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The Political Economy of Megaprojects in Asia edited by Hyun Bang Shin and Dong-Wan Gimm critiques the megaproject as the dominant model of urban development across Asia. Through interdisciplinary case … The post first appeared on . Read more ›
_Economy · 2026-06-18 16:36_ **BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 18.** Azerbaijan will be among the first countries launching a new Sharia-based SME financing platform, Head of Line of Finance at the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), Ulan Abylgaziev, said during the 14th Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group Private Sector Forum, Trend's correspondent reports from the event. " ICD has launched a new platform to mobilize Sharia-compliant financing to support small a... Read more ›
The Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) is considered ancient Egypt's Classical Age, during which it produced some of its greatest works of art and literature. Scholars remain divided on which dynasties constitute the Middle Kingdom, as some argue for the later half of the 11th through the 12th, some the 12th to 14th, and some the 12th and 13th. Read more ›
G7 leaders will discuss on Wednesday the security risks posed by AI and social media on the last day of a summit dominated by Donald Trump, before host French President Emmanuel Macron dines with his US counterpart at the Palace of Versailles. Read more ›
Sam Fraser, Responsible Statecraft <div data-block="None" data-format="posts-custom" data-source="current_post" data-source-type="current_post" data-source-unique="true"... Read more ›
The NFL hasn't had a player selected in the supplemental draft since 2019. Read more ›
Viu CEO and PCCW Media group managing director Janice Lee said close to 20% of the platform’s long-form user base is already consuming microdrama content – and the format only launched a few months ago. Speaking onstage at the APOS 2026 conference in Bali, Lee outlined a strategy spanning short-form content, pan-regional tentpoles and ad-funded […] Read more ›
This week, the results of China’s National Higher Education Entrance Examination, or gaokao, will be released. Within days, candidates will submit their prioritised preferences for universities and majors. Families will have to make the most consequential choices with imperfect information amid uncertainty. It is a sorting mechanism. Candidates need to find the right match by choosing programmes their gaokao results can gain them entry to. Historical admission marks only serve as indicative... Read more ›
roles played by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey in facilitating the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” underscore the extent to which regional actors have invested in creating off-ramps for the United States and Iran, and steering the conflict away from further escalation.Across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), this diplomatic off-ramp has garnered broad relief that the conflict appears to be moving toward de-escalation as Washington and Tehran prepare for talks on the sensi... Read more ›
"My drunken bonding with the editor didn’t feel fake, as some alcohol-induced connection does, but it would have been very difficult to arrange without the excuse of drinking." —Sarah Miller for The New Yorker class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-diehard-drinker-accidentally-quits?src=longreads #drinking #alcohol #sobriety #essays #longreads Read more ›
When you’re overwhelmed and feeling the urge to resist or repress painful, confusing, or distressing emotions, use this meditation from recovery coach Emily Jane to practice staying present with courage and compassion. The post appeared first on <a href=" Read more ›
They intend to make you submit to Islam. StopAntisemitism @StopAntisemites Boston (Lexington), MA: William Diamond Middle School Principal Johnny Cole sent an email apologizing to Arab, Muslim, Palestinian, and Lebanese students who were offended by a mandatory Holocaust lesson. Since... Read more ›
Call for Chapters Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Meaning: Language, Images and Interpretation in the Digital Age Edited by Ester Cristaldi Under contract with Anthem Press Chapter proposals are invited for the edited volume Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Meaning: Language, Images and Interpretation in the Digital Age, under contract with Anthem Press. The volume examines artificial intelligence as … Continue reading CFP: Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Meaning: Language, Imag... Read more ›
How ancient civilizations encoded mathematical theorems inside the names of angels — and why modern number theory proves they were… Read more ›
Neural networks outperform classical GCC-PHAT for Time-Difference-of-Arrival (TDOA) estimation in noise and reverberation, yet their internal strategy remains unexplored. To uncover it, we turn GCC-PHAT's mathematical steps into diagnostic targets, probing hidden layers of three architectures (MLP, CNN, Transformer) and complementing with gradient attribution and causal frequency masking. We find that cross-power computation consistently emerg... Read more ›
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