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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...
Can international organizations survive the rightwing, Nationalist onslaught?
Lake County Record Bee - California
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July 18, 2025
By Lawrence S. Wittner At a time when international cooperation provides the key to preventing a variety of global calamities―including nuclear war, climate catastrophe, and massive starvation―it’s tragic that major nations, ruled by nationalist,...
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...
Donald Trump: Warmonger or peacemaker?
Frontline - The Hindu
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July 3, 2025
Six months into his second presidency, Trump has shown a wide array of foreign policy possibilities—from wanting to take over Greenland and buy the Panama Canal, to looking at Gaza as real estate to develop, to announcing he would end the Ukraine...
U.S. Nuke Submarine “Challenges” Russia’s Northern Fleet With Historic Docking; Looks To Plug ‘GIUK Gap’
The Eurasian Times
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July 14, 2025
Two years after Iceland authorised the entry of nuclear-powered submarines into its territorial waters, an American nuclear submarine recently docked at the port of Reykjavik. The historic first has come at a time when the tensions in the Arctic...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
European Lithium begins resource upgrade drilling at Tanbreez Rare...
Proactive USA
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July 16, 2025
Diamond Drill Hole K25-01 with Project Geologist Nic Barnes and Chief Technical Officer George Karageorge 10 July above the Fjord Deposit. European Lithium Ltd (ASX:EUR, OTCQB:EULIF) has commenced a 2,000-metre diamond drilling program at the...
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...
50 years after ‘Jaws’ the man-eater myth has been retired
Australian Geographic
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July 14, 2025
Home Nature & Wildlife 50 years after ‘Jaws’ the man-eater myth has been retired By Gareth J. Fraser – University of Florida • 14 July 2025 The shark in Jaws became a terrifying icon. Image credit: Universal Pictures via Getty Images In the half a...
Grant to help UB project ice sheet loss, sea level rise
UB Now
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How much sea level rise will coastal communities have to contend with by the end of the century, and beyond? Melt from the Earth’s ice sheets is already contributing to flooding throughout the U.S., and globally, and is expected to increase in the...
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...
Closing Bell: ASX rolls back yesterday’s gains as info tech stages recovery
Stockhead
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July 16, 2025
Traders are reeling under the weight of losses in financial and materials, with only info tech making any progress of note. Pic: Getty Images. ASX beats hasty retreat from new record high, down 0.79pc Info tech rises against the tide, adding...
ASX dives 0.79pc, retreating from record closing high
Townsville Bulletin
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July 16, 2025
ASX beats hasty retreat from new record high, down 0.79pc Info tech rises against the tide, adding 0.85pc Banks and financial stocks struggle alongside materials sector, leading losses Info tech fires up despite dour market The ASX unwound all its...
Climate catastrophe
The Spectator Australia
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July 16, 2025
The recent flooding in Texas was a catastrophe. The US National Weather Service provided warnings and forecasts before the flooding that showed a substantial threat, especially to areas along the Guadalupe River which has flooded catastrophically...
Why United Airlines' New Partnership With JetBlue Fixes Its "Largest Mistake"
Simple Flying
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July 14, 2025
Two major American carriers are teaming up to sell seats across each other's networks, and to include reciprocal frequent-flyer benefits. Chicago-based United Airlines, and New York's JetBlue are partnering up, a move which will see United unlock...
Trump’s About-Face on Ukraine
Foreign Policy In Focus
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July 16, 2025
He promised to end the war in 24 hours. He made nice with Russian President Vladimir Putin and parroted Kremlin talking points. He humiliated Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the cameras in the Oval Office. He refused to send more...