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  • Fighter Conor McGregor taps out of Irish presidential campaign – POLITICO

    Fighter Conor McGregor taps out of Irish presidential campaign – POLITICO

    Instead, he quit in an online missive Monday to avoid suffering a likely technical knockout at the hands of Dublin City Council.

    The council had been due to convene within hours to hear McGregor’s in-person appeal for their support. He had secured backing from only a few anti-immigration…

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    September 15, 2025
  • To save rare birds, New Zealand is relying on backyard trappers : NPR

    To save rare birds, New Zealand is relying on backyard trappers : NPR

    Mila McKenzie inspects an animal trap in a park in Dunedin, New Zealand. Her student-led group plants trees and traps…

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    September 15, 2025
  • How to beat the afternoon slump (without a nap)

    How to beat the afternoon slump (without a nap)

    It’s 2pm, my eyelids are drooping and my thoughts are sluggish. I feel like I need to summon all my willpower to simply remain awake, let alone get my mind into gear for an afternoon’s work.

    Part of me tempted to enjoy a little siesta, but how can I justify this time away from my desk?

    I…

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    September 15, 2025
  • When Is The Cheapest Time To Fly To Europe?

    When Is The Cheapest Time To Fly To Europe?

    If you’re planning to travel before the end of the year, the best time to score the cheapest flights is coming up ― especially if you want to travel to Europe. That’s because booking and taking a trip during the week of Thanksgiving is…

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    September 15, 2025
  • Whole-Genome Sequencing Will Change Pregnancy

    Whole-Genome Sequencing Will Change Pregnancy

    The world of pregnancy is going to radically change, predicts Noor Siddiqui. “I think that the default way people are going to choose to have kids is via IVF and embryo screening,” she said at the WIRED Health summit last week. “There’s just a massive amount of risk that you can take off…

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    September 15, 2025
  • Tory MP Danny Kruger defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform – POLITICO

    Tory MP Danny Kruger defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform – POLITICO

    Kruger had previously worked as Boris Johnson’s political secretary from July to December 2019, and as a speechwriter to former Conservative leader David Cameron – famously writing the controversial “Hug a Hoodie” speech before Cameron became prime minister in 2010.

    At a press…

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    September 15, 2025
  • Sweden accuses Orbán of ‘outrageous lies’ about justice system – POLITICO

    Sweden accuses Orbán of ‘outrageous lies’ about justice system – POLITICO

    Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson slammed Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán for spreading “outrageous lies” after Orbán said Sweden is on the brink of collapse because of rampant organized crime.

    “These are outrageous lies. Not surprising coming from the man who is…

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    September 15, 2025
  • Russia’s Medvedev threatens EU ‘freaks’ over frozen asset loan plan – POLITICO

    Russia’s Medvedev threatens EU ‘freaks’ over frozen asset loan plan – POLITICO

    Russia would pursue them in “all possible international and national courts … and in some cases, extrajudicially,” Medvedev said. His current function is deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council.

    The European Commission’s pitch, described by one official as “legally…

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    September 15, 2025
  • fDi Intelligence – Your source for foreign direct investment information

    fDi Intelligence – Your source for foreign direct investment information

    What happens to Europe’s largest opencast lignite mining area when the decision has been made to leave the coal in the ground? It sets out to create the continent’s most exciting industrial region. 

    In Germany’s economically strongest…

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    September 15, 2025
  • Russia expands Zapad-2025 drills to Kaliningrad region

    Russia expands Zapad-2025 drills to Kaliningrad region

    The Russian Baltic Fleet has conducted exercises in Kaliningrad region as part of the joint Russian-Belarusian military drills Zapad-2025.

    This was reported by the Belarusian service of Radio Liberty, according to Ukrinform.

    Citing a statement from Russia’s…

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    September 15, 2025