Alternate history is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real eg The man in the high castle - Axis powers rule the world after winning WW 2, Queen Charlotte a Brigerton story, Noughts +crosses where black people colonize and rule over whites.

Westernisation for this debate refers to most Afro beats songs going international including collaboration for remixes between artists like Rema, Burna Boy, WizKid etc

Fractional reserve banking refers to a banking system in which only a fraction of bank deposits are required to be available for withdrawal. Banks only need to keep a specific amount of cash on hand for specific uses. This method of banking frees up cash for banks for other purposes.

An Artificial Persona (AP) is a form of artificial intelligence trained exclusively on data derived from an individual's brain. From this data, the AP learns the individual's persona (including their intellect, memories, personality and preferences) with 85% accuracy. The AP then responds to stimuli and solves problems in ways the individual would be likely to. The AP's primary goal is to accurately replicate the individual's current persona. Individuals can choose to have their data uploaded into the AP once per year. The AP is purely digital but can generate lifelike video, audio, and written material in the style of the individual it is based upon

At the heart of the ongoing clashes in Sudan are two men: Sudan’s military ruler and head of the army Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (widely known as Hemedti), the country’s deputy and head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. Until recently, the two men were allies who worked together to topple ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in 2019 and played a pivotal role in the military coup in 2021. Their ouster of Omar al-Bashir enjoyed wide civilian support. The fierce fighting has left hopes for a peaceful transition to civilian rule in tatters. Forces loyal to the two rival generals are vying for control, and as is so often the case, civilians have suffered the most. —- “Quad for Sudan includes ” (the United States, the U.K., the UAE and Saudi Arabia )