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A Sweden-based research institute published a report Monday showing that the United States accounted for 40% of the world’s weapons exports in the years 2018-22, selling armaments to more than 100 countries while increasing its dominance of the global arms trade. The report—entitled Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2022—was publishedContinue Reading

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Nine years on and still no clear answers in one of the world’s biggest aviation mysteries., On Tuesday, March 14 at 19:30 GMT: On March 8, 2014, 239 passengers and crew members disappeared from radar on board a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Nine years on, whyContinue Reading

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Launches come as the US and S Korea carry out large-scale military exercises N Korea sees as rehearsals for invasion., Launches come as the US and S Korea carry out large-scale military exercises N Korea sees as rehearsals for invasion.North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into waters offContinue Reading

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Linux kernel 6.2 will be at the heart of the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04 release. Alright, it’s not that surprising in hindsight. After all, Linux 6.2 is the most recent stable kernel release, and it’s out well in advance of the Ubuntu 23.04 release (meaning devs have plenty of time toContinue Reading

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For the past year, Austin has deployed a group of community folks and city staff to analyze the curriculum at the police academy and suggest reforms: It’s not going well. The community reviews material, makes recommendations, but little gets implemented. It seems at this point like the goal is toContinue Reading