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Missiles, rockets and satellites: understand the impact of a war in space

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Funeral march travels through Buenos Aires to commemorate the murder of prosecutor Nisman

A march went through the streets of Buenos Aires in memory of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, on the seventh anniversary of his death, which is being investigated as a murder by courts in Argentina, January | Photo: EFE/ Enrique Garcia Medina A funeral march went through the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday in memory of …

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Group of millionaires asks to pay more taxes at World Economic Forum

“Force us to pay more taxes”, said the group that calls itself “patriotic millionaires”.| Photo: Benedikt von Loebell/World Economic Forum/Flickr. More of 100 millionaires and billionaires made this Tuesday (18) a call for the “ultra-rich” to pay more taxes. The request was made public in a letter during a virtual meeting at the World Economic …

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New York, California and Illinois all saw historic population declines in 2021

Last week, the US Census Bureau released its population estimates for 2021 of the country and of their territories. I’ve always been especially interested in net domestic migration figures, which show whether people are arriving or leaving a state. These numbers are interesting because, taken as a whole, net migration patterns likely reveal preferences for …

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Twenty years after kidnapping, Ingrid Betancourt launches pre-candidate for the presidency of Colombia

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China sets records in “dirty” energy production

Employees load coal onto a train at the Hunagling mine in Shaanxi province, China. The Asian country broke records in coal mining in 2021| Photo: EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY Coal production in China reached record levels in 2021, when the Chinese regime encouraged miners to increase production to ensure supply of energy in winter. China is the …

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Norwegian who killed 77 gives Nazi salute at parole hearing

Anders Breivik, convicted of terrorism, participates in a hearing that will evaluate your parole application in Oslo, Norway, of January| Photo: EFE/EPA/Ole Berg-Rusten Extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who murdered 77 people in 2011 in terrorist attacks in Norway, gave a Nazi salute on Tuesday to judges at a hearing evaluating his request for parole. “I …

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Railroad Robbery Creates Third World Scene in Los Angeles

Thousands of open or damaged packages cover train tracks in Lincoln Heights, East Los Angeles (USA), 15 of January| Photo: EFE/David Swanson The images of thousands of packages stolen from trains and discarded on a railroad in the Los Angeles area created a scenario that for many would be unimaginable in one of the richest …

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Electoral Council approves request for possible referendum to revoke Maduro's mandate

The dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, 15 of January| Photo: EFE/ Miguel Gutiérrez The National Electoral Council (CNE) ) of Venezuela said this Monday that it had approved three requests to start the procedure for a possible recall referendum on the mandate of dictator Nicolás Maduro. “The CNE …

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Djokovic and the rhetorical fight between Serbia and Australia

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is one of the all-time greats in his sport and was at the center of an exchange of statements between the governments of his home country and that of Australia. Current champion of the Australian Open, who won nine times, a record, he was expelled from Australia by the country’s …

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