Pakistan’s Internet Disruptions Stoke Fears of Government Surveillance

Disruptions have fueled claims from rights groups that the Pakistani authorities are introducing technology to surveil and control the country’s internet. Pakistan, Computers and the Internet, Politics and Government, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Computer Security, Khan, Imran, Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Defense and…

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Global Trade Needs a China Alternative. India Needs Better Ports.

Efforts to build new ports and expand existing docks could determine whether India emerges as a legitimate option for global factory production. India, Economic Conditions and Trends, Factories and Manufacturing, Freight (Cargo), Ports, Protectionism (Trade), Supply Chain, United States International Relations, International Trade and World Market, Mumbai (India) Efforts to build new ports and expand existing docks…

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Researchers develop index to quantify circular bioeconomy

As the world faces the challenges of mitigating climate change and providing resources for a growing population, there is increasing focus on developing circular economies for sustainable production. But to evaluate strategies and impacts, it is necessary to have reliable metrics. As the world faces the challenges of mitigating climate change and providing resources for a…

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Google’s Stock Falls on Break-up Reports

The Justice Department could force the technology group to split after a landmark court ruling that the search giant is an illegal monopoly. internal-storyline-no The Justice Department could force the technology group to split after a landmark court ruling that the search giant is an illegal monopoly. NYT > Business

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Businesses Are Already Girding for Next Phase of the U.S.-China Trade War

Alarmed by the prospect of increased tariffs on Chinese goods if Donald Trump is elected, some American companies are stockpiling parts and delaying expansions. Protectionism (Trade), International Trade and World Market, Customs (Tariff), Factories and Manufacturing, Presidential Election of 2024, China, United States, Allentown (Pa), Economic Conditions and Trends Alarmed by the prospect of increased tariffs on…

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Tell us: Have you been forgoing Covid tests?

It’s the fifth summer of Covid, and most people seem eager to move on. We want to understand the pervasiveness of the ignorance-is-bliss attitude. It’s the fifth summer of Covid, and most people seem eager to move on. We want to understand the pervasiveness of the ignorance-is-bliss attitude. internal-reader-callout, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tests (Medical), Quarantines NYT > Science

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Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy

Both candidates embrace expansions of government power to steer economic outcomes — but in vastly different areas. Presidential Election of 2024, Harris, Kamala D, Trump, Donald J, United States Economy, United States Politics and Government, Taxation, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Inflation (Economics), Biden, Joseph R Jr, Price Gouging, Affordable Housing, Real Estate and Housing (Residential),…

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