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Twitter's top lawyer is final word on blocking tweets-even Donald Trump's 19 Jan 2020 - 10:54 am
Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde
SpaceX to try rocket failure test again after bad weather delay 19 Jan 2020 - 08:28 am
The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule sits atop a Falcon 9 booster rocket on Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center after a scheduled in-flight abort test was postponed due to poor weather offshore at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
WhatsApp to get animated stickers feature soon 18 Jan 2020 - 03:35 pm
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Wildfire-hit countries in need of new strategies to tame burning threat 17 Jan 2020 - 09:29 pm

But the essential problem, researchers said, is rising populations in places like Australia and the United States, coupled with a desire to live in pleasant environments, putting many more people in the path of fires.
Nations dawdle on agreeing rules to control 'killer robots' in future wars 17 Jan 2020 - 09:28 pm
A CloudMinds robot uses a needle at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 26, 2019. AFP / Pau Barrena
'Alarm' over climate change rising among Americans, survey shows 17 Jan 2020 - 09:28 pm
A girl sits on a log next to the roots of a tree which have been exposed as a result of high-tides near the village of Teaoraereke on South Tarawa in Kiribati nation, May 25, 2013. Reuters / David Gray
Aviation experts puzzled after airliner dumps fuel over city 16 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm
A Delta Air Lines flight is pushed put of its gate at the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., January 12, 2018. Reuters/Mike Blake
'We can't close our eyes' to climate change, says Marshall Isles ex-president 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine addresses the United Nations General Assembly, September 22, 2016. Reuters / Eduardo Munoz
Rio police investigate utility for smelly, colorful water 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
Cleaning staffers collect a bed mattress at the mouth of the Meriti river in Duque de Caxias next to Rio de Janeiro, July 20, 2016. AFP
Microsoft launches Edge browser on Windows and macOS 16 Jan 2020 - 11:32 am
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I eat just 7 dinner meals a week: Jack Dorsey 16 Jan 2020 - 10:46 am
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Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s 15 Jan 2020 - 09:31 pm
A woman drinks water during sunset as a heatwave hits France in Cagnicourt near Cambrai, France, June 25, 2019. Reuters / Pascal Rossignol
Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of global leaders finds 15 Jan 2020 - 07:26 pm
 Making the transition to a greener, low-carbon and more sustainable economy was now
Scientists hope to revive near-extinct northern white rhino in Kenya 15 Jan 2020 - 03:19 pm
File photo: Children pose for a photograph next to Najin (R) and her daughter Fatou, the last two northern white rhino females, as they graze near their enclosure at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya March 31, 2018. Reuters/Thomas
Fears for planet dominate as leaders pack for "green" Davos 15 Jan 2020 - 12:34 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 21, 2019, a man walks past a sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) ahead of the WEF annual meeting at the Congress Centre in Davos, eastern Switzerland. AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
'No doubt' climate change causing wildfires, experts say as Australia burns 14 Jan 2020 - 09:50 pm
The haze from bushfires obscures the sun setting above the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, December 6, 2019. Reuters / John Mair
Tinder, Grindr accused of illegally sharing user data 14 Jan 2020 - 06:42 pm
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Florida man catches oldest grouper fish, 50, in state records 14 Jan 2020 - 06:41 pm
A 350-pound Warsaw grouper caught in waters off Florida thought to be 50-years-old. Jason Boyll of Sarasota, Florida caught the 350-pound grouper on December 29, 2019 in about 600 feet of water using just a hook and line. AFP /Florida Fish And Wildlife Co