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• US shale under fire over thirst for water - FT.com

  "Water shortages have put the US oil and gas industry on a “collision course” with other users because of the large volumes needed for hydraulic fracturing, a group of leading investors has warned. "

  tags: shale water energy oil gas unitedstates

• Berlusconi said to be planning to stand in European elections - FT.com

  "Silvio Berlusconi is not giving up. Despite a conviction for tax fraud and a ban on running for office, the billionaire leader of Italy’s centre-right is said to be planning to register as a candidate for European elections and campaigning on an anti-German platform. "

  tags: italy berlusconi europe politics random

• UAE foreign policy ‘will not be burdened by rest of Arab world’, says Gargash | The National

  "ABU DHABI // The UAE’s foreign policy will not be burdened by the rest of the Arab world as it strengthens its ties with Asia, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said at a majlis on Wednesday. "

  tags: uae arabs gulf politics dubai abudhabi gcc

• Sochi squalor: Journalists report hotel horror stories as Russians scramble to finish construction | Fox News

  "Sportswriters from around the world have begun cataloguing a litany of accommodation-related woes in Sochi, Russia as organizers scramble to finish the construction of some hotels three days before the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics, and two days before some competitions get underway.  "

  tags: russia sochi olympics corruption

• Creationism debate: Should we engage anti-science?

  "Last night, science advocate Bill Nye “debated” with creationist Ken Ham, the man who runs the Creation Museum in Kentucky. I was torn about the event; I think it’s important that science get its advocacy, but I also worry that by even showing up to such a thing, Nye would elevate the idea of creationism as something worth debating. "

  tags: science religion creationism debate discourse

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