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The 17 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0000
From Road House to Bottoms, these are the must-watch films on Amazon Prime Video.
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The 30 Best Movies on Hulu This Week
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0000
From Poor Things to Dune: Part One, here’s everything you need to watch on Hulu right now.
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qualifiers: 30.00 (best|good|great) (show|movie), 17.14 movie

The 33 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0000
From Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Fallout, these are our picks for what you should be watching on the streamer.
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Fan fiction writers rally fandoms against KOSA, the bill purporting to protect kids online.
2024-04-29T01:02:02+00:00

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QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

For years, the political establishment opportunistically railed against sex trafficking. Then came Pizzagate.

The post QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com appeared first on The Intercept.

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Jerry Seinfeld on Making a Life in Comedy (and Also, Pop-Tarts)
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0000
At seventy, the comedian débuts as a movie director with “Unfrosted,” about the invention of the Pop-Tart. And, Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger on how to convince an election denier.
Match ID: 5 Score: 20.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 2 days
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1994 Was the Last Good Year—and It's Still Going
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Nine Inch Nails, Pulp Fiction, “Regulate.” The last year before culture began to migrate online was not like any other.
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Writers, Writers, Everywhere
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The protagonist in every movie I’ve seen this month has been a struggling writer of some sort.
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Love Means Nothing in Tennis but Everything in “Challengers”
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:00:00 +0000
Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist sustain a three-way rally of romance in Luca Guadagnino’s almost absurdly sexy sports film.
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“Civil War” Is a Tale of Bad News
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Alex Garland’s grim political fantasy about secession and violence revolves around a war photographer but has little to say about the making and consumption of news images.
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Most Frequently Asked Questions About NFTs(Non-Fungible Tokens)
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:04:00 +0000

 

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the most popular digital assets today, capturing the attention of cryptocurrency investors, whales and people from around the world. People find it amazing that some users spend thousands or millions of dollars on a single NFT-based image of a monkey or other token, but you can simply take a screenshot for free. So here we share some freuently asked question about NFTs.

1) What is an NFT?

NFT stands for non-fungible  token, which is a cryptographic token on a blockchain with unique identification codes that distinguish it from other tokens. NFTs are unique and not interchangeable, which means no two NFTs are the same. NFTs can be a unique artwork, GIF, Images, videos, Audio album. in-game items, collectibles etc.

2) What is Blockchain?

A blockchain is a distributed digital ledger that allows for the secure storage of data. By recording any kind of information—such as bank account transactions, the ownership of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), or Decentralized Finance (DeFi) smart contracts—in one place, and distributing it to many different computers, blockchains ensure that data can’t be manipulated without everyone in the system being aware.

3) What makes an NFT valuable?

The value of an NFT comes from its ability to be traded freely and securely on the blockchain, which is not possible with other current digital ownership solutionsThe NFT points to its location on the blockchain, but doesn’t necessarily contain the digital property. For example, if you replace one bitcoin with another, you will still have the same thing. If you buy a non-fungible item, such as a movie ticket, it is impossible to replace it with any other movie ticket because each ticket is unique to a specific time and place.

4) How do NFTs work?

One of the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is that they can be tokenised to create a digital certificate of ownership that can be bought, sold and traded on the blockchain. 

As with crypto-currency, records of who owns what are stored on a ledger that is maintained by thousands of computers around the world. These records can’t be forged because the whole system operates on an open-source network. 

NFTs also contain smart contracts—small computer programs that run on the blockchain—that give the artist, for example, a cut of any future sale of the token.

5) What’s the connection between NFTs and cryptocurrency?

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) aren't cryptocurrencies, but they do use blockchain technology. Many NFTs are based on Ethereum, where the blockchain serves as a ledger for all the transactions related to said NFT and the properties it represents.5) How to make an NFT?

Anyone can create an NFT. All you need is a digital wallet, some ethereum tokens and a connection to an NFT marketplace where you’ll be able to upload and sell your creations

6) How to validate the authencity of an NFT?

When you purchase a stock in NFT, that purchase is recorded on the blockchain—the bitcoin ledger of transactions—and that entry acts as your proof of ownership.

7) How is an NFT valued? What are the most expensive NFTs?

The value of an NFT varies a lot based on the digital asset up for grabs. People use NFTs to trade and sell digital art, so when creating an NFT, you should consider the popularity of your digital artwork along with historical statistics.

In the year 2021, a digital artist called Pak created an artwork called The Merge. It was sold on the Nifty Gateway NFT market for $91.8 million.

8) Can NFTs be used as an investment?

Non-fungible tokens can be used in investment opportunities. One can purchase an NFT and resell it at a profit. Certain NFT marketplaces let sellers of NFTs keep a percentage of the profits from sales of the assets they create.

9) Will NFTs be the future of art and collectibles?

Many people want to buy NFTs because it lets them support the arts and own something cool from their favorite musicians, brands, and celebrities. NFTs also give artists an opportunity to program in continual royalties if someone buys their work. Galleries see this as a way to reach new buyers interested in art.

10) How do we buy an NFTs?

There are many places to buy digital assets, like opensea and their policies vary. On top shot, for instance, you sign up for a waitlist that can be thousands of people long. When a digital asset goes on sale, you are occasionally chosen to purchase it.

11) Can i mint NFT for free?

To mint an NFT token, you must pay some amount of gas fee to process the transaction on the Etherum blockchain, but you can mint your NFT on a different blockchain called Polygon to avoid paying gas fees. This option is available on OpenSea and this simply denotes that your NFT will only be able to trade using Polygon's blockchain and not Etherum's blockchain. Mintable allows you to mint NFTs for free without paying any gas fees.

12) Do i own an NFT if i screenshot it?

The answer is no. Non-Fungible Tokens are minted on the blockchain using cryptocurrencies such as Etherum, Solana, Polygon, and so on. Once a Non-Fungible Token is minted, the transaction is recorded on the blockchain and the contract or license is awarded to whoever has that Non-Fungible Token in their wallet.

12) Why are people investing so much in NFT?

 Non-fungible tokens have gained the hearts of people around the world, and they have given digital creators the recognition they deserve. One of the remarkable things about non-fungible tokens is that you can take a screenshot of one, but you don’t own it. This is because when a non-fungible token is created, then the transaction is stored on the blockchain, and the license or contract to hold such a token is awarded to the person owning the token in their digital wallet.

You can sell your work and creations by attaching a license to it on the blockchain, where its ownership can be transferred. This lets you get exposure without losing full ownership of your work. Some of the most successful projects include Cryptopunks, Bored Ape Yatch Club NFTs, SandBox, World of Women and so on. These NFT projects have gained popularity globally and are owned by celebrities and other successful entrepreneurs. Owning one of these NFTs gives you an automatic ticket to exclusive business meetings and life-changing connections.

Final Saying

That’s a wrap. Hope you guys found this article enlightening. I just answer some question with my limited knowledge about NFTs. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop them in the comment section below. Also I have a question for you, Is bitcoin an NFTs? let me know in The comment section below

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Japan aims to put a man on the moon ahead of China as it partners with US in ‘Apollo programme on steroids’
2024-04-29T05:05:25+00:00

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qualifiers: 40.00 japan, 40.00 china

Chinese jets fly sorties over Taiwan strait in show of force as US delegation departs
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:17:06 GMT

End of secretary of state Antony Blinken’s three-day visit marks upsurge in military activity after period of relative calm

Taiwan has reported that a dozen Chinese warplanes flew sorties close to the island on Saturday, in a sudden surge of military activity just hours after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, left Beijing following talks with President Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials.

Before Blinken’s three-day visit to China, US officials had pointed to a period of relative calm in the Taiwan strait over the past few months, after years of aggressive Chinese military manoeuvres and threats, as a factor in improving US-Chinese relations since Joe Biden held a summit meeting with Xi in November.

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qualifiers: 40.00 china, 20.00 taiwan

Philippines Says ‘Foreign Actor’ Behind Deepfake of Marcos Urging Combat With China
2024-04-29T04:44:38+00:00

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MP says he was deported from Africa over China criticism
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:44:23 GMT
Tory MP for East Worthing and Shoreham Tim Loughton says he was barred from entering Djibouti.
Match ID: 3 Score: 40.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china

Tesla clears China data security rules, to partner with Baidu over self-driving tech: report
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:14:00 GMT
Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China over the weekend, and didn’t walk away empty-handed.
Match ID: 4 Score: 40.00 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 0 days
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Yen rebounds after breaching fresh 34-year low amid intervention rumors
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:11:00 GMT
The Japanese yen fell to a fresh 34-year low to the dollar early Monday, but then rallied sharply amid trader jitters that Tokyo had intervened to support its beleaguered currency.
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Why China Is So Bad at Disinformation
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000
China’s state-sponsored disinformation campaign has been running at a massive scale for seven years—but no one is looking at it.
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China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's "hidden" side
2024-04-29T03:50:13+00:00

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Extreme weather in Guangzhou kills five and brings destruction to China’s industrial heartland
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 02:16:56 GMT

At least 33 people were left injured and factories damaged after a tornado in the capital of Guangdong province

At least five people were killed and 33 injured after a tornado struck the Chinese city of Guangzhou over the weekend, state media reported, in the latest bout of extreme weather to hit the country’s industrial heartland.

China’s official Xinhua news agency said that the tornado hit the Guangdong province capital, in the country’s south on Saturday. About 140 factories were damaged, but there were no reports of collapsed houses.

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Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout
2024-04-29T00:32:10+00:00

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Cash is king — for now: China signals it will slow transition to cashless society
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:26:53 GMT

With tourists struggling to access the two primary digital payment apps, Alipay and WeChat pay, Beijing has put measures in place to make cash payments easier

For 18 years, Liu Yau-li has been bringing tourists to China. In that time she’s seen the full evolution of China’s digital payment system. Twenty years ago, she says, everyone used cash. But today it’s not unusual to find places that can’t or won’t accept cash at all, particularly after the pandemic when much of the world grew wary of handling shared items.

If visitors want to enjoy convenient travel, she says, they’re better off downloading one of the major payment apps and hoping it works for them.

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Tory MP says he was deported from Djibouti due to criticisms of China
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 21:19:24 GMT

Tim Loughton had sanctions imposed on him in 2021 by Beijing, which has close ties to east African country

A former government minister who has had sanctions imposed on him by China has said he was detained and deported by Djibouti as a “direct consequence” of the east African country’s close ties with Beijing.

Tim Loughton, the Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham since 1997, said he was held for more than seven hours at the airport earlier this month, barred entry to Djibouti, and told he was being removed on the next available flight.

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Elon Musk makes unannounced visit to China
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:45:37 GMT

Tesla boss reportedly meets Premier Li Qiang in visit aimed at sealing rollout of Autopilot software and transferring data overseas

• Tesla among electric carmakers forced to cut prices as market stalls

The Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, arrived on an unannounced visit to Beijing on Sunday where he is expected to meet senior officials to discuss the rollout of full self-driving software and permission to transfer data overseas, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Chinese state media reported that he held talks with the country’s premier, Li Qiang, during which Li told Musk that Tesla’s development in China could be seen as a successful example of US-China economic and trade cooperation.

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Schoolgirl impresses at Japanese gamer event with win in retro game
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:43:04 GMT

Girl of between 12 and 16 was making her first appearance at Evo Japan as contests previously finished past her bedtime

A girl scored a win at one of Japan’s top fighting video game contests, in a competitive puzzle game released before she was born.

The girl, known as “Money Idol-chan” after the game she competed in, has grown up playing competitive video games. Since 2022, her parents have run Anegasaki Shooting Star, a tiny arcade on the east side of Tokyo Bay. Her name has not been released and her age has been given only as between 12 and 16.

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Watch: Moment tornado hits power lines in China
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:51:38 GMT
A tornado that hit China's Guangdong province killed five people and left dozens injured.
Match ID: 14 Score: 40.00 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 0 days
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Meta Sued in Japan for Investment Ads with Fake Celebrity Endorsement
2024-04-28T09:39:54+00:00

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Anger at party funding scandal in Japan threatens to bring down PM Kishida
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 04:00:01 GMT

Despite talk of a Nobel peace prize, Japan’s leader is facing a backlash among voters as key byelection approaches

In the past fortnight Fumio Kishida has been mentioned as a possible recipient of the Nobel peace prize and praised for a speech to congress in which he urged the US not to retreat into isolation.

But since his return to Tokyo after a successful summit with Joe Biden, Japan’s prime minister has been buffeted by domestic political headwinds that this weekend could spell the beginning of the end of his administration.

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School Employee Allegedly Framed a Principal With Racist Deepfake Rant
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: Google holds off on killing cookies, Samourai Wallet founders get arrested, and GM stops driver surveillance program.
Match ID: 17 Score: 40.00 source: www.wired.com age: 1 day
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Russia Vetoed a UN Resolution to Ban Space Nukes
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
A ban on weapons of mass destruction in orbit has stood since 1967. Russia apparently has other ideas.
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Google is proud to announce it is expanding its Midwest presence with a $2 billion data center in Fort Wayne, Indiana COMPUTING
2024-04-28T23:08:44+00:00
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'Invisible in our own country': Being Muslim in Modi's India
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:00:58 GMT
Since Narendra Modi's BJP took power in 2014, India's 200 million Muslims have faced turmoil.
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India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:30:27 GMT

Parties clash over communal issues in increasingly charged campaign amid concerns unseasonably hot weather affecting voter numbers

India has held the second phase of the world’s biggest election, with prime minister Narendra Modi and his rivals hurling accusations of religious discrimination and threats to democracy amid flagging voter turnout.

Almost 1 billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general election that began on 19 April and concludes on 1 June, with votes set to be counted on 4 June.

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Japan comes face to face with its own space junk
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:24:57 GMT
A Tokyo company's satellite encounters a big lump of space debris high above the Earth.
Match ID: 22 Score: 34.29 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 3 days
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Russia stands alone in vetoing UN resolution on nuclear weapons in space
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:09:17 +0000
"The United States assesses that Russia is developing a new satellite carrying a nuclear device."
Match ID: 23 Score: 34.29 source: arstechnica.com age: 3 days
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In Search of Lost Flavors in Flushing
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Rediscovering the tastes of childhood in New York’s biggest Chinatown.
Match ID: 24 Score: 34.29 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days
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Israel Attack on Iran Is What World War III Looks Like
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 17:54:57 +0000

Like countless other hostilities, the stealthy Israeli missile and drone strike on Iran doesn’t risk war. It is war.

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“Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:10:40 +0000

Evidence points to Absolute Standards as the source of a lethal drug the Trump administration used to restart federal executions after 17 years.

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The Dada Era of Internet Memes
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:45:25 +0000
How the viral TikToks of a Chinese glycine factory elucidate our increasingly chaotic digital environment.
Match ID: 27 Score: 28.57 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
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'ArcaneDoor' Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000
Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances.
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As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:25:12 +0000

The White House brushes off accusations of hypocrisy, courting TikTok while seeking to ban it.

The post As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers appeared first on The Intercept.

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Why a stronger dollar is dangerous
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:59 +0000
It sets the stage for a nasty new Trump-China clash, among other things
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Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
Sun, 21 Apr 2024 23:01:08 GMT

For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds

Global military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in over a decade, according to a report.

The 6.8% increase between 2022 and 2023 was the steepest since 2009, pushing spending to the highest recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) in its 60-year history.

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Shortlist unveiled for dance’s answer to the Turner prize
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:00:27 GMT

Choreographers from the US, Brazil, Greece and Portugal in the running for the £40,000 inaugural Rose international dance prize

Four choreographers are in the running for the inaugural £40,000 Rose international dance prize, which hopes to do for contemporary dance what the Turner prize did for contemporary art in raising its profile. “That’s the aim,” said Alistair Spalding, artistic director of Sadler’s Wells, which is running the competition. “I think it’s certainly possible. There is a growing audience for dance and I think it’s time to have something of the same sort of stature to celebrate it.”

The shortlisted works are: An Untitled Love by American choreographer Kyle Abraham; Encantado by Brazilian choreographer Lia Rodrigues; Larsen C by Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos; and Carcaça by Portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira.

A second award, the Bloom prize, will give £15,000 to an emerging choreographer and has a shortlist of three: Sepia by Stav Struz Boutrous (Georgia); Beings by Wang Yeu-Kwn (Taiwan); and Maldonne by Leïla Ka (France). No British choreographers made it to either of the shortlists, which were whittled down from 42 works nominated by a global network of dance producers, presenters and festival directors. But they will have a chance in the future as it will be a biennial competition, funded by an anonymous donor who chose the name Rose.

Spalding explained the choice to make the competition international: “Because that’s who we are at Sadler’s Wells. We’ve got a role as an international producer of dance as well as a presenter – we’re one of the only venues in the world that does 365 days a year of dance on our scale – so we don’t feel it’s right to limit our borders to the UK. This is going to be a statement for the world.”

Eligible works had to be over 50 minutes long and have premiered between October 2021 and February 2023. “It’s like a survey of where the art form is right now, and what was happening over those two years,” said Spalding, “with nods to Covid, nods to the climate crisis, to identity, all the issues that are now reflected in the world.”

Papadopoulos’s Larsen C takes its name from the vast Antarctic ice shelf which fractured in 2017, with dancers moving glacially like the ice itself. Veteran choreographer Rodrigues, whose company and school are based in Rio’s Maré favela, often makes socially engaged work, with Encantado inspired by notions of enchantment. Ferreira’s Carcaça joyfully blends hip-hop and club culture with European folk dance, while Abraham’s An Untitled Love – the only piece previously seen in the UK – is a slice of African American life, set at a house party to a soundtrack of R&B singer D’Angelo.

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Ammunition explosion at Cambodia military base kills 20 soldiers
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:13:25 GMT

Four buildings destroyed in blast that also damaged homes in nearby villages

An ammunition explosion at a base in south-western Cambodia has killed 20 soldiers and wounded several others, the prime minister has said.

Hun Manet said in a Facebook post that he was “deeply shocked” when he received the news of Saturday afternoon’s blast at the base in Kampong Speu province. The cause was not immediately clear.

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Chuck Schumer Privately Warns Pakistan: Don't Kill Imran Khan in Prison
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:04:01 +0000

Supporters worry Khan’s life is in danger and with good reason: The military has a long history of killing deposed leaders.

The post Chuck Schumer Privately Warns Pakistan: Don’t Kill Imran Khan in Prison appeared first on The Intercept.

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Jeepney strike under way in Philippines as deadline to modernise nears
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:28:12 GMT

Government tells operators they must join cooperatives by Tuesday and gradually replace their vehicles with greener options

A three-day strike by drivers of jeepneys in the Philippines began on Monday as transport groups warned that thousands could be pushed off the roads by government modernisation plans.

The jeepney is the backbone of the Philippines’ transport system. The customised, privately-owned buses, which look like a cross between a Jeep and a van and are decorated in flamboyant colours, ply routes in neighbourhood streets and city centres, offering rides for as little as 13 pesos (23 US cents). They have featured in pop songs and films – Pope Francis even travelled through Manila in a jeepney-inspired popemobile.

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Echoes of Vietnam era as pro-Palestinian student protests roil US campuses
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:00:40 GMT

Calls for divestment continue despite hundreds of arrests, with more demonstrations planned for Democratic national convention

Student protests on US university campuses over Israel’s war on Gaza showed little sign of letting up over the weekend, with protesters vowing to continue until their demands for US educational bodies to disentangle from companies profiting from the conflict are met.

In what is perhaps the most significant student movement since the anti-Vietnam campus protests of the late 1960s, the conflict between pro-Palestinian students and university administrators has revealed an entire subset of conflicts.

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Reporting in India ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:33:49 GMT

Despite eventual visa backflip by authorities, ABC’s south-Asia correspondent Avani Dias left after being made to ‘feel so uncomfortable’

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The south-Asia correspondent for Australia’s national broadcaster, Avani Dias, has been forced out of India after her reporting fell foul of the Indian government, in a sign of the increasing pressure on journalists in the country under Narendra Modi.

Dias, who has been based in Delhi for the ABC since January 2022, said she felt the government had made it “too difficult” for her to continue to do her job, claiming it blocked her from accessing events, issued takedown notices to YouTube for her news stories, and then refused her a standard visa renewal.

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Narendra Modi accused of stirring tensions as voting in India continues
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:35:16 GMT

Opposition says prime minister targeting Muslim minority with ‘hate speech’ and violating election rules

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been accused of hate speech during a campaign rally where he called Muslims “infiltrators” who had “many children” and claimed they would take people’s hard-earned money.

The opposition accused Modi of “blatantly targeting” India’s 200 million Muslim minority with comments made while addressing voters at a speech in Rajasthan on Sunday.

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AI-Controlled Fighter Jets Are Dogfighting With Human Pilots Now
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Plus: New York’s legislature suffers a cyberattack, police disrupt a global phishing operation, and Apple removes encrypted messaging apps in China.
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Can the IMF solve the poor world’s debt crisis?
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:05:21 +0000
The fund will freeze out China if that is what it takes to offer relief
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China’s better economic growth hides reasons to worry
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:33:05 +0000
The country’s leaders are too complacent about deflation
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The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.
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What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:02:17 +0000
Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies
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China’s state is eating the private property market
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:50:47 +0000
Pity those soon to buy a home
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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:31:35 +0000
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
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China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:12:05 +0000
As is becoming increasingly obvious
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Japan ends the world’s greatest monetary-policy experiment
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:12:06 +0000
For the first time in 17 years, officials raise interest rates
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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:52:43 +0000
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis
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China’s economic bright spots provide a warning
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:55:00 +0000
What a visit to an optimistic port reveals
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China is churning out solar panels—and upsetting sand markets
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:37:33 +0000
The hunt for grains with a silica concentration of more than 99.9%
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How Trump and Biden have failed to cut ties with China
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:46:06 +0000
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
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As the Nikkei 225 hits record highs, Japan’s young start investing
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:21:14 +0000
Will more now favour domestic stocks?
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Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:08:09 +0000
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
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China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:35:54 +0000
The situation ought to worry Xi Jinping
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China’s leaders are flailing as markets drop
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:10:43 +0000
The government is not used to being bullied
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Evergrande’s liquidation is a new low in China’s property crisis
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:04:03 +0000
A judge in Hong Kong surprises the mainland
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The false promise of friendshoring
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:14:50 +0000
America, China and Europe appear to be trading less with their geopolitical rivals
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As China’s markets suffer, what alternatives do investors have?
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:13:53 +0000
Optimism about the world’s second-largest stockmarket is a distant memory
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China’s population is shrinking and its economy is losing ground
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:14:24 +0000
The “peak China” narrative is proving difficult to shift
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How fast is India’s economy really growing?
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:46 +0000
Statisticians take the country’s figures with a pinch of salt
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How to build a global currency
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:55:08 +0000
India is the latest country to try. Painful reforms are required
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How India could become an Asian tiger
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:11:52 +0000
The world’s most selective bureaucracy is struggling to make it happen
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The false promise of Indonesia’s economy
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:10:49 +0000
Presidential candidates vow to deliver 7% growth. Voters have heard it before
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Fighting rages at Myanmar’s border with Thailand as rebels target junta troops
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:58:40 GMT

Thousands of civilians flee as resistance fighters fight to flush out soldiers holed up at eastern bridge border crossing

Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern border with Thailand on Saturday, both governments said, forcing 3,000 civilians to flee as rebels fought to flush out Myanmar junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing.

Resistance fighters and ethnic minority rebels seized the key trading town of Myawaddy on the Myanmar side of the frontier on 11 April, a blow to a well-equipped military struggling to govern and facing a test of battlefield credibility.

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New law aims to protect devices from hackers
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:02:38 GMT
Speakers, fitness trackers and other internet-connected devices sold in the UK now have to meet new requirements.
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10 Best Lubes (2024): Water-Based, Silicone, and Lube Dispensers
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:30:00 +0000
For the most sensitive parts of the human body, friction is the enemy. Here’s how to keep it at bay.
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The 14 Best Barefoot Shoes (2024): For Running or Walking
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:30:00 +0000
Our favorite zero-drop, minimalist footwear will let you feel the ground beneath your feet.
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Could “Mind the Game” Change the Way Sports Are Covered?
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The podcast, co-hosted by J. J. Redick and LeBron James, combines analytical commentary with an insider’s perspective—and bypasses traditional media.
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Why We Choose Not to Eat
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Can the decision to forgo food be removed from the gendered realm of weight-loss culture?
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Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
2024-04-26T00:00:00Z
The former star athlete known for flash uses unglamorous command-and-control methods to get results as a college football coach. Business leaders can learn 10 key lessons from the way 'Coach Prime' builds a culture of respect and discipline without micromanaging, says Hise Gibson.
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Top 10 Best PLR(Private Label Rights) Websites | Which One You Should Join in 2022?
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How American states squeeze athletes (and remote workers)
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:05:59 +0000
The public loves jock taxes; baseball players do not
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