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The climate crisis argument is over. We must now do something about it

This summer’s heatwaves, drought, wildfires and food shortages must prompt a renewed global response and a sense of urgency from the UK government

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Learning from temple scandals

Last year's temple scandals should have been a wake-up call for the religious affairs authorities to fix an opaque system that breeds corruption. Instead, it carries on as if nothing had happened.

Bangkok Post

Count Binface and friends back in action

For those who enjoy a touch of absurdity in the murky world of politics there is a by-election in Clacton on the Essex coast of England this week that should fit the bill.

Bangkok Post

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Rest assured, the new CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential

An exchange between Dr Erica Schwartz and Senator Josh Hawley during her confirmation hearing is alarming

The Guardian - US

Parenting is hard. Should we let AI do it for us?

Tech companies offer eye-movement trackers, personalized podcasts and ‘optimized nap predictions’. Who actually needs this?

The Guardian - US

President Xi never wastes a good crisis. As Iran, Ukraine and Palestine distract the world, he tightens his grip

Ever the strategist, the Chinese leader is taking the offensive, both abroad and at home. That’s bad news for global order, and minorities in his country, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Britain must keep its promise to those Afghans who fought alongside our forces

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Independent has long campaigned for the government to keep its word to provide sanctuary to those who risked their lives helping British troops – a review has laid bare just how badly those promises have been broken

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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly

Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

The Guardian - UK

What the data is really saying

Should 10,000 complaints over errors on the national health app Mor Prom, and an embarrassing leak of vehicle registration data — one that let loose information on the prime minister himself — be simply brushed off as technological hiccups?

Bangkok Post

Lime bikes hurtling around the city: is this the revenge of a priced-out generation?

From running red lights to dumping bikes, some Lime users get a bad rap. But many who grumble about them don’t appreciate their own privilege, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Thai diplomacy at a crossroads

Thailand's foreign policy is running amok in questionable directions inconsistent with its longstanding and crafty geostrategic balancing. From signing a joint statement to appease Beijing on its "reunification" with Taiwan and criticising a United Nations special rapporteur on his assessment of the Thai-Cambodian border situation, the Anutin Charnvirakul-led government has…

Bangkok Post

Senate probe risks public trust

As the Election Commission wraps up its probe into Senate election fraud late this month, the public must keep a close eye on the process.

Bangkok Post

Beyond gun control

Thai society has again been shaken to its core by a deadly shooting spree at a school in the vicinity of Bangkok. After major mass shooting cases such as the Nakhon Ratchasima attack in 2020, the Nong Bua Lam Phu massacre in 2022, and the shooting at Siam Paragon shopping…

Bangkok Post

Where we fail

Re: "Eight dead in Nonthaburi school shooting", (Online, Aug 7).

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Democracy versus AI data centres

Hardly a week goes by without news of another US town or city pushing back against a proposed AI data centre in its backyard. Residents worry about the rising electricity costs, excessive water consumption, noise pollution and other burdens their communities will have to shoulder to sustain these power-guzzling behemoths.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Jason Arday: diversity advocates must stand firm

Editorial: Serious failings by one academic, and his bosses at the University of Cambridge, should not be allowed to undermine wider progressive goals

Newsroom.co.nz

Campaign Cut-through: MMP needs fixing, not ditching

From Otago University - Comment: Luxon's call for an MMP referendum sidesteps critical electoral repairs in favour of a major political power grab, writes Dr Michael Swanson.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Gianni Infantino: in the interests of the game he professes to love, he should go

Editorial: The Fifa president’s attempt to brazen out the storm, after attempting to sell a stake in the World Cup to private equity, adds insult to injury

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A ‘Keminaissance’ for the Tories is wishful thinking – Badenoch’s Reform-lite summer will only end one way

Hiring a convicted antisemite as an adviser; rabble rousing at a time of violent unrest. She is still in a race to the bottom and making too many mistakes, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Messy is chic again. But is the world ready for my kind of crumpled grubbiness?

All my clothes are stained and creased and my house is cluttered, so I should be thrilled by this moment. But it’s naive to think we are about to be tolerant of the real mess of life, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - AU

When it comes to marriage and divorce, is gen Z the sensible generation?

This happily married gen Xer celebrates the fact marriage rates are down. It shows Australians have the freedom and opportunity to make the best decisions for them

Evening Standard

OPINION - WFP (working from playground) is not a solution to the summer childcare crisis

New research reveals that 33 per cent of parents are taking Zoom calls beside the monkey bars. Eilidh Dorgan reports on the crippling childcare costs leading to this

The Guardian - US

Trump is laying waste to the agency that keeps hospital patients safe

Few have heard of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, but it has saved tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars

The Guardian - US

With their assault on science, Trumpists aren’t just harming America – they’re harming themselves

The administration is subjugating science to political imperatives, a major blow to US soft power and technological progress

The Guardian - UK

I stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all?

The time-honoured tradition of standing up with a drink, gossiping and putting the world to rights is under threat. If councillors ban it, we’ll all lose out, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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