42 h. ago Takeaways from AP's story on safety concerns about Shell's fleet of oil production ships

A huge oil spill in 2011 from the Bonga, a floating oil production vessel off the coast of Nigeria owned by Shell, was one of the worst there in a decade

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42 h. ago Leaked files raise fears over safety of Shell oil production fleet, years after devastating spill

A large oil spill in 2011 from a floating oil production vessel off the coast of Nigeria, known as the Bonga, was one of the worst there in a decade

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61 h. ago Bin lorries in London's wealthiest borough to run on vegetable oil

Kensington and Chelsea Council has said the move to vegetable oil could cut its waste fleet’s carbon emissions by 90%

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4 d. ago How has Deliveroo turned a profit? By slashing the pay and dismantling the rights of riders like me | Shaf Hussain

Our work is dangerous and the pay only gets worse, while the CEO has just sold £15m in shares – we deserve betterShaf Hussain is a Deliveroo rider and chair of the couriers branch of the IWGB unionIt’s taken Deliveroo more than a decade to do it, but this month, the company made an annual profit for the first time. This might come as a surprise. If you live in London, you probably see one of the 15,000 or so couriers like me zooming past you several times a day. And with Covid triggering a takeaway boom five years ago, you’d reasonably assume that these apps are raking it in.But while companies such as Deliveroo and Uber have been pumped full of cash by investors, many have been losing money year after year, as they tried to squeeze competition out of the market. Twelve years into its existence, Deliveroo has finally made good on the promise to its investors and turned into a moneymaker, recording a £3m profit.Shaf Hussain is a Deliveroo rider and chair of the couriers branch of the...

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8 d. ago Takeaways on AP's report on intense new US airstrike campaign targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels

The Trump administration promised a tougher stance against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and an Associated Press review of the operation finds its new airstrike campaign appears to be more intense and more extensive

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1 week ago Popular shampoo is urgently recalled because it contains bacteria that kills up to one in TEN patients

More than 1,000 bottles of shampoo for dry and damaged hair have been recalled due to containing deadly bacteria. The products were shipped to salons from a facility in Mexico.

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1 week ago Takeaways from AP's report on sexual misconduct in US statehouses

In an updated report, The Associated Press has cataloged at least 147 state lawmakers in a total of 44 states who have been accused of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct since 2017

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2 w. ago Takeaways from the AP's report on how USAID cuts are imperiling Agent Orange cleanup

A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, leaving tons of dioxin-contaminated soil exposed

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3 w. ago Trump administration briefing: US backs Russia ahead of G7, Republican spending bill boosts defense

US has reportedly rejected Canadian proposal to tackle Russian ‘shadow fleet’, Republican bill trims everything aside from defense – key US politics stories from Saturday at a glanceThe US has reportedly rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers and pushed to soften language on Moscow ahead of a G7 foreign ministers meeting this week.In negotiations to agree a joint statement on maritime issues, the US is pushing to strengthen language about China while watering down wording on Russia, the reports said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago He was tortured in Turkey. He faced an immigration judge who almost never grants asylum

Harrowing story of ‘ES’, fleeing persecution to seek safety in US, shines light on judges who grant claims at exceptionally low rates – or not at allAt an immigration court in Pearsall, Texas, in front of a judge, government attorneys and a court interpreter, ES shakily recounted the darkest moments of his life.He explained how he had been arrested seven years ago in Turkey, amid his government’s crackdown on followers of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen. The police officers who detained him accused him of being involved in a terrorist movement, and demanded he reveal the names of his associates, he said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago He was tortured in Turkey. Then he faced a US immigration judge who almost never grants asylum

Harrowing story of ‘ES’, fleeing persecution to seek safety in US, shines light on judges who grant claims at exceptionally low rates – or not at allAt an immigration court in Pearsall, Texas, in front of a judge, government attorneys and a court interpreter, “ES” shakily recounted the darkest moments of his life.He explained how he had been arrested seven years earlier in Turkey, amid his government’s crackdown on followers of the Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen. The police officers who detained him accused him of being involved in a terrorist movement and demanded he reveal the names of his associates, he said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Takeaways from AP's report on why so many Greenlanders are Lutheran

Most Greenlanders are proudly Inuit

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