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Global jihadi rivalries may weaken media message

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INTERNATIONAL

Al-Qaida (AQ) and ISG use propaganda to shape public opinion, increase fear and project strength, and to affect perceptions about their strategic goals. Their media output has…

Report to boost climate action calls globally

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Drawing on more than 14,000 peer-reviewed studies, the report summarises contemporary science on climate change and finds that it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed…

Methane hydrate innovation may alter power geopolitics

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INTERNATIONAL

If successful, it could provide a filip for Japan's drive to decarbonise its economy and for Japanese auto manufacturers' efforts to develop an alternative to battery powered…

Technology offers hope in tackling water scarcity

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INTERNATIONAL

Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…

Firms advancing rare earth plans will entice investors

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INTERNATIONAL

Disruption to mines in Asia has restricted supply while demand has been boosted by decarbonisation plans and Western efforts to reduce reliance on supply from China. European…

Tighter targeting will make ransomware more risky

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INTERNATIONAL

Increased remote working has created new attack surfaces while complicating incident response by affected entities.

Gold market prices and profitability will suffer

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INTERNATIONAL

Even though it has lost around 13% since that peak, gold is only down by 7% in US dollar terms in the year to date, although the dollar has risen by a record amount this year.

Downturn in Greece and abroad will sap property market

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GREECE

This second extension is due to a slower-than-expected fall in cases in the COVID-19 pandemic’s second wave: 904 new infections were reported in the previous 24 hours yesterday…

Army is a blunt tool for global counterterrorism

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INTERNATIONAL

The implications of deploying troops domestically as a counter to terrorism.

The US rebound will be less even than headlines imply

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UNITED STATES

Hiring was strong in the leisure and hospitality industries, anticipating higher consumer spending, the US economy's main driver. Accelerating progress on vaccination points to a…