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About 66 million years ago an asteroid at least 6 miles wide crashed into the Earth, in the shallow sea that is now the Yucatan Peninsular in Mexico. It gouged the Chicxulub crater 18 miles deep; threw 25 trillion tonnes of debris into the atmosphere...
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On May 29, 2015, Elle
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MIT is the latest top U.S. education institution to unplug telecom equipment made by Huawei and other Chinese companies to avoid losing federal funding. "MIT is not accepting new engagements or renewing existing ones with Huawei and ZTE or their res...
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NetflixBeauty and tragedy are intertwined in Our Planet, never more so than during its second episode “Frozen Worlds,” in which thousands of walruses take up residence on Russia’s northeastern coastal beaches due to the fact that their natural habita...
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that fighting between rival factions in Libya could break out again as forces from the east of the country move towards Tripoli, and he appealed for restraint. Guterres arrived in Tripoli on W...
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European oil companies have started to address what they worry may one day be an existential threat to their business -- the end of a century of oil demand growth in a low carbon world. The emergence of the electric vehicle and demand among investor...
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Bayer found infectious software from a hacker group known as Winnti in early 2018, covertly monitored and analyzed it until the end of last month, and then cleared the threat from its systems, the company said on Thursday. "There is no evidence of d...
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Unhealthy diet causes one in seven deaths in Britain every year, a Lancet study suggests. The research found lack of fruit and fibre is taking the heaviest toll, fuelling conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The study by the Univers...
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As the world’s largest memory chipmaker gets ready to release quarterly results, questions about the timing of an industry recovery and a market rumor that one of its products is flawed have been circling around. At the same time, Micron Technology...
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Oil prices slipped a second day on Thursday, with Brent edging down further from the $70 mark after weekly U.S. oil data showed a surprise build in crude inventories and record production. Brent futures were down 3 cents at $69.28 a barrel by 0603 G...
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It provides a chance for South Korean companies to show off their know-how and lay the groundwork to set standards and capture sales in a global 5G services market expected to grow to $123 billion by 2025. “Being the first means a lot because it mea...
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The legislation, drafted in the wake of the deadly mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 50 people dead, carries penalties of up to 10 percent of a company’s annual turnover and potential prison sentences of up to three years for exe...
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A sad World War II story.
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Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) on Wednesday said he has been diagnosed withprostate cancer and will undergo surgery in his home state during the upcomingSenate recess."While
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Scientists have been warning us for years that human activity has been slowly warming up our planet. It's not easy to see when you're looking at localized weather patterns, but a macro view of climate trends shows the reality we're facing...