As far as we had determined, it took another few centuries, until around 350 BCE, for those early Maya villages to coalesce into the large city-states of the Classic Period. These were political, economic, and ceremonial centers that dominated the surrounding farmland and smaller communities, ruled by elite classes and […]
India Is Using More Solar Energy–but It Carries a Lead Risk
“When a battery becomes old, the lead comes out in the form of lead sulfate and corrodes,” said Amod Pokhrel, a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. If particles from those corroding batteries end up on the floors of nearby houses, Pokhrel says, young children […]
Police Tactics Could Turn Protests Into Covid-19 Hot Spots
In law enforcement theory, it’s called the Miami model, or “strategic incapacitation.” Sometimes it’s just the “hard hat approach.” That’s when police and other security services show up at mass demonstrations or protests in full riot gear–helmets, face masks, clubs, shields, body armor, chemical weapons. At the first hint of […]
Poland’s PM hopes economy will shrink by less than 4% this year
Economic Indicators17 hours ago (Jun 06, 2020 03:30AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: EU leaders summit in Brussels WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish economy could shrink by less than 4% this year, while the unemployment rate will likely remain below 10%, Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday. Poland […]
Argentina’s pandemic-hit economy seen shrinking 9.5% this year: central bank poll
Economic Indicators12 hours ago (Jun 05, 2020 08:00PM ET) BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy is seen shrinking 9.5% in 2020, according to a monthly poll of analysts by the central bank released on Friday, compared with an estimated 7% decline in the previous survey, as activity gets walloped by […]