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'Street scientists' in US communities are mapping heat islands
In the United States — where hurricanes, tornadoes and floods are a fact of life — the meteorological phenomenon that kills the most is none other than heat
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Studies to see if mutations behind monkeypox spread: WHO
Studies are under way to see whether genetic changes in the monkeypox virus are driving the rapid spread of the disease, the World Health Organization told AFP on Wednesday
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Echoes of 'kabbadi, kabbadi' in Hong Kong build bridges across cultures
Eight years ago, two Chinese anthropologists set up a Hong Kong team to encourage integration in a city which, despite its status as an international hub, can be less than inclusive, especially when it comes to non-white and non-Chinese residents. Now the sport has spread across schools
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Prosecutors struggle to catch up to a tidal wave of pandemic fraud
In the midst of the pandemic, the U.S. government gave unemployment benefits to the incarcerated, the imaginary and the dead. It sent money to "farms" that turned out to be front yards. It paid people who were on the government's "Do Not Pay List." It gave loans to 342 people who said their name was 'N/A'
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Russia fights efforts to declare it an exporter of 'blood diamonds'
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to global soul-searching about overreliance on Russian oil and gas, but a new drama is unfolding over another of Russia's major exports: diamonds
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Alibaba, ByteDance share algorithm details with Chinese regulator
Chinese tech giants including Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have submitted details to a state regulator of algorithms used in some of their products, in an unprecedented move as authorities strengthen oversight of the sector
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Philips chief to step down amid respirator recall
Van Houten will be replaced by Roy Jakobs, who is currently overseeing Philips' multi-million-euro recall of respiratory sleep equipment that puts users at risk of inhaling toxic foam
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Reebok-owner ABG agrees to buy fashion group Ted Baker
Ted Baker has struggled in the face of fierce online competition before and during the Covid pandemic, and will be bought out for $254 million
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Ukraine nuclear plant standoff stirs Chernobyl memories
Kiev and Moscow accuse each other of shelling near the facility. Rockets have struck a radioactive waste storage area and monitors warn of a "grave" crisis with potential for catastrophic fallout
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Oil majors' climate visions 'inconsistent' with Paris targets
Writing in the journal Nature Communications, an international team of experts analysed six emissions scenarios from three European energy giants—Equinor, BP and Shell—as well as those produced by the International Energy Agency
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Is Elon Musk buying Manchester United?
Elon Musk who's known to post provocative statements on Twitter, hasn't yet triggered a comeback from the Club's current owners