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Central under water in 80 years? Hong Kong’s coming climate crisis
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Over the past 40 years, typhoons in Asia have become stronger and more destructive because of rising ocean temperatures, according to climate scientists. And based on most projections, severe storms are likely to become stronger and more frequent. Climatologists predict that by 2050, Hong Kong will be hit with at least one super typhoon, on average,…
Ukraine’s Azovstal steel plant under heavy siege before Russia announced a ceasefire
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Soldiers with the far-right Azov Regiment said Russian forces have stormed the grounds of the Azovstal steel plant, the last holdout in Russian-occupied Mariupol. Moscow denied the claim saying that plans to storm the steel plant were called off by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Some 200 people, including 30 children, remain inside the industrial facility as…
French election 2022: Voting under way in presidential runoff
French voters are casting their ballot in the presidential runoff to choose between centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen. Opinion polls suggest that Macron, 44, has a solid lead, but analysts have cautioned that low turnout could sway the outcome in either direction. About 48.7 million citizens are eligible to vote. Polling stations opened at 8am (06:00 GMT) on Sunday and…
My take: living under Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube As Shanghai enters its third week of Covid-19 lockdown, other Chinese provinces have begun sending aid packages and even delivery workers to help the megacity cope as the city of 26 million struggles to contain its largest outbreak of Covid-19. But with case numbers still high and the Chinese government determined to stick to its zero-Covid…
Russian mission to 'liberate' east of Ukraine under way
Russia says the phase of what it calls “the mission to liberate the east of Ukraine” is under way. Ukraine claims it has repelled several attacks. The war is now in its 55th day and has shifted focus to the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our…
Why are UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak and his wife under pressure over their taxes? – BBC News
An inquiry is under way into how details of UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife’s tax affairs were leaked to the media. As a “non-dom” UK resident, Akshata Murty has not been required by law to pay UK taxes on her overseas income. However on Friday, Ms Murty announced she will now pay UK taxes on the overseas income she earns. She owns £700m in shares…
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