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Israeli closures have ceased to be temporary ‘security measures’ and now a daily reality that has redefined survival., Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – Under international humanitarian law, freedom of movement is a fundamental right, inseparable from other core protections such as the right to life, food and education. In Gaza,Continue Reading

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Governments and companies constantly face decisions about how to allocate finite amounts of money to clean energy technologies that can make a difference to the world’s climate, its economies, and to society as a whole. The process is inherently uncertain, but research has been shown to help predict which technologiesContinue Reading

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China dominates the global supply of lithium. The country processes about 65 percent of the battery material and has begun on-again, off-again export restrictions of lithium-based products critical to the economy. Fortunately, the U.S. has significant lithium reserves, most notably in the form of massive underground brines across south ArkansasContinue Reading

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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. As Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents continued to use aggressive and sometimes violent methods to make arrests in its mass deportation campaign, including breaking down doors in Minneapolis homes, a bombshell report from theContinue Reading

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Removing parasites from the body is a recurring theme in health misinformation on social media. These posts misleadingly suggest that parasitic infections are a common issue and that household items can cure them. As this article will explain, there’s little to no evidence for such claims. There are many differentContinue Reading

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These are the key developments from day 1,446 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., These are the key developments from day 1,446 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Monday, February 9: Fighting At least one person was killed after Russian forces launched “massive” air raids onContinue Reading

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Founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper gets lengthy sentence under Beijing’s national security law., A Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail under Beijing’s sweeping national security law, in a verdict that press and rights groups described as “cruel and profoundlyContinue Reading