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Lebanon’s Breaking Point: A Call for Humanitarian Action

3BL Media

We are enduring the most intense and deadliest exchange of fire since the 2006 armed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s 558 casualties on 23 September alone represent half the total number of deaths experienced in the entire 2006 conflict. But previous crises pale compared to the scale of violence in the last few weeks.

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority - DEWA reduces carbon emissions by 92.5 million tonnes between 2006 and 2023 due to improvements in production efficiency

Global Renewable News

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has revealed that DEWA made a significant achievement in improving electricity and water production efficien.

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The Conflict in Lebanon

3BL Media

In September , Israel launched a barrage of airstrikes against Lebanon, marking the deadliest day since the country’s 2006 war. Our teams have been on the ground since 2006, working especially in the South and Bekaa Valley, but we have never faced a humanitarian crisis as severe as this one. What’s the scale of the crisis?

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High-school students wrote to author Kurt Vonnegut for advice and he responded by giving them a strange task

Good.is: Planet

Xavier's High School in 2006 but his message is an insightful echo even today. Kurt Vonnegut responded to the students of St.

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U.S. Shale Revolution Slows Down: The Start of a Decline?

Energy Central

Beginning in 2006, U.S. Before the transformative impact of the shale boom, U.S. oil production had been steadily falling for decades, while natural gas output had plateaued. The Shale Boom’s Impact on U.S. Production But the rise of shale drilling changed everything. natural gas production surged by an impressive.

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Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaii mothers

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new study examined placentas donated by women who delivered in Hawaii from 2006 to 2021, and found the presence of microplastic particles in the placenta.

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Global Robotics Community FIRST Prepares Students To Thrive as Adults in a Rapidly Changing World

3BL Media

It has been hiring FIRST students because of their advanced skill sets since 2006. Wireless communications innovator Qualcomm Incorporated is another multinational company that supports FIRST.