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The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga followed by another earthquake and aftershocks just days afterwards, has highlighted once again the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a…
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Culture is addressed to intelligence… but the latter does not necessarily listen to it. However, to do without reflective thinking is a luxury that is generally paid for dearly, because…
Europe
27 January 1945 was a day of dramatic events: it was the day on which Allied troops liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp, which later became a symbol of horror and…
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Tibetan Association of Germany along with Tibet groups called for diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Geneva: Tibetan Communities of Switzerland & Liechtenstein, and Germany called for a diplomatic…
Europe
This winter’s flu season epidemic has started – what we know so far and what needs to be done to control it In the week commencing 13 December the number…
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A neutron star begins its life as a star between about 7 and 20 times the mass of the sun. When this type of star runs out of fuel, it…
America
Image by Chinnapong via iStock/Getty Images Plus. Hot vax summer never really took off, so what did people in DC do instead? They read books, apparently! The DC Public Library’s…
Books
Written in partnership with Thomas Herd, founder of T1 Advertising. The prevailing zeitgeist in contemporary literature has gravitated more and more towards inspirational practical reads. Specifically, today’s new best sellers…
Books
By Sara Smart, CNN About 110 years ago, a book was checked out from a Boise, Idaho library, and it has finally been returned. The “New Chronicles of Rebecca” was…
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UNLV mineralogist Oliver Tschauner and colleagues discovered a new mineral that was carried to the surface of the Earth in a diamond (pictured here). Credit: Aaron Celestian, Los Angeles County…
