Lead and violence: all the evidence
Kevin Drum offers a response to a recent meta-study on the link between lead and violence, blogged by me here. I’ll take this moment to explain why the lead-violence connection never has sat that well with me. Let’s say we are trying to explain why 2022 America is richer than the Stone Age. We…#nashville #africa #albania #kenya #stoneage #duvaliers #antonmaier #kevindrum #tanzania #relatedstories (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Serbs put up new roadblocks as tensions soar in Kosovo
Serbs on Tuesday erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied international demands to remove those placed earlier, a day after Serbia put its troops near the border on a high level of combat readiness. The new barriers, made of heavily loaded trucks, were put up overnight in Mitrovica, a…#balkansyears #aleksandarvucic #albanian #dusanstojanovic #petarpetkovic #serbian #kfor #nato #albanians #serbia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Law Enforcement in Italy and Albania Clamp Down on Alleged Crypto Scam
Coinspeaker Law Enforcement in Italy and Albania Clamp Down on Alleged Crypto Scam Law enforcement authorities in Albania and Italy have uncovered a 15 million euro ($16 million) suspected crypto scam. According to reports, the Eurojust joint investigation team seized assets worth 3 million euros…#carabinieripisa #spak #statepolice #europeanunions #ocg #eurojust #albaniaclampdown #organizedcrimegroup #lawenforcement #italian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kaspersky uncovers attacks targeting Albanian government with ransomware and wipers signed with stolen certificates
Woburn, MA – December 22, 2022 – Kaspersky has shared its discovery of a malicious campaign aimed at Albanian government organizations, performed in two waves from July to September 2022. The investigation showed cybercriminals deployed ransomware and wiper malware to compromise their victims,…#albania #aminhasbini #nvidias #middleeast #anydesk #nvidia #iran #shamoon #albanian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Serbia Seeks Troop Deployment In Kosovo, Informs NATO
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Serbia has formally asked NATO if it can deploy up to 1,000 troops into northern Kosovo, where Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says ethnic Serbs are being "terrorized" by the Kosovo government based…#serbian #serbs #balkaninsight #belgrade #pristina #kosovowar #albanian #eulexkosovo #aleksandarvucic #kfor (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Albania's last " restaurant bear, " a 24-year-old named Mark, is rescued
Albania's last "restaurant bear," a 24-year-old named Mark, is rescued For 20 years, Mark was kept in a small cage outside a restaurant in Tirana, Albania, one of dozens of "restaurant bears" put on display around the country as an attraction for guests. Now, he's on his way to a bear sanctuary in…#arbesbach #greece #bulgaria #hungary #sajmirshehu #fourpaws #fourpawsinternational #austria #balkan #romania (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beat the Dow Jones With This Unstoppable Dividend Stock
Over the past 100 years, the stock market has proved that one of the best things you can do with your money is buy dividend stocks. Study after study shows dividend stocks outperform non-paying ones by healthy margins, and even when the market was generating losses, income-producing stocks still…#latvia #lithuania #jordan #unitedtechnologies #lockheedmartin #stinger #rtx #defense #albania #finland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The easiest way to travel full time? See what a 28-year-old paid for an apartment on a cruise ship
Austin Wells loves to travel the world. But he doesn't like long flights, jet lag or an unsettled routine. And that's why, Wells, who is 28 and lives in San Diego, leased a residence on board a luxury boat that he will move into — and work remotely from — for at least three years as it sails…#sandiego #naples #sapri #arcticcircle #split #slovenia #champagne #albania #venice #realitylabs (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here ’ s Why Curse Words Sound the Way They Do
A swear word is like a linguistic punch in the nose. Virtually every language and culture has them—and virtually every language and culture formally disapproves of them. But that doesn’t stop them from being used widely, loudly, and lustily.
What gives a swear word its power is partly its meaning—typically referring coarsely to bodily parts and functions—and partly its sound. In English, for example, studies have shown that swear words contain a higher ratio of so-called plosive sounds—including P, T, and K. Profane English monosyllables are especially likely to end in a plosive rather than be...
Source: TIME: Health - December 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Psychology Source Type: news
Why the EU ’s Balkan Expansion Faces a Long and Winding Road
In the map of the European Union lies a conspicuous and large hole containing five former parts of Yugoslavia plus Albania. The leaders of those countries are keen to join the bloc. The EU, wary of Russia’s efforts to expand its influence over the region, is eager to accommodate them -- once a…#northmacedonia #kosovo #greece #albania #bosniaherzegovina #bulgaria #unitednations #poland #romania #serb (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Albanians Should Be Barred From Claiming Asylum in UK, Says Minister
Bloomberg#albanians (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inside NATO ’s efforts to plan for a future cyberwar
Inside NATO’s efforts to plan for a future cyberwar More than 1,000 cyber professionals in NATO members and its allies across the globe participated in an exercise this week to test and strengthen cyber defenses. TALLINN, Estonia — Some 150 NATO cybersecurity experts assembled in an unimposing…#davidvanweel #nato #poland #natoalliedcommandtransformation #uscybercommand #albania #charleselliott #complicating #iran #norway (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Albanian Court Confirms the Extradition of Thodex ’s CEO to Turkey (Report)
The Albanian authorities will reportedly extradite the notorious Faruk Fatih Ozer (CEO of the distressed crypto exchange Thodex) to Türkiye. He escaped his homeland last year after allegedly defrauding the platform customers for nearly $2 billion. Justice to Be Served According to a recent…#farukfatih #fatihozer #reportedlyextradite #notoriousfaruk #ozer #turkish #albanian #türkiye #faruk #fatih (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Albanian Court Approves Extradition of Crypto Exchange Thodex Founder to Turkey
A court in Albania has ordered the extradition of the fugitive founder of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex to Turkey, where he is sought for fraud and other crimes. Faruk Ozer was arrested in Albania this summer, after disappearing last year as the coin trading platform collapsed. Albanian Judiciary… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Albania severs diplomatic ties with Iran over cyber-attack
Albania and the US accuse Iran of hiring hackers to paralyse public services and steal state data. #hackers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
