Day: August 4, 2023
China drops tariffs against Australian barley
The decision puts an end to a three-year-dispute over the $1.2 billion export.
Alula / Hikvision
Many folks know that Alula cameras are really just Hikvision OEM. Does anyone know if I can buy the Hikvision version of the Alula-branded camera (for cheaper) and connect that to my Alula app, instead of the Alula-branded Camera? submitted by &…
US expands curfews for asylum-seeking families to 13 cities as an alternative to detention
U.S. authorities are sharply expanding the reach of curfews for the heads of asylum-seeking families while they wait for initial screenings after crossing the border.
‘The swings are missing’: Children in Newcastle left with nowhere to play
Families worry about where their children will go during the summer as crumbling playgrounds are left in disrepairIt’s a warm day in July and Ginette is pushing her grandson on a swing next to the remains of a climbing frame, destroyed in an arson atta…
Will Ghana’s gas gamble perpetuate a cycle of fossil-fuel related debt?
West African country is enduring hard times – and critics say plan to import liquefied natural gas will only make things worseJohn Gakpo has milled corn to make kenkey – a cornmeal dumpling and Ghana’s staple food – in a dimly lit wooden shack in a sub…
UK government ‘ignoring green watchdog’ over air quality rules
Exclusive: Deleting national emissions ceiling regulations as part of scrapping EU laws ‘a clear example of deregulation’The government is ignoring its post-Brexit green watchdog over the removal of air quality regulations, in a move that has been desc…
UK thinktanks urged to be transparent about funding as $1m US donations revealed
Campaigners urge more openness after more than $1m handed to influential British thinktanks by donors in USTransparency campaigners have called for thinktanks to be more open about their funding sources, after it emerged that some of Britain’s most inf…
England’s playgrounds crumble as council budgets fall
Children suffering from ‘shameful’ failure to protect play with park budgets falling by £350m in 11 yearsPlaygrounds around England are falling to pieces, missing large pieces of play equipment, or simply being locked up, as councils facing huge budget…
Moon Palace: the observatory bus bringing ‘awe and wonder’ to Leeds
Project inspired by John Smeaton, a keen astronomer who is seen as the father of civil engineering, is touring Leeds for four monthsJohn Smeaton is far from a household name, but Abby Dix-Mason believes he should be. “His achievements were amazing,” sh…