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The Journal
02-05-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
Irish journalist and RT correspondent Chay Bowes reportedly arrested in Romania
IRISH JOURNALIST and RT correspondent Chay Bowes has reportedly been arrested in Romania. RT, formerly Russia Today, is reporting that Bowes had travelled to Romania ahead of its presidential election on Sunday. The upcoming election is a rerun after November elections were cancelled amid allegations of Russian interference in favour of far-right candidate Calin Georgescu , who is barred from the new vote. RT has reported that Bowes was 'detained' in Bucharest after landing there to cover the election. Speaking on RT, Afshin Rattansi said he understands that Bowes is 'being released on his way to Istanbul'. Advertisement However, RT's editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan later posted on X to say that Bowes had been 'deported from Romania, and placed on a flight out of the EU to Istanbul'. BREAKING: Our correspondent Chay Bowes has now been deported from Romania, and placed on a flight out of the EU to Istanbul. Chay is Irish, and while an EU country can refuse entry to another EU citizen under extreme conditions, he has to be a threat to "public policy, security… — Margarita Simonyan (@M_Simonyan) May 1, 2025 Simonyan posted: 'Chay is Irish, and while an EU country can refuse entry to another EU citizen under extreme conditions, he has to be a threat to 'public policy, security or health'. 'Chay committed no crime other than his professional plans to cover the Romanian election for us. 'Once again, Romania proves itself the authoritarians' testing ground for a future Europe.' The Department of Foreign Affairs has been approached for comment. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Aussie mum's scary insurance dilemma after double disaster: 'Nowhere is untouched'
An Aussie mum-of-two whose family has faced two extreme weather disasters in five years is struggling to find affordable insurance for her home. But 44-year-old Chay Khamsone is far from being alone — her town on the NSW Mid North Coast is one of dozens facing unacceptable danger, according to new analysis by the Climate Council. Looking nationally, more than 2 million properties are now difficult to insure. Over 652,000 (4.4 per cent) are considered at high risk of extreme weather events, and 1.55 million properties (10.4 per cent) are at moderate risk. Chay lives an hour away from Port Macquarie in the tiny town of Pappinbarra, which was hit by bushfires in 2019 and then floods in 2021. "We're really in the thick of this climate whiplash feeling. And I know communities across Australia are experiencing this now too, so it feels like nowhere is untouched," she told Yahoo News. "It's just really disruptive and really expensive. Our local council is still cleaning up from the 2021 floods." Chay doesn't want to move, and she'd like her kids to stay in the area too. But she's not sure she'd like them to follow her footsteps as a firefighter. It's a common concern many volunteers face as they weigh up the risk to their kids against keeping the community protected by the next generation of firefighters. 'My kids have expressed interest in joining the bushfire brigade. I'm really proud of them wanting to do that, but I also would feel worried that we're sending them into unfightable fires in the future,' Chay said. The Climate Council's new At the Front Door report categorised 86 suburbs as 'critical climate risk zones', where 80 to 100 per cent of properties are classified as high-risk. The non-profit has also updated its data suburb analysis tool with information from Climate Valuation, a company that assesses how climate change affects the risk to property. For a long time, global warming has been a conceptual idea for most people, but the Climate Council's chief economist Nicki Hutley said the report highlights that it's now "literally at the doorstep of Australian households'. 'We keep getting hit by disasters in Australia and that's driving insurance bills through the roof, but we cannot insure our way out of this crisis,' she said. Karl Mallon is an insurance industry expert and the founder of Climate Valuation. Given the immediacy of the problem, he's called on governments to provide communities with a clear understanding of how they plan to keep them safe and mitigate the impacts of natural disasters. 'Our data draws on 15 million commercial and residential properties in over 15,000 Australian suburbs and 150 electorates. The numbers show us that climate change is not a far-off future event: it threatens entire communities today,' he said. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Australian temperatures have risen by more than 1.5 degrees between 1910 to 2023. The problem is only expected to get worse because pollution from the burning of fossil fuels is continuing to increase, and this leads to more frequent and severe extreme weather events. 🤧 How climate change impacts allergies 🦈 Theory emerges after massive shark found bitten in half 🦘 Subtle roadside detail that poses danger to drivers For Chay, her focus is on the upcoming election and what stance political parties are taking on protecting communities and families from the threat of climate change. "As a firefighter, I would feel like Australians have my back if they vote for a safer climate,' she said. '[Climate change] has dropped off the agenda a bit, but I'd love for them to keep talking about it. Because we trust what the scientists are saying. They are cautious people, but they need regular people to be banging on about it.' Love Australia's weird and wonderful environment? 🐊🦘😳 Get our new newsletter showcasing the week's best stories.
