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Do western men know their worth?
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Vietnam thought it had a deal on its US tariff rate. Then Trump stepped in.
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Report Thailand Named World’s Safest Holiday Destination in 2025
Brutal murders oftheyoung couple some year’s back The Koh Tao murders involved the deaths of two British tourists in Thailand in 2014. On 15 September, the bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found on Sairee Beach on the island of Koh Tao, between 4 and 5 am, a few hours after their deaths. -
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Is Peace Possible
Tom Segev, an Israeli historian, argues: “With the Palestinians, Israel has a conflict which is about the very roots of each side’s national identity. “Hamas was prepared to sacrifice over 50,000 of its people on the dream they could one day displace Israel. “And Israel was prepared to kill those 50,000 in a delusion that Gaza would no longer pose a threat.” Alex Kane: Israel is no more secure today than it was after October 7 Kane goes on to argue that a permanent solution requires participation by Arab states, the USA and the EU to formulate a political response to negotiate a peace. Unfortunately, Israel's overkill, to use the term literally, only fuels hatred, leading to another generation of potential terrorists. Well worth reading the whole article. Quote -
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Do western men know their worth?
Good question. One measure of the level of competition would be the talent pool that the sport draws from. By that measure football (not American football) would be the most competitive sport in the world. Football is popular in very nearly every country in the world so it draws from a very large talent pool. Additionally, football has very minimal barriers to participation as equipment is minimal and the expense of playing is very minimal. So millions of kids of all socioeconomic backgrounds play football around the world and constitute a very large talent pool. By contrast American football is played in the USA only (with a very nearly identical game in Canada) so the talent pool it draws from is significantly smaller. What sport is the most competitive is of course a subjective question but the question of the size of the talent pool is certainly a major factor.
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