Author: Richard Flanagan

BRUNY ISLAND, Australia — Australia today is ground zero for the climate catastrophe. Its glorious Great Barrier Reef is dying, its world-heritage rain forests are burning, its giant kelp forests have largely vanished, numerous towns have run out of water or are about to, and now the vast continent is burning on a scale never before seen. As record fires rage, the country’s leaders seem intent on sending it to its doom.

Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/australia-fires-climate-change.htm
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Author: ITV News

Ethical veganism is a "philosophical belief" and should be protected by law, a British judge ruled on Thursday (local time).

The judge ruled that "ethical vegans" should be entitled to the same workplace protections as those who hold religious beliefs.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/veganism-a-philosophical-belief-should-be-protected-by-law-british-judge.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

American rock icon Meat Loaf believes activist Greta Thunberg has been "brainwashed" into thinking that climate change is real.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/01/meat-loaf-says-greta-thunberg-brainwashed-climate-change-not-real.html
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The owners and operators of a San Diego-based porn website must pay US$12.7 million (NZ$19.0 million) after a judge found them liable for fraud and breach of contract for lying to women about how their explicit videos would be distributed, according to a court.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/118585119/women-win-19-million-in-lawsuit-against-porn-site-owned-by-new-zealanders
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Author: JOHN LEICESTER

Global powers warned Friday (Saturday NZT) that the world has become a more dangerous place and urged restraint after the US assassinated Iran's top general, although Britain and Germany also suggested that Iran shared blame for provoking the targeted killing that dramatically ratcheted up tensions in the Mid-east.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/118584695/a-more-dangerous-world-iran-killing-triggers-global-alarm
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A few good Episodes of "Britains biggest warship"

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyUFSNE-P2E
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