US Senate initiates legislation to shield local journalism from economic distortions

US Senate initiates legislation to shield local journalism from economic distortions

The United States Senate has initiated legislation that once past, will cushion small media houses and their employees, against the adverse effects of economic disruptions such as those resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic roughly two years ago, economies in the world have been...

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Sitting duck: Experts worried America no longer wins modern wars as it used to

Sitting duck: Experts worried America no longer wins modern wars as it used to

A month into his presidency, Donald Trump lamented that the US no longer wins wars as it once did. “When I was young, in high school and college, everybody used to say we never lost a war,” Trump told a group of US governors last February. “Now, we never win...

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Bold Arsenal make preliminary inquiries about availability of Inter top marksman

Bold Arsenal make preliminary inquiries about availability of Inter top marksman

Arsenal on Wednesday made an opening transfer enquiry over the availability of Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez. The Gunners have enjoyed a strong transfer window to date, but want more signings. Indeed, left-sided player Nuno Tavares and midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga have arrived to bolster Mikel Arteta’s ranks. However, amid...

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Ecuador rescinds decision to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange citizenship

Ecuador rescinds decision to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange citizenship

Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is currently in a British prison. Ecuador’s justice system formally notified the Australian of the nullity of his naturalisation in a letter that came in response to a claim filed by the South American country’s foreign ministry....

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‘Among urban women, prevalence of autoimmune disorder is common as a result of more sedentary lifestyles’

‘Among urban women, prevalence of autoimmune disorder is common as a result of more sedentary lifestyles’

The female immune system has developed a complicated strategy that enables it to fight off pathogens without endangering the foetus, says Melissa Wilson, a geneticist and evolutionary biologist at Arizona State University in Tempe. At various stages of pregnancy, she says, the body seems to ramp up and turn down...

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Biden advisor in trouble for lying to Congress about ‘gain-of-function’ research at Wuhan University

Biden advisor in trouble for lying to Congress about ‘gain-of-function’ research at Wuhan University

Senator Rand Paul (Republican-Kentucky) made good on his threat to refer Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden and director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to the Justice Department for allegedly lying to Congress about funding gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology....

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Medics grapple with why autoimmunity is most common in women, not men

Medics grapple with why autoimmunity is most common in women, not men

When Rhonda Voskuhl was a postdoctoral fellow at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the mid-1990s, it was common knowledge among clinicians that multiple sclerosis (MS) – an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord – was about twice as common in women as in men....

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Plans underway for biggest fight in British boxing history to take place next February

Plans underway for biggest fight in British boxing history to take place next February

Plans for a new ‘realistic’ date for Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury have been revealed by Eddie Hearn, though promoter insists there will be no talks until after Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder fights The Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury boxing match is now most likely to take place in...

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Man United manager plans to offload eight players to fund squad strengthening

Man United manager plans to offload eight players to fund squad strengthening

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still hopes to further bolster his Manchester United squad this summer, but the Red Devils are likely to have to sell players first with eight men tipped to depart. United have already brought in Tom Heaton and Jadon Sancho. Meanwhile, a deal for Raphael Varane is closing...

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President Biden, PM Kadhimi seal deal to end US combat mission in Iraq

President Biden, PM Kadhimi seal deal to end US combat mission in Iraq

 President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mtafa al-Kadhimi have sealed an agreement to formally end the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, but US forces will still operate there in an advisory role. The agreement comes at a politically delicate time for the Iraqi government...

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