Etichetta: Catastrophic
‘A catastrophic failure’: computer scientist Hany Farid on why violent videos circulate on the internet
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In the aftermath of yet another racially motivated shooting that was live-streamed on social media, tech companies are facing fresh questions about their ability to effectively moderate their platforms. Payton Gendron...
US withdrawal triggered catastrophic defeat of Afghan forces, damning watchdog report finds
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Afghan armed forces collapsed last year because they had been made dependent on US support that was abruptly withdrawn in the face of a Taliban offensive, according to a scathing assessment by a US government watchdog...
Rivelato: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown
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Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burnsby Damian Carrington...
‘Catastrophic’ cyberwar between Ukraine and Russia hasn’t happened (ancora), dicono gli esperti
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As military conflict has mounted between Ukraine and Russia, so have fears of unprecedented cyberwar. Experts are monitoring both countries closely, fearing a volatile crisis involving one of the world’s leading hacki...
‘Catastrophic failure’: fury among NSW northern rivers locals ‘forgotten’ by authorities
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In the small town of Ocean Shores, on the coast in New South Wales’ northern rivers, Rosie Wild has been grappling with the scale of what she has lost. Every room of her home has been ruined by the floods. Her furnitu...
Oil and gas lobbyists are using Ukraine to push for a catastrophic drilling free-for-all
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La settimana scorsa, we all watched in horror as Vladimir Putin launched a deadly, catastrophic attack on Ukraine, violating international treaties across the board. Most of us swiftly condemned his actions and pledged support ...
The ‘catastrophic’ effect of the Trojan Horse Affair
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I want to thank you so much for Sonia Sodha’s article (“The Trojan Horse Affair: how Serial podcast got it so wrong”, Focus). I was dismayed and depressed to listen to this New York Times podcast, which is one-sided, ...
West has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan, says David Miliband
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The west has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan and its own reputation by imposing a policy of starvation on the country, according to David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary and chief executive of t...
‘We pray for rain’: Ethiopia faces catastrophic hunger as cattle perish in severe drought
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The circumference of Nimo Abdi Duh’s upper arm measures just 12cm and, while the number means nothing to her, it does to the health workers treating her. Nimo, two, like so many children in the arid lowlands of Ethiop...
‘Catastrophic failure’: Covid out of control in the NT, say Aboriginal groups
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Covid is “out of control” in central Australia, representing a “catastrophic failure” by the Northern Territory government to carry out its own emergency plans, according to the three biggest Aboriginal organisations ...
US airline officials warn of ‘catastrophic’ crisis in aviation with new 5G service
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US airline chiefs have warned that the introduction of a new 5G service could cause US commerce to “grind to a halt” due to possibly grounding a significant number of aircraft and might “strand tens of thousands of Am...
Il giudice assegna 27 milioni di sterline a un ragazzo che ha subito "traumi cerebrali catastrofici"
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Un giudice dell'alta corte ha approvato un risarcimento di 27 milioni di sterline per una denuncia per negligenza clinica dopo che un ragazzo è stato lasciato con "lesioni cerebrali catastrofiche". Il padre del ragazzo ha citato in giudizio la fondazione NHS dei bambini di Alder Hey a Liverpool il ...
"Implicazioni catastrofiche": L'esperto di salute delle Nazioni Unite condanna gli Stati Uniti per la minaccia al diritto all'aborto
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Il relatore speciale delle Nazioni Unite sul diritto alla salute ha invitato la corte suprema degli Stati Uniti a difendere il diritto all'aborto in America o rischiare di minare il diritto internazionale sui diritti umani e minacciare tale diritto ...
Heat, drought and fire: how climate dangers combine for a catastrophic ‘perfect storm’
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Northern California’s Dixie fire this weekend swelled to become the single largest fire incident the state has ever recorded, a mammoth that has leveled mountain towns, produced flames that shot 200ft in the air, e ...
Catastrophic floods could hit Europe far more often, lo studio trova
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Catastrophic floods such as those that struck Europe recently could become much more frequent as a result of global heating, i ricercatori dicono. High-resolution computer models suggest that slow-moving storms could becom...
‘Catastrophic’ flooding hits western Germany leaving dozens dead – video report
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Heavy rain and floods have caused the collapse of six houses in Germany’s western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, leaving at least 38 people dead and many missing or stranded on rooftops. Two firemen drowned and the ar...