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The Guardian view on a race for missile supremacy: competition fuels a dangerous escalation | Editorial
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:30:01 GMT
The INF treaty kept nuclear missiles off European soil and was a brake on a perilous arms buildup. Now it is gone
Five years ago, the collapse of a landmark cold war arms treaty opened a Pandora’s box, unleashing missile-shaped furies that have struck Ukraine. The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty ended when the US withdrew, citing Russian violations dating back to 2014 under Vladimir Putin. While abandoning the treaty aligned with the first Trump administration’s broader opposition to arms control, continuing to pressure Mr Putin into compliance would have been the wiser course.
Targeting Kyiv’s forces are the hypersonic Oreshnik missile and the ballistic Iskander missile. Both can carry a nuclear warhead and would have been barred under the INF treaty. These weapons signal an alarming return to cold war-style tit-for‑tat posturing, with great powers ramping up their military capabilities. Their use highlights Moscow’s accelerated missile development. But it also raises questions about the implications of a nuclear-tipped Oreshnik missile – capable of striking European capitals within 12 to 16 minutes – for Nato security.
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qualifiers: 25.00 trump, 20.00 russia, 10.00 nuclear
‘The EU wants Ukraine to win this war’: who is its new chief diplomat Kaja Kallas?
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:07:38 GMT
She stepped down as Estonia’s prime minister to take up foreign policy role replacing tough talker Josep Borrell
It was no surprise that Kaja Kallas went to Ukraine on her first day as the EU’s chief diplomat.
Kallas, who stepped down as Estonia’s prime minister to take up the role, was accompanied in Kyiv on Sunday by the new European Council president, António Costa, and European enlargement commissioner, Marta Kos, marking the leadership changeover at the EU institutions on 1 December.
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qualifiers: 25.00 trump, 20.00 russia
Rocket Report: A good week for Blue Origin; Italy wants its own launch capability
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:00:25 +0000
Blue Origin is getting ready to test-fire its first fully integrated New Glenn rocket in Florida.
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qualifiers: 17.14 russia, 17.14 italy, 8.57 nuclear
Doug Burgum could soon be driving Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ promises on public lands
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:00:10 GMT
Conservationists fear an expansion of drilling with North Dakota governor Trump’s pick for secretary of the interior and White House ‘energy czar’
Of all Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees so far, Doug Burgum has stood out for appearing to be one of the most conventional.
The billionaire governor of North Dakota – like most picks to lead the Department of the Interior, the largest landowner in the US west – comes from a western state. He is not a conspiracy theorist, he hasn’t been investigated for sex trafficking. Unlike the president-elect’s pick to lead the Department of Energy, he is not a fracking CEO.
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Trump threat of 100% tariffs against Brics nations raises trade war fears
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:50:25 GMT
President-elect threatens retaliation if emerging economies create new currency to rival US dollar
Fears of a global trade war have risen after Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on countries in the Brics group if they create a new currency to rival the US dollar.
Writing on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday, Trump declared that he would also act if they supported another currency to replace the dollar.
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Trump maintains hard line on Canada after meeting with Trudeau
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:25:10 GMT
Prime minister becomes first G7 leader to visit president-elect amid concerns over tariff threat
Donald Trump said he had a “productive” meeting with Justin Trudeau after the Canadian prime minister paid a surprise trip to his Mar-a-Lago estate amid fears about Trump’s promised tariffs.
Trudeau became the first G7 leader to meet with Trump before his second term amid widespread fears in Canada and many other parts of the world that Trump’s trade policy will cause widespread economic chaos.
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Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:24:05 +0000
Climate Justice Alliance was the only program grantee to speak out on Palestine — and the only one whose funding is delayed.
The post Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine appeared first on The Intercept.
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Let’s summon the courage for UN reform | Letters
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:50:54 GMT
The west cannot in good conscience continue to press for democracy when it denies it at the core of the global system, writes Simon Prentis
Omar Barghouti quite is right to highlight the dysfunctional nature of the UN (The UN has failed us on Gaza. We need to decolonize and radically reform it, 25 November). Indeed, as currently constituted it cannot be otherwise, given the glaring conceptual contradiction at its very heart: the democratic nature of the general assembly is fatally vitiated by the veto system at the security council. For a veto (Latin for “I forbid”) is the classic tool of tyrants, and at the UN it allows any of its five permanent members – the heirs of the victorious allies of the second world war – to unilaterally suppress any democratic decision that goes against what they consider to be their interests.
And, for the most part, these interests remain those of a world that is the product of another age – the age of empire. That was the price of the UN’s formation – a US delegate at the 1945 San Francisco conference dramatically tore up a copy of the draft charter to emphasise that without agreement on the veto, there would be no UN. But we no longer live in that world – or at least, not in a world where such interests are still seen as the natural spoils of victory.
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What Putin’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile means for NATO security
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 06:00:17 +0000
The Russian leader’s use of the missile against Ukraine sends a powerful signal about his intention to weaken NATO and bend Europe’s security architecture to Russia’s will.
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Trump-obsessed stock-market investors are about to get a reality check from jobs data
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:01:00 GMT
This week’s labor-market data carry big-time implications for the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut plans. And that, in turn, will matter very much to stock-market investors
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How China will strike back at Trump
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:45:27 +0000
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
Match ID: 10 Score: 25.00 source: www.economist.com age: 0 days
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Trump leads Hawkins 5-3 in UK Championship final
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:25:54 GMT
Judd Trump is on course to claim a second UK Championship title as he establishes a 5-3 lead over Barry Hawkins in the first session of Sunday’s final at the Barbican in York.
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‘The taste of our home’: inside an Afghan restaurant in Arizona run by former refugees
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:00:11 GMT
As neighbors face an uncertain political future, the city’s only Afghan restaurant provides a sense of community – and ‘a bit of happiness’
An aromatic blend of spices and bolani, stuffed pan-fried bread, and the voice of Asad Badie, an Afghan pop singer who rose to stardom in the 1980s, foreshadowed a meal experience that one could easily believe was taking place thousands of miles away.
In reality, it was almost 1pm in Tucson, Arizona, when Ritiek Rafi and Ahmad Bahaduri started to greet and take orders from customers in Dari and English inside the only Afghan restaurant in the city.
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Trump’s Cabinet picks are deeply divided over banning TikTok
2024-12-01T15:31:22+00:00
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Labour’s big relaunch won’t solve its biggest problem: this government doesn’t speak human | John Harris
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:11:00 GMT
Farage and Trump are winning because they understand the politics of emotion, while Labour is lost in numbers and statistics
Keir Starmer’s people don’t like the word “relaunch”, but that’s what it is. On Thursday, the prime minister will give a set-piece speech about a “Plan for Change” that really should have materialised back in July. It will seemingly be based on “tangible outcomes” and the insistence that the government machine is newly focused on issues such as early years education and NHS waiting lists, briefed to the media in a blizzard of official statistics. What has triggered all this is not exactly mysterious: amid dire approval ratings and a general sense of malaise and mishap – the latest hiccup is the somewhat farcical departure of the transport secretary, Louise Haigh – his administration is palpably unpopular.
The truth, of course, is that the prime minister and his colleagues hardly attracted much acclaim and affection in the first place. In July, only one in five of the electorate voted Labour. Our electoral system might maintain the appearance of politics-as-usual, but a lot of us know what is really afoot: the UK’s increasing resemblance to any number of European countries, with two supposedly main parties competing for a declining share of the vote, while everything fragments and hard-right populists seize on people’s continuing resentments. As evidenced by Starmer’s recent acknowledgment that “very many people didn’t vote Labour at the last election”, the tension between his government’s parliamentary majority and its dearth of support in the real world remains its defining feature.
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No more marches, but I have faith in women to stand up to Trump | Natasha Walter
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 13:00:09 GMT
Feminist solidarity has weakened, but women around the world tell me their fight continues
What happens in America does not stay in America. The prospect of Trump’s second administration is devastating for many American women, but its reverberations are also echoing for women across the globe, and bringing much more fear and uncertainty than last time around.
Eight years ago, while Trump’s success shocked women in Britain, it also brought rays of hope – in the shape of a resurgence of solidarity. On the day after the election in 2016, I remember going into my workplace, a charity for refugee women, feeling pretty bleak, and looking at other women’s downcast faces. Then, at the end of the day, one of our colleagues had the most unexpected news. The charity’s online donations had rocketed.
Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a letter of up to 250 words to be considered for publication, email it to us at observer.letters@observer.co.uk
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‘We’re still in this fight’: the resistance to Trump considers its options after bruising election defeat
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT
Demoralized but unbowed, the opposition ponders its next move as Trump prepares to re-enter the White House
LA Kauffman remembers the day hundreds of thousands of women, men and children marched in the streets of Washington. “If you’ve never been in a crowd that large, it’s hard to convey how powerful the feeling is of standing together with so many people who share your goals and that feeling of community and connection,” says the political organiser, activist and author.
The Women’s March, held the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, was the biggest single-day protest in US history until the demonstrations that erupted after the police murder of George Floyd three years later. Both were among the most spectacular examples of “the resistance” to Trump’s first term as president.
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Democrats ignored pleas to address price of ‘eggs and gas’, campaigners say
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:09 GMT
US workers say Democrats neglected ‘desperately needed’ action toward vulnerable groups amid recession fears
Saru Jayaraman tried. As far back as January, the president of low-pay campaign group One Fair Wage recalls telling Democratic leaders in Washington DC that voters were worried about the cost of living.
“It just went on deaf ears,” she said. “One of the biggest challenges we faced was they kept wanting to talk about the economy. And we kept saying, it’s not about the economy, it’s about our economy: it’s about my economy, my ability to pay for eggs and gas.”
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‘He is one of us!’: US anti-vaxxers rejoice at nomination of David Weldon for CDC
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:00:05 GMT
The move comes as US faces increased threats from bird flu, mpox, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases
When Donald Trump nominated David Weldon, a 71-year-old doctor from Florida who has long questioned the safety of vaccines, to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), anti-vaccine activists celebrated.
The move comes as the US faces increased threats from bird flu and mpox as well as resurgences of whooping cough, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
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VIPs, traffic drama and booming business: How Trump is changing Palm Beach
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
A flurry of post-election activity in Donald Trump’s home base has solidified Palm Beach’s place at the center of the political universe — for better and for worse.
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As his power grows, D.C. wonders: How do you lobby a man like Elon Musk?
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Musk has flaunted his closeness with Trump, but his unconventional approach leaves few obvious ways to reach him.
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Trump says he will replace FBI Director Wray with loyalist Kash Patel
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 02:28:17 +0000
Trump picked Christopher Wray to lead the FBI in 2017, then soured on him before leaving office. Trump would have to fire Wray — or Wray would have to resign — for Patel to take over the bureau.
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Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:31:31 +0000
Here are the people Donald Trump has picked or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.
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Trump taps Florida sheriff as DEA administrator
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:29:36 +0000
The change in DEA leadership comes as the agency — and the nation — is still grappling with a drug crisis fueled by the flow of illicit fentanyl.
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American-Israeli hostage urges Trump to free Gaza captives in new video
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:13:32 GMT
Edan Alexander, who was taken prisoner on 7 Oct, asked Donald Trump to secure his freedom in a Hamas video condemned by the White House
The White House has condemned a Hamas-issued propaganda video of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander urging president-elect Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make a deal to free remaining hostages in Gaza, calling it “a cruel reminder of Hamas’s terror against citizens of multiple countries, including our own”.
In the video, titled “Soon … Time is running out” and posted on Saturday on the Telegram channel of Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, Alexander calls on Trump to use his “influence and the full power of the United States to negotiate for our freedom”.
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Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to replace FBI director Chris Wray?
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:58:05 +0000
Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the nation’s premier law enforcement agency, is the author of a list of “deep state” officials to target.
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Charles Kushner, pardoned in 2020, to be nominated ambassador to France
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 21:02:58 +0000
The New Jersey real estate developer, political donor and philanthropist is the father of Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
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Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS nations, demanding they use dollar
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:40:22 +0000
The move comes after Canada’s prime minister rushed to Mar-a-Lago to dine with the president-elect to dissuade him over another big tariff threat.
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What female veterans think of Pete Hegseth’s views about combat roles
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:00:54 +0000
Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary says women shouldn’t serve in combat. These vets say his attitude is outdated, uninformed and inaccurate.
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Stopping the Press: The Threats to the Media Posed by the Second Trump Term
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
After spending years painting the media as the “enemy of the people,” Donald Trump is ready to intensify his battle against the journalists who cover him.
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How Kristi Noem, Trump’s homeland security pick, became an immigration ‘zealot’
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 11:00:06 +0000
By sending the South Dakota National Guard to the border, the governor built her national profile but paid less attention to the legal details.
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Taiwan ready to discuss 2nm transfer to U.S. following Trump's comments
2024-11-30T02:39:44+00:00
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Trudeau in Florida to meet Trump after tariffs threat – reports
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 01:28:55 GMT
Canada’s PM to dine with US president-elect at Mar-a-Lago resort, news reports say, days after Trump threatens 25% tariff on Canadian imports
The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, ahead of a meeting Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, according to media reports, days after the US president-elect threatened the US’s neighbour with import tariffs once he takes office.
The Canadian prime minister’s public itinerary does not list a scheduled visit to Florida. Neither Trudeau’s office nor Trump’s representatives immediately responded to requests for comment.
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Match ID: 32 Score: 25.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
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The Trump Trials... Cases Closed?
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 06:00:00 GMT
Is Donald now above the law?
Match ID: 33 Score: 25.00 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 2 days
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Trump wastes no time in reigniting trade wars
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:24:15 +0000
Canada and Mexico look likely to suffer
Match ID: 34 Score: 22.86 source: www.economist.com age: 5 days
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What Can Stop the Cycle of Escalation in Ukraine?
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
As the Biden Administration approves new weaponry for Ukrainian forces, Putin has invoked Russia’s nuclear arsenal, but neither move is likely to significantly alter the trajectory of the war.
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Why everyone wants to lend to weak companies
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:58:45 +0000
An unanticipated side-effect of Donald Trump’s election victory
Match ID: 36 Score: 21.43 source: www.economist.com age: 3 days
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Trump voters feel very differently about things now that he’s won, our new poll shows
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:47:39 EST
A pair of POLITICO|Morning Consult polls, one conducted in the final days of the election and the other conducted after Trump won, show how public opinion has changed.
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The “Palestine Exception”
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:30:00 +0000
On The Intercept Briefing, we discuss college crackdowns on Palestine solidarity protests and the chilling effect on free speech.
The post The “Palestine Exception” appeared first on The Intercept.
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The Guardian view on Italy’s divided opposition: a Five Star revolution can help unite the left | Editorial
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:25:01 GMT
Turmoil in the populist party founded by comedian Beppe Grillo could herald a crucial progressive realignment
Political scientists have long argued that a defining characteristic of populism is the distinction between a “pure people” and a “corrupt elite”. In the turbulent politics of the early 21st century, few public figures have promoted that worldview with as much vigour and impact as the Italian comedian Beppe Grillo.
During the 2010s, Mr Grillo’s Five Star Movement (M5S) became at one point the most successful and quixotic populist party in Europe, coming first in the Italian election of 2018 by a comfortable margin. Its signature principles were a belief in the power of direct democracy, and a conviction that traditional left‑right politics should be superseded by a popular revolt against la casta – the privileged elite whose power persisted whichever government was in charge. People power was mobilised through the party’s Rousseau platform, designed as a forum for online democracy by M5S’s co-founder and internet evangelist Gianroberto Casaleggio.
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Putin may have wanted Skripal dead over what he knew, UK officials believe
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:11:30 GMT
Ex-spy had information about Putin’s ‘embezzlement’ of profits from metals production, intelligence official says
Vladimir Putin may have ordered the assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal because the former Russian spy harboured secret information about the Russian president’s “criminal embezzlement” of profits from metals production, the UK government believes.
A leading intelligence official on Russia has said he took “at face value” Skripal’s assertions that secrets he knew about how Putin may have made money led to the nerve agent attack on him in Salisbury.
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Match ID: 40 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Unrwa suspends aid deliveries through main Gaza route after convoy attacked
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT
Agency says armed gangs looted several trucks carrying food supplies and urges Israel to ensure safe flows of aid
The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has suspended aid deliveries through the main lifeline for the Gaza Strip after a fresh attack by armed gangs on a humanitarian convoy, amid a severe food crisis caused by more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
In a statement on Sunday, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of Unrwa, said several trucks carrying food supplies were looted the day before on the road from Kerem Shalom on the border with Israel, now the main aid crossing point into the besieged Palestinian territory. The route had not been safe for months, he said on X, referring to the unprecedented hijacking of nearly 100 aid trucks last month.
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Match ID: 41 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:44:25 +0000
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
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More Russian strikes as Syrian rebels advance after taking Aleppo
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:44:55 GMT
Nine people have been killed in strikes, including civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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International talks on curbing plastic pollution fail to reach agreement
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:11:39 GMT
Chair of talks in Busan says progress has been made but ‘a few critical issues’ are unresolved
Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks has said.
Nearly 200 nations are taking part in a meeting in Busan, South Korea, which is intended to result in a landmark agreement after two years of discussions. A week of talks has failed to resolve deep divisions between “high-ambition” countries seeking a globally binding agreement to limit production and phase out harmful chemicals, and “like-minded” nations who want to focus on waste.
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Iran’s top diplomat to visit Damascus as Syria’s allies rally after fall of Aleppo
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 13:34:36 GMT
Bashar al-Assad’s supporters scramble to respond to sudden losses to Islamist insurgents in northern Syria
Iran’s top diplomat is expected to go to Damascus in a show of support to the Syrian regime as it attempts to repel the strongest challenge to its authority in years, after a sudden advance by Islamist insurgents in which it seized control of Aleppo.
The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told reporters he would travel on Sunday to Syria to convey the strength of Tehran’s backing for Bashar al-Assad and his rule. Araghchi is expected in the Turkish capital, Ankara, the following day, as Damascus’s allies and opponents scramble to adapt to Assad’s sudden losses in northern Syria.
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Russia-Ukraine war: EU’s new foreign policy chief visits Kyiv after overnight strikes – as it happened
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:27:02 GMT
Kaja Kallas’s visit comes on her first day in office with the new head of the European council, António Costa, also making the trip to Ukraine
This blog is closing now. Thanks for following along. You can read all our Ukraine coverage here.
The Russian defence ministry has said its forces have gained control over two settlements – Illinka and Petrivka – in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. We have not yet independently verified this claim.
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Romania votes in parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 09:32:06 GMT
Success in presidential poll of far-right populist Călin Georgescu has triggered nightly protests across country
Voting is under way in parliamentary elections in Romania, with voters still unsure whether the shock result of last week’s presidential first-round ballot will stand amid continuing allegations of electoral fraud and foreign interference.
Far-right parties are forecast to make significant gains in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, with polls showing the nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) slightly ahead of the Social Democratic party (PSD), part of the ruling coalition.
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Inside the effort to market Russia and Putin to Africans
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 07:00:45 +0000
The Africa Initiative is part of an opaque network of groups that Western officials and analysts say the Kremlin uses to spread Russian influence in Africa.
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Syrian militants reach central Aleppo as government forces appear to retreat
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:07:34 GMT
Surprise offensive by rebels marks biggest challenge to Bashar al-Assad’s control in years
Islamist rebels once exiled to a mountainous pocket of the Syrian countryside now roam the streets of central Aleppo, taking pictures below its ancient citadel and tearing down symbols of President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
The surprise offensive in which insurgents seized territory across north-western Syria appears to have dramatically shifted the balance of power in Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, and marks the most serious challenge to Assad’s control in years.
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A changed Georgia is no longer a haven for Russia’s political exiles
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 09:00:07 +0000
Russian political exiles once felt safe in Georgia, but the country has been cracking down on its own civil society and expelling anti-Kremlin dissidents.
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The week around the world in 20 pictures
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 19:01:33 GMT
The ceasefire in Lebanon, the aftermath of floods in Valencia, Russian airstrikes in Kyiv and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
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Biased AI in health care faces crackdown in sweeping Biden admin proposals
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:37:51 +0000
The future of the proposals is uncertain as Trump admin comes to office.
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Biden Has “Pardoned” Eight Turkeys. Will He Spare the Lives of 40 Human Beings?
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:27:50 +0000
With Trump returning to the White House, only mass commutations will stop another federal execution spree.
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Match ID: 53 Score: 17.86 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump
There’s a Ceasefire in Lebanon, but Israel Keeps Gaslighting Palestinians About Ending the Assault on Gaza
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:34:03 +0000
Palestinians from Gaza feel relief for the people of Lebanon. We are also heartbroken that we are still being slaughtered.
The post There’s a Ceasefire in Lebanon, but Israel Keeps Gaslighting Palestinians About Ending the Assault on Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 54 Score: 17.86 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump
Thanksgiving Celebrations in Space
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:10:31 +0000
The Thanksgiving holiday typically brings families and friends together in a celebration of common gratitude for all the good things that have happened during the previous year. People celebrate the holiday in various ways, with parades, football marathons, and attending services, but food remains the over-arching theme. For astronauts embarked on long-duration space missions, separation […]
Match ID: 55 Score: 17.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 3 days
qualifiers: 17.14 russia
Former Tesco boss wants to send power from Morocco to Great Britain using subsea cable
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:00:01 GMT
Dave Lewis says the near-constant stream of clean electricity could supply the grid as early as 2030
In the south-west of Morocco, a sprawl of wind and solar farms stretching across an area the size of Greater London could soon generate the green electricity powering more than 9m British homes.
This is the unflinching vision of Sir Dave Lewis, the former Tesco boss who is hoping to build the world’s longest subsea power cable in order to harness north Africa’s renewable energy sources and power Britain’s clean energy agenda.
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Match ID: 56 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
Predatory rent-to-buy operators barred from Centrepay debt system in sweeping Albanese government reforms
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:00:11 GMT
Exclusive: ‘High risk services’ will be removed, including companies providing consumer leases and household goods
The federal government will boot predatory rent-to-buy operators off its Centrepay debit system as part of sweeping reforms designed to stop the financial abuse of vulnerable Australians.
The reforms, set to be announced Monday, follow a Guardian Australian investigation that revealed shocking failures with the Centrepay system and helped trigger an urgent government review.
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Match ID: 57 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
Player 456 is back for revenge in Squid Game S2 trailer
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:05:09 +0000
"You still do not see, do you? The game will not end unless the world changes."
Match ID: 58 Score: 14.29 source: arstechnica.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 14.29 korea
Did the Opioid Epidemic Fuel Donald Trump’s Return to the White House?
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
New research suggests that the Democrats’ struggles in communities battling fentanyl addiction had little to do with economic theory or messaging—it was, more simply, a failure of political attention.
Match ID: 59 Score: 14.29 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump
The Fight to Stop New York Cops From Conspiring With ICE
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Local police across New York state regularly work with ICE. Before Trump can start rounding up immigrants, advocates are pushing for change.
The post The Fight to Stop New York Cops From Conspiring With ICE appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 60 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump
Biden Made “Record Time” on Worker Protections for Heat. Trump Could Quickly Stamp Them Out.
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:22:48 +0000
The OSHA heat regulation was one of the few to have broad public support, but Democrats can’t ever seem to get their act together.
The post Biden Made “Record Time” on Worker Protections for Heat. Trump Could Quickly Stamp Them Out. appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 61 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump
War Crimes Have Never Stopped the U.S. Before
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:34:22 +0000
The U.S. has a long tradition of shielding Israel (and itself) from war crime allegations — and threatening The Hague.
The post War Crimes Have Never Stopped the U.S. Before appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 62 Score: 11.43 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia
The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:12:31 +0000
Democratic support for the bill dwindled as critics warned it would let Donald Trump crack down on political foes.
The post The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 63 Score: 11.43 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia
Sanctions are sinking Russia’s flagship gas project
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:09:08 +0000
Whether that lasts is up to Donald Trump
Match ID: 64 Score: 11.43 source: www.economist.com age: 24 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia
NASA Plane Supported Innovative Microgravity Research in ‘90s
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:34:36 +0000
A bell rings and a strobe light flashes as a pilot pulls the nose of the DC-9 aircraft up sharply. The blood quickly drains from researchers’ heads as they are pulled to the cabin floor by a force twice that of normal gravity. Once the acceleration slows to the desired level, and the NASA aircraft […]
Match ID: 65 Score: 10.71 source: www.nasa.gov age: 4 days
qualifiers: 10.71 energy
Why Trump’s Pick for Treasury Secretary May Be His Most Important
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
In the second MAGA Administration, the hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent will have the job of acting as a voice of reason.
Match ID: 66 Score: 10.71 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump
Hawking Building review – the Science Museum’s giant new shed of the weird and wonderful
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 13:00:07 GMT
Science and Innovation Park, Wroughton, Swindon
On an old RAF airfield, a no-frills metal barn has been built to house the reserve collections of the London museum and its associates, with 300,000 objects ranging from a 1960s nuclear missile to Stephen Hawking’s voice synthesiser
Museum storage facilities are unseen wonders, dark troves of material in little-publicised locations. They might hold 95% or more of an institution’s collections, with some objects as fascinating and beautiful as those on view, others acquired for long-forgotten reasons, destined to languish on obscure shelves. They offer resources for researchers, content for exhibitions, and refreshed permanent displays and refuge to artefacts with nowhere much else to go. They are necessary backup to the workings of a museum. They are the underwater part of the iceberg, the paddling parts of a swan, the dark side of the moon.
Now, three of the country’s most significant reserve collections are being rehoused in new multimillion-pound facilities where, as well as being better cared for, they will be more accessible to the public. This shift has been prompted by a government plan, announced in 2015, to sell Blythe House in west London, an Edwardian baroque office block converted in the 1970s into a store for the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert and the Science Museum. The first of these has moved its objects to a new archaeological research collection in Shinfield, near Reading, and the second to the V&A East Storehouse, a “new kind of museum experience”, which will open next year within the former 2012 Olympics media centre in east London.
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Match ID: 67 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 nuclear
Japan eyes next-gen solar power equivalent to 20 nuclear reactors
2024-12-01T09:27:04+00:00
Match ID: 68 Score: 10.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 nuclear
More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Experts expect Donald Trump’s next administration to relax cybersecurity rules on businesses, abandon concerns around human rights, and take an aggressive stance against the cyber armies of US adversaries.
Match ID: 69 Score: 9.29 source: www.wired.com age: 17 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia, 2.86 korea
Forbidden Sips of the Ukrainian Dom Pérignon
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
In the Cold War, Stalin ordered that a winery be set up in an old gypsum mine in Bakhmut; now Russian soldiers are using the prized cuvée to flush toilets.
Match ID: 70 Score: 8.57 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 8.57 russia
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
Match ID: 71 Score: 7.86 source: www.economist.com age: 283 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 2.86 russia
How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:25:06 +0000
With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart
Match ID: 72 Score: 7.14 source: www.economist.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 7.14 trump
Pam Bondi, Trump's New AG Pick, Lobbied for Private Prisons and Amazon
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:05:33 +0000
Pam Bondi has replaced Matt Gaetz in Trump’s attorney general slot. Her lobbying clients include the GEO Group, among many others.
The post Pam Bondi, Trump’s New AG Pick, Lobbied for Private Prisons and Amazon appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 73 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
The biggest losers from Trumponomics
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:39:40 +0000
America’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows
Match ID: 74 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 17 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
The return of Trumponomics excites markets but frightens the world
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:44:16 +0000
It may bring stronger growth, higher inflation and a global trade war
Match ID: 75 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 25 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
Why investors’ “Trump trade” might be flawed
Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:37:43 +0000
Markets are betting Trump 2.0 would boost the dollar. It could fall instead
Match ID: 76 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 28 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
Donald Trump’s trade hawk is plotting behind bars
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:48:56 +0000
Peter Navarro’s dark vision of the global economy could shape Trump 2
Match ID: 77 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 173 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
The Scale of Geoblocking by Nation
2024-11-22T12:06:07Z
Interesting analysis:
We introduce and explore a little-known threat to digital equality and freedomwebsites geoblocking users in response to political risks from sanctions. U.S. policy prioritizes internet freedom and access to information in repressive regimes. Clarifying distinctions between free and paid websites, allowing trunk cables to repressive states, enforcing transparency in geoblocking, and removing ambiguity about sanctions compliance are concrete steps the U.S. can take to ensure it does not undermine its own aims.
The paper: “...
Match ID: 78 Score: 5.00 source: www.schneier.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions
How vulnerable is Israel to sanctions?
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:56:50 +0000
So far, measures have had little effect. That could change
Match ID: 79 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 108 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions
Would America dare to bring down a Chinese bank?
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:26:59 +0000
Janet Yellen promises sanctions for those supporting Vladimir Putin’s war
Match ID: 80 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 234 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions
What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for the Trump administration
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:56:21 +0000
The president-elect’s nominee for treasury secretary faces a gruelling job
Match ID: 81 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:07:36 GMT
How future talks will play out if another superpower comes to the fore, just as the US steps back
Match ID: 82 Score: 3.57 source: www.bbc.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Rep. Summer Lee on the Fight of Our Lives
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., discusses Biden’s lame-duck session and erecting barriers to Trump’s agenda on The Intercept Briefing podcast.
The post Rep. Summer Lee on the Fight of Our Lives appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 83 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Congress Could Protect Journalists From Surveillance. Trump Is Lobbying to Stop Them.
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:32:15 +0000
The PRESS Act, a federal reporter shield bill, already passed the House unanimously. Trump wants it dead.
The post Congress Could Protect Journalists From Surveillance. Trump Is Lobbying to Stop Them. appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 84 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
What Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders get wrong about credit cards
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:05:10 +0000
Forget interest rates. Rewards are the real problem
Match ID: 85 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Donald Trump’s gas war is about to begin
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:52:57 +0000
It could annoy some of his most loyal supporters
Match ID: 86 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Is nuclear power gaining new energy?
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:03:04 GMT
Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.
Match ID: 87 Score: 3.57 source: www.bbc.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy, 1.43 nuclear
Senators Have a Chance to Halt Weapons Sales to Israel. Will They Take It?
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:58:28 +0000
A joint resolution from Sen. Bernie Sanders would block arms sales to Israel. The challenge is convincing Democrats to act.
The post Senators Have a Chance to Halt Weapons Sales to Israel. Will They Take It? appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 88 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
White House Staffers to Biden: “You Are Running Out of Time” on Gaza
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:26:32 +0000
The letter urges President Joe Biden to follow through on an ultimatum his administration issued to Israel over humanitarian aid.
The post White House Staffers to Biden: “You Are Running Out of Time” on Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 89 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
“Absolutely Insane”: Pentagon Officials on Trump’s Military Deportation Plan
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:23:32 +0000
Trump campaigned on mass deportations. Now he’s threatening to use the U.S. military to carry them out.
The post “Absolutely Insane”: Pentagon Officials on Trump’s Military Deportation Plan appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 90 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 12 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Immigration Police Can Already Sidestep US Sanctuary City Laws Using Data-Sharing Fusion Centers
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Built to combat terrorism, fusion centers give US Immigration and Customs Enforcement a way to gain access to data that’s meant to be protected under city laws limiting local police cooperation with ICE.
Match ID: 91 Score: 3.57 source: www.wired.com age: 12 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement put out a fresh call for contracts for surveillance technologies before an anticipated surge in the number of people it monitors ahead of deportation hearings.
Match ID: 92 Score: 3.57 source: www.wired.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Why crypto mania is reaching new heights
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:49:32 +0000
Are bitcoin bros right to be so thrilled by Donald Trump’s victory?
Match ID: 93 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
Match ID: 94 Score: 3.57 source: www.wired.com age: 19 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
America’s strengthening dollar will rattle the rest of the world
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:53:02 +0000
Donald Trump’s policies could send the greenback soaring
Match ID: 95 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 21 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
What betting markets got right and wrong about Trump’s victory
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:50:03 +0000
They might have simply been lucky, or biased
Match ID: 96 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 24 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
It’s still the economy: What TV ads tell us about each campaign’s closing message
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:00 EST
The final paid messages: Economy, culture wars and character.
Match ID: 97 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 25 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Donald Trump would leave Asia with only bad options
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:16:07 +0000
The continent’s policymakers are too relaxed about the risks
Match ID: 98 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 31 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Harris is pounding Trump on fascism. Some Dems think that’s a mistake.
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:53:07 EST
Harris has ratcheted up her warnings about the dangers of a second Trump term in recent weeks.
Match ID: 99 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 33 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump’s trillion-dollar tax cuts are spiralling out of control
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:59:12 +0000
His zany promises would blow up the deficit
Match ID: 100 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 45 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
An American sovereign-wealth fund is a risky idea
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:04:28 +0000
Donald Trump’s latest proposal has worryingly broad support
Match ID: 101 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 80 days
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Gary Gensler is the most controversial man in American finance
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:18:55 +0000
Donald Trump is just the latest to take a swing. In an interview with The Economist, the SEC chair defends his record
Match ID: 102 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 122 days
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Donald Trump wants a weaker dollar. What are his options?
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:41:16 +0000
All come with their own drawbacks
Match ID: 103 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 129 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trumponomics would not be as bad as most expect
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:35:08 +0000
Opposition would come from all angles
Match ID: 104 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 143 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Is America approaching peak tip?
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:05:29 +0000
The country’s gratuity madness may soon calm, so long as Donald Trump does not get his way
Match ID: 105 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 164 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:23:33 +0000
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
Match ID: 106 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 201 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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
Match ID: 107 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 222 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:59:46 +0000
Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
Match ID: 108 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 228 days
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Europe’s economy is under attack from all sides
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:00:46 +0000
First Putin, now Xi. Next Trump?
Match ID: 109 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 249 days
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The world is in the midst of a city-building boom
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:22:29 +0000
Everyone, from Donald Trump and Peter Thiel to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is getting involved
Match ID: 110 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 269 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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
Match ID: 111 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 277 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump wants to whack Chinese firms. How badly could he hurt them?
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:41:31 +0000
History provides a guide
Match ID: 112 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 283 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Bankers have reason to hope Trump triumphs
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:06:55 +0000
Will they now spend big on his campaign?
Match ID: 113 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 297 days
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Russia’s Ballistic Missile Attack on Ukraine Is an Alarming First
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000
This is the first time Russia has used its so-called Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in combat. The launch also serves as a warning to the West.
Match ID: 114 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
The US Is Calling Out Foreign Influence Campaigns Faster Than Ever
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:36:33 +0000
The 2024 elections were a high-water mark for naming and shaming threat actors from foreign governments. There’s still work to be done, though, on how to attribute disinformation campaigns most effectively.
Match ID: 115 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000
In a first, Russia's APT28 hacking group appears to have remotely breached the Wi-Fi of an espionage target by hijacking a laptop in another building across the street.
Match ID: 116 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
Bernie Sanders Lost Vote to Block Arms for Israel, Says U.S. Is “Funding the Starvation of Children in Gaza”
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 02:02:51 +0000
Sanders’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel gained momentum, but ran headlong into White House opposition.
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Match ID: 117 Score: 2.86 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
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Why Italy Sells So Much Spyware
2024-11-19T12:05:31Z
Interesting analysis:
Although much attention is given to sophisticated, zero-click spyware developed by companies like Israel’s NSO Group, the Italian spyware marketplace has been able to operate relatively under the radar by specializing in cheaper tools. According to an Italian Ministry of Justice document, as of December 2022 law enforcement in the country could rent spyware for €150 a day, regardless of which vendor they used, and without the large acquisition costs which would normally be prohibitive.
As a result, thousands of spyware operations have been carried out by Italian authorities in recent years, according to a ...
Match ID: 118 Score: 2.86 source: www.schneier.com age: 12 days
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Vladimir Putin is in a painful economic bind
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:53:16 +0000
Russia’s reliance on China is becoming a problem
Match ID: 119 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 12 days
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Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: An “AI granny” is wasting scammers’ time, a lawsuit goes after spyware-maker NSO Group’s executives, and North Korea–linked hackers take a crack at macOS malware.
Match ID: 120 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 15 days
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Auto-Rebooting iPhones Are Causing Chaos for Cops
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Hot Topic confirms a customer data breach, Germany arrests a US citizen for allegedly passing military secrets to Chinese intelligence, and more.
Match ID: 121 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 22 days
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How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:44:29 +0000
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
Match ID: 122 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 95 days
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Vladimir Putin spends big—and sends Russia’s economy soaring
Sun, 11 Aug 2024 15:58:18 +0000
How long can the party last?
Match ID: 123 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 112 days
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How Vladimir Putin created a housing bubble
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:39:56 +0000
Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years
Match ID: 124 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 132 days
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European banks are making heady profits in Russia
Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:56:28 +0000
But for how much longer?
Match ID: 125 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 178 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:04:48 +0000
Hopes of a Chinese rescue look increasingly vain
Match ID: 126 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 213 days
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Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:54:20 +0000
And America now hopes to convince others to make better use of the stash
Match ID: 127 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 227 days
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Ukrainian drone strikes are hurting Russia’s oil industry
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:51:54 +0000
The world’s third-largest producer is now an importer of petrol
Match ID: 128 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 234 days
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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
Match ID: 129 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 257 days
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Russia’s economy once again defies the doomsayers
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:39:48 +0000
As an election nears, Vladimir Putin now looks to have inflation under control
Match ID: 130 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 266 days
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What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:21:18 +0000
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
Match ID: 131 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 276 days
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Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:03:12 +0000
At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of the universe – from our planet to the farthest reaches of the cosmos. Supercomputers enable projects across diverse research, such as making discoveries about the Sun’s activity that affects technologies in space and life on Earth, building […]
Match ID: 132 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 15 days
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NASA Funds New Studies Looking at Future of Sustainable Aircraft
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0000
Picture yourself at an airport a few decades from now. What does your airliner look like? It’s more efficient, with lower emissions than today’s aircraft – what kinds of designs or technology make that possible? NASA is working to answer those questions by commissioning five new design studies looking to push the boundaries of possibility […]
Match ID: 133 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 18 days
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Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:45:35 GMT
Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.
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Europe faces an unusual problem: ultra-cheap energy
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:53:05 +0000
The continent is failing to adapt to a renewables boom
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Fusion Sparks an Energy Revolution
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000
After hitting a power-output milestone, fusion technology is ready to graduate from small-scale lab experiment to full-sized power plant.
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The Ukraine war offers energy arbitrage opportunities
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:15:12 +0000
It also provides a glimpse at the future of European gas supplies
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Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope.
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Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:00:00 +0000
More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.
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U.S. stock futures and bond yields drop on reports Putin has updated nuclear doctrine
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:55:00 GMT
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Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:20:51 GMT
The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.
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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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Unrwa suspends aid deliveries through main Gaza route after convoy attacked
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT
Agency says armed gangs looted several trucks carrying food supplies and urges Israel to ensure safe flows of aid
The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has suspended aid deliveries through the main lifeline for the Gaza Strip after a fresh attack by armed gangs on a humanitarian convoy, amid a severe food crisis caused by more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
In a statement on Sunday, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of Unrwa, said several trucks carrying food supplies were looted the day before on the road from Kerem Shalom on the border with Israel, now the main aid crossing point into the besieged Palestinian territory. The route had not been safe for months, he said on X, referring to the unprecedented hijacking of nearly 100 aid trucks last month.
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‘The taste of our home’: inside an Afghan restaurant in Arizona run by former refugees
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:00:11 GMT
As neighbors face an uncertain political future, the city’s only Afghan restaurant provides a sense of community – and ‘a bit of happiness’
An aromatic blend of spices and bolani, stuffed pan-fried bread, and the voice of Asad Badie, an Afghan pop singer who rose to stardom in the 1980s, foreshadowed a meal experience that one could easily believe was taking place thousands of miles away.
In reality, it was almost 1pm in Tucson, Arizona, when Ritiek Rafi and Ahmad Bahaduri started to greet and take orders from customers in Dari and English inside the only Afghan restaurant in the city.
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Triple tomato soup packs the most tomato flavor into a simple dish
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:00:11 +0000
Whole canned tomatoes, tomato paste and sun-dried tomatoes give this soup triple the tomatoes, triple the fun.
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‘It’s about balancing out December’: why nutritionists overindulge at Christmas too
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:00:09 GMT
Experts say they also enjoy ultra-processed treats at this time of year – the problem is when they become an everyday staple
From mince pies to pigs in blankets, Christmas is a time for indulgence – often on ultra-processed foods.
And as we eat our own body weight in chocolate while watching It’s a Wonderful Life for the 14th time, we often expect somebody who knows better to be tutting at us as they prepare healthier options.
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Environmental groups demand EPA to start monitoring microplastics in water
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 13:00:07 GMT
Legal petition filed by 170 groups pushes environmental agency to tackle pressing health threat of pollution
A new legal petition filed by more than 170 top environmental groups demands that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begin monitoring for microplastics in drinking water, an essential first step to reining in pollution viewed as one of the nation’s most pressing public health threats.
The scale of microplastic water pollution, the extent to which the substance is lodged throughout human bodies, and the many health implications have come into sharp focus in recent years, but the EPA still has not taken meaningful action, public health advocates say.
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Wake up and smell the coffee: rising food prices show destabilising impact of climate crisis | Heather Stewart
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:31:31 GMT
Policymakers must act as extreme weather events put more pressure on food inflation and production worldwide
Your morning – and afternoon – coffee is the latest staple threatened by climate chaos: the price of quality arabica beans shot to its highest level in almost 50 years last week amid fears of a poor harvest in Brazil.
It follows warnings that orange crops have been wiped out by the catastrophic floods in Valencia, Spain; and the soaring cost of olive oil in recent years, as the southern Mediterranean has sweltered.
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Land degradation expanding by 1m sq km a year, study shows
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:07 GMT
Report calls for course correction to avoid land abuse ‘compromising Earth’s capacity to support human and environmental wellbeing’
Land degradation is expanding worldwide at the rate of 1m sq km every year, undermining efforts to stabilise the climate, protect nature and ensure sustainable food supplies, a study has highlighted.
The degraded area is already 15m sq km, an area greater than Antarctica, the scientific report says, and it calls for an urgent course correction to avoid land abuse “irretrievably compromising Earth’s capacity to support human and environmental wellbeing”.
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Chocolate Has a Sustainability Problem. Science Thinks It's Found the Answer
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Scientists have discovered a new way of making chocolate that uses the entire cocoa pod to reduce waste and improve farmer revenue streams. But can chocolate made any other way taste as sweet?
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Woolworths to reopen distribution centre to get essential items on shelves amid ongoing strike
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 07:12:27 GMT
Melbourne south regional distribution centre to reopen to ‘improve availability of food and essential grocery items such as nappies, toilet paper and drinks’
Woolworths will reopen a key distribution centre in Melbourne on Monday in a bid to keep essential items on shelves amid ongoing industrial action.
Up to 1,500 employees began rolling 24-hour strikes on 21 November in warehouses in New South Wales and Victoria, seeking improved wages and safety. One of the major issues is a new system used at the warehouse that tracks workers down to the minute and logs performance each shift.
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How to party like it’s the end of the world
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 07:00:48 GMT
Light, sequins, music, martinis… How to throw a proper party with top tips from Zandra Rhodes, DJ Fat Tony, Ashish Gupta and many more
Make it so that you don’t have to pretend, with individual dancefloors for the shy and retiring.
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Desi Yew Tree, Wolverhampton: ‘Part of the brilliance of Desi pub culture’ – restaurant review
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 06:00:47 GMT
This place has masses of appeal and real star potential – if only someone had made a film about it
Desi Yew Tree, 44 Pool Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 4HN. Desiyewtree.com. No reservations. Starters £4.50 – £11; Sharing grill platters £12 – £22; Main dishes £8.50 – £13. Beer from £4 a pint
I am but a man; as easily suggestible as any rampant digestive system attached to an equally rampant mouth. Show me a picture of a steaming bowl of ramen, the burnished rings of chashu pork peeking shyly from the cloudy broth, and I will immediately know that this is the only thing I wish to eat. Forever. Or at least for lunch. The hanging Cantonese roasted ducks, pressing their red and gold breasts to the windows of Chinatown restaurants, aren’t just a serving suggestion to me. They are benign sirens, calling me irresistibly to the table. I know how sophisticated food photography has become. That doesn’t stop the baser animal part of me, the bit throbbing away in some rudely undeveloped fold of my brain, demanding that I find a way to get my mouth around whatever I’m looking at. I like to think of myself as discerning and sophisticated; in truth, I am merely an advertiser’s dream.
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The Best Black Friday Air Fryer and Kitchen Deals (2024)
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:39:21 +0000
Air fryers, pizza ovens, rice cookers, and everything else you need in your holiday kitchen.
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Original Observer Photography
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 11:00:25 GMT
From actor Stephen Graham on his childhood heroes to the best Christmas gifts for foodies: the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in November 2024
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‘People demand more’: office Christmas parties pivot from alcohol to activities
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:52:24 GMT
Escape rooms, murder mystery experiences and crazy golf are replacing traditional boozy lunches
From telling your boss what you really think of them, to an ill-advised hook-up with a colleague, the traditional British office Christmas party usually supplies enough drama to provide ammunition for workplace gossip well into January.
Now, though, the annual booze-fuelled debauch appears to be falling out of favour as companies respond to changing cultural mores and home working – not to mention the mounting legal risk posed by festive impropriety.
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The best non-alcoholic prosecco, champagne and sparkling wines for 2024
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:00:08 GMT
From alcohol-free prosecco to dealcoholised wine, here are our top picks for no-booze bubbles with plenty of sparkle
Party season is around the corner, but that doesn’t have to mean overdoing the booze until we try to undo the excesses in Dry January.
If you’re avoiding alcohol, there are plenty of good alternatives to sparkling wine that still feel celebratory and make that great sound when you pop the cork. And, for once, we can toast to “our good health” and actually mean it.
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Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:55:54 GMT
Conceptual work created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was sold at auction in New York last week
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2m (£4.88m) on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall – by eating the fruit.
At one of Hong Kong’s priciest hotels, Sun, 34, chomped down on the banana in front of dozens of journalists and influencers after giving a speech hailing the work as “iconic” and drew parallels between conceptual art and cryptocurrency.
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Women arrested by Taliban for begging report rape and killings in Afghan jails
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 07:00:03 GMT
Draconian new laws allow mass incarceration of women and children forced to beg because of work ban
Destitute Afghan women arrested for begging under draconian new Taliban laws have spoken of “brutal” rapes and beatings in detention.
Over the past few months, many women said they had been targeted by Taliban officials and detained under anti-begging laws passed this year. While in prison, they claim they were subjected to sexual abuse, torture and forced labour, and witnessed children being beaten and abused.
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The Triumph of the Post-Thanksgiving Sandwich
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
After the big meal, alone with your refrigerator, let the real celebration begin.
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Thanksgiving Celebrations in Space
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:10:31 +0000
The Thanksgiving holiday typically brings families and friends together in a celebration of common gratitude for all the good things that have happened during the previous year. People celebrate the holiday in various ways, with parades, football marathons, and attending services, but food remains the over-arching theme. For astronauts embarked on long-duration space missions, separation […]
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Man suffers chemical burn that lasted months after squeezing limes
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:00:28 +0000
The toxin is in more foods than you might think, including carrots, parsley, limes, and lemons.
Match ID: 19 Score: 25.71 source: arstechnica.com age: 3 days
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What fossilized dino feces can tell us about their rise to dominance
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:00:22 +0000
Scientists studied trace fossils called bromalites to reconstruct critical food webs in late Triassic, early Jurassic.
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Israel Agrees to Stop Bombing Lebanon — So It Can Keep Bombing Gaza
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:03:03 +0000
Biden said that the truce could be a prelude to a ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu’s actions seem to indicate otherwise.
The post Israel Agrees to Stop Bombing Lebanon — So It Can Keep Bombing Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.
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Triple Tomato Soup
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 05:00:00 +0000
A full jar of oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes adds sweet and tart depth to this classic, comforting tomato soup.
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Each week we’ll send you an exclusive newsletter from our star food writers. We’ll also send you the latest recipes from Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigel Slater, Meera Sodha and all our star cooks, stand-out food features and seasonal eating inspiration, plus restaurant reviews from Grace Dent and Jay Rayner.
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The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:12:31 +0000
Democratic support for the bill dwindled as critics warned it would let Donald Trump crack down on political foes.
The post The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill appeared first on The Intercept.
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Bernie Sanders Lost Vote to Block Arms for Israel, Says U.S. Is “Funding the Starvation of Children in Gaza”
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 02:02:51 +0000
Sanders’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel gained momentum, but ran headlong into White House opposition.
The post Bernie Sanders Lost Vote to Block Arms for Israel, Says U.S. Is “Funding the Starvation of Children in Gaza” appeared first on The Intercept.
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Beer, biscuits and … tools: 2024 Advent calendars – tried and tested
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:17:55 GMT
From spices to seeds, coffee to candles, we opened the doors of some of this year’s more inventive countdown-to-Christmas offerings – with varying results
Advent calendars filled with everything from beauty products to chocolate, Lego to tea, are as much a staple in the run-up to Christmas as drinking too much and listening to Last Christmas for the 1,237th time.
So, we’ve sniffed, tasted and drunk our way through 12 of them, rating them by their contents, value for money, sustainability and festive factor. And for those who want to swerve products altogether, we’ve rounded up the most beautiful, feelgood paper Advent calendars we could find.
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The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:17:18 GMT
A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/15/2024
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:00:09 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by performing a USOS food audit and continuing to complete different payload activities. Payloads: Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR): Fuel Oxidizer Management Assembly (FOMA) Calibration was performed. The upper rack doors were opened, the bottle valves were closed, the pressure in the …
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What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:49:00 +0000
If you want to pay online, you need to register an account and provide credit card information. If you don't have a credit card, you can pay with bank transfer. With the rise of cryptocurrencies, these methods may become old.Imagine a world in which you can do transactions and many other things without having to give your personal information. A world in which you don’t need to rely on banks or governments anymore. Sounds amazing, right? That’s exactly what blockchain technology allows us to do.
It’s like your computer’s hard drive. blockchain is a technology that lets you store data in digital blocks, which are connected together like links in a chain.
Blockchain technology was originally invented in 1991 by two mathematicians, Stuart Haber and W. Scot Stornetta. They first proposed the system to ensure that timestamps could not be tampered with.
A few years later, in 1998, software developer Nick Szabo proposed using a similar kind of technology to secure a digital payments system he called “Bit Gold.” However, this innovation was not adopted until Satoshi Nakamoto claimed to have invented the first Blockchain and Bitcoin.
So, What is Blockchain?
A blockchain is a distributed database shared between the nodes of a computer network. It saves information in digital format. Many people first heard of blockchain technology when they started to look up information about bitcoin.
Blockchain is used in cryptocurrency systems to ensure secure, decentralized records of transactions.
Blockchain allowed people to guarantee the fidelity and security of a record of data without the need for a third party to ensure accuracy.
To understand how a blockchain works, Consider these basic steps:
- Blockchain collects information in “blocks”.
- A block has a storage capacity, and once it's used up, it can be closed and linked to a previously served block.
- Blocks form chains, which are called “Blockchains.”
- More information will be added to the block with the most content until its capacity is full. The process repeats itself.
- Each block in the chain has an exact timestamp and can't be changed.
Let’s get to know more about the blockchain.
How does blockchain work?
Blockchain records digital information and distributes it across the network without changing it. The information is distributed among many users and stored in an immutable, permanent ledger that can't be changed or destroyed. That's why blockchain is also called "Distributed Ledger Technology" or DLT.
Here’s how it works:
- Someone or a computer will transacts
- The transaction is transmitted throughout the network.
- A network of computers can confirm the transaction.
- When it is confirmed a transaction is added to a block
- The blocks are linked together to create a history.
And that’s the beauty of it! The process may seem complicated, but it’s done in minutes with modern technology. And because technology is advancing rapidly, I expect things to move even more quickly than ever.
- A new transaction is added to the system. It is then relayed to a network of computers located around the world. The computers then solve equations to ensure the authenticity of the transaction.
- Once a transaction is confirmed, it is placed in a block after the confirmation. All of the blocks are chained together to create a permanent history of every transaction.
How are Blockchains used?
Even though blockchain is integral to cryptocurrency, it has other applications. For example, blockchain can be used for storing reliable data about transactions. Many people confuse blockchain with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum.
Blockchain already being adopted by some big-name companies, such as Walmart, AIG, Siemens, Pfizer, and Unilever. For example, IBM's Food Trust uses blockchain to track food's journey before reaching its final destination.
Although some of you may consider this practice excessive, food suppliers and manufacturers adhere to the policy of tracing their products because bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella have been found in packaged foods. In addition, there have been isolated cases where dangerous allergens such as peanuts have accidentally been introduced into certain products.
Tracing and identifying the sources of an outbreak is a challenging task that can take months or years. Thanks to the Blockchain, however, companies now know exactly where their food has been—so they can trace its location and prevent future outbreaks.
Blockchain technology allows systems to react much faster in the event of a hazard. It also has many other uses in the modern world.
What is Blockchain Decentralization?
Blockchain technology is safe, even if it’s public. People can access the technology using an internet connection.
Have you ever been in a situation where you had all your data stored at one place and that one secure place got compromised? Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to prevent your data from leaking out even when the security of your storage systems is compromised?
Blockchain technology provides a way of avoiding this situation by using multiple computers at different locations to store information about transactions. If one computer experiences problems with a transaction, it will not affect the other nodes.
Instead, other nodes will use the correct information to cross-reference your incorrect node. This is called “Decentralization,” meaning all the information is stored in multiple places.
Blockchain guarantees your data's authenticity—not just its accuracy, but also its irreversibility. It can also be used to store data that are difficult to register, like legal contracts, state identifications, or a company's product inventory.
Pros and Cons of Blockchain
Blockchain has many advantages and disadvantages.
Pros
- Accuracy is increased because there is no human involvement in the verification process.
- One of the great things about decentralization is that it makes information harder to tamper with.
- Safe, private, and easy transactions
- Provides a banking alternative and safe storage of personal information
Cons
- Data storage has limits.
- The regulations are always changing, as they differ from place to place.
- It has a risk of being used for illicit activities
Frequently Asked Questions About Blockchain
I’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about blockchain in this section.
Is Blockchain a cryptocurrency?
Blockchain is not a cryptocurrency but a technology that makes cryptocurrencies possible. It's a digital ledger that records every transaction seamlessly.
Is it possible for Blockchain to be hacked?
Yes, blockchain can be theoretically hacked, but it is a complicated task to be achieved. A network of users constantly reviews it, which makes hacking the blockchain difficult.
What is the most prominent blockchain company?
Coinbase Global is currently the biggest blockchain company in the world. The company runs a commendable infrastructure, services, and technology for the digital currency economy.
Who owns Blockchain?
Blockchain is a decentralized technology. It’s a chain of distributed ledgers connected with nodes. Each node can be any electronic device. Thus, one owns blockhain.
What is the difference between Bitcoin and Blockchain technology?
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, which is powered by Blockchain technology while Blockchain is a distributed ledger of cryptocurrency
What is the difference between Blockchain and a Database?
Generally a database is a collection of data which can be stored and organized using a database management system. The people who have access to the database can view or edit the information stored there. The client-server network architecture is used to implement databases. whereas a blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, stored in a distributed system. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, timestamp and transaction information. Modification of data is not allowed due to the design of the blockchain. The technology allows decentralized control and eliminates risks of data modification by other parties.
Final Saying
Blockchain has a wide spectrum of applications and, over the next 5-10 years, we will likely see it being integrated into all sorts of industries. From finance to healthcare, blockchain could revolutionize the way we store and share data. Although there is some hesitation to adopt blockchain systems right now, that won't be the case in 2022-2023 (and even less so in 2026). Once people become more comfortable with the technology and understand how it can work for them, owners, CEOs and entrepreneurs alike will be quick to leverage blockchain technology for their own gain. Hope you like this article if you have any question let me know in the comments section
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