27 JUL 2018 Dark triad personality (DTP) traits are narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. These traits manifest in people as excessive self-love, a manipulative attitude, and a lack of empathy. It’s unclear how many people in the population have these traits, but various studies and estimates put the number somewhere between …
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26 JUL 2018 On July 27th, 2018 most of the world will be treated to an extraordinary evening of activity in the sky. First, there will be a total lunar eclipse and although uncommon, this one is special because it’s going to last a lot longer than usual – in fact the …
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26 JUL 2018 His formal title is His Imperial Majesty the Emperor, Akihito, who succeeded to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne upon the death of his father in 1989. Now, the 84-year-old Akihito is giving up that noble seat, officially abdicating in 2019. When he goes, it won’t just signal the end …
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26 JULY 2018 Germany’s Commerzbank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support projects linked to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Commerzbank aims for a business volume of $5 billion over the next five years. China’s BRI is the largest economic plan …
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July 25, 2018 As of 31 May 2018, the number of ships with “scrubbers” installed or planned totaled 983. The survey noted that the number adoption of scrubbers seams to be rapidly accelerating ahead of the IMO’s 2020 low sulphur fuel rules’ entry into force. The impending regulation will require …
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On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia’s state oil company announced that it would suspend all shipments through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb after an attack on its tankers off the coast of Yemen. The halt will affect the flow of crude from the world’s top oil exporter to markets in Europe and the United …
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Tighter rules on shipping emissions around China’s coastlines from the start of next year is a clear sign the world’s No. 2 economy will strive for 100 percent compliance when the global sulphur emissions cap starts in 2020, consultants Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday. On July 9, China’s Ministry of …
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23 july 2018 The world’s oceans are likely to become more acidic than at any time in the past 14 million years, according to scientists from Cardiff University in the U.K. Ocean acidification occurs when CO2 from the atmosphere is absorbed by seawater, resulting in more acidic water with a …
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22 JUL 2018 Childbirth inevitably results in significant changes to a woman’s mind and body, but the ultimate lifelong consequences of motherhood could be far greater than we ever realised. An analysis of DNA collected from nearly 2,000 reproductive-age women in the US reveals that those who had given birth …
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21 JUL 2018 It’s hard to say exactly why you like someone. Maybe it’s their goofy smile; maybe it’s their razor-sharp wit; or maybe it’s simply that they’re easy to be around. You just like them. But scientists generally aren’t satisfied with answers like that, and they’ve spent years trying …
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