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Rescuers recover migrants’ wedding rings lost at Mediterranean Sea
On November 9, a migrant rescue boat came across a red backpack floating in the Mediterranean alongside other remains from a shipwreck that took...
UK facing risk of ‘systemic economic crisis’, official paper says
The government has privately admitted the UK faces an increased likelihood of “systemic economic crisis” as it completes its exit from the European Union...
Emerging East Asian bond markets expand amid COVID-19: ADB
Emerging East Asia's bond issuance in the third quarter climbed to $2.2 trillion, up 6.4 percent quarter on quarter and 39.8 percent year on...
Brazil faces $112 billion refinancing cliff in early 2021
Brazil’s debt has ballooned to unprecedented levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the government faces a $112 billion refinancing cliff early next year,...
European Commission issues guidelines on ‘integration’ to ease deal on migration pact
The European Commission called on EU countries to do a better job of integrating migrants into European society, and issued a new set of...
Global deaths from terrorist attacks hit five-year low: Think tank
Global deaths from terrorism have fallen for a fifth consecutive year, according to the 2020 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), but in the past decade...
Bee flight secret offers clues for next-gen drones
An Australian-led team said it has uncovered the secret to the agile flight of the bumblebee, which could influence the next generation of drone...
Twitter plans to relaunch verification program next year
Twitter Inc. released plans for its new policy on how people are “verified” on the site, an area the company has long promised to...
When consumers trust AI recommendations — or resist them
Researchers from Boston University and University of Virginia published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how consumers respond to artificial...
Climate change has revealed huge haul of ancient arrows in Norway
An extraordinary number of arrows dating from the Stone Age to the medieval period have melted out of a single ice patch in Norway...