Katie Nguyen

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects

- A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

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Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time” Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and…

#ICYMI, here's what flight attendants on deportation planes told us about what it's like on board:

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Peri-peri patron: how Nando’s amassed a huge collection of South African art Chicken chain has been buying up art since 2004, which it displays on walls of its restaurants

Nando's has a 32,000 piece collection of South African art that it displays in its restaurants around the world.

It's rare to find such a positive corporate story, but the artists I spoke to who sell work every few months to the chain said it was a big reason they could be full-time artists

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Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, such predominantly coal or oil

Less than 10% of world's #plastic is made from recycled material

- most of 400m tonnes per year produced using fossil oil and coal

- only 28% is recycled

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Opinion | Trump upending world order will cost America dearly The decline of American influence is a gift to Russia and China.

“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Indian women pilot farm drones, earning a living and some independence A group of women in rural India has found an unexpected path to earn an income and some independence: operating drones for agricultural uses such as crop spraying.

A group of women in rural India have found an unexpected path to earn an income and some independence: operating drones for agricultural uses such as crop spraying reut.rs/4i5595O

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‘I screamed and the world listened’: how astronaut Amanda Nguyen survived rape to fight for other victims Assaulted at 22, Nguyen was shocked to find she would have to pay for her rape evidence kit – which might be destroyed long before any court case. She talks about her battle for survivors’ rights, and...

Utterly inspiring

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Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows

- Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

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#climatecrisis #carbonmajors
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Such a powerful testimony

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‘My life expectancy is short’: America’s most vulnerable – in pictures From train hoppers to addicts and prostitutes, Mark Laita’s photo series unpicks the complex life stories of those who exist on society’s fringe

Incredible portraits, incredible stories

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Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory: ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza - Amnesty International This report documents Israel’s actions during its offensive on the occupied Gaza Strip from 7 October 2023. It examines the killing of civilians, damage to and destruction of civilian infrastructure, ...

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Amnesty report says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza Amnesty International accused the state of Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war in a report published on Thursday, an allegation Israeli leaders have repeatedly denied.

Amnesty International accused the state of Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war in a report, an allegation Israeli leaders have repeatedly denied reut.rs/4gj4nkl

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Centre on Armed Groups — Islands in the Storm: Civilian survival deals with the warring parties in Sudan This paper examines how Sudanese civilians, facing widespread violence from the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been compelled to negotiat...

I enjoyed editing this paper for the Centre on Armed Groups about how Sudan’s increasingly fragmented conflict is forcing civilians to broker fragile truces with warring factions on their patch — in the absence of a nationwide ceasefire www.armedgroupscentre.org/reports-and-...

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I must say I love volunteering with Migrateful, which does such brilliant work training refugees and asylum seekers to lead their own cookery classes. Last week’s session was with Chef Nadereh whose homesickness and love for Iran, expressed through food and her mother’s recipes, touched many hearts

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