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Many African nations now spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare and education., Thirty-two African nations now spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare More than 30 leading economists, former finance ministers and central bankers have called for immediate debt relief for low- and middle-income countries, warning thatContinue Reading

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At the edge of Salem’s harbor, caretakers face a race against rising seas and intensifying storms to protect a landmark bound up in America’s literary and colonial past. By Ryan Krugman SALEM, Mass.—Paul Wright leans over a 17th-century granite barrier and points at a faint watermark depicting Salem Harbor’s dailyContinue Reading

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If you walk into a room with a baby, you will automatically change how you speak. Why do we do that? It turns out that people, including babies, learn best when we are challenged, but not overwhelmed. We intuitively know that, so we meet people where they’re at. But ifContinue Reading

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That much became apparent last month, when expensive fighter jets were scrambled to shoot down cheap foam drones., For decades, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) prepared for war, confident in its advantage over any adversary. Its member states invested heavily in state-of-the-art weapons. Stealth aircraft, precision weaponry, secretive submarinesContinue Reading

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The measure comes after the US added Mali to its list of African countries required to post bonds of $5,000 and $10,000., The measure comes after the US added Mali to its list of African countries required to post bonds of $5,000 and $10,000. Mali has imposed visa bond requirementsContinue Reading

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GOP congressional leaders on Friday smeared an upcoming anti-The Traitor protest in Washington, D.C., in the most hysterical, demonizing terms. After House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise referred to the peaceful “No Kings” protest planned for October 18 as a “Hate America rally,” House Majority WhipContinue Reading

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement saying the hostages returning is a ‘historic event’ and called for the citizens of Israel to set aside the various disagreements. #benjaminnetanyahu #hostage #israel #gaza #ceasefire #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world:Continue Reading

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New observations of microscopic vortices, known as quantum tornadoes, confirm the existence of a paradoxical phase of matter called supersolids. Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhG56kltfP4 ——— – VISIT our website: https://www.quantamagazine.org – LIKE us on Facebook: / quantanews – FOLLOW us Twitter: / quantamagazine Quanta Magazine is an editoriallyContinue Reading

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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s personal mudslinging turned the Senate into a circus this week. If Republicans in Congress do not demand that our nation’s top law enforcement officer respect legitimate oversight requests, there is no telling what further harms this Justice Department will do. And what further corruption it willContinue Reading