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In the dark: How rolling blackouts have transformed life in Ecuador | Drought News
As Ecuador’s historic drought continues, power cuts may persist until April, said Jorge Luis Hidalgo, an energy consultant. For decades, experts have urged authorities to increase Ecuador’s energy supply by expanding its solar and wind energy capacities and bolstering its thermoelectric plants. But Hidalgo said that electricity and fossil fuel… Read Details ⇢
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I’m a big Superman fan, but these are the only Man of Steel films I’ll be watching before James Gunn’s Superman movie takes flight
There’s a fine line between a Superman fan and a Superman snob. I fall into the former category, but I can’t deny some snobbery when recommending which Superman content you should watch before flying into Director and DC head James Gunn’s Superman revival, which is set to execute a perfect… Read Details ⇢
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‘François Bayrou remains confronted with the same weaknesses as Michel Barnier’
Critics of France’s Fifth Republic would do well to ponder this lesson. Rather than heedlessly throwing away the Constitution, they should draw inspiration from its astonishing flexibility, for who got the better of the monarch, on Friday, December 13? Who put the brakes on Emmanuel Macron’s insatiable appetite for domination?… Read Details ⇢
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Pelicot children, women’s rights groups slam ‘too lenient’ sentences for co-defendants
Dozens of defendants in the Pelicot trial — the men who visited the Pelicot family home to rape Gisele Pelicot who was unconscious after being drugged by her husband — were handed terms of between three and fifteen years. Women’s rights groups and the three Pelicot children, expressed disappointment, arguing… Read Details ⇢
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DOJ seeks to block Jan 6 defendants from attending Trump inauguration
Attorneys at the Department of Justice are urging federal judges to reject petitions from at least two Jan. 6 defendants who are asking that they be allowed to return to the nation’s capital for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Cindy Young, convicted of four misdemeanors for her involvement in the riot… Read Details ⇢
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65% of Consumers Crave Brands To “Wow” Them Via Interactive Content
The New Format of Advertising Let’s consider some possible root causes of interactive content popularity. Due to the negative impact of various economic, ecological, and social factors, people are seeking more emotional experiences in their daily lives. A survey conducted by Wunderman Thompson Intelligence revealed that 58% of participants feel… Read Details ⇢
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Fury vs Usyk 2: Boxing title bout pair dragged away from 11-minute face-off | Boxing News
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk had to be pulled away from each other after an 11-minute faceoff ahead of their title fight. Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk and challenger Tyson Fury had to be pulled apart following a more than 11-minute faceoff at a press conference ahead of their title… Read Details ⇢
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Fake DocuSign and HubSpot phishing emails target 20,000 Microsoft Azure accounts
Unit 42 says phishing campaign targeted automotive, chemical, and industrial compound manufacturing industries More than 20,000 victims were successfully targeted The campaign has been disrupted, but users should still be on their guard Hackers of potentially Russian or Ukrainian origin have been targeting UK and EU organizations in the automotive,… Read Details ⇢
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Emmanuel Macron’s permanent duality
“I’m socialist.” Emmanuel Macron was 36 years old, and had just been appointed as economy minister. In front of an audience of startuppers and business leaders on December 4, 2014, he unfolded a paper on which he had copied a vintage quote from historic socialist figure Jean Jaurès, published in… Read Details ⇢