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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday he was "deeply concerned" by wildfires that have devoured large sections of the Amazon rainforest, blanketing several Brazilian cities in thick smoke. "I'm deeply concerned by the fires in the Amaz...
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Photographs snapped by a shoebox-sized probe that explored the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have offered new clues about its composition, insights that will help scientists understand the formation of our solar system. The German-French Mobile Asteroid...
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The vote came a day after the 2020 climate candidate Jay Inslee, who had been pushing for the debate, dropped out of the race.
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(Bloomberg) -- Washington Governor Jay Inslee said Thursday that he would seek a third term in office, one day after he withdrew as a presidential candidate.“I want to continue to stand with you in opposing Donald Trump and rejecting his hurtful and...
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(Bloomberg Opinion) -- One of the U.S. government’s most intriguing health programs is going to start bearing fruit soon. And the more people who join, the better.The National Institutes of Health’s “All of Us” project, launched last year, aims to co...
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MyoKardia (MYOK) doses the first patient in phase I study on MYK-224, which is being evaluated for treating patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a common heart disease.
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A French mayor on Thursday urged a court to uphold his ban on the use of pesticides near homes in his community, saying his stance against pollution would be "vindicated by history". Daniel Cueff, mayor of a Brittany village called Langouet, was sum...
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A rocket that's the last of its kind delivered the newest, most powerful GPS satellite to orbit for the Air Force on Thursday. The Delta IV Medium ended its 17-year run with 29 launches. Denver-based United Launch Alliance said it will be replaced...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Thursday for the European Union to support ambitious targets for the entire 28-nation bloc to become climate neutral. Merkel made her appeal after she and members of her "climate Cabinet" met their Dutch counte...
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US farmers are complaining that the government crop report did not reflect damage from extreme weather conditions in the last months, and it looks like they are right after the Pro Farmer Crop Tour is reporting significantly lower yields than the WAS...
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Smog isn't just annoying, it's deadly: Exposure to toxic air pollutants is linked to increased cardiovascular and respiratory death rates, study says.
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Wildlife-supporting countries on Thursday backed regulating international trade in giraffes in a bid to offer more protection to the gentle giants, feared to be facing a "silent extinction". The vote in Geneva by parties to the Convention on Interna...
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Astronomers measuring heat in Uranus' atmosphere stumbled upon its rings and measured their temperature for the first time: -320 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Fears for the Amazon's future have been heightened under Brazil's new far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, who encourages industry in the region.
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ViiV, in which Pfizer and Shionogi have small stakes, is working on two-drug combinations and will use the lower drug burden in comparison with three-drug cocktails such as Gilead's Biktarvy as its main selling point to patients and physicians. It i...