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In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, long before vaccines became available, many countries acted to curb the spread of the virus by imposing restrictions on people’s movement called lockdowns. Lockdowns have saved lives by reducing the physical interactions between infected and uninfected people, which in turn reduces transmissionContinue Reading

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1.5 is an important number in climate science. It is the recommended target, in degrees Celsius, to which global warming should be limited relative to preindustrial levels, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading authority on climate science[1]. Further, the legally binding Paris Agreement tasksContinue Reading

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This is America: Jim Townsend says he is unsure whether the US would send troops if a NATO ally were attacked., NewsFeed Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for NATO Jim Townsend says he is unsure whether the US would send troops if a NATO ally were attacked, citingContinue Reading

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A string of high-profile Democrats have withdrawn support for Platner following sexual assault allegation., A string of high-profile Democrats have withdrawn support for Platner following sexual assault allegation. Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has suspended his campaign for the 2026 US midterm elections after a series of controversies, includingContinue Reading

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Image source, GoodLifeStudio Overwhelmed, irritable, dizzy, bloated, exhausted. These are the words coming up frequently in comments sent to the BBC by women who, having barely recovered from the record-breaking heat in June, are bracing for more hot weather. Extreme heat can affect anyone. But heatwaves are a “stress-test” forContinue Reading