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Miracle in the desert
Could the element that lies at the bottom of the dying Salton Sea save the communities around its shores?
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Disappearing nations
Vlad Sokhin has photographed life in 18 Pacific territories, some of which may soon be submerged forever.
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Grocery wars
For Amazon, there’s still one sector that’s proved unconquerable.
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Theatres, cinemas and museums
Edith prepares herself for a return to cultural venues post-pandemic.
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El Dorado on Tees
The Net Zero Teeside project will likely be talked about a lot before COP26 – but will it actually work?
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Post-Covid politics
11 may 2021
- China’s population growth slowed to its lowest rate since 10-yearly censuses began in the 1950s.
- Covid infections surged in the Seychelles despite a 60 per cent vaccination rate, mainly with the Chinese vaccine.
- La Scala reopened after a six-month closure with a performance of “Patria Oppressa” from Verdi’s Macbeth.
The UK government will reveal its legislative agenda for the next year, a hotch-potch of plans which they hope to press through. The question worth asking is whether this government really means what it says…
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The Battle for Truth
Does truth even exist anymore and, if so, who owns it? Welcome to Season One of ThinkIn with James Harding.
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These are the disappearing nations
Parts of the Pacific are threatened by rising tides and extreme weather events. This Photo Essay looks at some of the islands most at risk
Same old Labour
Last week’s elections show that the political centre of gravity is shifting towards social conservatism matched by high public spending. In this new landscape, Keir Starmer is nowhere
The Tortoise Take: Be more Biden
The US president understands that this is an age to borrow and spend. The UK’s chancellor, Rishi Sunak, should be no less ambitious
Crisis on campus
It’s a terrible time to be a student. Covid-19 has exposed that mental health support at universities is inadequate – but young people have ideas about how to fix it
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Keir Starmer mis-fires
The Labour leader tried to sack his deputy. It could hardly have gone worse for him.
Making a murderer
A child soldier grows up to commit terrible crimes. Was his childhood entirely to blame?
Trump, Twitter and the Battle for Truth
You will never again see a Tweet from Donald Trump. He’s been banned from Twitter for life without the right to appeal. The world feels quieter, but is it better? The power to hand out megaphones in our democracies, and the power to take them away, now rests in a tiny number of hands
White gold rush
California’s largest lake was a giant mistake created by an accidental flood more than a century ago. Today, the Salton Sea is an environmental disaster. But could the communities around the shore of the dying lake be saved by the quest for green energy and the hunt for one of the most sought-after elements on earth?
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Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
A ThinkIn with Alison Rose, CEO Natwest
Join James Harding in conversation with Natwest CEO, Alison Rose.
Can art save the planet?
Join us to discuss how artists are thinking about the climate emergency and maximising their contribution to the climate transition.
Sensemaker Live: Local elections – so what did we vote for?
Make sense of this week’s major news stories in a live editorial conference with Tortoise editors.
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What kind of man is the next King?
How much do we really know about the next man to be King? We ask the experts.
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