Two climate activists in their early 20s were sentenced to prison by a London court Friday for throwing soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting … UK court hands prison terms to climate activistsRead more
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Henan rural bank scandal points to wider social tensions in China
Protests erupted in Zhengzhou, the capital of central China’s Henan province, on July 10, as thousands of village bank depositors complained about a financial scandal … Henan rural bank scandal points to wider social tensions in ChinaRead more
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Hindu-Muslim Scuffles Lead to Heightened Communal Tension in UK’s Leicester
Leicester city in the United Kingdom has seen an escalation of scuffles and communal tension leading to the arrest of two in an area which … Hindu-Muslim Scuffles Lead to Heightened Communal Tension in UK’s LeicesterRead more
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An entire North Carolina police department resigned after a Black woman town manager was hired
The mass exodus of an entire police department after the hiring of a Black town manager in North Carolina has opened a conversation about public … An entire North Carolina police department resigned after a Black woman town manager was hiredRead more
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Study links obesity with reduced brain plasticity
A world-first study has found that severely overweight people are less likely to be able to re-wire their brains and find new neural pathways, a … Study links obesity with reduced brain plasticityRead more
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The Future of the Web is Not the Web
THE conceited companies that vainly act like they invented and own the Web (in Google’s case, it acquired a key person behind the Net, not … The Future of the Web is Not the WebRead more
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Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis
Wildfires and heatwaves wreaking havoc across swathes of the globe show humanity facing “collective suicide”, the UN secretary general has warned, as governments around the … Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisisRead more
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Because Linux is a Free Software project
Alan Cox A decade or so later the early Linux developers described their work (kernel) as “free software”, so do not be misled by charlatans … Because Linux is a Free Software projectRead more
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Ocean acidification makes ecologically important seaweed species fragile
Ocean acidification will likely almost triple by the end of the century — a drastic environmental change that could impact important marine species like fleshy … Ocean acidification makes ecologically important seaweed species fragileRead more
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Oceans release microplastics into the atmosphere
Tiny plastic particles can be found in the sea air even far from coasts, according to a study recently published in the journal Nature Communications. … Oceans release microplastics into the atmosphereRead more