Nanoparticle Bursts Over The Amazon Rainforest
During the wet season in the Amazon rainforest heavy rainfall frequently occurs during the afternoon. For clouds and precipitation to develop, tiny airborne particles known as cloud condensation...
View ArticleBeyond Deep Learning: Advancing Affective Computing With Diverse AI...
Affective computing, a field focused on understanding and emulating human emotions, has seen significant advancements thanks to deep learning. However, researchers at the Technical University of...
View ArticleUN Accuses Israel Of ‘Deliberate’ Attack On Peacekeeping Position In Lebanon
By Ephrem Kossaify The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon on Friday said two Israeli excavators and a bulldozer destroyed part of a fence and a concrete structure in one of its positions in Ras Naqoura...
View ArticleNotre Dame Bells Ring For First Time Since Devastating Fire 5 Years Ago
By Madalaine Elhabbal The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris have rung for the first time since April 2019, when a devastating fire broke out in the spire and roof of the historic French church....
View ArticleRiding The Trump Wave: India’s Gamble With A Tumultuous Ally – Analysis
The world has taken notice of Donald Trump’s recent victory in the U.S. presidential election. The presidential elections in the United States have a significant impact on regional security, economic...
View ArticleUS Exposes Iranian-Directed Network Plotting Trump Assassination
By Jeff Seldin Iranian operatives sought to assassinate now President-elect Doanld Trump just weeks before Tuesday's U.S. presidential election and were willing to forego other plots against regime...
View ArticleDespite The Bombast, Trump Never Turned His Back On Europe – Analysis
By Luke Coffey Donald Trump’s historic presidential victory has already sent ripples through Europe, as allies and partners wonder what it means for transatlantic relations. During his first term,...
View ArticleFrance To ‘Expand And Diversify’ Naval Presence In Asia-Pacific
France is preparing for the deployment of its flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the next four weeks, the French navy has announced, amid reports it may head to Asia-Pacific waters. The...
View ArticleTrump’s Win Could Lead To Push For Peace In Ukraine, But On Whose Terms? –...
By Steve Gutterman (RFE/RL) -- The common view is that an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine is nowhere in sight. But Donald Trump’s election could generate a push to reach a peace deal -- with...
View ArticleNATO-Type Southeast Asian Defense Alliance Not Feasible At Present – Analysis
By Jason Gutierrez A Southeast Asian defense alliance modeled after NATO and aimed at countering China may not be set up any time soon because the region’s nations would want to maintain good...
View ArticleGermany: Chancellor Signals Openness To Deal On Earlier Snap Elections
By Nick Alipour (EurActiv) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suggested he would be open to negotiations on an earlier election date in exchange for opposition backing on key legislation, which could...
View ArticleClimate Objectives Of COP29 May Be Unmet – Analysis
By Yi Wang The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held from November 11 to 22, 2024, in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Over...
View ArticleRalph Nader: Electing An American Fuhrer As Wall Street Cheers And Soars – OpEd
On September 17, 1787, the last day after the drafting of our Constitution in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin was leaving the building when a prominent resident, Elizabeth Willing Powel, asked him “Well...
View ArticleDays Of DEI In The Pentagon Should Be Numbered – OpEd
By Dave Patterson Governments, like people, all too often adopt beliefs that are not true. As the opening quotation from the movie The Big Short asserted: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you...
View ArticleDon’t Urge Hotels To Censor, Even In The Name Of Opposing Genocide – OpEd
Medea Benjamin has done much good in educating people about violent aspects of United States foreign policy and why such should be opposed. But, via a brief video Benjamin posted Thursday at Twitter,...
View ArticleAustralia’s Covid Inquiry Report Is Not Fit For Purpose – OpEd
On 24 October, Jay Bhattacharya, once derided by Anthony ‘Mr Science’ Fauci as a fringe epidemiologist, was awarded the Zimmer Medal for Intellectual Freedom by the American Academy of Sciences and...
View ArticleCongress Should Fire Jerome Powell – OpEd
By Ryan McMaken There were a few seemingly tense moments at the FOMC press conference on Thursday when two reporters asked Jerome Powell about the prospect of Donald Trump asking Powell to resign. The...
View ArticleCuba’s Real Power Problem Is Socialism – OpEd
Millions of Cubans remain without power in the wake of Hurricane Oscar, but bad weather is not Cuba’s real problem. Its centrally planned socialist economy is the root cause of the blackout and most...
View ArticleFree Trade Agreements Key To Asia’s Prosperity – Analysis
By Mohd Faiz Abdullah Asia’s ascent as the centre of global economic activity has been nothing short of profound. Even in the face of the trials and tribulations brought on by cycles of financial and...
View ArticleMind Meets Market: The Psychological Foundations Of Political Economy – Analysis
Political psychology and political economy, though distinct fields, are deeply interconnected. Political psychology explores cognitive biases, social influences, and motivations shaping individual...
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