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Russia blocks access to Western news organizations over 'fake' news on Ukraine war
Mar 04, 2022 10:08Russia has restricted access to the websites of several foreign news organizations, after the European Union (EU) and Britain blocked Russian media outlets in an unprecedented move over the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Five ways AI is saving wildlife – from counting chimps to locating whales
Feb 23, 2022 07:11Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been identified as one of the top three emerging technologies in conservation, helping protect species around the world.
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As crypto goes mainstream, its carbon footprint can’t be ignored
Jan 30, 2022 07:04The increasing popularity of cryptocurrency has environmentalists on edge, as the digital “mining” of it creates a massive carbon footprint due to the staggering amount of energy it requires.
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 360.5 mln with death toll exceeding 5.62 mln: WHO
Jan 28, 2022 12:49The cumulative number of global COVID-19 cases had exceeded 360.5 million, with the death toll surpassing 5.62 million, as of Thursday, according to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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More than 400 weather stations beat heat records in 2021
Jan 13, 2022 11:53Maximiliano Herrera, watcher of extreme weather and a climatologist who has been compiling weather records for over 30 years, says last year likely to be in top five or six hottest in history.
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Record number of migrants crossed English Channel in 2021: Report
Jan 04, 2022 10:54A record number of more than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel from France to the UK in small boats last year, the PA news agency reported Tuesday, based on its analysis of government data.
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World’s top 2021 climate disasters cost nearly $200 billion: Study
Dec 30, 2021 11:14A new report shows that 2021 continued the trend of annual climate devastation worldwide that is costing the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars as planet-heating emissions unleash exactly the kind of damage scientists have warned about for decades.
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Why Omicron may be the final variant of concern?
Dec 29, 2021 06:59Even if highly contagious COVID-19 variant maximizes its potential, laws of biochemistry show the virus cannot keep improving indefinitely.
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US approves sale of Javelin missiles to Lithuania amid Russia tensions
Dec 22, 2021 10:46The US State Department has approved the sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Lithuania in a $125-million deal amid escalating tensions between Russia and the US over Ukraine.
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Lockdowns, curfews and travel bans imposed as Omicron spreads like ‘lightning’ across Europe
Dec 19, 2021 08:22The highly-transmissible variant of the coronavirus has swept across Europe and elsewhere in the world, with European officials warning that Omicron is spreading like “lightning” and causing “chaos.”