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AI May Kill US All, But Not The Way You Think – OpEd
The conventional Artificial Intelligence doomsday scenario runs like this. A robot acquires sentience and decides for some reason that it wants to rule the world. It hacks into computer systems to...
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China Increasing Its Military Presence In Tajikistan – Analysis
On July 10, citing satellite imagery, the London-based Telegraph newspaper reported that China is building a “secret military base” in Tajikistan. The base is likely being established both to prevent...
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From TDS To Trump VP: The Born-Again Transformation Of JD Vance – OpEd
There is a phenomenon in Christian circles commonly known as being born again. It means an unbelieving or agnostic person is mysteriously, and often suddenly, imbued with a powerful faith. The words...
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Tulsi Gabbard’s Dumb Defense Of J.D. Vance And Criticism Of Kamala Harris – OpEd
Former Democratic United States House of Representatives member and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard released Thursday a shortvideo monologuein which she presented a dumb defense of Sen. J.D....
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A Revival Of The Iran Nuclear Deal Remains Unlikely – Analysis
Masoud Pezeshkian, the president-elect of Iran, is set to be inaugurated on July 30. His election campaign was marked by significant promises related to foreign policy, aimed at shifting the dynamics...
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Sectarian Violence Escalates: ISIS Targets Shi’ite Worshippers In...
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)—a militant Sunni Muslim group known for its extreme interpretation of Islam and violent tactics aimed at establishing a caliphate—has taken responsibility...
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Pacific Leaders, Japan Agree On Fukushima Radioactive Water Discharge
By Pita Ligaiula Consensus has been reached by Pacific leaders with Japan to address the controversial release of treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific...
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China’s Third Plenum Offers Little In The Way Of Economic Help – Analysis
By Qian Lang, Huang Chun-mei, and Edward Li The ruling Chinese Communist Party on Thursday published a communique from its third plenum that analysts said was long on slogans dear to General...
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The Imperial Presidency, With The Supreme Court’s Blessing, Has Gone Rogue –...
Donald Trump, as president, after losing the free and fair 2020 election, incited a mob to thwart usually pro forma congressional procedures to ratify the results in order to further his multi-pronged...
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Crypto Scammers Impersonate BIRN’s Reporting Democracy Website
Sponsored content on Facebook leads to a fake Reporting Democracy interview with a famous football player from North Macedonia, all intended to lure users to give their personal data to a...
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What Kagame’s Return Will Mean For Rwanda And Beyond – Analysis
By Samir Bhattacharya This July 18, Rwanda celebrates its 30thanniversary of liberation. It was on 18July 1994that the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) declared a unilateral ceasefire, marking the end of...
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Global Cyber Outage Grounds Flights And Disrupts Businesses
(EurActiv) -- A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple industries on Friday (19 July), with airlines halting flights, some broadcasters off-air and everything from banking to...
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Bangladesh Declares Curfew As Anti-Government Protests Escalate
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury and Ahammad Foyez Bangladesh’s government declared a curfew and will deploy the army nationwide to restore order, the home minister said Friday, as authorities struggled to...
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What Happens If Biden Drops Out Of Presidential Race? – Analysis
By Patsy Widakuswara With major donors reluctant to keep campaign funds flowing and more Democrats publicly saying that his chances of winning the November election are dwindling, President Joe Biden...
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The Quota Protests In Bangladesh: A Critical Analysis And Call For Reform – OpEd
As a Bangladeshi living abroad in Britain, observing the unfolding crisis in one's homeland is a profoundly distressing experience. The inability to contact friends and family, coupled with reports of...
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How Powerful Are The Remaining Royals? – OpEd
Most royal families continue to face a decline in relevance, yet their ongoing efforts to adapt means they cannot be discounted entirely. Recently appointed British Prime Minister Keir Starmerpledged...
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Church Politics Affecting Pro- And Anti-Moscow Divide In Georgia – OpEd
Nowhere have differences between the Kremlin and the Moscow Patriarchate caused more difficulties than on the question of the status of Orthodoxy in Abkhazia; and those difficulties are now...
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The Irrelevance Of The American Inflation Data – OpEd
By White Mountain Recent inflation data from the United States reveal an overall inflation rate of 3.0%, which is below both the expected 3.1% and the previous 3.3%. This has been received positively...
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Alliance Of Sahel States: Beginner’s Guide – Analysis
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the three Francophone West African countries under military government have established an Alliance of Sahel States (AES, or Alliance des Etats du Sahel in French),...
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Iran: An Impregnable Fortress At The Crossroads Of Worlds – Analysis
In October 2018, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered a speech at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in front of 80,000 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to promote the...
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