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India’s Roads Melt As Record-Breaking Heat Wave Continues

India’s on-going heat wave, which set a new record for the country’s highest-ever recorded temperature last week, is melting tarmac on the roads of some of Indi...

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Environment

This Canadian Company Wants To Mine For Gold On The Bottom Of The Ocean

Villagers have embraced offers of new sanitation systems, homes and bridges. But they don't fully comprehend what Nautilus wants to do starting as early as 2018 at a site 3...

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Alternative Entertainment

Istanbul Hosts International Theatre Festival

Some of the finest theatre companies and dance groups from Turkey and around the world are gathered in Istanbul for the International Theatre Festival.One of the highlights...

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Environment

UK Govt Report: Oil Companies Drilling In The Arctic Will Find It's Unprofitable

Major oil companies from the US, UK, Norway, Sweden, and Russia are all set to drill in the Arctic, but a report from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) suggests they may be ...

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Environment

Bayer's Takeover Of Monsanto Would Create The World's Largest Agricultural Supplier

Anti-GMO activists are horrified at the prospect of German pharmaceutical giant Bayer purchasing American agrochemical company Monsanto, a proposed consolidation the activi...

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Environment

Halfway To Boiling: Indian Heat Wave Sets Record Highs

Another deadly heat wave has wracked northwest India this month, driving temperatures in one city halfway to boiling.
The city of Phalodi, about 640 kilometers (400 mi...

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Environment

The Oil Industry Sought Patents For Low-Carbon Technologies Decades Ago — Then Abandoned Them

Around the same time NASA was planning its moon missions, US oil companies were working on technologies that could have reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Scientists an...

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Environment

More Than 100 Feared Dead After Landslides In Sri Lanka

Roughly 150 people are feared dead on Wednesday after more than three days of heavy rainfall triggered two landslides in central Sri Lanka. Rescuers have been digging throu...

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Environment

Beano For Bovines: Here's How Researchers Are Cutting Methane Emissions From Cows

Just as people plagued by flatulence have turned to diets and supplements for relief, scientists are seeking a cure for belching — and sometimes farting — cows....

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Hollywood

Has Celebrity Feminism Failed?

It has become fashionable to identify as a feminist in Hollywood, but a social and political force needs substance, not just award-ceremony speeches, to refocus the spotlig...

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