The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 ( english.elpais.com )
https://archive.ph/dDKJG
https://archive.ph/dDKJG
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17574296
“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law...
https://archive.ph/QO2FZ
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/18439514...
New data shows that Russia is now a "high-income" country, despite the enforcement of numerous sanctions intended to hurt the economy.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17193627...
https://ghostarchive.org/archive/KIKAN
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as "Barcelona's biggest problem" – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the 10,000...
In thinktank’s survey of 15 European countries, few respondents believe Ukraine can secure an outright victory
The EU is moving forward with plans to impose customs duty on cheap goods in a shift that could hit imports from online retailers and harm a hoped-for London listing by the fast-fashion seller Shein....
As always, conservatives don’t live up to their “we’re going to make the economy strong!1” claims. Sadly, the UK Labour is more neoliberalism in action, and so will be promptly voted out next cycle.
When Fatima Payman crossed the Senate floor to vote against her government she knew it would come with consequences....
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17578625
Panama Papers and List of People Named in the Panama Papers on Wikipedia