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Even ‘small-scale’ nuclear war between India & Pakistan would DEVASTATE global food supply – study Kashmir

Even ‘small-scale’ nuclear war between India & Pakistan would DEVASTATE global food supply – study

The study looks at what might follow if both sides set off a total of 100 Hiroshima-sized bombs A low-level nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan could wipe out large swaths of the world’s food supply, igniting cataclysmic fires that blot out the Sun in a decade-long nuclear winter, according…
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March 17, 2020
Esports broadcasts have quickly adapted as sports leagues have shut down, but playing online-only presents challenges for pro gaming eSports

Esports broadcasts have quickly adapted as sports leagues have shut down, but playing online-only presents challenges for pro gaming

While the coronavirus pandemic has left most forms of live entertainment on indefinite hiatus, esports leagues are quickly moving to online-only formats.Esports with teams spread across Asia, Europe, and North America have been monitoring the outbreak of the coronavirus since January and cancelled weeks worth of live events before making…
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March 17, 2020
Leaders of Turkey, Germany, France, UK discuss Syria & migration crisis in videoconference Tayyip Erdogan

Leaders of Turkey, Germany, France, UK discuss Syria & migration crisis in videoconference

Turkish, German, British, and French leaders discussed the Syria crisis and the migrant issue, as well as joint action against coronavirus in a videoconference, the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday.It issued a statement saying that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and British…
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March 17, 2020
Memorial Day events to be canceled or held without audience amid corona outbreak Jerusalem Controversy

Memorial Day events to be canceled or held without audience amid corona outbreak

In a dramatic move, the Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that April’s national Memorial Day ceremonies will take place without audiences and that the smaller events planned for municipal cemeteries across the country will be canceled outright, in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Israel’s Memorial Day — known as Yom Hazikaron…
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March 17, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro has second coronavirus test, results could be out Tuesday Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Bolsonaro has second coronavirus test, results could be out Tuesday

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday underwent his second coronavirus test, after it has emerged in recent days that he has had contact with a growing number of people now known to have contracted the virus.The test results may be released later on Tuesday, the president's office…
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March 17, 2020
Swedish pension fund with billions of assets under management to stop fossil fuel investments Brown Coal

Swedish pension fund with billions of assets under management to stop fossil fuel investments

Natalya Danko | EyeEm | Getty ImagesA major Swedish pension fund announced that it will "no longer invest in fossil fuels." Första AP-fonden (AP1), which is one of five pension funds in the country's national income pension system, outlined the reasons for its decision in a statement issued Monday.The Stockholm-based fund…
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March 17, 2020