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alojapan.com/1334304/waves-hit waves hit California and Hawaii after earthquake #after #and #California #Earthquake #Hawaii #Hit #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #live #news #tsunami #warnings #waves Tim Prouten was on a holiday in Japan with his wife and two young children when news of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami spread. “We were in the car this morning to head to the beach and all our phones started buzzing,” he told The Times. “We drove on for five mi

I read #GeorgeSaunders' collection of short stories, Liberation Day (Bloomsbury), in 2023. I recall vividly Love Letter, in which a grandfather writes a letter to his grandson during a time set in the future, but eerily familiar. I heard #DavidSedaris read the story on #TheNewYorker Fiction podcast yesterday. Now I know why it was so "eerily familiar"! 😟

#books #shortstories #metaphors #warnings

Link to New Yorker podcast episode: newyorker.com/podcast/fiction/

WHO calls for cigarette-style cancer warnings on alcohol packaging
theguardian.com/society/2025/f
#health #warnings #alcohol #WHO

Dr Katherine Severi, the chief executive of the Institute of Alcohol Studies thinktank, backed the WHO’s call. “In the UK we’ve got into a ludicrous situation where a bottle of orange juice or milk require more information on their label than a bottle of wine or vodka. Our inadequate regulations have for too long favoured alcohol companies over the health of the public.”

The Guardian · WHO calls for cigarette-style cancer warnings on alcohol packagingBy Denis Campbell

Ukraine Daily Summary - Wednesday, October 23 2024

Torn apart by infighting, without a plan, what comes next for Russia’s opposition? -- North Korea has sent pilots to Russia to join its war in Ukraine, Newsweek reports -- Ukrainian drones target Russian alcohol plants overnight, local authorities claim -- Torn apart by infighting, without a plan, what comes next for Russia’s opposition? -- and more ...

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writeworks.ukUkraine Daily Summary - Wednesday, October 23 2024Torn apart by infighting, without a plan, what comes next for Russia’s opposition? -- North Korea has sent pilots to Russia to join its war in Ukraine, Newsweek reports -- Ukrainian drones target Russian alcohol plants overnight, local authorities claim -- Torn apart by infighting, without a plan, what comes next for Russia’s opposition? -- and more ...

A leafy village devastated by #Asda petrol station leak

#How #Britain is at the mercy of incompetent corporates

Villagers’ lives blighted by devastating fuel leak at local petrol station

The misery inflicted on #Bramley, where air is often thick with petrol fumes, serves as parable of modern #Britain

An all-too-familiar tale of #warnings ignored, #bureaucratic buck-passing & #compensation delayed

thisismoney.co.uk/money/market

This Is Money · The leafy village devastated by Asda petrol station leak: How Britain is at the mercy of incompetent...By Patrick Tooher