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Russia to Leave European Negotiations Empty-Handed in the Face of NATO-Bloc Belligerence
ArchivesForeign Policy

Russia to Leave European Negotiations Empty-Handed in the Face of NATO-Bloc Belligerence

January 14, 2022July 14, 2023

The impasse between Russia and emboldened NATO countries and their U.S. guarantors continued this week as Moscow’s delegation swapped…

Heard of Xylitol or Erythritol? They’re Sugar-Substitutes that Clean Your Teeth
ArchivesNutrition

Heard of Xylitol or Erythritol? They’re Sugar-Substitutes that Clean Your Teeth

January 13, 2022December 11, 2023

In the quest to find the ultimate sugar replacement, sugar alcohols, a kind of low-digestible carbohydrate similar to fiber…

Critically Endangered Lemurs Experience Slight Recovery in 2021, But Forest Loss Continues
ArchivesConservation

Critically Endangered Lemurs Experience Slight Recovery in 2021, But Forest Loss Continues

January 12, 2022August 12, 2023

Conservation efforts in Madagascar’s forests have led to a small rise in the numbers of two Critically-Endangered lemurs. Hailed…

U.S./Russia Talks So Far A “Very Professional” Non-Starter
ArchivesForeign Policy

U.S./Russia Talks So Far A “Very Professional” Non-Starter

January 11, 2022July 14, 2023

Talks between the U.S.-led NATO delegation and that of the Russian Federation began yesterday, and were “long, very professional,”…

World’s Largest Real-Life Study on CBD Products Finds Improvements in Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, and Well-Being
ArchivesMedicine

World’s Largest Real-Life Study on CBD Products Finds Improvements in Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, and Well-Being

December 16, 2021July 28, 2023

History’s largest real-world evidence study, consisting of nearly 3,000 participants, has just produced some stunning results on the use…

Waking Up Just After Falling Asleep Helps Problem Solving—Old Myth Confired
ArchivesPhysiology

Waking Up Just After Falling Asleep Helps Problem Solving—Old Myth Confired

December 14, 2021December 11, 2023

Waking up just after nodding off — even for just 15 seconds, can unlock the answer to difficult problems,…

Grape Seed Extract Is a Potent Natural Defense Against a Hallmark of Aging By Killing Senescent Cells
ArchivesNutrition

Grape Seed Extract Is a Potent Natural Defense Against a Hallmark of Aging By Killing Senescent Cells

December 7, 2021November 27, 2023

Story at a glance… Grape seed extract kills senescent cells, a major driver of aging and its diseases. Mice…

Landslide Election Wins in Venezuela For Maduro’s Party Biden-Backed Opposition Considers “Disappearing”
ArchivesWorld News

Landslide Election Wins in Venezuela For Maduro’s Party Biden-Backed Opposition Considers “Disappearing”

December 6, 2021July 24, 2023

Story at a glance… Recent elections for state governorships in Venezuela see socialists win in landslide amid tens of…

Rain in the Desert
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Rain in the Desert

November 30, 2021June 30, 2023

PC: Andrew Corbley © Regarding the human experience, I always say that it’s best and most productive when you…

Glimpse Traditional Moroccan Life with These Three Non-Tourist Destinations
ArchivesTravel

Glimpse Traditional Moroccan Life with These Three Non-Tourist Destinations

November 29, 2021August 12, 2023

Story at a glance… As the most-visited African country, it can be hard to dodge the tourist traps in…

The Mountains of Hash: and Other Matters of Colonial Gossip
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

The Mountains of Hash: and Other Matters of Colonial Gossip

November 23, 2021June 30, 2023

Morocco is not all narrow souks and sleepless nights. It is also a country of unique natural beauty. With…

The Souk’s Tangled Webs Weave Winding Lanes and Lies
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

The Souk’s Tangled Webs Weave Winding Lanes and Lies

November 17, 2021June 30, 2023

Amid the souks of Morocco, and for all the Islamic world for that matter, one’s normal lie-dar is rarely…

Literature and Character Pulls Africa and Europe Together in Tangier
ArchivesTravel

Literature and Character Pulls Africa and Europe Together in Tangier

November 15, 2021July 20, 2023

The city of Paul Bowles; the city of Mohamed Choukri; and a city that has been used numerous times…

Morocco: Where Dreams Lie Thicker than the Leaves
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Morocco: Where Dreams Lie Thicker than the Leaves

November 9, 2021June 30, 2023

To Morocco. At last I have arrived in the country of Choukri; the country of Bowles; that most famous…

Lake Michigan-Sized Marine Reserve Added to Galapagos Islands  During COP 26
ArchivesPolicy

Lake Michigan-Sized Marine Reserve Added to Galapagos Islands During COP 26

November 2, 2021August 12, 2023

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced yesterday at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the Paris Climate Agreement, an…

Apathetic Taiwanese Military Unready and Unwilling to Defend Against China
ArchivesForeign Policy

Apathetic Taiwanese Military Unready and Unwilling to Defend Against China

October 28, 2021August 7, 2024

Story at a glance… Calls for Taiwan attendance at the UN increase tensions between the US and China. Despite…

Our Diets Have Much Room for Mushrooms—Wild Ones in Particular
ArchivesNutrition

Our Diets Have Much Room for Mushrooms—Wild Ones in Particular

October 27, 2021December 11, 2023

Story at a glance… Wild mushrooms represent a nutrient-dense and medicinal component to the human diet. Foraging, including for…

1,470 Jaguars Killed or Displaced by Fires and Deforestation Since 2016
ArchivesConservation

1,470 Jaguars Killed or Displaced by Fires and Deforestation Since 2016

October 26, 2021August 12, 2023

Story at a glance… These 1,500 jaguars have been killed or displaced, amounts to 2% of the global population.…

How Hormesis Creates a Resilient Organism Through Stressors Like Exercise and Caloric Restriction
ArchivesNutrition

How Hormesis Creates a Resilient Organism Through Stressors Like Exercise and Caloric Restriction

October 21, 2021December 11, 2023

Story at a glance… Intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating create stress in the body which fortifies it against future…

When The Ivory Trade Was Banned, They Came for Giant Clam Shells
ArchivesConservation

When The Ivory Trade Was Banned, They Came for Giant Clam Shells

October 7, 2021January 15, 2024

Story at a glance… Giant clams have been decimated as poachers harvest their shells for illegal trafficking. The shells…

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UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine

Andy Corbley July 4, 2025

From civilian machinists like Hyundai and Caterpillar, to tourist platforms like Airbnb and Booking, to more obvious culprits like…

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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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