November 5, 2022 - Putin endorses evacuation of parts of Ukraine's Kherson region

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From the Editor's Desk How a sand battery could transform clean energy The Vatajankoski power plant is home to the world's first commercial-scale sand battery. Fully enclosed in a 7m (23ft)-high steel container, the battery consists of 100 tonnes of low-grade builders' sand, two district heating pipes and a fan. The sand becomes a battery after it is heated up to 600C using electricity generated by wind turbines and solar panels in Finland, brought by Vatajankoski, the owners of the power plant. "My first thought was 'why didn’t I think of that?'" laughs Eva Pongrácz, vice-head of the water, energy and environmental engineering research unit at the University of Oulu in northern Finland. "Such a simple, fresh and innovative idea. Could this be the solution for the continuous supply of green energy? I don't think there will be one single answer but this is part of the solution." Continued here TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers! 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Work Nike Splits With Kyrie Irving Amid Antisemitism Fallout Irving has expressed no shortage of controversial opinions during his career. He repeatedly questioned whether the Earth was round before eventually apologizing to science teachers. Last year, his refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccine led to him being banned from playing in most of the Nets’ home games. Work Itaewon crowd crush: thousands join vigil as anger grows in South Korea Though police had estimated beforehand that a crowd of 100,000 would participate, they deployed 137 officers – compared with the 6,500 sent to another part of Seoul that night for a much smaller anti-government protest. Work One thousand residents urged to evacuate as central west braces for flood peak â€" as it happened In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. 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