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Moft is back with a clever laptop sleeve that converts into a stand

Moft is a clever company that makes clever products. For a while there, I was sporting their laptop stand. It was a head-turner when I used to unfold it during meetings — back when we used to do those

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Canada's last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming

VCG Much of Canada's remaining intact ice shelf has broken apart into hulking iceberg islands thanks to a hot summer and global warming, scientists said.Canada's 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf

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Some 80,000 children displaced due to Beirut explosions: UNICEF

About 80,000 children have been displaced by Tuesday's huge explosions that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Thu

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An Indian skipper frog and his big cat

Two brave frogs perch on the back of a large tiger as it naps in a pool of water. The Indian skipper frogs, which are just seven centimeters long, had climbed onto the unfa

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CDC says some sickened after swallowing hand sanitizer

Fifteen cases of methanol poisoning caused by swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitizers were reported in Arizona and New Mexico in May and June, leading to four deaths, the U.S. Centers for Disease

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S. Africa urges parties in Nile dam talks to continue discussions

South Africa on Thursday appealed to Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to continue discussions aimed at resolving the ongoing disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds Live bring active noise cancelation for $170

Samsung’s made quality earbuds for a number of years now. They’re never particularly exciting or innovative, but they’re always a solid choice in an overcrowded market. Today’s big Unpacked event adds

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Microsoft aims to achieve "zero waste" goals by 2030

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced the goal to achieve "zero waste" for the company's direct operations, products and packaging by 2030. To address waste creation, Microsoft will reduce nearly as m

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Sudan: Heavy rains, flash floods destroy houses, wash away crops-UN

Children collect filtered chlorinated water for drinking purpose from a UNICEF supported water point in Sudan's Blue Nile state, which has been hard hit by the recent flooding./UNICEF Hundreds

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Massive California wildfire forces evacuations

Fire crews in California are battling a massive wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes east of Los Angeles. /Social Media Fire crews in California are battling a massive

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SpaceX and NASA successfully return Crew Dragon spacecraft to Earth with astronauts on board

SpaceX and NASA have made history once again, successfully completing the crucial final phase of their Demo-2 mission for the Crew Dragon spacecraft, SpaceX’s first spacecraft made for human fl

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Chinese university scholars elected as members of Academia Europaea

Two scholars with the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) based in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, have been elected as

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Chinese state councilor stresses flood control, post-disaster recovery

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong has called for all-out efforts in flood control and post-disaster recovery to ensure the safety of people's lives and property. Wang,

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Philippines' Duterte recommends petrol to clean face masks, says 'not joking'

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told his people they should use gasoline as a disinfectant for protective face masks - and stressed that his advice was

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Philippine president recommends petrol to clean face masks

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addresses a ceremony for an armed forces change of command at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 18, 2018. /Reuters Philippine

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China's Yangtze River flood response drops

Chinese authorities on Friday downgraded the emergency response for flood control in the Yangtze River and riverside areas to Level III, the second-lowest in the respo

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Lift off! NASA launches new Mars rover to search for signs of alien life

The Perseverance rover will spend the next seven months flying to Mars before attempting a dangerous landing.