Commanders in the key battle for Avdiivka in Donetsk fear the town will be lost in a matter of days if more international aid cannot be secured – and that huge casualties will be suffered in the process.

I feel like China's political position here is to basically sit by and see who wins, then back their government economically.

China isn't really in the business of foreign pressure.

Russia is paying a fee per barrel set by Iraq.Oh no, the horrors!

Fucking finally. Like them or not, the Taliban is the de facto government of Afghanistan.

State-owned enterprises look better every day...

Methane is going to really fuck with our near-term climate change projections. Our estimates for methane emissions are even worse than they are for CO2.

Can we ban article commentary on posts?

You're not even citing the right reactor. LLNL did that experiment, this reactor in Japan is to try to scale it.

Infinite money does not lead to infinite scale in zero time. China's nuclear industry is robust and growing, as is their solar and wind industry. Money can't be wasted if you're already tapped out on growth in other avenues.

This year, China deployed more solar panels than the entirety of all solar panels in the US.

Maybe, just maybe, make tuition free for domestic students?

Human Rights Watch, truly the beacon of human rights.

Never thought I'd defend Trump, but he was in office during the start of the pandemic, one of the largest systemic shifts in society in decades.