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...It is building its first electric car factory outside Asia in Brazil as part of a R$3bn ($620mn) investment....
...Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday authorities were investigating whether “agents” of New Delhi were behind the slaying of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in a Vancouver suburb in June...
...In between, Ditum investigates the collective acceptance of atrocious pop-culture moments: the media’s preoccupation with Spears’s virginity; R Kelly’s lyrics about his R&B prodigy Aaliyah, who was 12 when...
...He’s a brilliant multi-instrumentalist and also sings, so it’s a little bit of jazz and a little bit of R&B. It’s just very smooth, easy and fun to listen to....
...But the big change this year was the Inflation Reduction Act (referred to as the I-R-A in the US; European Union officials have opted for the phonetic “eera” pronunciation to avoid awkward parallels with...
...Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau convened an incident response group on Thursday, and said his government would continue to “urgently mobilise” resources....
...He’s also excited to be working with Justin Tranter (“one of the first queer, out, non-binary, sissified, top-of-the-food-chain pop songwriters in the business”) on his latest tracks....
...At record labels, for instance, the A&R departments — which were responsible for talent-spotting — could mean either “artiste and repertoire” or “artists and repertoire”....
...“We’re not focusing on just short-term goals, we’re thinking about how we can develop capability over a number of years,” said Justin Searle, technology director for Specific, a university project that works...
...Alté, denoting “alternative”, comprises an experimental style that draws on dancehall, indie and R&B and emphasises strong visual storytelling....
...The banners hanging down the front of the George R Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, Texas, promise 14 acres of guns and gear....
...Here’s the Labour MP for Ellesmere Justin Madders in parliament this week....
...It felt good to hear her Latin roots resonate, in an era where A-listers from Beyoncé to Justin Bieber now clamour to collaborate on Spanish-language hits....
...There, executives gathered downtown in the George R Brown Convention Center argued that their companies would play a starring role in the transition to cleaner energy and the fossil fuel age was still burning...
...Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Michael Lamach, the former CEO and chair of Trane Technologies, as an operating adviser to CD&R funds....
...HSBC has hired Justin Wu as its first co-head of climate change for the Asia-Pacific region, according to Reuters....
...On the energy and climate front it includes big infusions of cash for the grid, electric vehicles, well-plugging and R&D in areas such as carbon capture and hydrogen....
...So Gettr that’s G-e-t-t-r, that was set up by a former Trump adviser. And then we’ve also had Rumble, which is a sort of YouTube clone that is also coming to the fore....
...(Justin Jacobs) Opinion: US climate policy should avoid ‘partisan trenches’ By US Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) We’ve heard so much about bipartisanship or lack-thereof...
...(Justin Jacobs) Data Drill President Joe Biden’s ambitions to decarbonise America’s power sector could hit an early setback....
...Solos roar to a peak, textures congeal and explode and the album ends with a thunder of drums. ★★★★★ ‘R+R=Now (Live)’ is released by Blue Note...
...The sounds of R&B, dance-pop, ballads, EDM and hip-hop are slickly combined, catchy but not too grabby, varied but not overbusy....
...(Justin Jacobs) Data Drill US fuel demand is on the rebound as the country’s return to normal pushes up jet fuel and petrol consumption....
...Adrian Justins rounds up the dominant trends to emerge in residential technology and takes a look at the latest products designed for cutting-edge living....
...But what it can do is reinvigorate the department’s R&D role....
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