- Reuters
Georgian lawmakers brawl as parliament set to pass 'foreign agent' bill
Georgian lawmakers brawled in parliament on Tuesday during a debate on the third and final reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has plunged the South Caucasus country into an extended political crisis and sparked mass protests. Georgia television broadcast scuffles between ruling party and opposition lawmakers, who pushed each other and gesticulated angrily during debates on the bill, which government critics and Western countries have criticised as authoritarian and Russian-inspired. If the bill passes on Tuesday, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has said she will veto it.
- The Telegraph
Leaked report for Labour proposes ‘rent caps’ for England
Rents should be capped for tenants who cannot afford rising costs, according to a report commissioned by Labour.
- Associated Press
New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
As waves grew and gusts increased, a wind turbine bobbed gently, its blades spinning with a gentle woosh. The demonstration featuring a 13-foot-tall (4-meter-tall) floating wind turbine in an indoor pool aimed to ensure it can withstand the strain of powerful water and wind when much larger versions are deployed in the ocean. In the next decade, UMaine researchers said, they envision turbine platforms floating in the ocean beyond the horizon, stretching more than 700 feet (210 meters) skyward and anchored with mooring lines.
