#Mauritius election 2024: Amid #wiretapping #scandal, what’s at stake?

Source: aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/10/…

Tensions have further escalated after authorities last week imposed a social #media ban until November 11, a day after the #elections. The unprecedented move provoked outrage from #opposition groups and citizens, prompting the #government to overturn it a day later.

#politics #Africa #election #censorship #internet #freedom #Democracy #surveillance #Problem #news

Mauritius election 2024: Amid wiretapping scandal, what’s at stake?

The election is being held amid explosive allegations of wiretapping operations by government operatives.

^{Shola Lawal (Al Jazeera)}

What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth?

Check it out! 👇
news.harvard.edu/gazette/story…

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What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth? 

Meteorite 200 times larger than the one that killed the dinosaurs may have carried a silver lining for life, says Harvard study.

^{Anne Manning (Harvard Gazette)}

#Spain #Valencia #Floods #Flashflood
#HeatDome #Africa

Jeff Berardelli posted an explanation for Tuesday's torrential rain in Spain. A blocking kept the low in place and dump all the water in one place.
nitter.poast.org/WeatherProf/s…

"Once again Europe has found itself a victim of severe blocking, resulting in 13” of rain in just 4 hours with devastating flooding!
Below you can see the storm cut off from steering stuck in between blocking in all directions."

13 inches in 4 hours = 355mm of rain...