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Could my neighbours black bamboo make my home uninsurable?
Patrick Shine
I live in a housing estate and about three years ago a wall-sharing neighbour planted five black bamboo trees on his side, as well as two other trees next to walls adjoining other neighbours. In the ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
11 months ago
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Cuba Rallies Residents, Prepares for War
Marc Frank
As Washington escalates regime-change pressure after the Venezuela raid, Cuba braces for confrontation amid economic collapse, oil shortages, and mass mobilization. Ad Policy Cubans take part in th ...[Continue Reading]
Thenation.com
1 day ago
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A Year Spent Degrading Health
Merrill Goozner
Two snapshots of a health care system in precipitous decline: First, the latestKaiser Family Foundationtracking poll shows Americans number one pocketbook concern is now the cost of health insuranc ...[Continue Reading]
Washington Monthly
1 day ago
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CERN accepts $1B in private cash towards Future Circular Collider
Michael Banks
Mark Thomson takes the reins at the CERN particle-physics lab, which recently received $1bn in private donations for its next collider project, as Michael Banks reports Bigger and better: The Large ...[Continue Reading]
physicsworld.com
1 day ago
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Why attacking UNRWA is attacking Gazas survival
Sam Rose
The January 14 announcement of the new Palestinian technical committee to oversee Gazas reconstruction comes at a critical moment. While states are discussing the governance and reconstruction of Gaz ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
1 day ago
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Mumbai court bars filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap from making defamatory comments against Salman Khan, family
Ashish Shaji
While granting interim relief to Bollywood actor Salman Khan in a defamation case, a Mumbai court has restrained filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap and various others from making or publishing defamatory co ...[Continue Reading]
The Indian Express
1 day ago