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Presenter, Journalist, nature lover, music fan. dad.
@christianccummins.bsky.socialIs it "fame under fire" though? Or alleged sexual predatory behaviour that victims say has ruined their lives? He faces three counts of rape, three of sexual assault & one of indecent assault. "Under fire” suggests Brand is the one being attacked, in a #BBC show that promises "the occasional laugh"
@christianccummins.bsky.socialThe interview was recorded before then. I genuinely found it interesting to hear him speak for an hour; I'd only heard soundbites - mostly dubbed - before. They should have pushed him more, obviously, but the interview was already getting bogged down on Kosovo... Vucic had already brought WW1 up..
@christianccummins.bsky.socialThe opinion of most of research environmentalists is that the delta should not have been excluded from the protected area,“ Beqiraj says. „it seems that the pressure coming from business and developments are taking advantage compared to the pressure coming from scientists"
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@christianccummins.bsky.socialI'm 5 months late to the party but I find this rather exhilarating: I've heard a lot about #Vucic over the years, but an hour in English, gave me a different insight. I hear many Serbs found this all too soft, but the chatty style lets us at least get to know him.
@christianccummins.bsky.social@christianccummins.bsky.socialThe Austrian-led project #EU4rivers is helping #Albania monitor and better understand the #Vjosa river - and better water standards will be necessary for #EU membership.
But coastal developments in the delta compromise the protection of the #river
@christianccummins.bsky.social@christianccummins.bsky.social I can't tell you how much fun it is exploring old records for @fm4.orf.at's #sunnysideup. Both I and the late, great Peter Rapp. We both understood the joy of a Brighton-based crooner turning the world's most legendary boxing match into #Eurodisco joy!
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@christianccummins.bsky.socialI hope you have as much fun listening to this #sunnysideup story as I had producing it, a perm-haired, moustachioed crooner from the UK seaside town Brighton took inspiration from a boxing match in then Zaire - and turned it into Eurodisco: Johnny Wakelin in @fm4.orf.at
@christianccummins.bsky.socialAli, Foreman, a Brighton cabaret singer and a Bollywood rip-off: today’s #SunnySideUp has a story to tell. Plus sweetness from Jamaica, 80s cassette space-vibes from Istanbul, a gorgeous song from Luanda, and fresh sounds from Austria's Sladek and MaVibe. today 10–13 on @fm4.orf.at ☀️ fm4.orf.at
@christianccummins.bsky.socialIndeed, he is testing our boundaries and, I feel, his own
@christianccummins.bsky.social49 years after Peter Rapp led the way on the ORF, I will be very happy tomorrow on @fm4.orf.at's #sunnysideup to be celebrating an entertaining piece of Eurodisco from a boxing fan from Brighton! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcb7...
@christianccummins.bsky.socialA hospital bed with a bloodstained sheet. Boxes of aid behind a barrier. @caritas-austria.bsky.social and @msf.org set up outside #Austria’s foreign ministry today with one message: a year on, the #Gaza ceasefire is no ceasefire. My report for OK FM4 🎧 @fm4.orf.at
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@christianccummins.bsky.socialThe #WWF #LivingPlanet report today was a reminder that strong policies can make a difference in protecting the biodiversity that sustains us.
A good example is the protection, aided by Austria's ADA, of the #Vjosa river in #Albania.
But challenges lie ahead:
@christianccummins.bsky.socialThere are good news stories in the new #WWF #LivingPlanet report; tigers, turtles & even tuna are resurgent. That doesn't distract from the crippling #biodiversity losses BUT it shows that with the right policies and understanding, we can change the trajectory. @wwf.at fm4.orf.at/beitrag/3229...
@fm4.orf.atReposted by @christianccummins.bsky.socialSeit vier Monaten demonstrieren Menschen in Albanien gegen ein Luxusressort an einem der letzten unberührten Küstenabschnitte des Mittelmeers. 🦩 Die Regierung bezeichnet die Proteste als Aufregung um Vögel, die Demonstrierenden sagen, es gehe darum, wem Albanien gehört.
@christianccummins.bsky.social„The project is destructive,“ Miltiadh, a biologist, told me, „and it’s happening secretly, without considering Albanian law or the international agreements our country has, like EU directives.“
130 days and counting of the #FlamingoRevolution in #Albania
@christianccummins.bsky.social" #Nature loss is no longer just an environmental challenge but a direct threat to the global economy, the report says, noting that about half of global GDP – roughly $58tn in 2023"
I wonder if #BolsonaroJr is reading today's WWF Living Planet report?
@christianccummins.bsky.socialI'm not sure we need anyone to Make America Great Again, just making it relatively humane would seem a better priority:
"Pike, 50, is being restrained at her hands and feet in her hospital bed.. has a blood clot in one of her arms, pneumonia, & is not able to swallow."
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