Day: May 18, 2023
An international team of scientists identified plastic-eating bacteria and fungi in Chinese coastal salt marshes, presenting new possibilities for global waste management
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Why Putin Is Right to Fear for His Life
Vladimir Putin knows all too well the history of how tsars and dictators die
Massive Texas dairy farm blaze caused by engine fire in manure hauler
State investigators determined that a fire and explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle was an accident that started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck.
Biden Intends To Pick Lawyer Anna Gomez for FCC To End Agency Deadlock
President Joe Biden intends to select veteran government lawyer Anna Gomez to serve on the Federal Communications Commission and give the agency its first Democratic majority of his presidency, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing a person briefed on th…
Aussie thinktank calls for sweeping ITAR changes for AUKUS
“As quiet work begins on Pillar I, and as traditional sources of resistance return to the driver’s seat of alliance defence industrial and technology cooperation, there is a distinct risk that any progress towards setting the optimal legal and re…
Brazil burned fossil fuels for electricity at the lowest level in more than a decade in February, thanks to booming use of wind and solar power, said a study published Thursday
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Turkey vote: Kilicdaroglu accuses Erdogan of allowing unchecked migration
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rival in Turkey’s presidential race has accused the government of allowing 10 million “irregular” migrants to enter the country, marking a nationalist turn in his rhetoric ahead of a May 28 runoff vote.
COMMENTARY: 3 Reasons Not to Give Up on ‘Misunderstood’ Middle East
Endless wars. Oppressive regimes. Victimization of women and girls. You could think the Middle East — my homeland and the birthplace of the Christian faith — is a lost cause. But I’d like to show you why you shouldn’t give up on this misunderstood pa…
Europe’s military industrial capabilities fall short of Ukraine’s needs
Western governments have failed to act fast enough to turn around their industrial policy to meet Ukraine’s needs for weapons and ammunition, experts said.