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Sir Elton John thinks legalising marijuana in America and Canada has been one of the greatest mistakes of all time.

The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is going to start from December 14. This match is to be played at the Gabba ground in Brisbane.

Strategic partnership gives Screen Innovations dealers access to Xspot's range of products

The EPA says packaging materials from shopping make up nearly 28% of municipal waste sent to U.S landfills.

From Longlegs to Nosferatu, here are the eight best horror movies of 2024, ranked.

Northampton Saints are ready for the physical challenge of playing at altitude after leaving the English winter behind to face Bulls in the Champions Cup.

Barcelona are reportedly in talks with a Premier League club over the potential exit of defender Andreas Christensen.

A rotating space tether system consists of two spacecraft connected by a long, thin, and strong tether—often tens of kilometers in length—functioning as a "space sling" while its center of mass follows a predefined orbit. Such systems are used to perform tasks that are impractical, inefficient, or uneconomical with existing technologies.

The Queen walked around the table at Clarence House serving the children their food and even poured the gravy.

TikTok hype = 100% deserved.

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China plans to invest more than US$450 billion in national restoration efforts between 2021 to 2035 (1), with a focus on the Tibetan plateau. In September 2023, China implemented the Tibetan Plateau Protection Law to address ecosystem degradation in the region (2, 3), However, China’s restoration strategies (4)—fencing, controlling rodents, adding grass seeds, and fertilizing—could further damage the environment and biodiversity. China’s government should collaborate with scientists to ensure that restoration strategies are based on evidence.

El Salvador has one of the highest deforestation rates in Central America (1), and all but one of its ecosystems are at high risk of collapse (2). Yet nature’s contributions to people are valued at 44% of the country’s annual gross domestic product (3). In August, the government of El Salvador proposed new guidelines for environmental zoning and land use (4) that outline how to determine what land can be used for development and what land should be defined as a habitat fragment, which must be preserved... Читать дальше...

18 year old Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest World Champion after defeating Ding Liren in the 14th and final game of the World Championship in Singapore. Just as we were preparing for a rapid tie-break on Friday Gukesh was the recipient of a gift of a whole point in the final game when a draw should have been well within Ding's capabilities. Ding only has himself to blame as he didn't even have be in a drawish endgame as awkward as this.

Ding tried 1.Nf3 and 2.g3 and Gukesh surprised him with a very rare variation. Читать дальше...

(Telecompaper) Philippines operator Smart Communications reports it continues to enhance the in-store experience of its customers by opening Experience Hubs and refreshing PLDT and Smart stores nationwide...

Tourist spending amounted to a record $14.1 billion in 2023. The state’s tourism industry said spending has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, but it falls short when adjusted for inflation.

Starting next February, Estonia's language policy will be centralized under a single official – Kairi Kaldoja, the newly appointed deputy secretary general for language policy at the Ministry of Education and Research.

New measurements from NASA's Juno probe have seemingly put to bed the possibility of a magma ocean beneath the surface of Io.

Today a small but globally strategic country, Somaliland, is inaugurating its sixth president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro”.

Intel just kicked off the next generation of graphics cards with the Arc B580, and it's one heck of an introduction.

Andrew Ferguson is Trump's choice to lead the FTC.

Casadei’s Chelsea Struggles: Why a Return to Italy Makes Sense Cesare Casadei’s tenure at Chelsea is becoming increasingly difficult to justify. The 20-year-old midfielder, heralded as a bright prospect upon his €15 million move from Inter Milan in 2022, has struggled to find meaningful minutes at Stamford Bridge. With zero Premier League appearances this season, […]

Designed by HDR, this healing environment will serve its community with advanced medical technologies, energy-efficient operations, biophilic design principles, a low-carbon mass timber structure, and access to nature throughout the facility.

Dezeen Showroom: a warm glow shines out from between layers of soft fringing in the Maya pendant and floor lamps designed by German lighting brand Fraumaier. The Maya lamps were designed by Fraumaier founder Felix Severin Mack and feature shades with three layers of gently curving fringing. The design allows light to shine out from within and