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Nordic countries are always winning when it comes to the happiness race. Finland took the top spot for the seventh year in a row in 2024, followed by Denmark and Iceland. But why are they so consistently happy? Some say it’s because they are genetically bound to be happier. However, research has been telling us that genetics play a role in explaining people’s satisfaction with their lives.
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1 year ago Read more at Euronews

IJF Before the final a trophy was awarded to Avtandili Tchrikishvili for his incredible career. At -63kg the world number one Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard made her way to a world tour final. The crowd were wowed by the incredible skills show by their team.
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MicroStrategy holds 174,530 bitcoin valued at an estimated $9.1 billion as of February 22, 2024. In 2021, the company announced that it bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin to boost the company’s bottom line. With even stronger returns, bitcoin miner CleanSpark saw its shares boom over 425% in 2023.
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1 year ago Read more at Markets Insider

Rachel Homan will have a rematch against South Korea's Eunji Gim in semifinal play Saturday at Centre 200. Homan earned a direct berth to the afternoon semifinal as the top seed after posting an 11-1 round-robin record. Italy's Stefania Constantini beat Denmark's Madeleine Dupont 7-4 in the other qualification game.
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1 year ago Read more at CBC.ca

Ding Junhui won a dramatic deciding frame to set up a meeting with Judd Trump in the final of the World Open. The home favourite dug deep from 5-4 behind in front of a raucous crowd in Yushan, China, but eventually came through a marathon contest to land his first victory over Neil Robertson. Ding will miss out on a spot in next week’s Tour Championship and will have to qualify for next month’s World Championship.
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1 year ago Read more at Eurosport COM

Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim announced he would come out of retirement to play in this year's Twenty20 World Cup. Wasim has played 55 one-day internationals and 66 Twenty20s for Pakistan. Pakistan are due to play a five-match home T20 series against New Zealand next month before touring Ireland and England for six more matches.
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1 year ago Read more at RFI English

Ben Earl was named on a four-man shortlist for the Six Nations Player of the Championship award. The Saracens forward has risen to prominence over the last year at international level. He excelled as Steve Borthwick’s side won bronze at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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Water is a precious renewable resource. All living things, such as plants, animals, and human beings, depend on water and cannot live without it. Access to clean drinking water is one of our human rights. However, 2.2 billion people are estimated by the World Health Organization to lack access to it. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the challenges associated with this precious resource.
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1 year ago Read more at The Citizen

a centuries-long collaboration between a motley crew of explorers and astronomers eventually yielded longitude: imaginary vertical lines radiating north to south around the globe. But unlike the Equator (0 degrees latitude), which is equidistant from the north and south poles, there is no natural basis for 0 degrees longitude.
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1 year ago Read more at The New York Times

UN Secretary General António Guterres said 2023 was the hottest in history. The UN Secretariat will be in the dark from 8:30pm New York time on Saturday. “Together, let’s turn off the lights and move the world towards a better future for us all,” he said. World Meteorological Day is marked annually on 23 March.
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1 year ago Read more at UN News