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How rolling sand dunes are creeping up on last remaining oases on edge of Sahara
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 11:14:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/24/chad-desert-oases-wadi-water-gold-climate-crisis>
"On the ochre sands of Kanem, the neat vegetable gardens and silver-green palm
trees of Kaou oasis stand out, incongruous in this desert province of 70,000 sq
km in western Chad.
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Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 11:12:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/06/chornobyl-disaster-shelter-no-longer-blocks-radiation-and-needs-major-repair-iaea>
"The protective shield over the Chornobyl disaster nuclear reactor in Ukraine,
which was hit by a drone in February, can no longer perform its main function
of blocking radiation, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has
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Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 11:10:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://thelocal.to/investigating-scam-journalism-ai/
"In late September, I put out a call for pitches from freelance journalists. As
an editor at
The Local, an online magazine in Toronto that wins awards for
its long-form journalism, I have a stable of dependable writers I like to work
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Expert view: Will Australia have another Christmas COVID wave this year?
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 11:06:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Families on rooftops, homes buried by mud: Asia floods show water is overtaking wind as main threat
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 11:05:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/02/global-heating-and-other-human-activity-are-making-asias-floods-more-lethal>
"Families stranded on their rooftops. Homes buried by fast-flowing mud. Jagged
brown craters scarring lush green hillsides.
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You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely.
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 04:45:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 04:43:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/02/scam-state-multi-billion-dollar-industry-south-east-asia>
"For days before the explosions began, the business park had been emptying out.
When the bombs went off, they took down empty office blocks and demolished
echoing, multi-cuisine food halls. Dynamite toppled a four-storey hospital,
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Long COVID patients face more than double the healthcare costs after diagnosis
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 04:42:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251201/Long-COVID-patients-face-more-than-double-the-healthcare-costs-after-diagnosis.aspx>
"People with Long COVID use the health service significantly more than they did
before their diagnosis. These patients need to use GP, outpatient, inpatient
and emergency department services more than people in other control groups -
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How cyclones and monsoon rains converged to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 04:40:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/asia-floods-visual-guide-flooding-extreme-weather-cyclones-monsoon>
"Tropical cyclones have combined with heavy monsoon rains to lay waste to
swathes of Asia, killing more than 1,100 people as of Monday, with the death
toll expected to rise, and leaving many more homeless.
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No ‘go away, weirdo’: Handwritten notes helping B.C. residents connect
Sun, 7 Dec 2025 04:39:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2025/11/23/no-go-away-weirdo-handwritten-notes-helping-b-c-residents-connect/>
"Carrie Parsons didn’t expect a personal writing project to turn into one of
Victoria’s fastest-growing connection engines, but the signs were there,
literally.
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