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“The analysis reinforced the findings of many of those inquiries: that a hotter world of ravaged ecosystems is one that is more hospitable to many parasites, and less so to humans and other life.” Fonte: The Washington Post Autore: Scott Dance Link: How climate change is raising the risks of another pandemic

“The radical right may be on the rise in Europe, but it does not have to be this way. Politics is always at the mercy of fortune. Yet fortune, as Machiavelli emphasized in “The Prince,” is like a river whose overflow can be prevented by building dikes and dams. If European politicians are increasingly trapped […]

“Mukhtar Babayev, the ecology minister of Azerbaijan, who will lead the Cop29 UN climate summit in November, urged governments in developing countries to draw up reports showing their progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and their spending on the climate crisis.” Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Fiona Harvey Link: Poorer nations must be transparent over climate […]

“While the Kremlin’s agents have a long history of such operations — and launched attacks sporadically in Europe in recent years — evidence is mounting of a more aggressive and concerted effort, according to assessments from three different European countries shared with the Financial Times.”  Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Sam Jones, John Paul Rathbone e […]

“But we’re learning that behind the young idealists is an organized movement of leftists who want to spread disorder and whose candid strategy is to defy school administrators and police to achieve their radical goals.” Fonte: The Wall Street Journal Autore: The Editorial Board Link: Rules for Campus Radicals, 2024 

“The EU must ensure this enlargement process allows candidates to receive the rewards of reform in phases rather than all at the end. EU governance needs revamping, too, to ensure it can function at 35-plus members — including expanding majority voting and allowing “coalitions of the willing” to press on with deeper integration. None of […]

“In Europe, the index showed Russia dropping down the ranks of countries mounting attacks on press freedom for what the RSF terms its “crusade” against independent journalism. More than 1,500 Russian journalists have fled abroad since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.” Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Annie Kelly Link: Attacks on press freedom around the […]

Trump remains the same guy, with the same goals and grievances. But in person, if anything, he appears more assertive and confident. “When I first got to Washington, I knew very few people,” he says. “I had to rely on people.” Now he is in charge. The arranged marriage with the timorous Republican Party stalwarts […]

“If the fiscal impact is positive, it will not be felt unless the government invests accordingly. A windfall is no good if public services are allowed to deteriorate anyway, as they have been in Britain, where the government is desperately cutting taxes ahead of an election. Similarly, if regulations stop infrastructure from expanding to accommodate […]

“The media are instead hyper-focused on how we protest atrocities rather than the atrocities themselves. Anti-war demonstrations on college campuses dominate conversations and coverage about the Israel-Hamas war. Every imaginable news source — legacy print outlets, user-generated posts, broadcast and cable news — has its sight set on the encampments and rallies breaking out on […]