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A 1930s movement wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland. Here’s why it has modern resonances

A 1930s movement wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland. Here’s why it has modern resonances

A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and extend its borders as far as the Panama Canal might sound incredibly familiar. But this group, called the “technocracy movement”, was a group…

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Peer review is meant to prevent scientific misconduct. But it has its own problems

Peer review is meant to prevent scientific misconduct. But it has its own problems

In 2023, an academic journal, the Annals of Operations Research, retracted an entire special isssue because the peer review process for it was compromised. The case brought into sharp focus broader concerns about the peer…

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Contrarian Funds' $3.7 billion offer recommended as starting bid in Citgo parent auction

Contrarian Funds' $3.7 billion offer recommended as starting bid in Citgo parent auction

Contrarian Funds' $3.7 billion offer recommended as starting bid in Citgo parent auction by : Reuters Source link

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Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose

Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose

More than 305 million people require lifesaving humanitarian aid today. Most of them live in areas wracked by conflict, such as Sudan, Gaza, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. By many estimates, there is…

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Australia’s ‘coercive’ news media rules are the latest targets of US trade ire

Australia’s ‘coercive’ news media rules are the latest targets of US trade ire

As the United States recalibrates its trade policies to combat what the Trump administration sees as “unfair” treatment by other countries, two significant industries have complained to US regulators about their treatment in Australia. The…

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New US sanctions to slow but not stop China's Iranian oil imports, traders say

New US sanctions to slow but not stop China's Iranian oil imports, traders say

New US sanctions to slow but not stop China's Iranian oil imports, traders say by : Reuters Source link

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Starmer’s plan to ‘build baby build’ risks more American-style car-dominated sprawl

Starmer’s plan to ‘build baby build’ risks more American-style car-dominated sprawl

The UK’s Labour government has promised to “take an axe to red tape” through “bold reforms to the planning system”. It hopes to kickstart economic growth by generating the “biggest building boom in a generation”.…

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why they’re there and what they’ve found

why they’re there and what they’ve found

A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa’s isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused one of its nine team members of becoming violent. The Conversation Africa asked geomorphologist…

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EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge

EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge

EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge by : Reuters Source link

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UK businesses face a big tax hike. So what does it mean for workers and the economy?

UK businesses face a big tax hike. So what does it mean for workers and the economy?

Employers in the UK are about to be hit with a hefty tax rise. From April 1 2025, their national insurance contributions are rising to 15% on salaries above £5,000, instead of 13.8% on salaries…

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