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‘MALL OF THE METAVERSE’: DUBAI ANNOUNCES FIRST VIRTUAL SHOPPING CENTRE

Khaleej Times – 4 February 2023 Dubai’s first virtual mall has been announced. The Mall of the Metaverse will represent Majid Al Futtaim in Decentraland, one of the most advanced…

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TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKES DEATH TOLL PASSES 20,000, WORSE THAN THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER

CBS News – FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more…

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CHILDREN PULLED FROM RUBBLE AS TURKEY-SYRIA QUAKE TOLL TOPS 8,300

Barrons – February 7, 2023 Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from the rubble and a broken father clutching his dead daughter’s hand have laid bare the human cost of…

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DRIVERLESS BUSES ARE ARRIVING SOON IN THESE 3 EUROPEAN CITIES

The project has a budget of almost $60 million over the course of four years and in 2025, 45 driverless electric minibuses will be programmed to run for a year

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ANALYSIS: FROM META TO MICROSOFT, AI’S BIG MOMENT IS HERE

Reuters – February 3, 2023 Big Tech companies have a new obsession: artificial intelligence. This week, chief executives across the sector packed earnings calls with mentions of the heavily hyped technology,…

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SPACE POWER CHINA TO BUILD GROUND STATIONS ON ANTARCTICA TO SUPPORT SATELLITES

BEIJING: China, only the third country to put a man in space after the Soviet Union and the United States, is to build ground stations in Antarctica to back

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SRI LANKA LEADER SUSPENDS PARLIAMENT UNTIL POLICY ADDRESS

Sri Lanka’s president suspended Parliament until Feb. 8, when he said he would announced a new set of long-term policies to address a range of issues including an unprecedented economic…

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THE CLIMATE POINT OF NO RETURN IS LOOMING. HOW CAN WE BEND THE EMISSIONS CURVE?

World Economic Forum - January 19, 2023 The current trajectory indicates that the planet is approaching the emissions cliff at an alarming speed. While we cannot lose sight of ambitions…

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SRI LANKA: WHY YOU NEED TO VISIT IN 2023

It’s a new day in Sri Lanka, both physically and figuratively. The sun is already blasting serious heat, melting away the dew that’s coating hibiscus flowers, forest trees and tea…

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WHY WE NEED TO RETHINK ENERGY SECURITY IN THE TRANSITION TO NET-ZERO

World Economic Forum - January 18, 2023 As we look back at 2022, energy security has reclaimed its spot as the top concern of energy policy-makers and industry leaders. Since the…

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