Category: Science
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Why Do Humans Sing? Traditional Music in 55 Languages Reveals Patterns and Telling Similarities “It shows us that there may be really something that is universal to all humans that cannot simply be explained by culture,” Daniela Sammler, a neuroscientist at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics who was not involved in the study, tells…
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UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Imminent Escalation in Sudan “Civilians are trapped in the city, afraid of being killed should they attempt to flee,” said Seif Magango, spokesperson for the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk. “This dire situation is compounded by a severe shortage of essential supplies as deliveries of commercial goods and humanitarian aid…
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Sudan’s conflict hits the 1-year mark, sparking fears of repeated atrocities “Twenty years ago, Darfur was the world’s largest hunger crisis and the world rallied to respond,” World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain said last month. “But today, the people of Sudan have been forgotten.” #Sudan #Africa #CivilWar #conflict Texas State Troopers in Riot Gear…
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Chicago police shot at 26-year-old Dexter Reed 96 times in 41 seconds The extreme violence of the trigger-happy police reveals an extreme level of hostility to the lives and the rights of all citizens characteristic of an occupying military. It is well known that many US police forces, including Chicago’s, have for decades received regular…
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Israel’s war on Gaza live: World welcomes UN ceasefire resolution Leaders worldwide have welcomed a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, while the UN chief Guterres says it must be implemented. #Gaza #FreePalestine #CeasefireNOW #VeteransForPeace World Ignores Sudan Hunger Crisis; 230,000 Children and Mothers Could Die in Coming Months Sudan is on track to become…
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Lonely Boy II
Single Awareness Day? Valentine’s Day 2024 is upon us. It’s a day where if you’re single, society really makes you feel like a loser. Hence, some folks call V-Day the single awareness day. A 2022 Pew Research Center study found that 63% of men aged 18-29 reported being single, compared to 34% of women in the same age group. There appears…
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Gorgeous Nature Photography From the 2023 Canadian Photos of the Year Contest “Every year, our team is blown away by the talent and passion of our photography community,” said Canadian Geographic editor-in-chief Alexandra Pope. “Although they all portray different locations and subjects, these images have one thing in common: they made us stop and say ‘Wow.’” #photography…
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Israeli PM tells U.S. he opposes a two-state solution in postwar Gaza Israel is facing accusations, in a case South Africa brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last week, that its military operations in Gaza are “genocidal in character” and intended to bring about the destruction of Palestinians — allegations Israel rejected as “grossly distorted.” #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #GazaUnderAttack…
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The pandemic sent hunger soaring in Brazil. They’re fighting back with school lunches According to a study conducted by the Brazilian Research Network on Food and Nutrition Sovereignty and Security, hunger affected 9% of homes in Brazil by the end of 2020, wiping out the gains of the early aughts. By 2022 the rate had reached 15.5%…
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Starving Palestinians loot aid trucks as desperation mounts in Gaza’s Rafah “The humanitarian situation has become very desperate, not only for the residents of Rafah city but also for the one million displaced Palestinians here who are becoming hungry, thirsty and traumatised as the war pounds on,” said Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Rafah.…
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