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Just 57 Companies Linked To 80% Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Since 2016 – Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal. [guardian]
Mapisa-Nqakula Resignation: We Cannot Afford To Defend Her In An Election Year, Says ANC MP – ANC leaders close to corruption-accused National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula encouraged her to resign to save the party the embarrassment of defending her during a pending motion of no confidence. [news24]
World Travel Awards: Here’s How You Can Vote For Table Mountain – The iconic landmark, Table Mountain, situated in the heart of Cape Town, is one of Africa’s most dynamic urban landscapes. [iol]
Haiti Gangs Loot National Library, Threatening Historic Documents – Haiti’s National Library was looted Wednesday by armed gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation’s capital Port-au-Prince, its director told AFP, as UNESCO condemned multiple “devastating” attacks on educational and artistic institutions in the city. [enca]
Jeff Bezos Just Dropped $90 Million On A Third Indian Creek Island Property – The Amazon founder has spent nearly a quarter-billion dollars buying up homes on Miami’s Billionaire Bunker. [robbreport]
Japanese People Could All Be Called Sato By 2531, Study Warns. But They’d Need To Get Married First – Everyone in Japan could one day have the same surname unless its restrictive marriage laws change, according to a new study. [cnn]
Rare Genetic Variants Are Curiously Connected With Being Left-Handed – A new study has associated rare variants of specific genes with the development of left-handedness in humans. [sciencealert]