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  Jan 18

  China’s Decline Became Undeniable This Week. Now What?

  The New York Times - Bret Stephens

  For years, I’ve been writing columns predicting China’s decline. This week, the decline became undeniable. The road downhill will not be smooth — not for it or for us. The news is that the death rate in China outnumbered the birthrate for the first time in more than 60 years. Last time, it was …

• Lorenzo

  

  Jan 25

  China Increasingly Relies on Imported Food. That’s a Problem.

  cfr.org - Zongyuan Zoe Liu

  China has so far been able to feed its 1.4 billion people, but climate change and a dependence on imports could pose challenges. China has increased …

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  Now

  Something Strange Is Happening on the Sun, and We've Never Seen It Before

  VICE - Hannah Docter-Loeb

  "It's very curious. There is a big 'why' question around it," one scientist said. This past week, a part of the sun’s surface broke off and started circling the sun’s north pole almost as if it were a giant polar vortex––and scientists don’t know why. Space weather forecaster Tamitha Skov posted a …

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  6 hours ago

  Paris mayor: No Russian team at 2024 Games if war continues

  ESPN

  PARIS -- Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says there should be no Russian delegation allowed at the Paris Olympics next year if Moscow continues its war …

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  13 hours ago

  Prominent B.C. anti-vaxxer died of fentanyl overdose, coroner rules

  theprovince.com - Mike Raptis

  Coroner's report dispels myth that Makhan Singh Parhar died from COVID-19 Read More

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  5 hours ago

  Mapped: Geopolitical Risk by Economy

  visualcapitalist.com

  The Russia-Ukraine war highlighted how geopolitical risk can up-end supply chains and weaponize trade. More precisely, the war led to trade …