Thousands protest against Canary islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model pred 10 urami Local people say archipelago’s outdated industry made life unaffordable and prompts environmental emergenciesThousands of people will join protests across the Canary islands on Saturday to call for an urgent rethink of the Spanish archipelago’s tourism industry and a freeze on tourist numbers, arguing that the current, decades-old model has made life unaffordable and environmentally unsustainable for local people.The protests – which will take place under the banner “Canarias tiene un límite” (The Canaries have a limit) – are being backed by environmental groups including Greenpeace, WWF, Ecologists in Action, Friends of the Earth and SEO/Birdlife. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Solomon Islands election: PM Sogavare retains seat as count continues pred 10 urami in 32 minutami Full results are expected in coming days to determine whether Manasseh Sogavare’s Our party can form the next governmentSolomon Islands’ incumbent prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has retained his parliamentary seat, results showed on Saturday, but it will be days before vote counting determines whether his Our party can form the next government.Wednesday’s national election was the first since Sogavare struck a security pact with China in 2022, drawing the Pacific island country closer to Beijing. The move concerned the US and Australia because of the potential impact on regional security. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tanya Plibersek rejects windfarm proposed for biodiverse Queensland forest pred 10 urami in 42 minutami Plan for 85-turbine Wooroora project withdrawn after minister signals refusal because of threat to spectacled flying-fox habitatGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA proposed windfarm next to the wet tropics world heritage area in north Queensland will not go ahead after the federal government signalled it would refuse the project.Ark Energy had proposed building the 85-turbine Wooroora Station windfarm – formerly known as the Chalumbin windfarm project – 15km south-west of Ravenshoe.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigerian breaks chess marathon record pred 10 urami in 45 minutami The 29-year-old chess master plays for 58 consecutive hours and counting on New York's Times Square.(BBC News)
What the papers say – April 20 pred 10 urami in 49 minutami Here are the biggest news stories impacting Britain this Saturday.(London News)
Man dead and several injured after car crashes into bus following police pursuit near Dubbo pred 11 urami in 14 minutami Police attempted to stop the vehicle but a short time later it hit the bus on the Mitchell HighwayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man has died and multiple people have been injured in a crash between a car and bus near Dubbo in the central west of New South Wales.Police said they had launched a critical incident investigation into the crash, which occurred on the Mitchell Highway on Saturday morning.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...(The Guardian)
