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Putin’s New Governor General In The Urals Faces Fateful Political Choices – OpEd
Vladimir Putin has named Artyom Zhoga, a former military man in the DNR to be the plenipotentiary for the Urals federal district, an origin that has led many Russian observers to conclude the new...
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Haiti: Gang Attack In Pont Sondé Leaves 70 Dead
An attack by a notorious gang in the town of Pont Sondé, Haiti, left at least 70 people dead on Thursday, after gunmen armed with automatic rifles opened fire, a spokesperson for the UN human rights...
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Here’s Why Indonesia’s Jokowi Is Hugely Popular Despite Criticism He...
By Arie Firdaus Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi” Widodo will leave office later this month with a 7-percentage point drop in his approval rating since July, but with his popularity sky-high due to...
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New Title IX: 37 Words In 1972; Now Over 400 Scary Pages Long – OpEd
By Wendy McElroy A flare-up in the culture war has become an election issue and an August 16 ruling by the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) guarantees it will not go away. Title IX is a federal civil rights...
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Raw Deals: The Continued Shafting Of The Chagossians – OpEd
It was a spectacular example of a non-event, alloyed by pure symbolism and cynicism. Here was a British government offering – how generous of them – to return sovereignty over the Chagos Islands,...
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Middle East Crisis Prompts Biden To Break Ice With Putin – OpEd
The US President Joe Biden sprang a surprise during a press gaggle with reporters outside the White House on Thursday when he essentially didn’t rule out a potential meeting with his Russian...
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Russia’s Information War In Moldova – Analysis
By Maya Orenstein (FPRI) -- Historically, Russia has done everything it can to keep countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union in its so-called “sphere of influence” as far from the West’s...
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Saïed Drives Last Nail In Coffin Of Tunisian Democracy – Analysis
To ensure he wins Sunday’s election, Tunisia’s president has effectively eliminated his opponents before the first vote is cast. By Peter Fabricius Undeterred by mounting criticism at home and abroad,...
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Ron Paul: American Neocons Get Their Iran War As Congress Sleeps – OpEd
Over the weekend, the Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel to “coordinate” with the Israeli military and plan a military strike against Iran. Think...
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After Injury, These Comb Jellies Can Fuse To Become One
Researchers reporting in the Cell Press journalCurrent Biologyon October 7 have made the surprising discovery that one species of comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) can fuse, such that two individuals...
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How A Common Economic Theory Could Help Save Endangered Frogs
A common theory that guides financial investment strategies may be a handy tool to protect an endangered Puerto Rican frog. A new study uses modern portfolio theory to identify future “investments” in...
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Space Oddity: Most Distant Rotating Disc Galaxy Found
Researchers have discovered the most distant Milky-Way-like galaxy yet observed. Dubbed REBELS-25, this disc galaxy seems as orderly as present-day galaxies, but we see it as it was when the Universe...
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Material Informatics For Development Of High-Performance Solid Electrolytes...
The surge in the adoption of renewable energy, coupled with the rapid growth of the electric vehicle market in recent years has significantly increased the demand for high-performance, all-solid-state...
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Should Men And Women Eat Different Breakfasts To Lose Weight?
It’s not a bad thing if you pick a toasted bagel for breakfast, while your partner chooses eggs. In fact, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo, that difference could help you lose...
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NASA: New Insights Into How Mars Became Uninhabitable
NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life – with evidence for widespread...
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Macaques Give Birth More Easily Than Women: No Maternal Mortality At Birth
An international research team led by the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna has used long-term demographic data from Japanese macaques – a monkey species within the family of...
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Despite Progress, China Remains Tethered To Coal As Climate Change Pressures...
A new paper from the University of California San Diego details how China faces numerous political, economic and technological obstacles as it tries to transition away from coal—the country’s primary...
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Whale Shark Shipping Collisions May Increase As Oceans Warm
Global warming could increase the threat posed to whale sharks from large ships, according to a new study published inNature Climate Change. Researchers from the University of Southampton and Marine...
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Pakistan’s Judicial Paralysis: The Battle Against Terrorism And The Need For...
Pakistan has been fighting terrorism for nearly two decades, with insurgent groups including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), and other extremist organisations....
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Indian Police Hunt For Hindu Man Who Allegedly Disrespected St. Francis Xavier
By Jonah McKeown Police in the Indian state of Goa are on the hunt for a Hindu man who allegedly publicly disrespectedSt. Francis Xavierand disputed the saint’s title as protector of the state,...
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