Japan is one of the world’s biggest public financiers of gas and oil production, despite a pledge to halt all such funding for fossil fuel at the G7 summit in 2022.
From 2013 to 2024, Japanese public financial institutions provided $93 billion…
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Kremlin Walks Back Criticism of Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Plan
The Kremlin said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile shield was a “sovereign matter” for the United States, softening its tone after earlier criticism…
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Is Pakistan’s cybercrime law silencing dissent? – DW – 05/21/2025
Since Pakistan strengthened laws targeting online content earlier this year, human rights groups and digital rights advocates have raised renewed concerns about the country’s press freedom.
The amended Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA)…
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Never Again Is RIGHT NOW – The World Must Act
The livestreamed genocidal horror of rolling massacres and induced starvation inflicted by apartheid Israel on millions of Palestinians in the illegally occupied Gaza Strip has reached a breaking point. When thousands of our…
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Scientists Reveal Cells That Have a Close Link to Allergies
Scientists learned about a decade ago that when children were given peanuts in the first few months of life, their chances of developing a peanut allergy were lower compared to children who were not given any…
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Too much sitting increases risk of future health problems in chest pain patients – new research
For patients hospitalized with chest pain, the amount of time they spend sedentary afterward is linked to a greater risk for more heart problems and death within a year. That’s the key finding of a new peer-reviewed study my colleagues and…
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Russia’s invasion united different parts of Ukraine against a common enemy – 3 years on, that unanimity still holds
When Russia invaded Ukraine in the spring of 2022, President Vladimir Putin incorrectly assumed it would be a swift takeover.
In fact, three years on, negotiators from both countries are tentatively exploring the idea of a negotiated way…
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Blue Light Exposure Can Impact Sleep, Skin, and Eyes — Here’s How to Shield Against It
In today’s ever more connected world, it’s fair to say that some of us receive nearly as much screen time as we do actual sunlight — if not more, depending on your job and the time of year.
A growing body of research shows that the blue…
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Expert Explains Why We Need to Stop Giving Milk to Cats : ScienceAlert
Cats have a long history with humans, going back more than 9,000 years. Attracted to human settlements by the rodents that plagued (sometimes literally) our ancestors, cats ingratiated themselves as useful mousers and slowly domesticated…
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