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Helicopter of Iran’s late president Raisi crashed due to weather, final report says By Reuters

Helicopter of Iran’s late president Raisi crashed due to weather, final report says By Reuters

DUBAI (Reuters) -The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed was primarily caused by weather conditions that included thick fog, Iran’s state TV said on Sunday, citing the final investigation report…

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Climate change has deep historical roots – Amitav Ghosh explores how capitalism and colonialism fit in

Climate change has deep historical roots – Amitav Ghosh explores how capitalism and colonialism fit in

Amitav Ghosh is an internationally celebrated author of 20 historical fiction and non-fiction books. The Indian thinker and writer has written extensively on the legacies of colonialism, violence and extractivism. His most famous works explore…

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Oil settles $1 down as supply set to rise, uncertainty around Fed rate cuts By Reuters

Oil settles $1 down as supply set to rise, uncertainty around Fed rate cuts By Reuters

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices retreated on Friday as investors weighed expectations of a rise in OPEC+ supply starting in October, alongside dwindling hopes of a hefty U.S. interest rate cut next month,…

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26 states may soon need to regulate cannabis – here’s what they can learn from Colorado and Washington

26 states may soon need to regulate cannabis – here’s what they can learn from Colorado and Washington

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has made moves to reclassify marijuana, making it a type of legal but regulated medicine, like Tylenol with codeine or some steroids. With the reclassification, 26 states where cannabis is…

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A quantum neural network can see optical illusions like humans do. Could it be the future of AI?

A quantum neural network can see optical illusions like humans do. Could it be the future of AI?

Optical illusions, quantum mechanics and neural networks might seem to be quite unrelated topics at first glance. However, in new research I have used a phenomenon called “quantum tunnelling” to design a neural network that…

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Fake cows ready for milking at US state fairs as bird flu threat looms By Reuters

Fake cows ready for milking at US state fairs as bird flu threat looms By Reuters

By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (Reuters) – In Michigan this year, where dairy workers and herds have fallen ill from bird flu, a pair of unlikely prized cows are being prepped…

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Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters

Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House. Every voting bloc will count – including members of labor unions and other people in their…

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Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core

Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core

About 2,890 kilometres beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball of liquid metal: our planet’s core. Scientists like me use the seismic waves created by earthquakes as a kind of ultrasound to “see” the shape…

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Jamaican finance minister set to become IMF deputy MD

Jamaican finance minister set to become IMF deputy MD

Jamaica’s finance minister, Nigel Clarke, is set to become a deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The institution’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, put Clarke’s name forward to the IMF’s executive board on…

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Bird flu infects California dairy cows, widening US outbreak By Reuters

Bird flu infects California dairy cows, widening US outbreak By Reuters

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Cows at three dairy farms in California, the top U.S. milk-producing state, tested positive for bird flu, the state’s agriculture department said on Friday. The infections expand a U.S. outbreak…

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