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  New covid variant? Any concerns?
Posted by: hanhan - 11-10-2021, 08:56 PM - Forum: Local News - Replies (7)

Just saw in whatsapp yst that 2 new covid variant is here already. Even though some newspaper said that the vaccine will handle this theres must be someway that if we ever got infected we will have worse symptoms? Just a little bit curious. Scary even.

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  Coffee as we know it is in danger. Can we breed a better cup?
Posted by: superadmin - 11-10-2021, 03:15 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies

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The rare coffee plant sat on an isolated ridge in northern Sierra Leone, a lone shrub with thin leaves and marble-sized fruits. A team of researchers had spent over a year searching for it, only to discover the plant hadn’t begun to fruit. If they hoped to scale up this uncommon variety, they would need to find it a mate.

This wasn’t just any species of coffee plant. It’s one that could help pull the world’s beloved beverage out of the dire straits it finds itself in today. Coffee is under attack from all sides. It’s threatened by climate change, by a deadly fungal disease that has devastated crops, and by risky farming practices. And at the root of it all is a startling vulnerability: The coffee we cultivate and drink today, which sustains an industry valued at over $100 billion, comes from just two species — and research on others is woefully behind.

In the meantime, rising global temperatures are exacerbating threats to production. “Climate change is a major issue for coffee plants,” said Aaron Davis, head of coffee research at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, who led the search effort in Sierra Leone. That’s because the plants need such specific conditions to grow. Around half of the suitable areas for coffee growing could be lost due to the climate crisis by 2050, according to a 2014 study published in the journal Climatic Change. In Latin America, which produces around 60 percent of the world’s coffee crop, this figure could be as high as 88 percent. Before the end of this century, the more widely produced — and better tasting — of the two species cultivated today runs the risk of disappearing in the wild completely.

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  Everything You Need to Know About China’s Decarbonization Drive
Posted by: superadmin - 11-10-2021, 03:07 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies

The country’s climate campaign is set to bring trillions of dollars of investment opportunities and aims to advance emissions-reduction technologies and low-carbon industries


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China is in the midst of a massive decarbonization campaign.

There was an obvious trigger. In September 2020, President Xi Jinping made a commitment that China will achieve peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and become carbon neutral before 2060. The so-called “dual carbon” goals, sometimes referred to as the 30-60 targets, are one of the priorities influencing the central government’s development strategies.

They are expected to bring trillions of dollars of investment opportunities and help advance emissions-reduction technologies and low-carbon industries.

Here are key things you need to know about how China plans to meet its dual carbon goals, as well as the challenges that lie ahead.

Facts and goals

The world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter
In 2005, China surpassed the U.S. to become the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide and is now responsible for about one-third of global annual carbon dioxide emissions. In short, it is at the forefront of the global push to slash carbon emissions and contain climate change.

Cutting emissions will not be easy. Coal made up more than half of China’s total energy consumption in 2020. The country has pledged to raise the share of non-fossil fuels in its energy consumption to about 25% by 2030 and more than 80% by 2060, well above the 15.9% in 2020.

As the world’s manufacturing powerhouse, China requires a lot of energy, especially given that most of its manufacturing industries sit at the middle and lower end of the global industrial chain. Also, the fact that some developed countries have relocated their carbon-intensive production chains to China has exacerbated the nation’s environmental crisis.

Today, there are similar concerns about China’s expansion into other developing countries, and its relocation of high-emission projects overseas has drawn scrutiny.

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  Xi says China is ready to work with U.S. on condition of ‘mutual respect’
Posted by: superadmin - 11-10-2021, 02:46 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies

  • “Right now, China-U.S. relations are at a critical historical juncture,” Xi said, according to a letter addressed to the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, a New York-based non-profit.
  • Qin Gang, China’s ambassador to the U.S., read the letter in English to attendees of the committee’s annual gala, which was livestreamed Wednesday morning Beijing time.
  • Overall, Xi’s comments maintained the firm, calm tone of most language from Beijing on relations with the U.S., rather than some of the harsher remarks Chinese officials have made in the last several months. 
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BEIJING — Ahead of an expected virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country is willing to work with the U.S. — on condition of mutual respect.

Beijing typically uses the term “mutual respect” in calling for more favorable communication with the U.S.

“Right now, China-U.S. relations are at a critical historical juncture,” Xi said, according to a letter addressed to the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, a New York-based non-profit.

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  ‘World designed by men has destroyed many things,’ Cop26 warned
Posted by: superadmin - 11-10-2021, 02:01 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies


“The world as designed by men has destroyed many things,” Cop26 delegates have been told, as leaders and campaigners warned that the climate crisis could not be ended without the empowerment of women.

Women and girls around the world suffer disproportionately from the impacts of climate breakdown, as they are on average poorer, less educated and more dependent on subsistence farming. A UN report found 80% of those displaced by the climate emergency are women.

The focus on gender equality on Tuesday saw indigenous women and politicians including Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, demand increased investment.

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  PH risks backfire for fielding Umno defectors
Posted by: superadmin - 11-10-2021, 12:21 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies

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PETALING JAYA: PKR and Amanah may be hoping to steal votes from Umno by fielding defectors from the Malay party in Melaka, but an analyst has warned that the plan may backfire.

Pakatan Harapan (PH) supporters might revolt against the move, said former academic Azmi Hassan.


After formally accepting former Melaka chief minister Idris Haron and former Pantai Kundor assemblyman Nor Azman Hassan into their ranks, PH leaders now find themselves pushed into a corner to defend their decision.

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  Singapore’s central bank warns against crypto
Posted by: superadmin - 11-10-2021, 12:15 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies

Singapore’s central bank warns against crypto, says retail investors risk ‘significant losses’
  • Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator warned Tuesday of “sharp speculative swings” and potential risks for retail investors who put their money in cryptocurrencies.
  • “The prices of crypto tokens are not anchored on any economic fundamentals, and are subject to sharp speculative swings,” Menon said at the Singapore Fintech Festival. “Investors in these tokens are at risk of suffering significant losses.”
  • He also said Singapore is in no hurry to develop a central bank digital currency for retail use.
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SINGAPORE — Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator warned Tuesday of “sharp speculative swings” and potential risks for retail investors who put their money in cryptocurrencies.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore “frowns on cryptocurrencies or tokens as an investment asset for retail investors,” said Ravi Menon, its managing director, who was speaking to those at the Singapore Fintech Festival.

Bitcoin and ethereum hit another all-time high in the U.S. on Monday.

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  Capitol riot: Judge rejects Trump bid to withhold records
Posted by: superadmin - 11-10-2021, 12:02 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies

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A US judge has ruled a congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot can access some of ex-President Donald Trump's White House records.

Mr Trump had argued the materials were covered by executive privilege, which protects the confidentiality of some White House communications.

The inquiry is trying to find out if Mr Trump had foreknowledge of the riot.

The ruling came on the day 10 Trump aides were issued with legal summonses to testify before lawmakers.

Hundreds of Mr Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol building and disrupted the official certification of President Joe Biden's election victory on 6 January this year.

The House of Representatives Select Committee wants to see a trove of phone records, visitor logs and other White House documents that could shed some light on the events leading up to the attack on Congress.

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  Meet Hong Kong's 'ghost net hunter' who is saving the city's sea life
Posted by: superadmin - 11-10-2021, 11:47 AM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies

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(CNN)Built up from fishing communities into a major international port, Hong Kong has a rich maritime history stretching back hundreds of years. Beneath the surface of its coastal waters, though, lurks a haunting threat to its marine life.

Ghost nets, or ghost gear, are abandoned or lost fishing equipment. They float through the ocean, trapping and killing wildlife, snagging on boats, and even threatening divers.

One local scuba diver saw the problem and decided to take matters into his own hands.

Harry Chan, a self-proclaimed "ghost net hunter," has spent the last decade hauling abandoned fishing nets out of the ocean. The 68-year-old retired businessman says he is on a mission to clean up Hong Kong's surrounding waters and coastline.

"If we're not going to take care of the environment and the ocean, we aren't going to get another one," says Chan.


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  Fitch unit: Putrajaya’s debt could rise to 70pc of GDP by GE15
Posted by: superadmin - 11-10-2021, 11:40 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies

Fitch unit: Putrajaya’s debt could rise to 70pc of GDP by GE15 as elections upend fiscal reduction target

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Political volatility could derail Putrajaya’s bid to reduce its debt pile as the ruling parties would likely overshoot its spending target to avoid electoral backlash from a public still reeling from the Covid-19 Pandemic, Fitch Solutions said today.

Government expenditures have already surpassed budget projections for two consecutive years since the beginning of the pandemic.

In 2020, revenue underperformed while expenditure increased as a result of the measures taken to combat the pandemic leading to the actual deficit coming in at RM87.6 billion or 6.2 per cent of GDP compared to a projected RM34.5 billion or 2.5 per cent of GDP.

The Fitch Group unit projected the government’s fiscal deficit to be 6.3 per cent of its GDP in 2022, which is slightly wider than the government’s projection of 6.0 per cent.

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