The UN recognises 180 currencies worldwide as legal tender, all of them issued by nation states. It does not recognise cryptocurrencies like bitcoin in this way, even if communities of enthusiasts have been treating them ...
Business
Jun 26, 2019
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China plans to establish a system to ensure "national security" in technology, state media reported Saturday amid an expanding trade war with the United States which has snared Chinese tech titan Huawei.
Business
Jun 8, 2019
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As climate change proceeds, businesses and communities are wondering how to adapt and prepare. However, they're finding it's not always easy to translate broad-scale climate science into local solutions, or even to figure ...
Environment
Apr 4, 2019
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After recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada last October, research shows the number of bank notes in circulation fell sharply. Before, marijuana buyers used cash to keep their transactions anonymous. After, there ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2019
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When was the last time you agreed to keep a secret?
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2019
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A US judge ruled Thursday against a butterfly sanctuary that had sued to keep President Donald Trump's proposed border wall from cutting the refuge in two.
Ecology
Feb 15, 2019
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Every four years, the National Climate Assessment evaluates the state of climate science and the impact of climate change in the U.S., now and into the future. The most recent NCA was released on Black Friday, and although ...
Environment
Jan 3, 2019
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The famous Christmas Market in Strasbourg, France, became the latest place to be struck by terrorists.
Political science
Dec 19, 2018
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The latest UN climate talks, known as COP24, have just concluded. The supposed story this time was one of a grinding victory by the EU and developing nations over recalcitrant petro-states – Russia, the US, Kuwait and Saudi ...
Environment
Dec 18, 2018
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a special report outlining what would need to be done to keep the world from warming up by more than 1.5°C.
Environment
Oct 10, 2018
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