Australia floods: Sydney orders thousands to evacuate
A man swept away by floods in the city’s northwest was rescued by emergency crews, media reported, while television footage showed vehicles struggling to cross waterlogged streets, fallen power lines and trees, and debris floating in…
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Nuclear, oil and wind: How the UK plans to tackle the energy crisis
Unveiling its new Energy Security Strategy on Wednesday, the government set out plans to generate 95% of Britain's electricity from low carbon sources by 2030.
" will be central to weaning Britain off expensive fossil fuels, which are…
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Bolsonaro calls coronavirus a ‘little flu.’ Inside Brazil’s hospitals, doctors…
Dr. Jacques Sztajnbok is more restrained. "It's not a flu. It's the worst thing we have ever faced in our professional lives." His eyes slow and narrow, when I ask if he worries for his health. "Yes," he says, twice.
The reasons why are…
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How Australia could harness its tides for energy
Their design enables them to generate electricity even in slow-flowing water, meaning they could be used in rivers and irrigation canals as well as the ocean.
"We're developing turbines at a scale where they can be deployed easily in…
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NBA has a new CEO in China. His first task is to make up with Beijing
Starting next month, Ma will assume the tricky position of trying to fix the relationship with the Chinese government after the league faced a backlash in the country last year. Chinese state-run television network CCTV still has not aired…
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Google Chrome will now allow users to group their tabs together
The tech giant is rolling out a new tool to organize tabs in its Chrome browser and group them together, it announced Wednesday.
Users can right click on tabs to add them to groups and then label those groups with a custom name, color,…
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Pakistan honor killing: Women murdered after video circulates online
Khan said the father of one of the victims and the other victim's brother were arrested Sunday and confessed to killing the women.
The leaked mobile phone video, in which the women appeared is a year old, but surfaced on social media…
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Your car knows secrets about you. Here’s how to protect yourself.
"This isn't just a Tesla thing, it's every single infotainment system," said Justin Schorr, president of DJS Associates, a vehicle forensics firm that reconstructs crashes using on-board data. "Think of all the vehicles with screens, this…
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Japan’s Gamer Grandma: Meet 90-year-old Hamako Mori, the world’s oldest video game…
And now Mori, who counts the "Grand Theft Auto" series among her favorites, is officially the world's oldest gaming YouTuber, according to Guinness World Records.
"After living for this long, I feel more than ever that playing…
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Locals Tell Us What Top Tourist Spots Feel Like Now
As the world reopens and residents step out, they are faced with the reality that life today is different than it was before Covid-19, and will likely remain this way for some time. One of the most significant differences — a…
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