(26.September) Chinese energy financing in Africa is not as green as promised. The International Energy Agency (IEA) found that 44 percent of the capacity added in sub-Saharan Africa between 2010 and 2015 by Chinese contractors comes from to coal, oil, or gas, the most polluting energy sources. Another half of added capacity goes to large-scale hydropower projects, which have negative environmental and social impacts of their own. Whereas the cleanest energy sources, such as wind and solar, are widely installed within China, only 7 percent of Chinese-backed projects in sub-Saharan Africa actually install such capacity.
Daily Archives: 30. September 2018
Former CIA chief says U.S. would accept Balkan border changes
According to him, Germany was in favour of the changes but was afraid this would threaten stability; Britain was „fifty-fifty,“ whereas the EU would accept such a solution if it were reached.
Outrageous Quotes That Prove Jair Bolsonaro is a Threat to Brazil‘s Democracy
Bolsonaro, who is leading Brazil‘s presidential polls, has a long history of embracing torture and making violent comments against vulnerable groups.
teleSUR English takes a look at the candidate‘s eight most dangerous comments Bolsonaro has made during his political career to provide a glimpse into why many believe he poses such a threat to democracy and a “plural” Brazil.
Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen in Brasilien zwischen linker PT und rechtem Kandidaten
Viele Medien unterstützen linken Kandidaten und gehen auf Distanz zu rechtem Bolsonaro. Dieser droht mit Einschreiten des Militärs bei Niederlage
Tausende bei Demo im Hambacher Forst
Laut WDR-Informationen waren zur Mittagszeit etwa 7.000 Personen vor Ort. Der Veranstalter sprach sogar von 10.000 Menschen. Sie protestieren gegen die Rodung des uralten Waldes für den Braunkohletagebau Hambach.
sitzblockade in der nähe von beechtown #hambibleibt #HambacherForst
30.9.2018
#hambacherforst Wohlleben 2
30.9.2018
Son of U.S. marine elected Okinawa governor on anti-U.S. base platform
Danny Tamaki, the son of a U.S. Marine and Japanese mother, was elected governor of Japan’s Okinawa island on Sunday on an anti-U.S military presence platform, defeating a candidate backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc, domestic media reported.
LIVE: Polls open until 6 p.m. for Kurdistan Region‘s parliamentary election
„The success of the election process is success for all parties,“ added Barzani, son of KDP President Masoud Barzani.
Lie Symmetry by Aperus
Aperus Santa Fe, New Mexico
released April 18, 2018
Tim Berners-Lee launches open source project Solid to decentralize the web and place users in control of data
Because of the time and effort that will be involved in getting Solid off the group, Berners-Lee is not only taking a sabbatical from MIT, he is also reducing his involvement in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). On top of this, he has created startup called inrupt, the mission of which is „to ensure that Solid becomes widely adopted by developers, businesses, and eventually… everyone; that it becomes part of the fabric of the web“.