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US lawmakers set to pass major climate, health bill in big win for Biden

US lawmakers on Friday were expected to adopt President Joe Biden's sprawling climate, tax and health care plan -- a major win for the veteran Democrat that includes the biggest ever American investment in the battle against global warming.. The plan includes a $370 billion investment aimed at effecting a 40 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 -- the largest ever commitment to fighting climate change by the world's biggest economy, and one of its worst polluters.

Fri, Aug 12, 2022 3 mins read

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'We can live together': church helps bridge Bosnia's deep divisions

Decades after bloody fighting between Catholics and Muslims ripped apart Bosnia's Bugojno, a new church has provided a rare opportunity to bridge the divides in the deeply fractured Balkan country.. - Life after war - Nearly three decades later, many of the divisions that were exacerbated by the conflict have largely hardened, with Bosnia's three main groups rarely mixing.  

Fri, Aug 12, 2022 3 mins read

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Removing 'camouflage,' Brazil football referee comes out

Growing up, he never liked football, but Igor Benevenuto played it anyway to avoid being teased with homophobic jokes -- something all too common in his hometown in southeastern Brazil.. Benevenuto, 41, was already well-known in Brazil.

Thu, Aug 11, 2022 3 mins read

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SSQUZA (Legend Bedding) Proudly Announces its Leadership Team: Focuses on Luxury Bedding

SSQUZA, since its inception, has always been intended to be the fastest growing online luxury and premium bedding brand. Therefore, it has focused on quality assurance and customers’ satisfaction.

Thu, Aug 11, 2022 3 mins read

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Ice-age footprints shed light on North America's early humans

Footprints laid down by Ice-Age hunter-gatherers and recently discovered in a US desert are shedding new light on North America's earliest human inhabitants.. "Once I... realized I was digging a human footprint, I was seeing toes, I was seeing the thing in immaculate condition...

Thu, Aug 11, 2022 2 mins read

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Armed client holds Lebanon bank staff hostage to access savings

An armed customer threatening to set himself ablaze held bank workers hostage throughout the day Thursday in Lebanon's capital, demanding to withdraw his trapped savings to pay hospital fees, security sources and a family member said.. He demanded savings worth more than $200,000, the source said. 

Thu, Aug 11, 2022 2 mins read

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Study on serotonin and depression sparks fierce debate

A controversy in the scientific community over a recent claims anti-depressants can be ineffective at treating depression has highlighted the difficulties in understanding mental health conditions.. "No mental health professional" would endorse the view that a complex condition like depression "stems from a deficiency in a single neurotransmitter", Cowen added.

Thu, Aug 11, 2022 2 mins read

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N Korea declares 'victory' over Covid, says Kim had fever

North Korea's Kim Jong Un declared a "shining victory" over Covid-19 as his sister revealed he had fallen ill during the outbreak, which she blamed on Seoul, state media said Thursday.. - Kim's 'high fever' - Kim's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, said the top leader himself had been ill during the outbreak, according to another KCNA report.

Wed, Aug 10, 2022 2 mins read

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Cheaper, changing and crucial: the rise of solar power

Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technology is evolving fast as costs plummet for a key segment of the world's energy transition.. India pioneered the use of solar panels over canals a decade ago, reducing evaporation as they generate power.

Wed, Aug 10, 2022 4 mins read

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Salt of the earth: Israeli artist's Dead Sea sculptures

Israeli artist Sigalit Landau wades into the warm, briny waters of the Dead Sea to inspect her latest creations -- everyday objects coated in salt crystals that glisten in the bright morning sun. . "These waters are like a laboratory," said Landau, looking at a salt-encrusted coil of barbed wire, its sharp points now caked and rounded thanks to the mineral-rich water heated by the scorching desert sun.

Wed, Aug 10, 2022 1 mins read