foreign relations
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Leaked U.S. Docs Say Microwave Weapons Not Behind Mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’
If you’re familiar at all with so-called Havana syndrome — the mysterious swath of neural disorders affecting a growing number of U.S. diplomats working abroad — you’re probably familiar with some of the wild speculation surrounding the potential source of the illness. At least for now, we can take microwave weapons off the list of…
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Saving the Ozone Layer Also Helped Buy Us Time to Address Climate Change
Strangely, here’s a good piece of news about the work humanity has done to save the world. A major international agreement to phase out ozone-harming chemicals has also helped the world avoid a whopping extra 2.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of this century, according to a new study.
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US Will Support Lifting Patent Restrictions on Covid-19 Vaccines
After weeks of back-and-forth discussions within the Biden administration, the U.S. is now preparing to back the temporary waiving of patent rights over covid-19 vaccines — a policy that advocates say is needed to speed up the production and acquisition of vaccines for developing countries. As part of its support, the US is expected to…
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Anonymous NatSec Officials: The Cuban Ray Guns Are in Syria Now, Just Trust Us on This
Here we go again with the anonymously sourced claims Russia is trying to fry the innards of U.S. government personnel abroad, using energy guns secretly manufactured using updated Soviet blueprints.