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Butter in Canada isn't spreading as it should and no one knows why

Many Canadians think their butter used to be better. /CFP Canadians are looking for clarification on a hard question: Why is butter not spreading properly at room temperature?The mystery, dubb

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Why data should be the basis for future decisions on lockdowns

02:59 Governments are turning to big data to find patterns to better inform their policy-making in the time of coronavirus.From death and infection rates to hospitalizations, from the

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SolarWinds hackers targeted NASA, Federal Aviation Administration networks

Hackers are said to have broken into the networks of U.S. space agency NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration as part of a wider espionage campaign targeting U.S. government agencies and private

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Texans help one another amid winter storm

02:04 In the aftermath of a devastating winter storm, the U.S. state of Texas continues to grapple with widespread damage to its infrastructure. Although power has been restored in mos

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Biden approves major disaster declaration for Texas

People wait in line to fill up their containers with water in Austin, Texas, February 19, 2021. /AP U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday approved a major disaster declaration for Texas, which

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Bitcoin market hits $1.0 trillion in value

At about 1625 GMT, bitcoin zoomed to its latest all-time pinnacle at $54,182. /VCG The total value of all bitcoin topped $1.0 trillion on Friday, capping a spectacular record-breaking week for

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Bitcoin steams to new record and nears $1 trillion market cap

Bitcoin hits an all-time high of $52,932, February 19, 2021. /CFP Bitcoin hit yet another record high on Friday, and moved within sight of a market capitalization of $1 trillion, shrugging off

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Gulf War syndrome 'likely caused by nerve gas' not depleted uranium, study finds

Researchers say none of those tested in the study were exposed to any significant amounts of the radioactive substance.

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Volunteers increase New York subway patrols amid rising violence

A volunteer organization, the Guardian Angels, will ramp up patrols in the New York subway system to combat a recent surge in violent crimes, said founder Curtis Sliwa at a press conference on

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2.7 million households without power as Texans wake up to cold

The on-ramp to a highway is closed due to snow and ice in Houston, Texas, the United States, on Feb. 15, 2021. /Xinhua Millions of people in Texas in the U.S. awoke on Wednesday without heat a

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'Once-in-a-lifetime moment' as one of UK's rarest types of bees discovered

The insect used to be widespread throughout the country, but its numbers have declined by 80% over the last century.

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Australia says content laws working after Nine-Google deal reports

Australia's biggest locally owned media company Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd. has agreed on a content licensing deal with Google for AU$30 million ($23.2 million) a year, reported the Sydne

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Fake Amazon reviews being sold 'in bulk' for £5 each online

Sites are openly offering bogus commendations, while soliciting positive feedback in exchange for free products or cash.

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Affordability, availability, hesitancy hampering COVID-19 vaccination

The development of new COVID-19 vaccines will have little impact if the global population is not immunized against the virus on time to build strong immunity against the virus, warned a team of re

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Kosovo's anti-establishment party set to win in parliamentary vote

Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti arrives to cast his vote at a polling station during the snap parliamentary election in Pristina, Kosovo, February 14, 2021. /Getty Kosovo's anti-establishment

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The rise of the activist developer

The last few months have put technology and its role in society, especially in the United States, in the spotlight.We need a serious conversation on the equitable and ethical use of tech, what can be

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How Borrell's visit to Moscow affects EU-Russia relations

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. /Xinhua Editor's note:Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliament. The article reflects the