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Sugar mills across Thailand suspended for air quality and road safety during New Year holiday

BANGKOK, Thailand The Ministry of Industry has ordered 57 sugar mills across Thailand to temporarily suspend operations until January 2, 2025, to address air pollution concerns and improve road safety during the New Year holiday. The suspension targets pollution caused by the illegal burning of sugarcane, a practice known to degrade air quality. By []

Splice Today 

Sending Extraterrestrials a Message

A little over 25 years ago, working at Space.com, I interviewed astronomer Frank Drake about the “Arecibo message,” humanity’s first attempt at interstellar communication, which he’d organized 25 years prior, in 1974. It was a radio transmission from the Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico that encoded a visual diagram with representations of the human body, the DNA molecule, the solar system and more. It was targeted at M13, a star cluster 25,000 light-years away, because that was conveniently overhead... Читать дальше...

Splice Today 

AI Warfare, Our New Nightmare

In a remarkable story published over the weekend, The Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/29/ai-israel-war-gaza-idf/] examined the role of artificial intelligence in developing targets in Gaza for the Israel Defense Force. The IDF delights in their super-sophisticated kill programs, treating them as a fun set of new toys, with names like "The Gospel," "The Alchemist," and "Depth of Wisdom." The Post quotes skeptics in the IDF expressing misgivings about the "religious"... Читать дальше...

BelTA (en) 

Lukashenko approves lawmaking plan for 2025

The plan is based on the real need of the society to address the relevant relations and the order of priority of their regulation by law. Special attention was paid to the systemic, comprehensive and stable legal regulation.

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Gary Lineker urges Trent Alexander-Arnold to leave Liverpool for Real Madrid - The Telegraph

  1. Gary Lineker urges Trent Alexander-Arnold to leave Liverpool for Real Madrid  The Telegraph
  2. Salah is “superhuman” but what to make of Trent celebration? – West Ham 0-5 Liverpool  This Is Anfield
  3. Real Madrid confirm their January transfer plans - with an impact from Trent Alexander Arnold's free move whic  Daily Mail
  4. Trent Alexander-Arnold uses Liverpool celebration to respond to Real Madrid transfer claim  Liverpool.com
  5. Slot's reaction to Alexander-Arnold situation... Читать дальше...

Project Syndicate 

The Climate Crisis Is Also an Inflation Crisis

Discussions about global warming often overlook its economic toll on vulnerable populations and how it deepens inequality, focusing instead on green growth and emissions reductions. But rising costs and climate change are inextricably linked, and this should be reflected in inflation forecasts and fiscal and monetary policies.

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Family 'absolutely crushed' in wake of girl's death in Boxing Day crash, robbery

The family of Victoria Desjardins, the nine-year-old killed in the Boxing Day crash and robbery at Macleod Trail and Southland Drive, has shared a statement on her passing. We are absolutely crushed by the loss of our daughter, Victoria Desjardins, who was tragically taken from us, just one day after Christmas. Thursday morning started out as any other, and within a few short hours, our lives have been irreparably changed

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Thai baht expected to trade within 34.20-34.35 per US dollar towards New Year holiday

BANGKOK, Thailand Thai baht opened on December 24 at 34.29 baht per U.S. dollar, slightly weaker than the previous close of 34.19 baht. Over the next 24 hours, the baht is expected to trade within the range of 34.20-34.35 baht per dollar. Since last night, the baht has weakened slightly before stabilizing near 34.30 []

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Here are the Treasury yield 'trigger' levels that could hurt the bull market - MarketWatch

  1. Here are the Treasury yield 'trigger' levels that could hurt the bull market  MarketWatch
  2. Wall St futures slip on elevated Treasury yields  Yahoo Finance
  3. Stocks gain with bond yields, dollar up; economy, rates in focus  Reuters
  4. US Equity Indexes Edge Higher in Midday Trading  Marketscreener.com
  5. US: Market Reflections  CME Group

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Mum-of-five, 47, dies suddenly after 'falling ill with the flu' just before Christmas - Nottinghamshire Live

  1. Mum-of-five, 47, dies suddenly after 'falling ill with the flu' just before Christmas  Nottinghamshire Live
  2. Belfast mum dies aged 47 after developing flu symptoms over Christmas  Belfast Live
  3. Scots mum dies aged 47 after suffering flu symptoms over Christmas  Daily Record
  4. ‘Lovely’ Scots mum-of-five, 47, dies after catching ‘flu’ over Christmas...  The Scottish Sun
  5. Heartbreak as 'amazing' mum dies after developing flu-like symptoms over Christmas  MSN