Category: MIL OSI
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What will it take for China to arrest its declining birth rate?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ming Gao, Research Fellow of East Asia Studies, Lund University China’s central government introduced a childcare subsidy on July 28 that will provide families with 3,000 yuan (around £312) a year for each child under the age of three. The announcement came days after plans were…
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School’s out – but as young people paint, skateboard and play with their friends, they’re still learning
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ioannis Costas Batlle, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Bath Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock School holidays are underway across the UK. But while young people might be getting a break from the classroom and having a chance to spend more time on their hobbies, they are still learning…
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Climate change: new method can more accurately attribute environmental harm to individual polluters
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Shashi Kant Yadav, Lecturer, Northumbria University, Newcastle A small coastal community in Kivalina, Alaska sued several major oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil, in 2008. Local representatives argued that greenhouse gas emissions from these companies were contributing to the erosion of the coastline and causing…
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Peptides: performance-boosting, anti-ageing drugs or dangerous snake oil?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock.com For a growing number of middle-aged men, ageing no longer means surrendering to sagging skin, sore joints or slowing metabolism. Instead, it’s becoming a science experiment. The new frontier? Injectable peptides – experimental compounds that…
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Trump’s new tariff regime has begun after months of chaos and uncertainty. But is his approach working?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Conor O’Kane, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Bournemouth University The beginning of August marks the latest deadline for US president Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff policy. This era of chaos and uncertainty began on April 2 and the situation remaims fluid. With the deadline for partners to…
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Quantum scheme protects videos from prying eyes and tampering
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Yashas Hariprasad, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, California State University, East Bay Quantum physics enables hack-proof video transmission. sakkmesterke/iStock via Getty Images We have developed a new way to secure video transmissions so even quantum computers in the future won’t be able to break into private…
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From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Julie Walsh, Whitehead Associate Professor of Critical Thought and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wellesley College An illustration from ‘The History of Witches and Wizards,’ published in 1720, depicting witches offering wax dolls to the devil. Wellcome Collection/Wikimedia Commons Between 1400 and 1780, an estimated 100,000…
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The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Lauren Gifford, Faculty, Ecosystem Science & Sustainability; Director, Soil Carbon Solutions Center, Colorado State University Ralph Regenvanu, climate change minister of Vanuatu, speaks outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on July 23, 2025. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images The International Court of…
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Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By William E. Watson, Professor of History, Immaculata University Caskets of Irish railroaders whose remains were excavated from a mass grave outside Philadelphia. AP Photo/Matt Rourke When commuters on the R5 SEPTA train that connects suburban Chester County to Philadelphia approach Malvern station, they might spot a…
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As wrestling fans reel from the sudden death of Hulk Hogan, a cardiologist explains how to live long and healthy − and avoid chronic disease
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Hulk Hogan’s international fame as a wrestling superstar began in the 1980s. This photo is from 2009. Paul Kane via Getty Images Entertainment On July 24, 2025, the American pro wrestling celebrity Hulk…