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Chocolate Shortage Looms Ahead of Easter 2024

XTalks

This shortage, attributed to a combination of factors including poor cocoa harvests in West Africa, is poised to impact chocolate lovers worldwide. The narrow geographical band conducive to cocoa growth, primarily in West African nations, is under siege by changing weather patterns, threatening the global cocoa supply.

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Predicting pandemics with unconventional digital tools

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We are ingesting hundreds of thousands of pieces of information daily and we tag that information across locations, disease types, species, and case counts. Established with funding from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), it pulls data from sources including news stories, blogs, social media, and chat rooms. “We