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"There exists a range of problems that even the world's fastest supercomputer cannot solve, unless one is willing to wait millions, or even billions, of years for an answer," says lead author, Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Swinburne's Centre for Quantum Science and Technology Theory, Alexander Dellios.

From Science Daily

According to projections, more than two billion will be obese by 2030 unless action is taken.

From BBC

A former ICE official, who asked not to be named out of fear of retaliation, said that in prior years the U.S. attorney’s office “didn’t prosecute hardly anybody” for assault — unless the interaction turned violent.

From Los Angeles Times

Wales was the first UK nation to adopt the "soft" opt-out legislation on 1 December 2015, which presumes a person's consent to donate their organs when they die, unless they or their family have indicated otherwise.

From BBC

Under the legislation, everybody is deemed to agree to organ donation after death unless they register a decision to opt-out.

From BBC