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September 23, 2024
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Swiss Pensions: Swiss vote on pensions and environment protections

GENEVA: Switzerland may be associated with pristine natural landscapes, but environmentalists sounding the alarm over its endangered ecosystems are urging voters to back broader biodiversity protections in a referendum on Sunday.That proposal appears set to fail, according to opinion polls, while the Swiss are also set to reject a planned reform of the financing of […]

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September 23, 2024
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Young people are doom spending. Here’s what it is and how to stop it

Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Some young people are splashing out on luxuries like travel and designer clothes instead of saving, in a trend that’s being characterized as “doom spending” on social media. Doom spending is when a person mindlessly shops to self-soothe because they feel pessimistic about the economy and their future, according […]

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September 23, 2024
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April 3, 2023 Trump indictment news

Former US President Donald Trump attends a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections in Dayton, Ohio, in 2022. (Gaelen Morse/Reuters) Former President Donald Trump is headed to New York this week for an expected arraignment on Tuesday after being indicted last week by a Manhattan grand jury. Here is what we know: What will […]

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September 23, 2024
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Shoaib Akhtar's lookalike takes internet by storm

Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, famously known as the ‘Rawalpindi Express’, has a lookalike named Imran Muhammad. A video of Imran playing in an Oman D10 League match has gone viral. Akhtar retired after the 2011 World Cup due to knee issues and is now a successful commentator and analyst. Throughout his illustrious career, […]

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September 21, 2024
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As drought threat grows, a 'dead tree' emoji is coming

Avid texters will soon have a new way to talk about the growing impacts of climate change: an emoji depicting a tree without leaves. Approval of the emoji was revealed in an update earlier this year from the Unicode Consortium. The leafless tree – also known as the “dead tree” or “dying tree” emoji – […]