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Low drummer and vocalist Mimi Parker dies at 55
- Mimi Parker, the lead singer and drummer for the well-known indie rock band Low, passed away on Saturday at the age of 55 after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. Parker’s passing was confirmed to Variety by the band’s management.
- Low shared the news of Parker’s death on his official Twitter account early Sunday morning, writing, “Friends, it’s hard to put the universe into language and into a short message, but she passed away last night surrounded by family and love, including yours. Keep his name close and sacred. Share this moment with someone who needs you. Love is indeed the most important thing.”
Delhi AQI at 326 in the ‘Very Poor’ category
Delhi wakes up to persistent smog blanketing its sky with the General Air Quality Index (AQI) in the ‘Very Poor’ category, at 326
World leaders gather for climate talks under cloud of crisis
- World leaders meeting Monday for climate talks in Egypt are under pressure to deepen emissions cuts and financially support developing countries already devastated by the effects of rising temperatures.
- The UN COP27 climate summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh comes as nations around the world grapple with intensifying natural disasters that have claimed thousands of lives this year alone and cost thousands of millions of dollars. At the opening ceremony on Sunday, COP27 officials urged governments to maintain efforts to combat climate change despite economic crises linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine, an energy crisis, soaring inflation and a persistent coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19.
- “The fear is that other priorities take precedence,” senior United Nations climate change official Simon Stiell told a news conference.
- The “fear is that we lose another day, another week, another month, another year, because we can’t,” he said.
Twitter to delay badge changes until after US midterm elections: Reports
- Twitter is delaying the rollout of checkmarks for subscribers to its new $8-a-month service until after Tuesday’s midterm elections.
- Tuesday’s US midterm elections will decide whether President Joe Biden’s Republicans or Democrats control Congress.
- The changes to Twitter’s verification process came a week after Elon Musk took over the social media company in a $44 billion deal.
- On Saturday, Twitter updated its app on the Apple App Store to start charging $8 for blue checkmarks.
Stubble burning increased by 160% in Rajasthan, 20% in Punjab in October: Jitendra Singh
Expressing serious concern over Delhi’s air quality which remains in the ‘severe’ category for the fifth consecutive day, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that cases of stubble burning related to air pollution have seen a increase of 160 percent in Rajasthan and 20 percent in Punjab this October compared to October 2021. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the Union Minister also raised the alarm when Delhi recorded seven days of air quality “very bad” in October this year compared to none in October 2021.
Twitter news live: Twitter impersonators will be permanently banned, says Musk
- Elon Musk said on Sunday that Twitter users who engage in phishing without clearly specifying it as a “parody” account will be permanently suspended without warning. verification, there will be no warnings, as well as “no exceptions”.
- “This will be clearly identified as a condition of signing up for Twitter Blue,” Musk said, adding that any name change will result in the temporary loss of the verified checkmark.
Apple warns of impact on iPhone shipments from China due to COVID interruptions
- Apple Inc on Sunday expected lower shipments of higher-end iPhone 14 models than previously forecast, hurt by a significant production cut at a major plant in China hit by COVID-19 restrictions.
- “The facility is currently operating at a significantly reduced capacity,” Apple said in a statement without elaborating on how much production has been affected.
- “We continue to see strong demand for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models. However, we now expect lower iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments than we previously anticipated,” he said. Reuters last month reported that production of Apple iPhones could drop as much as 30% at one of the world’s largest factories in November due to tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in China.
A billionaire emits a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person: Oxfam report
- The investments of 125 of the world’s richest billionaires generate an annual average of three million tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year, more than a million times the average of someone in the bottom 90 percent of humanity, according to a new report from non-profit group Oxfam.
- These super-rich people have a collective stake of $2.4 trillion in 183 companies.
- Their investments in polluting industries such as fossil fuels and cement are twice the average for the Standard and Poor’s group of 500 companies, according to the report “Carbon Billionaires: The Investment Emissions of the World’s Richest People.” Cumulatively, these 125 billionaires finance 393 million tons of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) per year, which is equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of France, a nation of 67 million people.
- To put things into perspective, each of these billionaires would have to circle the globe nearly 16 million times in a private jet to generate the same emissions, according to the report. It would take 1.8 million cows to emit the same levels of CO2e as each of them. the 125 billionaires.
- Almost four million people would have to go vegan to offset the emissions of each of the billionaires, he said.
The UP government will carry out a campaign to eliminate the invasion of enemy properties
- The government headed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched into action against those involved in the illegal occupation of “enemy property”. Of a total of 5,936 existing enemy properties in the state, 1,826 are under illegal occupation.
Seven arrested for selling adulterated gasoline in UP
- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested seven people, including five petrol pump owners, in Meerut and Baghpat for allegedly misleading consumers by selling adulterated fuel at five petrol stations. The arrests were made in a joint operation by officials from the STF, district administration, metering department and supply department. ASP, STF, Brijesh Kumar Singh, said in a statement: “Following a tip that some fuel outlets in Meerut and Baghpat were selling adulterated diesel and gasoline, our teams carried out raids on five petrol pumps, four in Meerut and one in Baghpat, and found that they were selling mixed solvent fuel at those outlets. The dispensing machines were rigged as they installed separate base plates and display machines to deliver less fuel to consumers.”