relies on a tool called Checkology to teach her students how to spot real...

Storm Ida causes miles-long oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

Storm Ida has resulted in a sizeable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the US coastguard has confirmed. Aerial images show miles of...

Business

Street markets and pub marquees could open all year round to help hospitality

Street markets and pub marquees could become permanent features for the hospitality industry, under an extension of the pandemic regulations planned by the government....

World

Taliban breaks up women’s rights protests in Kabul with ‘gunshots and teargas’

The Taliban has broken up women’s rights protests in Kabul by firing shots into the air and using teargas and tasers, witnesses say. Women...

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Music producer Mark Ronson marries actress Grace Gummer – Meryl Streep’s daughter

Music producer supremo Mark Ronson has married partner Grace Gummer – the daughter of Hollywood actress Meryl Streep. Ronson, who was celebrating his 46th...

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: An electric car with a teeny tiny truck bed

There’s no denying that a pickup truck offers serious utility. Who wouldn’t want a cargo bed that you can chuck a 2×4 into from...

Environment

Bitcoin miners and oil and gas execs mingled at a secretive meetup in Houston – here’s what they talked about

Bitcoin enthusiasts, miners, and oil & gas execs gathered at a meetup in Houston to talk about the future of bitcoin mining. HOUSTON –...

Sports

Sources: DeAndre Jordan intends to join Lakers

4:35 PM ET DeAndre Jordan intends to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers upon completion of a buyout with the Detroit Pistons, sources told...

Sports

How Dallas Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy wants to put 2020 in the rearview, start winning

7:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy is finally feeling at home. The coach’s family has settled into a house north of the...

Technology

Amazon is now shipping cargo for outside customers in its latest move to compete with FedEx and UPS

In this article UPS FDX AMZN Amazon is on a spending spree to grow its shipping business and isn’t content with only delivering products...

Facebook apologises after algorithm puts ‘primates’ label on video of black men

Facebook has apologised after an algorithm generated a prompt that asked users if they would like to “keep seeing videos about primates” on a...

Two divers presumed dead after ‘getting trapped on shipwreck’ off coast of Cornwall

Two divers are missing and presumed dead after they were reported to be trapped on a wreck off the coast of Cornwall. HM Coastguard...