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Rising cocoa prices bring booming profits, violence to Ecuador

France24.com (en) 

Producing around 420,000 tons a year, Ecuador is the world's third-largest cocoa grower after the Ivory Coast and Ghana. But after drought and diseases struck crops in West Africa, prices have boomed for Ecuador's farmers. But despite the hefty profits, the soaring crime rate and gang violence is causing issues for the cocoa farmers.

The tipping point that melts large ice sheets, findings by BAS scientists

«MercoPress» (en) 

A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterized by scientists for the first time. The research focuses on how relatively warm seawater can lap at the underside of ground-based ice, which can accelerate the movement of the ice into the ocean.

Texas swiping Jim Schlossnagle pours gasoline on renewed rivalry with hated Texas A&M - The New York Times

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  1. Texas swiping Jim Schlossnagle pours gasoline on renewed rivalry with hated Texas A&M  The New York Times
  2. Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle takes Texas job day after MCWS loss, adamant vow to 'never' leave  Yahoo Sports
  3. Texas A&M's Chris Cortez reacts to Jim Schlossangle leaving for Texas  Austin American-Statesman
  4. Write This  Rivals.com - TAMU
  5. Jim Schlossnagle accepts head baseball coaching role at Texas  KBTX

BJP government is running without numbers, claims TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker, the proceedings highlighted the ruling party's numerical advantage as opposition requests for division vote were declined, showcasing a lack of strength. The appointment process proceeded smoothly with the support from key government figures.

On Guns, the Supreme Court Steps Back

The New York Times 

It’s impossible to see the court’s decision upholding a law disarming domestic abusers as anything but an exercise in institutional self-preservation.

BJP got Kejriwal arrested in fake case, alleges AAP as CBI arrests him

Business Standard 

The AAP alleged on Wednesday that when there was a possibility of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal getting bail from the Supreme Court in a money laundering case, the BJP panicked and got him arrested in a "fake case" by the CBI. Earlier in the day, a Delhi court allowed the CBI to formally arrest Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case. The CBI arrested Kejriwal after Special Judge Amitabh Rawat passed the order. The agency has sought five-day custody of the chief minister in the case. In a post in Hindi on X... Читать дальше...

Kenya anti-tax protests death toll hits 13

The Punch 

The death toll from protests in Kenya has climbed to 13, an official from the main doctors’ association told AFP Wednesday, after anti-tax hike rallies turned violent and police opened fire at demonstrators who ransacked parliament. The unprecedented scenes that left parts of parliament ablaze and gutted and injured scores of people on Tuesday have

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