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UAE-Backed Bid for Telegraph Raises Alarm: Lord Forsyth Calls for Ban on Foreign News Ownership
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UAE-Backed Bid for Telegraph Raises Alarm: Lord Forsyth Calls for Ban on Foreign News Ownership

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean’s bold stance against foreign influence in British media has ignited a debate on press freedom and ownership, raising concerns over censorship and editorial independence. Explore the implications of the proposed UAE-backed acquisition of the Telegraph newspapers and The Spectator, and the legislative responses advocating for safeguards to protect editorial independence and...

Rhys Davies and Ben Keith argue that the UAE is a tainted COP host
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Rhys Davies and Ben Keith argue that the UAE is a tainted COP host

The Gulf state’s human-rights record suggests it is no champion of open dialogue, say the two lawyers. In the landscape of international diplomacy, the choice of a host country for a global summit is often symbolic. As the world prepares to converge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the COP28 climate conference, the decision to host...

Release: Fossil fuel lobbyists attend UN climate talks more than 7000 times
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Release: Fossil fuel lobbyists attend UN climate talks more than 7000 times

BRUSSELS 21 November, 2023: Disclosed delegates tied to the world’s biggest polluting oil and gas firms and their trade groups have attended UN-led climate talks at least 7200 times over the last 20 years, according to a new analysis from the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition. Just days ahead of COP28, an event already mired in controversy in...

‘Big Oil has been lying to us’: Califonia sues oil giants over climate change damages
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‘Big Oil has been lying to us’: Califonia sues oil giants over climate change damages

The US state of California sued five of the world’s largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars in damages and misled the public by minimizing the risks from fossil fuels, according to a court filing. It follows numerous other cases brought by US cities, counties and states against fossil fuel interests over...