Republicans seem to be proud of their ‘solution’ for abortion: they’ll just devolve everything to the states and local authorities, so they don’t have their callousness and brutality thrown into their faces on the national level anymore. As far as I’m concerned, this is the worst possible solution. It puts women under the thumb of […]

Professor Dave demolishes Sabine Hossenfelder. I feel that. The topic of my history class last week and this week is about bias in late 19th/early 20th century evolutionary biology, and how we have to be critical and responsible in our assessment of scientific claims. It’s tough, because I’m strongly pro-science (obviously, I hope?) but I […]

The bots who shit in your sandbox are bigger, brassier, and better than ever!

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The foreign secretary previously called Trump a "tyrant" and "xenophobic" when he was a backbench MP.

New law would allow councils to charge tourists to stay overnight in Welsh hotels.

A Sheffield school bans pupils from using smartphones and watches on its premises.

England's hockey squad is going "in at the deep end" at the Champions Trophy in Australia, says coach Jason Lee

Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott follow their male counterparts in defeating Australia for world team pursuit gold.

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Cyprus's 2021 Budget includes a proposal to lower the VAT rate temporarily on tourism services.

The French Government has presented to the Council of Ministers a third amendment to the Finance Bill for 2020, which provides additional support for businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

France's General Directorate of Public Finance has launched a scheme that allows small companies to request a specific settlement plan for the payment of their taxes.

The French Government is extending its COVID-19 financial support package for the tourism sector to various additional business types.

On July 24, 2020, a Council Implementing Decision was published in the official journal of the European Union authorizing the extension of Italy's value-added tax split payment mechanism scheme, applicable to contracts with public sector entities.

New mechanism for designing antiviral drugs for dengue virus has been identified. The study details are published in iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i.

Novel device developed can be clipped onto a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in a single droplet of blood, reveal researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Highlights: Several viral diseases are transmitted via mosquitoes that act as transmitters or vectors which transfe

Highlights: Kariko and Weissman's base modifications revolutionized mRNA, enabling rapid vaccine development mRN

Chinese authorities have announced enhanced temporary tax breaks for small businesses.

Highlights: Researchers at JNU have discovered a novel chemical with strong transmission-blocking activity for

Warsaw, Poland – November 15th 2013 – Climate change will have a “profound” impact on water resources that could have serious knock-on effects for agriculture, according to a new report published today. Download the full media release

The post Smart water management can help avert climate-induced food shortages first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

To ensure Har Khet Ko Pani, GoI should emulate irrigation policies followed by Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, say researchers.

The post Press Release: Smarter irrigation can help avert water crises first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

World’s largest user of groundwater for agriculture looks to solar for a more sustainable future.  

The post Project makes water from the sun for climate-smart farming first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) offers a number of technological solutions aimed at tackling one of the world’s most pressing issues. 

The post Smart tech to play vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis – new study first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Creating the food systems that people want & need across Central Asia will depend in part on how water is managed under climate uncertainty.

The post Innovations and smart water technologies key to food systems transformation in Central Asia first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

More than 1,300 farmers received over 1.6 million LKR as part of insurance payouts for crop damage caused by excess rain or dry spells.

The post Farming for the future: How climate-smart agriculture can protect Sri Lanka’s smallholders first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Shakhimardan river basin in the spotlight of the EU funded “Hydro4U (Hydropower for you)” project

The post Assessments and benefits sharing in the context of the Water-Food-Energy-Climate NEXUS in transboundary basin: Shakhimardan first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Highlights: Regular mobile phone use is associated with a 4% increased risk of cardiovascular diseases The risk

Highlights: Many people are struggling with workaholism, unable to disconnect from work Constantly checking emai

Women diagnosed with medlinksubclinical hypothyroidism/medlink before 21 weeks of pregnancy are four times more likely to develop full-blown medlinkthyroid

Smoking as little as 1-2 medlinkcigarettes/medlink per day, either before or during pregnancy, is strongly associated with serious health risks for the fetus (!--ref1--).

medlinkSmoking/medlink damages nearly every part of your body, and if you smoke during pregnancy, the harmful chemicals in medlinktobacco/medlink can also affect your unborn baby.

Rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are found to be alarming in the U.S. as per the i Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report /i

The key steps that healthcare teams can take to identify and treat more sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been identified. The 1,348 participants

Wearable devices like smart watches and health trackers can adversely affect health and increase medlinkanxiety/medlink among patients with irregular heart rhythm.

Imagine wearing clothes that use solar energy to keep you warm on winter walks, or a shirt that automatically measures your temperature and heart rate.

Even light medlinksmoking/medlink of just one or two medlinkcigarettes/medlink a day either before or during pregnancy can lead to major health