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BEETLEJUICE Australia Star Karis Oka Sings 'Dead Mom'
BroadwayWorld
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Watch a video of Beetlejuice Australia star Karis Oka singing "Dead Mom" as part of the musical's Australian premiere! Oka will star in the Melbourne production as Lydia Deetz, opposite the musical's composer, Eddie Perfect, in the title role. The...
How Rare Earths Create Strategic Leverage
Fair Observer
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July 6, 2025
Once obscure and overlooked, rare earth elements (REEs) are now at the heart of the 21st-century technological revolution. From precision-guided missiles and electric vehicles to wind turbines and smartphones, REEs power the critical systems that...
Today Tuvalu; Tomorrow the world
Shelburne Free Press
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July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025 · 0 Comments By Gwynne Dyer Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last week’s big change saw the creation of the world’s first climate-change visas. It’s a way of...
Ever wonder why that WWII bomber is suddenly roaring above your house?
Pelham Today
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July 17, 2025
The man at the controls is Fonthill’s own Leon Evans— and he’s living the dream bringing history back to life Newcomers to Pelham can be forgiven for being startled by the abrupt appearance—preceded by a distant roar that grows louder and louder...
Resources Top 5: West Coast Silver aglow with high-grade results and strong silver price
Stockhead
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July 16, 2025
West Coast Silver is glowing in the light of high-grade results from the Elizabeth Hill project. Pic: Getty Images West Coast Silver clocks 1m at 15,071g/t silver among results from first two diamond holes at Elizabeth Hill A 2000m diamond...
Putin seen as ignoring Trump’s ultimatum, fighting on in pursuit of total victory
Washington Examiner
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July 17, 2025
‘UNFAZED,’ PUTIN PLANS TO SOLDIER ON: An analysis by Washington-based Institute for the Study of War has assessed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to ignore President Donald Trump’s 50-day tariff threat, believing that Russia can...
How the Danes See NATO, Trump and Ukraine
The Cipher Brief
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July 15, 2025
OPINION — “The most important part right now is that Europe would be able to buy military equipment here in the U.S. so we can donate these military systems directly to Ukraine. That is also discussion going on right now. I think [President] Trump...
You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are
New York Mag
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July 14, 2025
A now-famous hat, with over 50,000 units (and many knockoffs) sold. Photo: Jon Laytner for New York Magazine This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In May, I...
Airport Updates: Latest News On The Global Market (W/C July 7, 2025)
Routes
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The latest news on airports globally, with updates on financing, infrastructure expansion and sustainability initiatives. The Danish government will provide an additional DKK 1.5 billion ($240 million) in financing to Greenland Airports...
This new missile-defense system is challenging the Patriot
Mint
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July 17, 2025
Now, a new version of a European weapon is set to challenge its dominance and test whether the region can wean itself off U.S. arms. Europe’s so-called Samp/T has long been in the shadow of its American rival, which has secured far more orders and...
Satellite data reveals how climate change is accelerating glacier melt
E&T
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July 17, 2025
Glacier monitoring using satellites is helping scientists to track ice melt and launch early warning systems to prevent climate-related disasters. Formed from snow that has accumulated on land over centuries, glaciers store around 70% of the...
The delicate art of natural-resource diplomacy
International Politics and Society
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July 15, 2025
Resource competition has long underpinned international relations. But it seems to be taking centre stage again, much like the nineteenth-century Scramble for Africa or Western grabs for Middle Eastern oil in the last century. As demand rises for...
HAVE YOUR SAY: Would you buy a new-build apartment in Sydney?
Real Estate Business
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July 8, 2025
A 2023 report by the Strata Community Association of NSW found that 53 per cent of new-build strata buildings had “serious defects” within six years of their construction. With a continued push for more medium and high-density residential, REB is...
Donald Trump, the Corporate Aristocracy and the Israelization of the World
Al Mayadeen
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July 15, 2025
The real danger is not any one US president, but a system that enables imperial power, corporate aristocracy, and genocidal policies under the guise of democracy, now increasingly rejected by a globally awakening public. No matter who occupies the...
Why Trump Hates Europe
Persuasion
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July 17, 2025
(Photo by Suzanne Plunkett-Pool/Getty Images.) Donald Trump’s second term has so far been much more radical than his first. But even among the broad range of extreme measures taken by the administration in areas from higher education to...
Advances in Mendelian Randomization Studies of Obesity Over the Past Decade: Uncovering Key Genetic Mechanisms
Dove Medical Press
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July 17, 2025
Introduction With rapid economic development in China, obesity has become a major public health concern, with more than half of adults classified as overweight or obese.1 The World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as excessive fat...
Mourning in America
The Monthly
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If anyone tries to tell you what is going on in the United States, walk away. Do not be like the novice at the racetrack, prey to every passing tout. The more we listen to them, the more clueless and miserable we become. And because we don’t know...
Ken Henry calls for urgent environmental protection overhaul
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 16, 2025
Australia's environment protection laws have both failed to stop the degradation of Australia's natural environment and held back economic growth, former Treasury secretary Ken Henry has warned. In a speech being delivered at the National Press...
What I’ll miss about Norman Tebbit
The Spectator Australia
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July 16, 2025
This column comes to you from Auckland Castle, former palace and hunting lodge of the Prince Bishops of Durham. We, the Rectory Society, are here by kind permission of its saviour, Jonathan Ruffer, celebrating our 20th anniversary. Jonathan...
Scientists issue warning after discovering ocean phenomenon that could unleash ancient diseases: 'This change could alter the timing and magnitude'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 17, 2025
Ice is melting in remote parts of the globe, and it's having concerning effects. A new study in Progress in Oceanography is giving scientists more insight. According to The Barents Observer, air temperatures in the Barents Sea region have...