Saudi's Neom replaced by Almaty as Asian Winter Games host
Deutsche Welle • 2/6/2026 – 2/7/2026
Summary
The Asian Winter Games will now be hosted in Almaty instead of Neom, a mega-city still under construction in Saudi Arabia. This change comes as Saudi Arabia has had to scale back several ambitious development projects due to rising costs and falling oil prices.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
11d
Age
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Sources
from cluster
244
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier3% (0.5^244/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^244/48 = 0.029496) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 50
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (4/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 10 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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