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Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?
Digital & Computing

Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?

...trouble visiting whitehouse.gov. The White House will not have to submit network access information to the authorities, because it has nothing to do with China […] Still, the rule could affect larger foreign companies that have or want to set up a website or other online service aimed at Chinese consumers. All of this means that foreign technology companies must now pay...
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Have vanishing debt costs created a magic money tree?
Money & Business

Have vanishing debt costs created a magic money tree?

...trouble then the public debt of stable rich countries becomes the least worst option. US and German debt issues are proving similarly popular at rock-bottom yields. Some see more positive forces driving up demand for Treasury debt and keeping its costs down. Booming bond sales, say supporters of chancellor Philip Hammoond, may be a vote of confidence in Britain’s...
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The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth
Society, Politics & Law

The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth

...Troubles expanded at the same rate? Have public transport routes to isolated rural areas, or social housing provision in our cities, also doubled? They have not. Moreover, wages remain low here, and in many public and private sectors they have remained stagnant or in a state of real decline for the decade following the global financial crises and the Great Recession...
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Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Science, Maths & Technology

Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration

...troubles. The Black Death that ravaged Europe in the 1300s was caused by a bacterium carried by fleas, fifteenth-century explorers transmitted European diseases such as smallpox and measles that devastated communities in the New World, and insects carry pathogens such as Xylella fastidiosa, which has become closely associated with the death of olive trees. Planetary...
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From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world
Health, Sports & Psychology

From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world

...troubles for our dearly beloved NHS were exacerbated by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. At the same time, economic inactivity is growing in the UK, with a record high number of people unable to work due to long-term sickness (Powell, 2024). The UK, therefore, is increasingly sick, and demand for health care and treatment far outstrips the availability of...
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The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'
Health, Sports & Psychology

The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'

...troubled by questions, such as whether it is ‘normal’ to start forgetting names, or faces or what people do, or did we switch off the oven before we left home? Usually the answer is ‘yes’, as all this is an expected part of the decline brought about by age-related changes. It is the natural ‘wear and tear’ of our brain. When we are younger, there is also...
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Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...troubles and sadnesses end Let me sleep on the breast of my tender companion Let me rest in the arms of my dear Let me stand like a mountain beside you Let me hold you at last without fear On a soft cushion I will soothe my tired body I will let my body flow like water over the gentle pillow We shall stand up for our right to love freely We shall stand there and to them...
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Queen Victoria on the Chartists
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on the Chartists

...troubles & I could not get over it for some time. But the man quickly dropped back afterwards. The unpleasant episode quite filled my mind for a time. The Chartist's object being to surprise one at, night, as Sir George Grey told me, of course impressed one. Monday 4th September 1848 Reached Buckingham Place at half past one. After our luncheon, we saw Lord Lansdowne, to...
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