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Survival guides, stockpiling and mass evacuation drills. Europe is scrambling to prepare its citizens for the growing threat of conflict arriving on its doorstep.
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Europe wants to ready its citizens for war. Will they listen?
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Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party moves to disband
HONG KONG (AP) — When Yeung Sum co-founded the city’s largest pro-democracy party more than 30 years ago, he knew building a democratic Hong Kong would be a “difficult dream.” Still, it was not…
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in Le Temps, Switzerland, April 9, 2025 | By Chappatte 
First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, April 9, 2025 | By Plop and KanKr 
First published on CagleCartoons.com, Austria, April 9, 2025 | By Marian Kamensky 
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Shootings, debt and political paralysis show Brussels is falling apart – POLITICO
De Beukelaer, who attempted to reboot coalition negotiations last month, is scathing. In all the months since the election, politicians haven’t even come around to talking substance, he told POLITICO.
“It’s just political posturing…
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Bonobo Communication Reveals a Stunning Kinship to Human Speech : ScienceAlert
Humans can effortlessly talk about an infinite number of topics, from neuroscience to pink elephants, by combining words into sentences. This is thanks to compositionality: the ability to combine meaningful units into larger structures whose…
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Russian oil shipments shift to western tankers as prices slump
[LONDON] A slump in oil prices is allowing Russia’s crude to be carried on tankers owned and insured by western companies, helping tighten the market for those ships around the Atlantic basin.
Oil prices have tumbled since US President Donald…
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Daily World Briefing, April 12
China raises additional tariffs to 125 pct on U.S. imports
China will raise the additional tariffs on products imported from the United States to 125 percent, effective from Saturday, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced…
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Experts flag decline in US soft power under Trump, warn of global implications at Carnegie Summit
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Amid the tariff announcements and how US President Donald Trump’s administration is handling the major global affairs, experts discuss damage to the US soft power over certain regions and its implications for…
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Members’ Night of the Sri Lanka – Russia Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce – The Island
A Global Hospitality Visionary Returns Home to Lead Sri Lanka’s Most Ambitious Integrated Resort
Cinnamon Life announces the appointment of Sanjiv Hulugalle as the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Cinnamon Life at…
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US envoy Witkoff in Russia for ceasefire talks on Ukraine war, confirms White House
Washington DC [US], April 12 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday (local time) confirmed that US special envoy Steve Witkoff is currently in Russia to hold direct talks with the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir…
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