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Why South Africa’s electricity blackouts are set to continue for the next five years

Mail&Guardian online 

South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts. These typically take the form of scheduled supply interruptions, for two to four hours a day, whenever the country’s electricity system is overloaded. Such overloading currently happens on 40-50 days a year. Eskom, the country’s power utility, recently admitted that such interruptions are likely to persist […]

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Americans need to cash stimulus checks within ONE YEAR before they expire

TheSun.co.uk 

AMERICANS have a year to cash in their stimulus checks before the relief cash payment expires. Many people received a direct deposit into their bank accounts after President Joe Biden signed the Covid-19 relief bill into law on March 11. However, if the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doesn’t have your banking information, you could receive […]

Navalny 'seriously ill,' moved to prison hospital: attorney | TheHill - The Hill

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  1. Navalny 'seriously ill,' moved to prison hospital: attorney | TheHill  The Hill
  2. Alexei Navalny 'seriously ill' on prison sick ward, says lawyer  The Guardian
  3. Navalny says he's continuing hunger strike despite a high temperature and bad cough  CNN
  4. No, That Viral Photo Isn't Vladimir Putin's House  Newsweek
  5. Navalny Is Moved to Infirmary as His Health Declines  The New York Times
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Fil-Am Ron Harper Jr. enters NBA Draft

Sports.inquirer.net 

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American guard Ron Harper Jr. has declared for the 2021 NBA Draft. As a junior, Harper Jr. helped No. 10 Rutgers University advance to the 2021 NCAA Tournament Round of 32 where the Scarlet Knights nearly pulled off the upset over second seed and eventual semifinalist Houston. “These past there years have […]

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Yellen's Proposal to Revolutionize Corporate Taxation

Real Clear Politics 

President Biden is proposing a substantial increase in the rate of corporate taxation as part of his infrastructure plan, bumping the headline rate up from 21 percent to 28 percent. This is actually below where it was before 2017, when the headline rate was 35 percent, but given the number of loopholes in the tax code, very few corporations actually paid full whack back then. If Biden's idea is passed, the effective rate of U.S. corporate tax will depend on what happens with those loopholes in Congress, which is not yet clear.

Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Goes Beyond Bridges & Roads, But Its "Scale Is Inadequate"

Democracy Now! 

We speak with economist Darrick Hamilton, founding director of the Institute on Race and Political Economy at The New School, about how U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling for a minimum global corporate income tax to help pay for President Joe Biden's proposed $2.25 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan, aimed in part at combating the climate crisis and addressing racial inequities in housing and transportation. The plan includes over $650 billion for roads, bridges, railways and ports; $650 billion to expand broadband... Читать дальше...

A Battle Over Water Comes to a Sweet End

The New York Times 

Tuesday: The conclusion of a fight between a little town and a big timber company over who owned the rights to a pristine spring.

The dynamic shift in delivering education as a pillar of Development

Eurohockey.org 

The European Hockey Federation, like every sports organisation the world over was set a huge challenge one year ago when it was clear that Covid19 had arrived in Europe with vengeance. As a small team of professional staff grappled with cancelling, reorganising, revisiting, postponing many events, supported by the EHF Board and the many volunteers […]

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Tighter supplies add uncertainty to hopes for global cotton recovery

Just-style.com 

An expected increase in global cotton mill use and the distribution of vaccines offer some hope for recovery in the cotton sector but there are multiple issues that could derail progress, including tightening supplies and the continuing escalation of trade tensions between some of the world's top producers and consumers.





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