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Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities
Technology Org 15 Jun 2021
The term “doomscrolling” describes the act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media and reading every worrisome tidbit that pops up, a habit that unfortunately seems to have become common during the COVID-19 pandemic. The biology of our brains may play a role in that. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St ... Louis.
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Bolsonaro allies in Brazil complain about the sudden loss of thousands of their Twitter followers
The Rio Times 15 Jun 2021
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THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS - PART 1 - NICK HUDSON, CO-FOUNDER OF PANDA, 18 MAR 2021
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2021
Pandemics ~ Data & Analytics (PANDA) is a multidisciplinary group seeking to inform policy. PANDA considers explanations that allow us to count the human costs of COVID-19 responses globally ... PANDA members work voluntarily, offering their skillset to contribute to informed policymaking and decisioning ... .
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China calls US 'ill' after Biden rallies G-7 against Beijing
Straits Times 15 Jun 2021
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - China mocked the US' efforts to build a broader coalition to counter Beijing, calling Washington "very ill indeed" as the world's biggest economies continue to spar over everything from human rights to technology exports ... "The US is ill and very ill indeed," Mr Zhao said ... Russia was named more than 60 times this year ... ....
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33,000 children in Ethiopia's Tigray region face imminent death: UNICEF chief
China Daily 15 Jun 2021
UNITED NATIONS -- At least 33,000 severely malnourished children in Ethiopia's battle-scarred Tigray region face imminent death without immediate help, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday ... The region has reached the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification of Level 5 ... .
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China offers glimpse of Tibetan life without the Dalai Lama
Indian Express 16 Jun 2021
A brisk wind ruffles yellow prayer flags as dozens of Tibetans, some on crutches, circle a shrine in a time-honored Buddhist ritual. Across the street, a red banner spells out a new belief system, one being enforced with increasing fervor, of China’s ruling Communist Party ... Asked who is, he said. “Xi Jinping.” Top News Right Now ... Tags ... Live Blog ... .
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3rd LD Writethru: 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia triggers small tsunami, damages houses
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Federal Judge Says Biden Cannot Pause New Leases for Drilling on Public Lands
New York Times 16 Jun 2021photo: Creative Commons / André François McKenzie
Celsius chief sees Bitcoin touching $160k by the end of year
Bitcoin Warrior 16 Jun 2021
Speaking during an interview with Kitco News, the entrepreneur predicted that .
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Israel strikes Gaza in response to fire balloons
The News International 16 Jun 2021
The strikes are the first under the coalition headed by former Defense Minister Naftali Bennett ousting Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 years in power. Photo. AFP. Gaza City ... The strikes were the first under the new coalition government headed by Naftali Bennett, who took over on Sunday after ousting former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... .
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US House to vote to repeal Iraq war authorisation
Al Jazeera 15 Jun 2021
The United States House of Representatives will vote later this week to repeal the authorisation of war that Congress gave to former President George W Bush in 2002 enabling the US invasion and occupation of Iraq ... The Trump administration later cited the 2002 Iraq war authorisation as legal justification for the Soleimani hit ... .
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow
The Times of India 15 Jun 2021
DUBAI. Iranians elect a new president on Friday in a race dominated by hardline candidates close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with popular anger over economic hardship and curbs on freedoms set to keep many pro-reform Iranians at home ... Critics of the government attribute that prospect to anger over an economy devastated by U.S ... .
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Australia announce squad for WI and Bangladesh tour
Beijing News 16 Jun 2021
Adelaide , June 16 (ANI). The Australian National Selection Panel on Wednesday named an 18-player squad for the men's white-ball tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh ... Steve Smith has been rested to fully recover from an elbow complaint that flared during the Indian Premier League ... Australia squad for West Indies and Bangladesh tour ... (ANI) ....
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Tipping point for Venezuelan refugee and migrant crisis
Reliefweb 16 Jun 2021
“The Venezuelan refugee and migration crisis is one of the most underfunded crises in the world today. International solidarity and financial support is woefully insufficient and falls desperately short of what is needed to respond to the mass exodus from Venezuela ... email. david.garcia@nrc.no, phone. +57 3214957209 ... email. media@nrc.no, phone ... .
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4 aspects of Pentecostalism that shed light on Scott Morrison’s politics
The Daily Telegraph Australia 16 Jun 2021
Right from the beginning of Scott Morrison's term as prime minister - his faith has been front and centre ....
