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Mine ponds increase risk of mercury exposure for indigenous communities and wildlife

webmaster - November 28, 2020

The proliferation of pits and ponds created in recent years by miners digging for small deposits of alluvial gold in Peru's Amazon has dramatically...

Disney to lay off 4,000 more at California, Florida parks

webmaster - November 28, 2020

The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more workers in its theme parks division in US states of California and Florida...

Earth 2,000 light years closer to supermassive black hole at center of our galaxy than we thought

webmaster - November 28, 2020

A new map of the Milky Way by Japanese space experts has put Earth 2,000 light years closer to the supermassive black hole at...

AI ‘doctor’s assistant’ among projects given £20m

webmaster - November 28, 2020

A computerized system that advises doctors on the best treatment to give a patient is among the artificial intelligence (AI) projects that have been...

Electric carmakers are in a stock market bubble

webmaster - November 28, 2020

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Hundreds of Syrians exit Lebanese town over tensions: UN

webmaster - November 28, 2020

At least 270 Syrian families have left a north Lebanon town, as hostility toward them mounted over a murder allegedly committed by a Syrian...

Urban women have higher risk of chronic diseases than rural dwellers in Africa

webmaster - November 28, 2020

African women who live in cities are seven percent more likely to have chronic diseases than rural dwellers.

Europe’s one-time bond market pariahs now locked in race to 0%

webmaster - November 28, 2020

Less than a decade ago, when Portugal stood at the brink of bankruptcy, its bond rate jumped above 18%. This week it yielded next...

Cyprus rocky testing ground For Mars

webmaster - November 28, 2020

International and Cypriot experts on Friday discussed a research project to test space equipment on the Mediterranean island before sending it to Mars to...