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Things to know: Australia’s model to strengthen news and journalism

A healthy democracy depends on healthy journalism. News organizations aren't getting their share of the revenue their content helps generate. The Australian government has developed an innovative proposal that would require tech gatekeepers to share search revenue with local independent news organizations. Their approach is a potential model for other countries, too. Microsoft supports this approach. To read five fast facts about the proposals, visit Microsoft On The Issues.

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Iran war threatens water access in Middle East
Natalie Johnson, Eileen Zhang

As missiles fly and oil prices soar, the Iran war is exposing another major resource vulnerability in the Middle East: water. Fresh water has been a scarce commodity in a region defined by a dry climate and low rainfall, but attacks on the region’s desalination plants, which convert seawater into drinking water, threaten to open a new front.