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Flooding associated with Tropical Cyclone Daniel has ravaged the coastal city of Derna in Libya (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/“Greece Storm Daniel DJI 0206 (2)” by Makis Theodorou. September 13, 2023).

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11,000 Dead in Libyan Floods, With Political Strife and Climate Change to Blame

By Rajika Chauhan | Sep. 19

A summer characterized by increasingly extreme weather events around the globe has now evolved further into disasters of previously unknown scope. Flooding associated with Tropical Cyclone Daniel has ravaged the coastal city of Derna in Libya, with ABC reporting an estimated 11,300 dead and another 10,000 missing. As survivors mourn and attempt to pick up the pieces left behind by the storm, blame for the severity of the tragedy is being directed to a deadly combination of climate change, political conflict and administrative incompetence.

With Google’s antitrust case, is the bubble finally bursting for big tech?

By Rajika Chauhan | Sep. 11

The U.S Justice Department’s anti-trust case against Google is set to begin on Sept. 12, marking the most ambitious step in the government’s crack down on Big Tech’s unchecked dominance. The case marks the beginning of a new age in the increasingly tense relationship between the government and the tech industry, and its outcomes have the potential to finally slow the pace of a sector that has thus far shown no signs of stopping.

Waves of “Me-Too” in Spain Following World Cup Kiss

By Rajika Chauhan | Sep. 4

After a year fraught with administrative tensions and player protests, the path to the FIFA World Cup was certainly harried for the Spanish women’s team, affectionately dubbed ‘La Roja’ by its fans. The trophy itself has unfortunately not marked the end of an already contentious road, with Luis Rubiales, the Federation’s president, non-consensually kissing Jenni Hermoso, a Spanish soccer player. The incident has ignited a firestorm of debate within both the soccer world and the wider Spanish community, appearing to be an inflection point for long-simmering tensions over sexism in Spanish sports.

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11,000 Dead in Libyan Floods, With Political Strife and Climate Change to Blame

With Google’s antitrust case, is the bubble finally bursting for big tech?

Waves of “Me-Too” in Spain Following World Cup Kiss

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