Anthony Rowley (2025-02-22). New infrastructure funding must be found before it bankrupts states. scmp.com Many governments have difficulty funding basic needs while meeting global challenges like climate change. Meanwhile, businesses freeload.

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-02-22). China joins testing of radioactive water from Fukushima plant. plenglish.com Tokyo, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Japan informed that the United Nations nuclear watchdog had collected samples of radioactive water treated at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, with the participation of China for the first time.

Paul Niland (2025-02-10). From TikTok to USAID — The Perfect Storm. bylinetimes.com It is only three weeks since Donald Trump returned to the White House. Undeniably, a lot has happened in that time. Looking at events that ran in parallel with the inauguration (TikTok) and the current battle over USAID, as well as a select few other outrages, a picture begins to emerge. One of a perfect storm. Spoiler alert, it also involves gutting any form of oversight. Whatever your political affiliation, and especially if you pretend to care about government waste or corruption, that should concern you. | Let's start with the TikTok saga, because that story is literally indicative of the dangers of the ti…