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Coronavirus compounds climate disasters but shows action can work - Red Cross 17 Sep 2021 - 01:30 pm

SINGAPORE - The coronavirus has made it harder for authorities to respond to disasters caused by extreme weather fuelled by climate change, with...

Facebook shuts down network linked to German anti-COVID group, launches rules on 'social harms' 16 Sep 2021 - 09:31 pm

Facebook has removed a network of accounts linked to an anti-COVID restrictions movement in Germany as it announced a new crackdown on coordinated...

UN says world likely to miss climate targets despite COVID pause in emissions 16 Sep 2021 - 02:58 pm

ZURICH: The pace of climate change has not been slowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the world remains behind in its battle...

Ozone hole over Antarctica larger than usual, scientists say 16 Sep 2021 - 02:22 pm

Berlin: Scientists say the Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual and already surpasses the size of Antarctica. The European Union's Copernicus...

First all-civilian crew launched to orbit aboard SpaceX rocket ship 16 Sep 2021 - 10:53 am

Cape Canaveral: A billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens chosen to join him blasted off from Florida on Wednesday aboard a ...

TikTok unveils tools in app to tackle mental-health issues 15 Sep 2021 - 03:47 pm

TikTok, the video-sharing app owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd., said it’s stepping up tools to support users facing mental health issues, including redirecting...

SpaceX set to make history with first all-civilian crew launched into orbit 15 Sep 2021 - 03:01 pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: The latest in a recent line of space-obsessed billionaires was set for liftoff on Wednesday with three less wealthy private...

China to ramp up recycling, incineration in new plastic pollution push 15 Sep 2021 - 12:15 pm

SHANGHAI: China will boost its plastic recycling and incineration capabilities, promote "green" plastic products and take action against the overuse of plastic in...

Apple doubles down on 5G with new iPhone 13, upgrades iPad Mini 14 Sep 2021 - 09:50 pm

Apple Inc unveiled the iPhone 13 and a new iPad mini on Tuesday, expanding 5G connectivity and showing off faster chips and sharper...

Ireland regulator opens data privacy probes into TikTok 14 Sep 2021 - 09:32 pm

DUBLIN - Ireland's data privacy regulator has opened two inquiries into Chinese-owned short-video platform TikTok related to the processing of personal data of...

Apple expected to unveil new iPhones as part of 5G push 14 Sep 2021 - 02:08 pm

Apple Inc on Tuesday is expected to show new iPhone and Apple Watch models with slight upgrades, and analysts expect that wireless carriers...

Climate change could trigger internal migration of 216 mln people - World Bank 13 Sep 2021 - 04:19 pm

WASHINGTON: Without immediate action to combat climate change, rising sea levels, water scarcity and declining crop productivity could force 216 million people to...

SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit 12 Sep 2021 - 12:51 pm

Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as part of...

Zoo Atlanta: Positive virus tests among gorilla population 11 Sep 2021 - 04:34 pm

Atlanta: Several members of a troop of western lowland gorillas at Zoo Atlanta have tested positive for the coronavirus after handlers noticed many...

A rhinoceros upside-down by air, oh my! Ig Nobels science awards given out online 11 Sep 2021 - 11:30 am

It is safer to transport a rhinoceros upside-down, and beards may be an evolutionary development to help protect men's faces from punches, according...

Facebook’s WhatsApp boosts end-to-end encryption amid scrutiny 10 Sep 2021 - 07:00 pm

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said the company is expanding end-to-end encryption on its WhatsApp messaging service. Texts sent on WhatsApp...