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Contested calls and rival flags showed how Palestine now shapes debates over power and fairness in sport., Tuesday’s round-of-16 FIFA World Cup match between Egypt and Argentina in Atlanta was perhaps both the tournament’s most controversial game and its most politically consequential. After going up 1-0 against the defending champions,Continue Reading

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The Fedora Design Team discovered that using open source tools to run a virtual conference can be quite effective by hosting the first Creative Freedom Summit in January 2023. In this article, I’ll share some background on the conference, why using open source tools to run it was important toContinue Reading

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Ideally, designers have a good relationship with their product team and users. However, the relationship between designers and developers is more difficult to build and maintain. The lack of a close relationship makes it difficult to solve problems or improve. In my experience, the open source Open Decision Framework can overcomeContinue Reading

Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns

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An illustration of an ancient quasar. (Image credit: ESA) Using the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of 31 black-hole-powered quasars in the early universe. The most impressive of these new discoveries is the most ancient and distant quasar ever seen, shining with the light of a trillion sunsContinue Reading

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Astronomer David Kipping discusses why claims of extraterrestrial life keep dissolving under scrutiny, why we need a more statistically grounded approach to searching for life beyond Earth, and why it’s rational to believe that we may be alone. “The Joy of Why” is a Quanta Magazine podcast about curiosity andContinue Reading

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Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer whose husky yet commanding voice made songs such as Total Eclipse of the Heart into 1980s classics, has died aged 75. The Guardian’s music editor, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, remember’s Tyler’s greatest hits and lesser-known songs Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Bonnie Tyler, 80sContinue Reading

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Ten years after an international tribunal handed the Philippines a landmark legal victory against China’s claims in the South China Sea, fishermen who hoped the ruling would restore access to the disputed Scarborough Shoal say little has changed. #News #Philippines #China #SouthChinaSea #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4ftNMfW 👉Continue Reading

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Gaza’s young graduates face sky-high unemployment as Israel’s war devastates job market., Nuseirat, Gaza Strip – Rawan al-Jabali is sitting, staring at her laptop screen, silently following a link to a job advertisement posted online. The internet is weak in the camp for displaced people she has come to workContinue Reading