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Young Scientists Gather in Moscow to Design Habitable Base for Venus Atmosphere
Thu 10 Jul 2025 | 02:20 PM Flags of BRICS members. Source: IRNA Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) is currently hosting the 30th edition of the International Youth Scientific School “Space Development: Theory and Practice”...

Powerless Rights? Structural Limitations of Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 in the Face of the Climate Emergency
Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights marks a legal milestone in the evolution of international environmental law, integrating climate change into the corpus iuris of human rights. However—and I regret having...

Why Do Killer Whales Keep Handing Us Fish? Scientists Unpack the Mystery
In the study, researchers from Canada, New Zealand and Mexico reported on 34 interactions spanning two decades in which orcas in the wild attempted to offer food to humans. The incidents took place in oceans around the world, from California to...

Trudging across sand, impossible for many, can be made easier. Grants are now available via Coastkeeper
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 2, which means the Fourth of July is upon us. I’m Carol Cormaci, bringing you this week’s TimesOC newsletter with a look at some of the latest local news and events from around the county. If you currently live...
Lawfare Becomes Reality: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Imprisoned
[Source: Derechadiario.com.ar] The Supreme Court of Justice upheld the sentence against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) of six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office. The case involves fraudulent administration...

California's Top Girls Lacrosse Players Named 2025 USA Lacrosse All-Americans
USA Lacrosse announced its 2025 nationwide girls lacrosse All-Americans on Tuesday. More than 30 girls lacrosse players in California received recognition. Below is a list of California-based players to receive All-America honors: Central Coast...

Suspenden a la primera ministra de Tailandia por una llamada telefónica filtrada con el exlíder de Camboya
Por Helen Regan y Kocha Olarn, CNN La atribulada primera ministra de Tailandia fue suspendida de sus funciones eESTE martes y podría enfrentar el despido en espera de una investigación ética por una llamada telefónica filtrada que tuvo con el...

Is BRICS the Way Forward?
After witnessing Cuba’s ailing economy in a recent visit, Asoka Bandarage looks beyond BRICS for an alternative to both authoritarian socialism and neoliberal capitalism. Statue of José Martí in Cienfuegos, Cuba. (Vgenecr/Wikimedia Commons/CC...

Pakistan rejects claim of China’s role in border clash
Diplomats from both countries at the meeting, which included a lunch, decided to “deepen bilateral relations and commercial ties,” according to a statement from the Argentine presidency. John Dramani Mahama welcomes Modi on his arrival in Accra...

Vox wants to deport all foreigners in Spain... even the legal ones
Date Published: 09/07/2025 In an alarming escalation of anti-migrant rhetoric, Spain’s far-right Vox party has proposed the mass deportation of millions of foreign residents, regardless of their legal status. The announcement came during a press...

The Dam That Sparked a South American Spying Scandal
Stretching for 5 miles across the Paraná River between Paraguay and Brazil, Itaipu is one of the world’s most powerful hydroelectric dams. In 2016 alone, the binational facility, which has an installed capacity of 14,000 megawatts, produced enough...

Killer whales, kind gestures: Orcas offer food to humans in the wild
In the study, researchers from Canada, New Zealand and Mexico reported on 34 interactions spanning two decades in which orcas in the wild attempted to offer food to humans. The incidents took place in oceans around the world, from California to...

Ageing is linked to inflammation — but only in the industrialized world
Men from Malaysia's Orang Asli population, one of the Indigenous groups that participated in the study.Credit: De Visu/ShutterstockPeople from Indigenous communities do not show the same link between chronic inflammation and age-related illness...

At the Rio Summit, signs of BRICS in retreat – just when we need serious anti-imperial muscle
Vladimir Putin had hosted 2024’s summit in Kazan, Russia in late-October. In most other years, the dates have been in the busy September-November period, allowing many pre-meetings to set the stage for a more meaningful heads-of-state meeting....

In Brief: Week of 7/10/2025
Ventura Harbor to charge for parking Ventura Port District officials announced the upcoming start of a paid parking program in a July 1 message posted on the Ventura Harbor Village website, venturaharborvillage.com. Officials expect new parking...

2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Accommodation and Food Services industry across Harford News publication area
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2bJennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and...

Wild orcas have been trying to feed people, new research shows
SEATTLE — Wild orcas on more than 30 occasions in four oceans have attempted to share their prey with people, potentially to develop relationships with humans, researchers have found. In each of the instances recorded over two decades, orcas...

A show dedicated to sports
In today's sports-themed show, we take a look at a study that's trying to reduce soccer knee injuries in women. Also, universities are now offer crash courses in American football for international students to not only understand the sport, but...
World ScienceAlert Ruins of Ancient Temple Belonged to Mysterious Pre-Inca Civilization
Before the rise of the Incas, a civilization known as Tiwakanu ruled the Andes, and archaeologists have uncovered a massive temple left behind by this enigmatic society. Named Palaspata by local Indigenous farmers, the ruined temple is perched on...

Ghetto Koans, Pattern Books, Devouring Wolves: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in July
As I write this introduction, there’s a heatwave and the world is a mess. As we watch the defunding of many of the institutions that help literature get in the hands of readers, that lift up important voices, and that tell us about those voices, I...