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Tom Noon shares an update of his work, which includes a gritty book on life in lockdown The graphic designer has continued his music-related pursuits – but hes also designed his biggest publication yet, in collaboration with Josh Greet and The Midnight Club. Words Share “It’s a funny one, so much has happened since we last spoke,” says Tom Noon the instant we reconnect after what’s been a difficult year, to say the least. “But at the same time, it’s all a bit of a blur.” In pre-...

March 23, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / If you want to make progress on all the major global challenges, start with water If you want to make progress on all the major global challenges, start with water (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Madeleine Bell, Strategy & Special Projects, Desolenator No individual, city or business is exempt from needing clean water in the lo...

A pandemic playbook for a new year It has been more than one year since the first reported case of Covid-19 in the United States — a day that changed our country forever. The arrival of the novel coronavirus on our doorstep continues to challenge our public health officials, scientists, health care workers and, frankly, the American public, to go above and beyond the call of duty and to do everything we can to battle the relentless threat that it poses. It’s no secret that our handling of t...

It has been about a year since the first reported case of Covid-19 in the United States, a day that changed our country forever. We asked eight experts how they would advise the Biden administration to tackle four key areas -- masks, testing, vaccines and schools.

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KZN government unveils bold water master plan for province By Vernon Mchunu Share DURBAN - The KwaZulu-Natal government has unveiled a bold new water service rehabilitation master plan that focuses on finishing the construction of new dams, maintenance and rehabilitation of ageing infrastructure and improved revenue collection. While experts welcomed the plan, one warned that should the plan fail, KZN would face a dire shortage of water similar to the Day Zero scenario experienced by the Weste...

RNZ Managed isolation facilities here now hold cases of the highly-transmissible UK variant of Covid-19 and a new one associated with South Africa. Covid-19 will spread to the community because airport, hotel and health workers are not given adequate PPE, warns one man who is currently in a managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facility. Aucklander Adam Borich is staying at Christchurchs Chateau on the Park hotel, having flown from the United States on January 7. The 39-year-old owns five piz...

  In his Independence Day speech in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that half of the countrys households did not have access to piped water. Earmarking Rs 3.5 trillion for Jal Jeevan Mission, he said the Centre and states would work towards it in coming years.   The mission’s goal is to provide to all households in rural India safe and adequate water through individual household tap connections by 2024.   The Har Ghar Nal Se Jal programme was announced by Finance Minister Nir...

Solaris. The Third Alternative #39, and it soon appeared in his debut collection, 20th Century Ghosts. Here’s the synopsis: Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She’s also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn’t easy to make friends when you’re the only inflatable boy in town. . . . ...

Published January 11, 2021 at 3:45 PM EST Listen • 49:00 / Cuban began phasing out the Cuban Convertible Peso, the CUC, on Jan. 1, 2021. It brings an end to the dual currency system on the island that has been in place since the 1990s. The change is expected to stoke inflation even as the countrys economy is reeling from American restrictions and the pandemic-induced collapse of tourism. After more than 25 years, Cuba is doing away with its dual currency system an...