World News: 15 September 2022

Traffic, water shortages, now floods. India's Silicon Valley in a critical condition.
Bengaluru hosts more than 3,500 IT companies and some 79 "tech parks", upmarket premises that house offices and entertainment areas catering to technology workers.

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Billionaire boss of fashion retailer Patagonia gives company away
Yvon Chouinard said that under a new ownership structure, any profit not reinvested in running the business would go to fighting climate change. This will amount to around $100m (£87m) a year, he claimed, depending on the health of the company.

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The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO
The briefs also contain communications advice, including training health workers to identify and address misinformation, as well as creating high-quality informative materials.

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By easing immigration, Germany is trying to avoid a crisis of 2.5 lakh missing workers
Germany is predicted to have a shortage of about 2,40,000 skilled workers over the next four years. To avoid such a labour shortage, the EU country is already taking steps to simplify its immigration system and attract more foreign skilled workers.

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Mass firing at UAE newspaper raises censorship concerns
An Emirati newspaper ran a story about how citizens were struggling with higher fuel prices this summer. Within weeks the paper’s print edition had been shut down and dozens of employees were sacked.

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US military inks pact to develop ‘Lightning Fast’ space transportation system
Sierra Space and US Transportation Command will collaborate to devise concepts for using the company’s Dream Chaser space plane and Shooting Star cargo modules for “timely global delivery of Department of Defense logistics and personnel.”

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