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The obstacles need to be conquered for invention to happen.
China is the only Asian country that is ranked low in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2020. China is behind other nations in patents, trademarks and the size of its domestic market. The country is also not ranked high for GII metrics related to international relations such as student numbers…
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Biden is going to bring Paul Whelan home from Russia.
US President Joe Biden said that Russia is treating Paul Whelan, a US citizen held in a Russian penal colony since 2014, differently than Brittney Griner, who was released on Thursday. Biden added that Russia’s accusation that Whelan was a spy made him higher up than the other two men released in April. “Sadly, Russia…
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Is it true that elite woman athletes are not safe?
American basketball player Brittney Griner has been jailed in Russia for nine years over a drug conviction. According to Griner’s lawyer, the 23-year-old was found in possession of traces of hashish oil in her handbag. Griner, who is a part of the US women’s national team, is the first American female basketball player to be…
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A US citizen was sentenced for causing the death of a British teenager.
Anne Sacoolas, the 45-year-old US woman accused of killing 19-year-old British motorcyclist Harry Dunn in a traffic accident near a US military base, pleaded guilty on Thursday. Britain’s attempt to extradite SaCoolas to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving was declined by US authorities. SaCoolas has been ordered to be disqualified from driving…
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There are a lot of great Apple Deals.
Amazon and Best Buy’s deals have slashed prices of several Apple products including the iPad Air, MacBook Air, Mac Mini and Apple Watches during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. The cheapest iPad Air on sale at Amazon is priced at $810. Walmart has the best price on the 11-inch iPad Pro, which features…
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The University of Virginia canceled classes in the wake of the fatal shooting of 3 football players.
At least three people were killed and two others were injured after a shooting at the University of Virginia on Sunday, campus police and university president Jim Ryan confirmed. The shooter, identified as 22-year-old Jeffrey Jones, was later killed in a gun battle with the police. The shooting is the third major mass shooting at…
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Egypt’s climate scientists share the hope of the 27th Conference of Parties.
The world is on a highway to “climate hell”, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said during the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) on Monday. “We always want more,” he said. Countries need to conduct more of their own climate studies, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, which already experiences low rainfall and arid…
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His posts on social media got him in trouble.
Rapper Ye has been accused of racism and antisemitism after he posted pictures from his fashion show and social media posts. Ye tweeted that he would soon go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE”. The rapper has been accused of racism and antisemitism in recent days after his fashion show and social media posts.
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Bezos says he’s going to give most of his money to charity.
Jeff Bezos has said that unity is one trait that will be necessary to confront climate change. “I…felt so proud to have been part of that little seed money that will hopefully grow into something great and help to heal this world,” he added. The Bezos Courage and Civility Award was given this year to…
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There is trade at stake for the US and China economies.
The US has imposed sanctions on Chinese technology firms over alleged theft of American trade secrets. The Trump administration also said that it expects China to “act in a fashion that protects US intellectual property and technology” and “act in accordance with the rules of international trade”. This comes after the US imposed sanctions on…
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Top aide says that Trump wanted I.R.S. investigations.
Former US President Donald Trump’s ex- chief of staff, John Kelly, has said the US government, whether it’s the Internal Revenue Service or the Justice Department, should never be “weaponised” or used to retaliate, The New York Times reported. “I would say, ‘It’s inappropriate, it’s illegal, it’s against their integrity and the I.R.S. knows what…
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A new study finds that over 50 species have previously been thought to be silent.
A University of Arizona study has identified 53 species of animals that make sounds by recording the sounds of each species. Of these, 50 species, including turtles and amphibians, were identified as tuataras (a reptile that’s now found in New Zealand), caecilians (a limbless amphibian), and the South American lungfish. The sounds made by caecilians…
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Dave Chappelle talks about racism, Trump and more in SNL monologue.
American comedian Dave Chappelle, during his stand-up performance at a US synagogue, joked that Kanye West was “adopting the delusion that Jews run show business”. “I know the Jewish people have been through terrible things all over the world,” he added. Chappelle further said that it’s “not a crazy thing to think” that West “adopts…
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At a Dallas airshow, there were 6 confirmed dead after 2 planes collided.
At least six people died after two World War II-era military planes crashed while participating in an air show at the Dallas Executive Airport in the US, officials said. A Commemorative Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress and a P-63 Kingcobra crashed just after taking off from the airport during the ‘Wings Over Dallas’ show. The…
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Biden promised the U.S. will work with southeast Asian nations.
US Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Cambodia. The summit will also include a three-way meeting with the leaders of South Korea and Japan before Biden leaves for G20 Summit in Indonesia. Biden met Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on the first day of the…
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Biden will address the Climate Summit in Egypt.
UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has urged rich and poor countries to “cooperate or perish” as the world is on a highway to “climate hell”, warning that it is “on a highway to climate hell”. Guterres asked the US and China to work together to avert the crisis. “Cooperate or perish,” the UN chief told leaders…
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It might cost 1.3 million lives because of vaccine-hoarding.
World leaders have said that there is not enough money in the world to help Pakistan and other developing countries recover from climate disasters. US Secretary of State John Kerry had said there’s not enough money in the world to help Pakistan. This comes after World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said, “If you can’t…
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How to take a break from social media.
Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das in an interview with WIRED said the central bank would not be moving its interest rates up until inflation is back down to 2%. Das added, “It is unlikely that we have seen the full effects on households and businesses of the latest rate increases we have implemented, and…
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What is the UN Climate Summit?
UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres said on Monday that corporations should help pay for the costs associated with climate change. “Cooperation or perish,” he added. Guterres further said that the world is “on a highway to climate hell” and urged the US and China to work together to avert it. The world is likely to face…
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Joe Biden is the Parable of the Raisin Bran.
The US has the highest inflation in the world at over 10%, according to data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. The US CPI has risen for nine straight months and has been above 5% during each of the last three years. The UK’s CPI rose to 9.6% in September from…
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How can we answer the questions about climate change?
Failure to spend the funds necessary to limit andprepare for the impact of climate change exposes the world to potential risks, said Duarte Duarte, Egypt’s Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation. He said the loss-and- damages finance can no longer be avoided by high-income countries due to the changes in climate impacts in vulnerable countries.
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The UN climate talks are in a tough spot.
UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres said that the world is on a “highway to climate hell” and urged China and the US, the two biggest polluting countries, to work together to avert it. “We always want more” leaders, he added. “Cooperate or perish,” UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres said at the UN climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh,…
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He took 4 teams to the playoffs and it was the charm.
Talking about winning the World Series with the Cincinnati Reds for the first time, manager Dusty Baker said, “Oh, it’s hit me.” He added, “There were people of colour everywhere I go, and people of non-color. I had 2,000 wins, but they only talk about me not winning the World Series yet.” The 71-year-old is…
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Sharon Lokedi and Evans Chebet did a sweep.
Brazilian Daniel do Nascimento collapsed 21 miles into the men’s race at the New York City Marathon on Sunday. About six miles short of the finish, Nascimento sank to the pavement and was forced to abandoned the race. Kenyan Evans Chebet won the men’s race in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 41 seconds, completing a sweep…
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Tom Brady became the all-time leader in National Football League touchdown passes in a 16-13 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was born on March 12, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. He became the first player in the past 100 years to reach 1 lakh passing yards in his career, when he threw for 163 yards and touchdown in a 16-13 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Jordan Brady was born on…