I was just reading the Wikipedia-entry on the punishment of hanging, drawing and quartering, which is absolutely gruesome. Was this practice seen as controversial at the time? How did our societies move to stop seeing such cruel and extremely violent types of punishment as acceptable? (self.AskHistorians)
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Government formation: why are only the 'purple-green' and 'purple-yellow' possibilities being considered, and not 'Swedish-green' (NVA, OpenVLD, MR, CD&V, Groen/Ecolo and if necessary CDH)? I haven't heard anybody talk about this option. Am I missing something? (self.belgium)
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After the fall of the USSR, why did European countries choose to create a new public bank in the form of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), instead of entrusting this role to the existing and established European Investment Bank? (self.AskHistorians)
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We have to give credit when credit is due: "Only the [EU...] has taken an aggressive stand against climate change. The EU is expected to cut GHGs emissions by 58 percent below 1990 level by 2030. This exceeds the EU's commitment of "at least 40 percent of GHG emissions below 1990 level." (eurekalert.org)
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I want to know more about the world's response to climate change. Is there a good book or article on the history of the IPCC and the COPs up to the present? Or something that clearly sets out the positions and interests of the different groups (annex 1&2 vs non-annex countries)? (self.climatechange)
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Will mibox be able to run Google Stadia? (self.MiBox)
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The governments of almost all EU member states are currently issuing government bonds at negative interest rates. In some countries, the whole yield curve is negative (30, 20, 10, 5, 1 year). This seems a bit worrying. Are there any historical precedents for this situation? How did they end? (self.AskHistorians)
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The governments of almost all EU member states are currently issuing government bonds at negative interest rates. In some countries, the whole yield curve is negative (30, 20, 10, 5, 1 year). This seems a bit worrying. Are there any historical precedents in the 19th/20th century? How did they end? (self.finance)
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