Even as Trump Suggests US Taxpayers May Foot the Bill, How Bullish Is Big Oil on Venezuela?
While President Donald Trump has openly stated that the US will seize Venezuela’s oil in the wake of the US military’s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, there are questions about just how much interest big oil companies have in the president’s desire for plunder.
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‘Most significant’ heatwave in six years brings temperatures above 45C
Large swathes of the country, spanning more than 3,500km from WA’s north-west to Tasmania’s north-east, have been placed under severe to extreme heatwave warnings from Wednesday to Saturday.
The Great Lakes Region: One of the Most Complex Geopolitical Crises in Contemporary Africa
The situation in the Great Lakes region represents one of the most complex geopolitical crises in contemporary Africa. The combination of historical ethnic tensions, predatory economic interests, and institutional fragility has created a highly volatile environment. The window for a peaceful resolution is closing rapidly, and the success of Angolan mediation may be the last chance to avoid a regional conflict of catastrophic proportions.
Earth has been feeding the moon for billions of years
Tiny bits of Earth’s atmosphere have been drifting to the moon for billions of years, guided by Earth’s magnetic field. Rather than blocking particles, the magnetic field can funnel them along invisible lines that sometimes stretch all the way to the moon. This explains mysterious gases found in Apollo samples and suggests lunar soil may hold a long-term archive of Earth’s history. It could also become a valuable resource for future lunar explorers.
Evolving Folks Project 