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Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities
Technology Org 15 Jun 2021
The term “doomscrolling” describes the act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media and reading every worrisome tidbit that pops up, a habit that unfortunately seems to have become common during the COVID-19 pandemic. The biology of our brains may play a role in that. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St ... Louis.
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Bolsonaro allies in Brazil complain about the sudden loss of thousands of their Twitter followers
The Rio Times 15 Jun 2021
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THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS - PART 1 - NICK HUDSON, CO-FOUNDER OF PANDA, 18 MAR 2021
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2021
Pandemics ~ Data & Analytics (PANDA) is a multidisciplinary group seeking to inform policy. PANDA considers explanations that allow us to count the human costs of COVID-19 responses globally ... PANDA members work voluntarily, offering their skillset to contribute to informed policymaking and decisioning ... .
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China offers glimpse of Tibetan life without the Dalai Lama
Indian Express 16 Jun 2021
A brisk wind ruffles yellow prayer flags as dozens of Tibetans, some on crutches, circle a shrine in a time-honored Buddhist ritual. Across the street, a red banner spells out a new belief system, one being enforced with increasing fervor, of China’s ruling Communist Party ... Asked who is, he said. “Xi Jinping.” Top News Right Now ... Tags ... Live Blog ... .
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Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli forces in Jerusalem
Anadolu Agency 16 Jun 2021
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian woman on Wednesday for allegedly attempting to carry out a car-ramming attack northeast of Jerusalem, according to the army ... The army said a soldier was lightly injured.
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Leader Kim says food situation getting tense in North Korea
Ghana Web 16 Jun 2021
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un said the food situation in the isolated communist country was getting tense due to the coronavirus pandemic and last year's typhoon, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday, June 16 ... Kim also told North Koreans to brace themselves for extended Covid-19 restrictions ... Join our Newsletter. .
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Israel strikes Gaza in response to fire balloons
The News International 16 Jun 2021
The strikes are the first under the coalition headed by former Defense Minister Naftali Bennett ousting Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 years in power. Photo. AFP. Gaza City ... The strikes were the first under the new coalition government headed by Naftali Bennett, who took over on Sunday after ousting former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... .
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New ICC prosecutor vows to 'revive' troubled tribunal
Urdu Point 16 Jun 2021
The Hague, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Jun, 2021 ) .Britain's Karim Khan was sworn in on Wednesday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a promise to "revive" the troubled tribunal after a string of high-profile failures ... " "We have to perform in trial ... ....
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After flying 28 warplanes over Taiwan, China says responding to “acts of collusion”
DNA India 16 Jun 2021
A day after China flew 28 warplanes into the Taiwanese airspace in what was the largest incursion till date, Beijing has said that it will not tolerate intervention of foreign forces in Taiwan issues. The Chinese air force fleet included fighters and nuclear-capable bombers and entered the air defence identification zone (ADIZ) of Taiwan on June 15.
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China calls US 'ill' after Biden rallies G-7 against Beijing
Straits Times 15 Jun 2021
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - China mocked the US' efforts to build a broader coalition to counter Beijing, calling Washington "very ill indeed" as the world's biggest economies continue to spar over everything from human rights to technology exports ... "The US is ill and very ill indeed," Mr Zhao said ... Russia was named more than 60 times this year ... ....
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33,000 children in Ethiopia's Tigray region face imminent death: UNICEF chief
China Daily 15 Jun 2021
UNITED NATIONS -- At least 33,000 severely malnourished children in Ethiopia's battle-scarred Tigray region face imminent death without immediate help, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday ... The region has reached the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification of Level 5 ... .
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Tipping point for Venezuelan refugee and migrant crisis
Reliefweb 16 Jun 2021
“The Venezuelan refugee and migration crisis is one of the most underfunded crises in the world today. International solidarity and financial support is woefully insufficient and falls desperately short of what is needed to respond to the mass exodus from Venezuela ... email. david.garcia@nrc.no, phone. +57 3214957209 ... email. media@nrc.no, phone ... .
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Federal Judge Says Biden Cannot Pause New Leases for Drilling on Public Lands
New York Times 16 Jun 2021photo: WN
3rd LD Writethru: 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia triggers small tsunami, damages houses
China.dot.org 16 Jun 2021photo: AP / Christophe Ena
Paris mayor hints at bid to be France's first woman president
The Times of India 16 Jun 2021
PARIS. Paris' Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo has hinted she is planning to stand in 2022 presidential elections, saying that having a woman as president for the first time would change the relationship of the French with those in power, in an interview published Wednesday ... Asked about her intentions in 2022 by the Le 1 weekly, Hidalgo said ... .
