Giorno: 29 Ottobre 2021

LISTEN: Can Israeli climate tech undo decades of neglect?

Read More Haaretz’s Ruth Schuster joins host Simon Spungin to discuss the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Glasgow, Scotland – to which Israel has sent a 120-member delegation headed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Want to get an email every time a new episode is available? Click “Follow” on top of this […]

‘Astounding’ Roman statues unearthed at Norman church ruins on route of HS2

Read More Archaeology ‘Astounding’ Roman statues unearthed at Norman church ruins on route of HS2 Heads of man, woman and child found on site of Stoke Mandeville church built in 1080 and abandoned 800 years later Arts and culture correspondent @harrietsherwood Fri 29 Oct 2021 01.00 EDT Statues of a Roman man, woman and child […]

Conversion therapy to be restricted but not banned in proposed bill

Read More LGBT rights Conversion therapy to be restricted but not banned in proposed bill Equalities minister Liz Truss will consult on plans to allow counselling for non-vulnerable adults Political correspondent @breeallegretti Fri 29 Oct 2021 01.00 EDT Consenting adults should be able to undergo so-called conversion therapy, the government has recommended. Setting out proposals […]

Israel’s wishful thinking on Iran: Cyberattacks can topple the regime

Read More Over in the IDF’s Gaza Division, the hypothetical scenario it practiced in the middle of the week starts with Syria: A large number of Iranian security personnel are killed in an air strike attributed to Israel. Iran decides to take revenge through a series of offensive operations, from the north (Hezbollah and Shi’ite […]

South Africa’s transport sector to dive into digital to deliver value

Read More The Huawei Connect 2021: Transportation Summit took place on 12 October at Huawei’s Sandton offices. The theme was Dive into Digital, specifically aimed at the digital transformation of South Africa’s rail, port, aviation and road sectors.      South Africa’s various transportation organisations are not often thought of as synonymous with innovation and technology, yet […]

Evergrande averts default with interest payment – reports

Read More Evergrande Evergrande averts default with interest payment – reports Once China’s top-selling developer, the company is reeling under more than $300bn in liabilities Guardian staff and agencies Fri 29 Oct 2021 00.11 EDT The Chinese property developer Evergrande has reportedly made an interest payment for an offshore bond before a grace period expired […]

Mocking Meta: Facebook’s virtual reality name change prompts backlash

Read More Meta Mocking Meta: Facebook’s virtual reality name change prompts backlash The rebrand comes as the company faces a series of public relations crises Thu 28 Oct 2021 23.29 EDT Last modified on Thu 28 Oct 2021 23.30 EDT The announcement by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that the social media giant will change the […]

Israeli soldiers start to talk, and the army begins to listen

Read More During the Second Lebanon War, Lt. Col. Ariel Yochanan commanded the 101st Battalion of the Paratroops Brigade. The battalion fought heavy battles around Bint Jbeil and Ayta ash-Shab in the western sector of southern Lebanon. Unlike many of the units that took part in the fighting, Yochanan’s battalion knew successes: Its soldiers killed […]