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Bird Flu - What Is Going On?

How does H5N1 affect animals and maybe humans? Let’s see some current stats and talk about what’s coming. sources: https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/05/26/is-europe-doing-enough-to-prepare-for-bird-flu-risks https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/data-map-commercial.html

Sex Workers Online

Real talk about sex workers. What did change and how does it work nowadays? A money driven industry is growing from day to day. sources: Disparities in the Cost of Living Adjusted Earnings of Female Sex Workers in India, Thailand, and the USA…: https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319221101 OnlyFans and the Platformization of Sex work: https://hdl.handle.net/2434/1076952 Selling Sexual Content on OnlyFans: A Focus on Self-Portrayal, Stigma & Attitudes: https://hdl.handle.net/2077/81791

Indo-Pakistan conflict

We talk about why the conflict between India and Pakistan enfolded and still continuous since decades. What is coming next, especially the new clashes between those south Asian countries and who else got involved? sources: India-Pakistan truce appears to hold despite accusations of violations: https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/india-pakistan-operation-sindoor-05-10-25 The Origins Of War In South Asia: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429313370

Blackout - No Power

Why there are blackouts and what does this mean for us? sources: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/02/travel/bali-indonesia-power-outage-intl https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/02/blackouts-energy-outage-risks-europe-worldwide-spain-portugal-france

The Pope Is Dead

Pope Francis died, but what does this mean in our world? We talk about the new candidates and what to expect with a new pope. Will we see a more diverse replacement? Source: BBC [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxk40ndk1o] Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes; Fourth Edition [https://books.google.at/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Fd8uBQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=popes&ots=zso15UunCQ&sig=X5lLZixq0jfbE2bijaZ1sST70tY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=popes&f=false]