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Noise pollution poses long-term risk to trees — study Apr 15,2021 - Last updated at Apr 15,2021 AFP photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba By Patrick Galey Agence France-Presse PARIS — Noise pollution poses a long-term risk to tree populations and plant diversity that may persist even after the sources of excess noise are removed, according to research published Wednesday. Manmade noise from construction, industry and the building of infrastructure such as roads and pipelines has increased dramatically since the middle of last century, and biologists are increasingly concerned about their impact on pla...

In ‘double standards’, none can beat the British FILE PHOTO: Renu Begum, sister of teenage British girl Shamima Begum, holds a photo of her sister as she makes an appeal for her to return home at Scotland Yard, in London, Britain February 22, 2015. REUTERS/Laura Lean/Pool/File Photo Written By 7th Mar 2021 Rabindranath Tagore highlighted British (and Western) double standards in his great poem ‘Africa’ when he brought out the contrast between the serene Church prayers back home and the unspeakable brutalities inflicted on colonised races. Another classic case of British ‘double st...

AstraZeneca vaccine effective in over-80s, English study shows | Financial News

3 days ago - 01 April 2021 | Economics Jo-Maré Duddy – The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with the ongoing recession, sucked more than N$5 billion out of the economy last year.Preliminary... 3 days ago - 01 April 2021 | Economics South Africa's rising long-term bond yields and the related cost of government borrowing remain a concern, ratings firm S&P Global said in its second quarter... 4 days ago - 31 March 2021 | Economics Phillep Uusiku – The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has declared dividends of N$278.2 million to government for its 2020 financial year.Launching the central bank�...