✍️✍️ Jobs Update ✍️✍️ — October 18 —
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Hello folks, happy Monday! We’re back with another huge update to the job board over the weekend — I count 572 new jobs. That means we have a total of 2,531 across the U.S., UK and Canada listed.
I had to take last week off to attend a bunch of medical appointments last week — mostly routine. Later this week we’ll be back with another Q&A with a top journalist from around the world. So keep your eyes out for that.
Until then, be sure to check out a selection of the new jobs listed to the board (below), as well as Outside The Newsroom at the bottom, where Sophie dissects the latest news from around the world for us.
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Outside The Newsroom 🗺️
Europe 🇪🇺
Norway Bow and Arrow Attack: A Danish man has killed five people in Norway, in what intelligence services claimed was an “act of terror.” The terrorist was initially thought to have used a bow and arrow, but police confirmed that other “stabbing weapons” were used. The suspect, who has been transferred to hospital over mental health concerns, had previously been flagged as a possible Islamic extremist.
30% of Birds Show Population Decline: A report has revealed that 30 percent of bird species in Europe are declining in population, with 13 percent of birds facing extinction. Factors responsible for the decline include habitat loss, intensive farming and exploitation of resources, all exacerbated by the climate crisis.
Triple the Renewable Energy Investment Needed: According to the International Energy Agency, the world needs to increase its spending on renewable energy threefold if it hopes to fight climate change and control volatile energy markets in the future. Surges in oil and gas prices in recent weeks have left Asia, Europe and the U.S. with widespread energy shortages.
Far-Right Shakes French Election Polls: The latest pre-election polls in France show that two of the country’s most prominent far-right figures, Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen, could collectively win almost a third of votes in next year’s presidential election. Emmanuel Macron remains the favorite, but is currently polling at just 24 percent.
Russia Denies Energy Crisis Responsibility: Russia has dismissed accusations of intentionally withholding energy supplies as a political weapon, while household energy bills soar in Europe. Meanwhile in Norway, Europe’s second-largest producer of natural gas, newly-elected government ministers claim they will expand the country’s oil and gas industries while cutting carbon emissions.
Middle East 🌍
Beirut Deadly Gunfire Attack: Six people were shot dead and at least 32 were injured during an attack at a protest against a judge leading the probe into last year’s port explosion, which nobody has yet been held accountable for. The protest was led by the Shia Muslim group Hezbollah and allied Lebanese party Amal.
Iraq Claims Capture of ISIS Chief: The Iraqi National Intelligence Service claimed it has captured Sami Jasim al-Jaburi, an Islamic State financial chief, who was a deputy leader of the extremist group. The U.S. previously offered $5m warrant for his arrest, in the hope he might share valuable information.
Premier League In Hot Water Over Saudi Newcastle Takeover: Amnesty International has called for a meeting to discuss Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund’s controversial takeover of Newcastle Football Club. It also wants to discuss whether the country — whose human rights record is “atrocious” — is using the team to boost its public image. The 19 other Premier League clubs have also complained.
Author Sally Rooney Refuses Israeli Translation: Best-selling Irish author Sally Rooney declined an offer from an Israeli publisher to translate her novel “Beautiful World, Where Are You” into Hebrew. The decision is part of her allegiance with the BDS movement, which aims to end international support for Israeli “oppression” of Palestinians.
UN Ends Yemen War Crimes Probe: Members of the UN Human Rights Council, including Bahrain and Russia, voted to end investigations of war crimes in Yemen, where investigators claim they have been committed by both sides. The decision marks a defeat for the Netherlands, which led a proposal to continue the probe for a further two years.
Africa 🌍
Kenyan Olympic Runner Found Dead: 25-year-old Olympic 5,000-meter runner Agnes Tirop was found dead at her home in Iten, Kenya, with stab wounds to her neck. Tirop’s husband was arrested and a court allowed police to hold him for 20 days over the killing.
West Africa’s ISIS Leader Killed: Nigerian military forces have announced the death of Abu Musab al-Barnawi, head of ISWAP, the Islamic State West African branch. In Nigeria, ISWAP is widely regarded as the most powerful jihadist group after Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau’s death in August.
UN Congo Ebola Vaccine Rollout: The World Health Organization has begun vaccinating people against Ebola in the Republic of Congo, where it was confirmed a child died of the disease last week. During the 2018 Ebola epidemic, more than 2,200 people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sudan Schools Reduce Hours Over Bread Shortage: A shortage of bread has prompted education authorities in Sudan to reduce lesson hours to a maximum of four periods per day. Ports have been forced to close and roads blocked, due to protests in eastern Sudan over residents’ alleged political marginalisation and poor economic conditions.
#EndSARS One-Year Anniversary: Nigeria’s special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), notorious for alleged abuses, extra-judicial killings, extortion and illegal detention, has been the subject of widespread #EndSARS demonstrations for more than a year. However, protesters claim their demands have still not been met.
Asia Pacific 🌏
Vulnerable North Koreans at Risk of Starvation: A UN special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea has declared that vulnerable children and elderly citizens risk starvation, due to food shortages and spiking food prices in the country. The rapporteur blamed international sanctions and plummeting trade with China, due to Covid-19 border closures.
Japan Child Suicides Record High: According to a report by Japan’s education ministry, suicides among schoolchildren reached record highs last year, with 415 recorded among pupils aged six to 18 — the highest since records began almost 50 years ago. The ministry blamed family problems, bad school results and relationships for the increase.
Afghan Interpreters Escape to UK: A British military airplane flew between 30 and 40 people out of Afghanistan via a secret route, including translators and others who escaped the Taliban. Periodic small evacuations could now continue for several weeks in order to rescue what could be up to 6,800 unresolved claims with a right to come to the UK.
Singapore’s ‘Foreign Interference’ Law Criticized: Independent news outlets are concerned that a recently-passed controversial law to prevent “meddling” in domestic affairs will limit the freedoms of the tightly-controlled media in the country. Representatives from the ruling People’s Action Party, which holds 83 of the 93 parliamentary seats, all supported the bill.
China Factory Price Record Rise: “Factory gate” prices that manufacturers in China charge wholesalers for goods, rose at their fastest ever speed last month. The rising prices reflect power outages and surging commodity prices in China as the country emerges from the pandemic.
Latin America 🌎
Chile State of Emergency: President Sebastián Piñera has sent troops to two southern regions to resolve clashes between Mapuche Indigenous communities and security forces, declaring a state of emergency. The Mapuche people are demanding the official recognition of their culture and restoration of ancestral lands.
Chilean Opposition Launches Presidential Impeachment Bid: President Piñera is also facing impeachment after his irregularities were exposed in the Pandora Papers scandal. The leak accused the president of selling a mining company to a friend, thereby using his office for personal business.
Bolsonaro Refuses Vaccination: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed it makes “no sense” for him to be vaccinated against Covid-19, on the grounds that he has “sky high” antibody levels from his previous infection. Brazil’s pandemic death toll recently passed 600,000.
Facebook Reacts to Amazon Rainforest Scandal: Following a BBC investigation into the illegal sale of Amazon rainforest plots — up to the size of 1,000 football pitches — via Facebook Marketplace, the social media giant claimed it would “seek to identify and block” any new listings, but did not say how.
LatAm Economic Recovery Not Enough: According to a UN report, the natural statistical bounce back expected to take place in 2021 and 2022 will not be enough for Latin America to recover from the damage the pandemic has done to its unemployment, poverty rates and public health systems.