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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the coast of the southern…
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In 1969 a rose-embroidered, rhinestone-accented suit owned by Chris Ethridge, of The Flying Burrito Brothers, was stolen from a station wagon; after more than 50 years, Ethridge’s daughter found it for sale at auction.
Berlin steps up assistance as Kyiv faces relentless Russian attacks, low morale at home, and splits in the EU and NatoOlaf Scholz, Germany’s safety-first chancellor, has been harshly criticised for foot-dragging on military assistance for Ukraine. As Russia’s invasion loomed, he was ridiculed for offering 5,000 helmets instead of heavy weapons.Early German doubts and prevarications…
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You don’t go to this Bonaparte biopic for a history lesson or authentic settings – but shouldn’t it at least be entertaining?To the laments of military historians about the accuracy of Ridley Scott’s film Napoleon, one could add some about the architecture. Christopher Wren’s Royal Naval College in Greenwich gets digitally spliced with classical architecture…
The entertainment industry is still grappling with how to talk about the war between Israel and Hamas nearly two months after it erupted. The entertainment industry is still grappling with how to talk about the war between Israel and Hamas nearly two months after it erupted. The entertainment industry is still grappling with how to talk…
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A coalition of 50 major oil and gas companies are expected to agree to significantly cut their methane emissions by the end of the decade at the COP28 climate summit, marking a potential breakthrough in the fight against climate change. Ben Tracy has more on why methane is such a problem and the new tools…
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Pope Francis on Saturday called on the U.N. climate summit to strive for a essential breakthrough agreement to stem global warming that includes the elimination of fossil fuels, saying climate had “run amok.” Pope Francis on Saturday called on the U.N. climate summit to strive for a essential breakthrough agreement to stem global warming that…
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For over a decade, investigators worked to piece together the 2010 murder of Heidi Firkus, who, according to her husband Nick Firkus, was shot and killed in a burglary at the couple’s Saint Paul, Minnesota, home. The Long Shadow of Doubt: Unraveling the Murder of Heidi Firkus In the quiet St. Paul suburb of Minnesota,…
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Some 50 oil and gas companies worldwide have pledged to shore up leaky methane systems by 2030, a move that could rapidly reduce emissions of the potent gas and forestall some climate change effects — if the companies live up to their word. Some 50 oil and gas companies worldwide have pledged to shore up…
The cost of government is rising, yet raising taxes is bad politics. From productivity to ‘degrowth’, the left ought to get behind the more radical approachesTaxing the better-off is not going to be easy. For one thing, no one can agree on how to go about it. Thinktanks have put forward various proposals, usually targeting…
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