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OPEC President, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo talk to journalists before the beginning of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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VINCENNES BAY, ANTARTICA – JANUARY 11: Giant tabular icebergs are surrounded by ice floe drift in Vincennes Bay on January 11, 2008 in the Australian Antarctic Territory. Australia’s CSIRO’s atmospheric research unit has found the world is warming faster than predicted by the United Nations’ top climate change body, with harmful emissions exceeding worst-case estimates. (Photo by Torsten Blackwood – Pool/Getty Images)
Why Scientific Consensus Is Worth Taking Seriously
Yes, collective missteps happen. But if anything, history shows how hard it is to get scientists to agree in the first place. Following the pack is not part of the scientific method. The point is to follow the evidence. And that leaves room for ambiguity in...Caption:
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends a news conference in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon
Qatari Media Blocked in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt
London – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt blocked on Wednesday Qatari media outlets, including Al-Jazeera, in response to recent comments by Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in which he purportedly attacked US foreign policy, called...Caption:
Leon Britton: ‘Swansea fans back me through anything. It’s incredible’ Photograph: Dimitris Legakis for the Observer
Leon Britton: The Anonymous Soldier Who Saved Swansea from Falling
When Leon Britton was pulling the strings at the Stadium of Light last weekend, a journalist on the BBC’s rolling blog accused Sunderland of making the Swansea City midfielder look like Andrea Pirlo. Robbie Britton, who is a Team GB ultra-marathon runner and the...Caption:
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (SPA)