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Active in the US, Spain, Poland, Cyprus, and more. In Kazakhstan, they run Freedom Bank, Freedom Broker, insurance, and even e-commerce (Arbuz.kz, Ticketon, Aviata). Now BlackRock invested $89M. Can this model scale globally?

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 13h ago

Death toll in Afghanistan earthquake exceeds 1,400 | A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday just before midnight while most were sleeping, burying residents in the rubble of their homes, which were built of mud, timber and stone.

wsws.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/anarchyart2021 • 1d ago

Belgium to recognise Palestinian statehood, impose sanctions on Israel

aljazeera.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 1d ago

'It's a way of the sea returning the trash to us': Why plastic-filled 'Neptune balls' are washing up on beaches | As tiny pieces of plastic clog our oceans, natural meadows of seagrass are bundling up microplastics and spitting them back out onto beaches in the form of "Neptune balls".

bbc.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 1d ago

New catalyst could make mixed plastic recycling a reality | The process harnesses a new, inexpensive nickel-based catalyst that selectively breaks down polyolefin plastics—the single-use kind that dominates nearly 2/3 of global plastic consumption.

phys.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 1d ago

Taliban calls for foreign help after deadly Afghanistan earthquake. Here’s what we know

cnn.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/anarchyart2021 • 1d ago

Tens of thousands of reservists drafted ahead of Gaza City takeover, but turnout down - Many say they’ll show up but lament strain on families and collapsing businesses, call on Haredi men to share burden; over 300 sign letter vowing they won’t take part in ‘illegal war’

timesofisrael.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 1d ago

A new research project is the first comprehensive effort to categorize all the ways AI can go wrong, and many of those behaviors resemble human psychiatric disorders.

livescience.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/anarchyart2021 • 2d ago

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

reuters.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 2d ago

White House plots total ethnic cleansing of Gaza | On Sunday, the Washington Post published a 38-page plan for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, drawn up with the collusion of the Boston Consulting Group and the staff of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, and discussed at the White House.

wsws.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/anarchyart2021 • 2d ago

UK Telegraph: Israel hatches plan to throw Greta Thunberg in terror cell

archive.ph

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 2d ago

Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping meet: Donald Trump as the wildcard and other takeaways for India-China relationship

bbc.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 2d ago

Scientists Found a 520-Million-Year-Old Miracle: a Fossil With Brains and Guts Intact

yahoo.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/anarchyart2021 • 2d ago

Israel is reportedly considering annexing parts of the occupied West Bank in response to several countries’ plan to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in New York this month.

archive.ph

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 2d ago

Japanese solar cars race across Australia on enough power for a hair dryer

japantoday.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 2d ago

Which animal has the best hearing? | Ranking who has the best ears in the animal kingdom is a tough task, but some animals push the limits of hearing far beyond what humans can imagine.

livescience.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/ThePoliticalHat • 2d ago

China’s Xi rolls out the red carpet for Putin and Modi as Trump upends global relations

cnn.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/burtzev • 3d ago

Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population

archive.is

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 3d ago

Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza to ‘break illegal siege’ | Unspecified number of vessels due to depart Barcelona on Sunday, with dozens more expected to leave other Mediterranean ports on 4 September

theguardian.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 3d ago

Japan Just Switched on Asia’s First Osmotic Power Plant, Which Runs 24/7 on Nothing But Fresh Water and Seawater

zmescience.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/wankerzoo • 3d ago

China Unveils World’s Largest Wind Turbine, Lights Up 40,000 Homes Without Touching Land

sustainability-times.com

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