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Trump administration reaches $1.2B deal with offshore wind company to abandon projects

The latest agreement brings the total amount spent on similar settlements to nearly $4 billion

The Independent UK · Aug 6

Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases

Agreement with RWE is fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projects

The Guardian - US · Aug 6

2026 World Cup: The 12 Best Individual Performances of First Group Games

Many of the big names stepped up in the tournament’s opening matches.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 18

St. Pauli Leaves Twitter, Citing Hate And Election Influence

St. Pauli leaves X due to hate speech concerns before German elections, endorsing Bluesky. Concerns over social media's role in shaping public discourse hi...

Top News · Nov 14, 2024

Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom

Johanna Neumann was 8 when she witnessed a mob of local citizens and Nazis vandalizing the Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg. They were “shouting and throwing stones at the marvelous glass windows,” as she later said in an oral history interview. Other students at the Jewish school nearby described a mountain…

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024

A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea

In a significant development for small island nations threatened by rising seas, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has found greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution.

The Conversation · May 23, 2024

Flu vaccines are no longer free for all under-12s in NZ – children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the brunt

New Zealand’s decision to no longer offer free influenza vaccines for all children under 12 will likely wipe out recent gains in uptake. And it will disproportionately affect those living in deprived areas and with a high risk of disease.

The Conversation · May 20, 2024

English FA set to vote against plans to give Uefa’s Ceferin a fourth term

The annual congress is still expected to easily pass reforms in favour of the Slovenian while Uefa also wants to increase the amount of women on its executive committee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

Afternoon Update: US tells Israel ‘no reoccupation of Gaza’; WA’s Kalgoorlie faces week without power; and Madonna sued for late concert start

The US responds to Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a two-state plan as Israeli forces advance further into southern Gaza’s main city

The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2024

Polish president says he will work to free conservative politicians as former minister launches hunger strike – as it happened

Andrzej Duda says he will not rest until Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik are freed from prison after their convictions for abuse of power for actions taken in 2007

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024