One of the dominant themes of the 21st century has been the return of ‘great power’ politics – the contest for global supremacy between the United States and China. This battle heated up under Donald Trump, and has continued under Joe Biden, who is eager to restore US primacy against …
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With just over 18 months to go until the World Cup kicks off in a unique winter edition in the Middle East, organizers FIFA and hosts Qatar have come under renewed scrutiny for the country’s human rights record. According to a report in the Guardian in February, more than 6,500 migrant …
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The results came from a Thursday YouGov survey which asked 1,224 adult Americans how confident they would feel about defeating certain animals in an unarmed clash. Rats, cats, and geese were the least threatening to Americans, with 72%, 69%, and 61% of people respectively thinking they could win in a …
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A Eurofound survey investigating vaccine take-up across EU member states flagged concerns about the success of messaging from health officials on Covid jabs, warning that the failure to fully convince the adult population to be inoculated could put the fight against the pandemic at risk. Some 27% of those surveyed …
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The latest figures, published on Thursday, come from a study by the Levada Center, a Moscow-based pollster and registered foreign agent. It revealed that, out of 1,850 doctors questioned, almost seven out of 10 had faith in the vaccine, with 38% saying they had been vaccinated themselves. Another 31% said …
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In 2005, a friend of mine and I were watching a popular soap opera when a female character that had previously only dated men suddenly fell in love with a woman. My viewing companion thought it was a little strange that this sudden change in sexuality hadn’t been addressed in …
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The 50-state survey on Holocaust knowledge among US Millennial and Gen Z was commissioned by the organization “Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.” The survey consisted of roughly 1,000 nationwide interviews, with participants selected at random, and a further 200 interviews of young adults aged 18 to 39 in …
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Trump is expected to meet with the law enforcement and assess the scope of destruction inflicted on the city in the course of the three days of violent protests that saw multiple businesses being looted and burned to ashes after the shooting of Jacob Blake by police last Sunday, White …
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Traffic police posted on its website an online survey about the need of determining the legal status of the users of individual e-mobility: the Segways, monowheels, gyrometers, etc. the relevance of the issue due to the growing popularity of these devices, and emerged in the country statistics of accidents with …
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Experts and businessmen feel unsafe doing business in Russia. According to RBC, it follows from the expert survey conducted by the Federal service of protection (FSO) for the business of the Ombudsman Boris Titov. The secret service was interested in the assessment of the business climate on the part of …
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