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Multiple Nations Are Turning To Brazil For Rare Earth Minerals, Raising Environmental Concerns 

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Brazil is emerging as an alternative to China’s dominance when it comes to rare earth minerals, leading to a global race to secure the materials that are used for nearly everything. From clean energy resources, smart technology, medical equipment, batteries, lights, and so much more, having access to these minerals is integral for nearly every industry. 

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Janis Isabel Carreras

A New Skin Protectant Could Be A Gamechanger In The Fight To Prevent Skin Cancer | Janis Isabel Carreras

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While the summer months bring plenty of fun outdoor experiences, the Sun can spoil a day — and a lifetime — thanks to skin damage that could lead to diseases like Melanoma. Dedicated to ensuring people are protected against those kinds of possibilities, Janis Isabel Carreras has created a new skin protectant that touts versatility and accessibility.

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US Political Commentator And Twitch Streamer, Hasan Piker, Denied Entry To UK 

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Hasan Piker, a liberal political commentator and Twitch streamer with over 2.8 million followers, was due to speak with fellow online commentator Cenk Uygur at the SXSW London festival and an event in Oxford. However, both creators have now been blocked from entering the United Kingdom with the Home Office revoking their visas.

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World Health Organization Chief Is ‘Deeply Concerned About Scale And Speed’ Of Ebola Outbreak 

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The World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of” the recent outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo.

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Canadian Prime Minister Says Europe Will Not Submit To ‘An Insular And Brutal World’

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A recent meeting of the European Political Community took place over renewed doubts about the United States’ commitment to Nato. Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, became the first representative of a non-European country to participate in the meeting. 

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The Planetary Peace Power and Prosperity Legacy Foundation

Where Dialogue Meets Action: The Work of the Planetary Peace, Power, and Prosperity Legacy Foundation

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The forces that shape human interaction aren’t always loud or visible. They’re often made of meaning—the stories people carry with them, the assumptions they come to treat as fact, the words that can turn a passing moment into a rupture. Entire relationships, institutions, and communities can pivot on language, on what is said, what is assumed, and what goes unspoken. For some educators, leaders, and organizers, the work begins there, not with policy or infrastructure, but with the dynamics of perception itself.

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Chair Of Greenland’s Top Labor Union Speaks Out Against Trump: ‘We Are Not For Sale’

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Jess Bethelsen, the leader of Greenland’s largest labor union SIK, has come out in a new interview stating that Greenland “will not be annexed” and “is not for sale” in response to US president Donald Trump’s claims that the territory’s current status poses a national security threat.

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Artificial Intelligence Is ‘Rewiring Democracy’ Around The World 

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AI is “undermining confidence in our information ecosystem, how the use of biased AI can harm constituents of democracies, and how elected officials with authoritarian tendencies can use it to consolidate power.”

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‘I Retired In The Country Americans Want To Move To Most’ 

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“My wife and I now live in Portugal, the No. 1 country Americans want to move to. I spend my free time enjoying local food with friends and hiking the wildflower-dotted coastal trails. Retiring early is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made … but I remember how overwhelming it felt at the start.”

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Charleen Kavleski Conceptual Artist

A Conceptual Artist and Educator, Where Art Is Not Just A Practice But A Lifelong Passion | Charleen Kavleski 

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Art has always been a deeply rooted connection for humanity, serving as a universal language that brings people together. For Charleen Kavleski, a conceptual artist and educator, art is not just a practice but a lifelong passion.

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