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The Know Daily - Friday 11 October 2024
Hanna Pham
October 11, 2024
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UK NEWS
🌹 Starmer reshuffled his top team of advisers as he “seeks to get a grip” on his time as PM, as Labour approaches 100 days in office.
💼 The economy returned to growth in August, official figures show.
🤩 The Northern Lights were visible across UK skies last night, putting on a “spectacular display”.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia narrowly failed in its bid to gain a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.
🇺🇸 Hurricane Milton hit Florida this week, the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the US this year.
🏆 The 2024 Nobel Prize announcements began this week – track the winners here.
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WORK & INNOVATION
⚡ Renewable energy sources are set to meet nearly half of all electricity demand by 2030, but still fall short of the UN’s goal to triple capacity.
📱 Social media disputes in the EU will now be handled by an independent body.
🏢 Labour unveiled its Employment Rights Bill for UK workers – here’s what it contains.
CULTURE
🏥 The Kinderspital, a newly-built children’s hospital in Zurich, has been designed to show how “architecture can contribute to healing”.
👗 The Met Gala theme for 2025 is…
🎭 Actor Daniel Kaluuya was honoured with a statue in London’s Leicester Square.
UPLIFTING STUFF
🔬 Scientists in the UK are developing the world’s first ovarian cancer vaccine.
🇧🇷 The Munduruku People, an Indigenous group in Brazil, won the right to their land in a “historic and profoundly symbolic victory”.
🚰 A purification system created by MIT could help bring clean water to millions.
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🎧 Listen: Leon, Leon Bridges’ new album. Soulful tracks from one of the most timeless artists making music today. The ideal soundtrack for staring out the window during a long train journey! ~ Hanna
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