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☆ Deadly winter awaits Ukraine amid low temperatures, energy crisis
  + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Millions of Ukrainians face a deadly winter — and it isn't just the risk of being hit by Russian bombs. “This winter will be life-threatening for millions of people in Ukraine,” according to Dr. Hans Henri Kluge, the United Nations health agency’s regional director for Europe. Average winter temperatures in Ukraine are around 27 degrees Fahrenheit, and are expected to reach minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the country in the coming months, the WHO said. Ukrainian officials say the wreckage of Shahed-136 drones — which are fitted with a warhead and fly directly into their target — have been found at the site of bomb attacks across the country. The city was recently retaken by Ukrainian forces following a Russian retreat.
☆ The definitive oral history of how Trump took over the GOP, as told to us by Cruz, Rubio, and 20 more insiders
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Adam Wren | Tom Lobianco | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +61 min
Christopher Gregory/Getty ImagesDonald McGahn, Trump campaign counsel: I was at the top. Trump's 2016 campaign aides said they paid about 50 people, including part-time actors, to appear as supporters for his 2016 campaign announcement. Corey Lewandowski, Trump campaign managerCorey Lewandowski: I called my wife just as we were getting onto the plane. Stuff that would be from Mars on any other campaign was perfectly normal for the Trump campaign. Mark J. Terrill/AP photo Show less Trump at the Republican National Convention while Cruz speaks on July 20, 2016.
☆ India and climate change: Can Modi deliver what the world needs?
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
By 2030, Modi wants half of India’s energy to come from renewables. The state is fast becoming a hotbed of solar energy, yet is also home to at least seven coal-fired power plants. “Even during Covid it hasn’t stopped.”At COP26, Modi outlined a series of targets for India’s efforts to combat climate change. It’s also a question of funding – investing in renewable energy and other climate change mitigation efforts is expensive. And your other burning questions answered 03:37 - Source: CNNIf India doesn’t receive the financial support it needs, maintaining its pace on developing renewable energy will be difficult.
☆ Analysis: A new Netflix show keeps the memory of Blockbuster alive
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
Three things to watch‘Blockbuster’(From left) Olga Merediz and Melissa Fumero in a scene from Netflix's "Blockbuster." In the eponymous show, Randall Park plays Timmy Yoon, “an analog dreamer living in a 5G world” who manages the last Blockbuster location out there. The series is streaming on Netflix now. ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’Selena Gomez attends the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 27 in Santa Monica, California. (From left) Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham of the Spice Girls perform during the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 12, 2012.
☆ Rishi Sunak set to become UK PM after meeting King Charles
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Rishi Sunak has been named as the U.K.'s new prime minister and the country's first leader of color. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — Rishi Sunak will become the U.K.'s third prime minister of the year Tuesday following a meeting with King Charles III. Sunak was elected party leader by fellow Conservative lawmakers on Monday following the resignation of Liz Truss on Thursday. watch nowThe 42-year-old will be the youngest U.K. prime minister since 1812, and the first person of color to lead the country, which U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday was "a groundbreaking milestone." Sunak's parents are of Indian descent and in the 1960s moved from East Africa to the U.K. Sunak also has the greatest personal wealth of any of his predecessors.
☆ UK's Rishi Sunak inherits in-tray of anarchy as he takes over as PM of country in crisis
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Rishi Sunak has been named as the U.K.'s new prime minister and the country's first leader of color. Sunak's officiation is momentous not least in that it marks Downing Street's first prime minister of color and the U.K.'s youngest leader of modern times. Uniting a divided Conservative PartySunak's task as prime minister is further complicated by deep and severe divisions within the ruling Conservative Party. Rishi Sunak is tasked with a daunting in-tray as the U.K.'s new prime minister, including a crisis in public finances, political infighting and soaring energy bills. Chris Mcgrath | Getty Images News | Getty Images
☆ How Liz Truss’ term as British prime minister went from bad to worse
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Sana Noor Haq | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
Here are the lowlights – and lowerlights – of Truss’ term as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister. Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/ReutersThe prime minister later defends her government’s controversial tax cuts in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. October 20: Truss quitsAfter a chaotic six-week spell in Downing Street, Truss announces her resignation. She will remain UK prime minister until her successor is chosen. Her swift exit as prime minister prompts calls for an early general election in Britain.
☆ Factbox: Plans for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral on Monday
  + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via REUTERSLONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - World leaders will join Britain's royal family, its political elite and members of the military, judiciary and charitable organisations at the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth on Monday. - The State Gun Carriage is a field gun carriage that has previously been used for the funerals of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King George VI, Winston Churchill, and Lord Louis Mountbatten. - The coffin will be followed by King Charles and members of the royal family. The King's Guard in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace will give a royal salute as the coffin passes Queen Victoria Memorial. - The royal family will travel to Windsor by car.
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