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- UN environment report ‘hijacked’ by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says
The US and other governments derailed agreement on a global environment study, it's co-chair says. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.42 mins ago - This month’s best paperbacks: Emmanuel Carrère, Mary Trump and more
Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some brilliant new paperbacks, from a festive mystery to a kaleidoscopic ode to the animal kingdom Continue reading... ...[TheTopNews] Read More.42 mins ago - ‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn (£3.8bn) of environmental damage per hour, according to a major UN report.Ending this harm was a key part of the global transformation of governance, economics and finance required “before collapse becomes inevitable”, the experts said. Continue reading... ...[TheTopNews] Read More.42 mins ago
- It Girl by Marisa Meltzer review – how Jane Birkin became an iconThe unlikely story of an English girl catapulted to French fame – and a relationship with Serge Gainsbourg that resembled a piece of deranged performance artBoarding a flight in 1983, Jane Birkin found herself wrestling with the open straw basket into which she habitually crammed everything from playscripts to nappies. As she reached for the overhead locker the basket overturned, spilling the contents on her neighbour. He turned out to be the chief executive of Hermès, the French luxury goods company, and immediately offered to make her a bag with internal pockets and a secure closure. Birkin sketched what she wanted on a sick bag and “The Birkin” was born: a slouchy trapezoid in finest leather complete with its own little padlock. These days a Birkin bag starts at around £10,000 while the original, made for Birkin herself, was auctioned this summer for £7.4m.It is a tale that gets endlessly… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.42 mins ago
- Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea review – gripping trip along supply lines in Chi...A gripping film captures the fraught contests, lonely outposts and human toll of the Philippines’ struggle to assert sovereignty against ChinaDirector Baby Ruth Villarama and her crew board an assortment of maritime vessels to record the ongoing strife and its consequences between the Philippines and China over control of what has recently been named the West Philippine Sea (WPS), formerly part of the South China Sea. This area, which is seen by just about everyone (apart from the People’s Republic of China) as part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, has been increasingly infiltrated by Chinese boats, some of them fishing vessels but mostly Chinese coast guard vessels that have harassed, rammed and attempted to board Filipino boats as part of the dispute over sovereignty in the area. Some of the footage seen here is pretty tense, although mostly it’s a game of bluster at sea, with officers on different… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.42 mins ago
- Introducing Portuguese influencer Magui Corceiro… the stunning WAG girlfriend of new Formula 1...
Even if you hadn't heard of Norris previously, you will surely by now have seen the photographs from his day of triumph. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.50 mins ago
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