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Tour de France: Too Fast To Be Clean?
Tour de France: Too Fast To Be Clean? The Tour de France has not slowed down since the doping-infested years of the early 2000s (ZH) – 12 months after becoming the first rider since Marco […]
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The Military Imbalance In The Taiwan Strait
The Military Imbalance In The Taiwan Strait Even though the likelihood of China taking Taiwan by force remains unclear, the military balance in the Taiwan Strait is firmly in China’s favor. (ZH) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete […]
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Water Wars are on the rise around the world
Water Wars are on the rise around the world By Anna Fleck Water conflicts are on the rise around the world, according to data from the Pacific Institute. As Statista’s Anna Fleck shows in the chart below, this is already […]
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Baltic Sea Cable Incidents Pile Up
Baltic Sea Cable Incidents Pile Up Doubts about the events being a coincidence are persistent (ZeroHedge) In the three months between November and January, three incidents of damage to Baltic Sea underwater cables have taken place, […]
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The Number Of Global Millionaires Keeps Rising
The Number Of Global Millionaires Keeps Rising At the turn of the century, there were 1.7 billion people living in extreme poverty, compared with around 700 million today, a drop of around 60 percent. […]
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Sub-Saharan Africa Becomes New Child-Labor Hostpot
Sub-Saharan Africa Becomes New Child-Labor Hostpot In the underage forced labor segment, which is a subset of child labor, about half of the children are commercially sexually exploited. (Tyler Durden Reports) – 160 million children […]
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The Biggest Perceived Dangers Of AI
The Biggest Perceived Dangers Of AI New wave of malicious content, scams and abuse As with every technological advancement, generative artificial intelligence tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, image generator Midjourney or Claude, the chatbot created by AI startup Anthropic, are […]
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These Are The Most Desired Christmas Gifts This Year In The U.S.
These Are The Most Desired Christmas Gifts This Year In The U.S. While it may not seem like the most romantic option, the useful gift of money is the most desired Christmas present in the United States this year. […]
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How Student-Teacher Ratios Vary Across The Globe
How Student-Teacher Ratios Vary Across The Globe Schools Struggling to Recruit Teachers Around the world, schools have been struggling to recruit teachers before the start of the school year. As Statista’s Anna Fleck reports, it’s a […]
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Weed Is Legal In Half of American States
Weed Is Legal In Half of American States Health Officials Push To Ease Restrictions This week in August 2013, the U.S. government cleared the way for the legalization of marijuana in the country, as the Justice Department […]