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Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father: A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset ...
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Quick Glance: Huge marine reptile fossils discovered by British girl and father
- A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to a gigantic marine reptile from the Triassic Period.
- Researchers estimated that the marine reptile, named Ichthyotitan severnensis, was between 22 and 26 meters long, making it one of the largest known marine reptiles.
- Ichthyotitan was part of a family of giant ichthyosaurs called Shastasauridae and survived until a global mass extinction event about 201 million years ago.
- The discovered bone fragment, the surangular, hints at the size and bite force of the animal, emphasizing the importance of each species in the delicate fabric of life.
Israel should not rush to strike back at Iran: Instead it should try a novel response to Iran’s missile attack: restraint
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/18/israel-should-not-rush-to-strike-back-at-iran
Quick Glance: Israel artist calls for Gaza ceasefire
- The representative of Israel at the international art fair is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.
- Ruth Patir’s video installation called (M)otherland was scheduled to open on Saturday at Israel’s national pavilion at the international art show but will remain closed for now.
- Patir stated on her website that the artist and curators are showing solidarity with the families of the hostages and the large community in Israel calling for change, rather than canceling themselves or the exhibition.
- It is believed that there are still individuals in Gaza, including 129 captives taken during the attacks led by Hamas on Israel on October 7, with 34 of them presumed dead.
Primary schools in Britain are beginning to close : A baby bust is starting to work its way through the system
economist.com/britain/2024/04/11/primary-schools-in-britain-are-beginning-to-close
As Russia’s attacks step up, Ukraine fears waning Western support: An interview with the country’s new national security chief
economist.com/europe/2024/04/15/as-russias-attacks-step-up-ukraine-fears-waning-western-support
What to read to understand Chechnya: Four books and a film that unpack an influential region of Russia
economist.com/the-economist-reads/2024/04/16/what-to-read-to-understand-chechnya
Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich: Millennials were poorer at this stage in their lives. So were baby-boomers
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/16/generation-z-is-unprecedentedly-rich
Saltus approved to deliver British Columbia curriculum : Saltus has been approved to become a British Columbia Offshore School and is set to begin offering the ...
royalgazette.com/education/news/article/20240416/saltus-approved-to-deliver-british-columbia-curriculum/
A short history of India in eight maps: Understanding the breathtaking diversity of India and Indians
economist.com/graphic-detail/2024/04/12/a-short-history-of-india-in-eight-maps
What happens if Ukraine loses?: Russian victory would be debilitating for the West, and especially for Europe
economist.com/europe/2024/04/11/what-happens-if-ukraine-loses
Iran and Israel’s shadow war explodes into the open: But the Islamic Republic may have miscalculated
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/14/iran-and-israels-shadow-war-explodes-into-the-open
Quick Glance: The Night Iran's Missile Show Rattled Israel
- In Tehran, 'Operation True Promise' launched an unprecedented aerial assault on Israel.
- The direct clash between powerful militaries showcased Israel's defense and Iran's display of power.
- Despite minor damages and injuries, the question remains whether this attack signifies further escalation or the start of a war.
- The missile and drone strikes resulted in minimal damage, with Israel and allies successfully intercepting most projectiles.
Ukrainian drone strikes are hurting Russia’s oil industry: The world’s third-largest producer is now an importer of petrol
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/11/ukrainian-drone-strikes-are-hurting-russias-oil-industry
The IDF is accused of military and moral failures in Gaza: Its generals botched the strategy, and discipline among troops has broken down
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/11/the-idf-is-accused-of-military-and-moral-failures-in-gaza
How to locate the global south: How a fuzzy, scorned term reflects geopolitical shifts
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/12/how-to-locate-the-global-south
Keeler: A toast to DU goalie Matt Davis, pride of Tenver, who left Pios fans screaming and couches burning
denverpost.com/2024/04/13/matt-davis-du-pioneers-hockey-celebrate-championship/
Backers say they have enough signatures to qualify Prop 47 rollback initiative: Proposed initiative would amend Proposition 47, the 2014 initiative ...
mercurynews.com/2024/04/18/backers-say-they-have-enough-signatures-to-qualify-prop-47-rollback-initiative/
Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the latest polls?: The Economist is tracking the contest to be America’s next president
economist.com/interactive/us-2024-election/trump-biden-polls
Flat whites are Australia’s greatest culinary export: They are even better than Vegemite
economist.com/culture/2024/04/11/flat-whites-are-australias-greatest-culinary-export
Generative AI is a marvel. Is it also built on theft?: The wonder-technology faces accusations of copyright infringement
economist.com/business/2024/04/14/generative-ai-is-a-marvel-is-it-also-built-on-theft
New technology can keep whales safe from speeding ships: Collisions kill 20,000 every year
economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/04/11/new-technology-can-keep-whales-safe-from-speeding-ships
Israel’s use of AI in Gaza is coming under closer scrutiny: Do the humans in Israel’s army have sufficient control over its technology?
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/11/israels-use-of-ai-in-gaza-is-coming-under-closer-scrutiny
Elon Musk is feuding with Brazil’s powerful Supreme Court: The court has become the de facto regulator of social media in the country
economist.com/the-americas/2024/04/14/elon-musk-is-feuding-with-brazils-powerful-supreme-court
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A story of Scottish wildcats : For some cats this is the best of times. For others, arguably a bit less good
economist.com/britain/2024/04/11/a-story-of-scottish-wildcats
Bees, like humans, can preserve cultural traditions: Different colonies build in competing architectural styles
economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/04/10/bees-like-humans-can-preserve-cultural-traditions
Robert F. Kennedy junior doesn’t care if he condemns America to Trump: He’s a tree-hugging conspiracy theorist – and he’s running for president
economist.com/1843/2024/04/10/robert-f-kennedy-junior-doesnt-care-if-he-condemns-america-to-trump
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What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common: Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/11/what-chinas-central-bank-and-costco-shoppers-have-in-common
What Ramadan is like in Xinjiang: Our columnist visits a harshly controlled region
economist.com/china/2024/04/11/what-ramadan-is-like-in-xinjiang
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America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed: What are the consequences?
economist.com/united-states/2024/04/17/americas-trust-in-its-institutions-has-collapsed
Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay: Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/17/even-without-war-in-the-gulf-pricier-petrol-is-here-to-stay
Russia is struggling to find its missing soldiers: As many as 25,000 could be MIA
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A trauma surgeon on why Gaza is the worst of war zones: It is like stepping back into the 19th century, says David Nott
economist.com/by-invitation/2024/04/15/a-trauma-surgeon-on-why-gaza-is-the-worst-of-war-zones
Think Tesla is in trouble? Pity even more its wannabe EV rivals: A fleet of electric-car startups is struggling to stay in business
economist.com/business/2024/04/07/think-tesla-is-in-trouble-pity-even-more-its-wannabe-ev-rivals
In praise of Peter Higgs : The particle named after him became a selling point. For the man, it was a bit of a pain
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/in-praise-of-peter-higgs
Quick Glance: Physicist Peter Higgs Passes Away at 94
- Physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of an undetected particle in the universe changed science, has died at 94, according to the University of Edinburgh.
- The discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 at the CERN research center was a significant advancement in understanding the cosmos, steering physics towards once-fantastical ideas.
- Higgs, initially 'incompetent' in the physics lab, later specialized in theoretical physics, inspired by quantum physicist Paul Dirac from his school.
- The Higgs boson's completion of the Standard Model opened doors to explore unexplained aspects of the universe and abstract concepts like parallel universes, despite Higgs disliking the 'God particle' nickname.
Will China’s ties with Israel survive the Gaza war?: Some Israelis are rethinking the country that refuses to call Hamas a terrorist group
economist.com/china/2024/04/10/will-chinas-ties-with-israel-survive-the-gaza-war
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Welcome to an artificial-intelligence Utopia: What will humans do if technology solves everything?
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/09/welcome-to-an-artificial-intelligence-utopia
China’s state is eating the private property market: Pity those soon to buy a home
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/11/chinas-state-is-eating-the-private-property-market
After one year of war, Sudan is a failing state : Half a million may starve without urgent help
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/15/after-one-year-of-war-sudan-is-a-failing-state
Mike Johnson may have to choose between Ukraine aid and his job: The Republican House speaker is trapped by hardliners on his own side
economist.com/united-states/2024/04/11/mike-johnson-may-have-to-choose-between-ukraine-aid-and-his-job
“Never underestimate the extent to which Bibi can make a bad situation worse.”: Also on the daily podcast: Trump’s first criminal trial gets underway and ...
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/15/never-underestimate-the-extent-to-which-bibi-can-make-a-bad-situation-worse
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Where are all the British robots?: Firms’ small size is the biggest barrier to automation
economist.com/britain/2024/04/16/where-are-all-the-british-robots
The short-sighted Israeli army: Force alone cannot bring security
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/the-short-sighted-israeli-army
Salman Rushdie’s gripping take on being stabbed: “Knife” is a memoir about the attack in 2022 but also a love story
economist.com/culture/2024/04/16/salman-rushdies-gripping-take-on-his-assault
Houston, Texas: where asylum cases come to die: Some immigration lawyers relish a challenge
economist.com/1843/2024/04/14/houston-texas-where-asylum-cases-come-to-die
Russia’s ferocious glide-bomb campaign: For now, Ukraine has no answer to it
economist.com/europe/2024/04/11/russias-ferocious-glide-bomb-campaign
By 2100 half the world’s children will be born in sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rates are falling faster everywhere else
economist.com/graphic-detail/2024/04/16/what-a-baby-boom-means-for-africa
Ukraine’s second city faces a renewed Russian threat: Also on the daily podcast: Mexico’s ‘desaparecidos’ and lotteries
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/11/ukraines-second-city-faces-a-renewed-russian-threat
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Why most people regret Brexit: A majority of British voters now believe the split was a mistake
economist.com/britain/2024/04/11/why-most-people-regret-brexit
China’s fishing fleet is causing havoc off Africa’s coasts: The victims are non-Chinese crew members, local fishermen and marine life
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/11/chinas-fishing-fleet-is-causing-havoc-off-africas-coasts
China’s better economic growth hides reasons to worry: The country’s leaders are too complacent about deflation
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/16/chinas-better-economic-growth-hides-reasons-to-worry
UFOs are going mainstream: Crowdsourcing sightings could lead to answers
economist.com/graphic-detail/2024/04/09/ufos-are-going-mainstream
True swing voters are extraordinarily rare in America: We have found some
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/true-swing-voters-are-extraordinarily-rare-in-america
What’s next for behavioural economics?: Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, the pandemic was the nascent field’s biggest test yet ...
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/11/whats-next-for-behavioural-economics
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Who wields the power in the world’s supply chains?: Inventories offer a clue
economist.com/business/2024/04/11/who-wields-the-power-in-the-worlds-supply-chains
Daniel Kahneman was a master of teasing questions: How a psychologist transformed economics
economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/04/daniel-kahneman-was-a-master-of-teasing-questions
The rights and wrongs of assisted dying: Britain’s next great social reform is coming. Here’s how it should work
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/the-rights-and-wrongs-of-assisted-dying
How to protect an endangered language: A new book looks at the threats facing six small languages and the efforts to save them
economist.com/culture/2024/04/11/how-to-protect-an-endangered-language
How two small Texas towns became the patent-law centre of America: Are entrepreneurial judges a good or a bad thing?
economist.com/united-states/2024/04/16/how-two-small-texas-towns-became-the-patent-law-centre-of-america
What a day at the beach reveals about China: Our weekly podcast on China. This week our correspondent spends a day at Dameisha beach and discovers a microcosm of ...
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/16/what-a-day-at-the-beach-reveals-about-china
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Are Indians right to boo Hardik Pandya, a star cricketer?: Sport is all the better for a bit of abuse and hostility—but there are limits
economist.com/culture/2024/04/12/are-indians-right-to-boo-hardik-pandya-a-star-cricketer
What to expect as Donald Trump’s first criminal trial gets under way: And how much the spectacle will matter
economist.com/united-states/2024/04/14/what-to-expect-as-donald-trumps-first-criminal-trial-gets-under-way
Israel’s relations with America reach breaking point : Following Israel’s killing of seven aid workers, Joe Biden delivers his sternest warning yet to Binyamin ...
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/05/israels-relations-with-america-reach-breaking-point
Why are the politics of young men and women drifting apart?: Also on the daily podcast: Naples’s mafiosi go white-collar and a sip of Australia’s greatest ...
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/17/why-are-the-politics-of-young-men-and-women-drifting-apart
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The Kremlin wants to make Ukraine’s second city unliveable: The race to save Kharkiv from Russian bombs
economist.com/europe/2024/04/07/the-kremlin-wants-to-make-ukraines-second-city-unliveable
Rose Dugdale went from debutante to IRA bombmaker : The heiress and IRA militant died on March 18th, aged 82
economist.com/obituary/2024/04/10/rose-dugdale-went-from-debutante-to-ira-bombmaker
Americans are turning to stories of civil war, real and imagined: The real risks America faces are more insidious
economist.com/culture/2024/04/11/americans-are-turning-to-stories-of-civil-war-real-and-imagined
How Vladimir Putin brought Russia’s economy back from the brink: Also on the daily podcast: immigration in Britain and making lorries green
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/09/how-vladimir-putin-brought-russias-economy-back-from-the-brink
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How Ukraine is using AI to fight Russia : From target hunting to catching sanctions-busters, its war is increasingly high-tech
economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/04/08/how-ukraine-is-using-ai-to-fight-russia
Quick Glance: Elon Musk predicts AI will surpass human intelligence by 2026
- Elon Musk anticipates AI to be smarter than an individual human by the end of next year.
- The Tesla CEO forecasts that the total amount of sentient compute will surpass all humans in five years.
- Musk speculates that due to the abundance of talent in AI, AI could surpass human intelligence by 2026.
- Despite highlighting hardware constraints and data scarcity, Musk remains optimistic about AI advancements in the upcoming years.
What is Joe Biden’s Israel policy meant to achieve?: Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we assess whether America can still advance its aims ...
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/12/what-is-joe-bidens-israel-policy-meant-to-achieve
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Why more European countries are considering conscription: Also on the daily podcast: remote husbands and killer whales
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/18/why-more-european-countries-are-considering-conscription
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The Biden campaign in Michigan has a tremendous ground-game advantage: But does the Democratic Party have a sufficiently unified message?
economist.com/united-states/2024/04/04/the-biden-campaign-in-michigan-has-a-tremendous-ground-game-advantage
Xi Jinping’s misguided plan to escape economic stagnation: It will disappoint China’s people and anger the rest of the world
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/04/xi-jinpings-misguided-plan-to-escape-economic-stagnation
Quick Glance: China conducts military drills in South China Sea amid US-led exercises
- China conducted military 'combat patrols' Sunday in the disputed South China Sea, while joint drills by the Philippines, the United States, Japan, and Australia were ongoing.
- The announcement came one day after defense chiefs from four countries, including the Philippines, stated they would conduct joint drills in the area on Sunday.
- Beijing's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command mentioned organizing 'joint naval and air combat patrols in the South China Sea'.
- Further details about the Chinese military activities in the waterway on Sunday were not disclosed.
America’s Asian allies are trying to Trump-proof their policies: Kishida Fumio meets Joe Biden in Washington, DC, to shore up deterrence
economist.com/asia/2024/04/09/to-keep-the-peace-in-asia-japan-plans-for-war
Introducing Middle East Dispatch, our latest newsletter: Get to grips with a region that plays a vital role in geopolitics, the climate and the world economy
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/16/introducing-middle-east-dispatch-our-latest-newsletter
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Xi Jinping’s misguided plan to escape economic stagnation: It will disappoint China’s people and anger the rest of the world
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/04/xi-jinpings-misguided-plan-to-escape-economic-stagnation
The law should catch up with Britain’s attitudes to assisted dying: Also on the daily podcast: a visit to Japan’s earthquake-torn Noto peninsula and the merits ...
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/16/the-law-should-catch-up-with-britains-attitudes-to-assisted-dying
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America hits Chinese biotech—and its own drugmakers: A sweeping bill in Congress could cost patients at home
economist.com/business/2024/04/15/america-hits-chinese-biotech-and-its-own-drugmakers
Austria’s accidental hard-right leader: A new biography portrays the rise to the top of an obscure man
economist.com/europe/2024/04/11/austrias-accidental-hard-right-leader
TSMC’s American chipmaking plans grow $25bn more ambitious: They still pale next to its Taiwanese endeavours
economist.com/business/2024/04/11/tsmcs-american-chipmaking-plans-grow-25bn-more-ambitious
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