With the Taliban at its doorstep, the Afghan govt has made a desparate plea for a power sharing arrangement. At least 10 provincial capitals have fallen to the insurgent group in a week. Meanwhile, the US is asking them to spare their embassy in Kabul in case they overrun the Capital. With morale high, will the Taliban accept?
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August 10 – Smoking Up
Code Red! That is what the first of the many IPCC reports on the present climate science is calling the situation right now. The past five years have been the hottest on record since 1850. The temperature is likely to breach 1.5degC warming from pre-industrial levels by 2040 and heatwaves and droughts are going to be more severe. A sliver of hope: Drop fossil fuels now and we could prevent it breaching 2degC.
August 7 – Step Backs, Stumbling Blocks
Apple’s move to introduce a software that will scan users’ phone for child abuse content has come in for much criticism. While the intention is good, the company now suspects every customer. Worse, it could also be a backdoor for the govt to enter. So much for privacy.
July 29 – Taliban on Top Of The Mind
The US love affair with guns is a strange thing for the rest of the world. Remington, a gun maker facing bankruptcy and the country’s oldest is offering $3mn to each of the nine families who lost a member in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.
