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Warmer seas keep hurricanes stronger for longer, study says

This RAMMB/NOAA satellite image shows Hurricane Eta moving over the Florida Keys, U.S., November 9, 2020. /VCG Warmer seas caused by climate change are making hurricanes stronger for longer af

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U.S. sanctions impede the right to health in Iran

The United States has left the fundamental norms of international law in the dust. In violation of the universal right to health, the U.S. government has employed polit

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Former Facebook and Pinterest exec Tim Kendall traces “extractive business models” to VCs

Last month, former Facebook and Pinterest executive Tim Kendall told Congress during a House hearing on the dangers of social media that Facebook made its products so addictive because its ad-driven

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U.S. sanctions impede the right to health in Iran

The United States has left the fundamental norms of international law in the dust. In violation of the universal right to health, the U.S. government has employed polit

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A clean energy company now has a market cap rivaling ExxonMobil

The news last week that NextEra Energy, a U.S. utility and renewable energy company, briefly overtook ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco to become the world’s most valuable energy producer shows just h

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Trump could act unilaterally to avoid U.S. airline layoffs, White House says

President Donald Trump is weighing executive action to avoid massive layoffs at U.S. airlines if Congress fails to agree a fresh coronavirus stimulus package, White Hou

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Wildfires continue to burn across California

Huge wildfires continued to wreak havoc on Saturday across the U.S. state of California, with more than 1 million acre (4 billion square meters) of land set ablaze and

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Torrential rain wreaks havoc in SW China's Sichuan

Heavy rain is continuing to wreak havoc in southwest China's Sichuan Province, with tens of thousands of residents evacuated, houses damaged and roads blocked. Torrent

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U.S. travel industry seeks government assistance, new tax breaks

The coronavirus-hit U.S. travel industry on Friday asked Congress for 10 billion U.S. dollars in federal grants to promote safe practices, new liability protections and tax credits for travelers a

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China on yellow alert for incessant rainstorms

China's national observatory issued a yellow alert for rainstorms on Friday as incessant downpours continued to wreak havoc in vast stretches of the country. From Frid

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UN updates COVID-19 humanitarian response appeal

The United Nations on Thursday released an updated COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan that requires 10.3 billion U.S. dollars to help fragile countries cope wit

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Macro just raised $4.3M to make your never-ending Zoom calls more useful

In this pandemic world, in-person meetings are a thing of the past. Most meetings these days are done via video conference, and no company has capitalized on the shift quite like Zoom.Macro, a new Fir

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China issues blue alert for widespread rainstorms

China's national observatory on Tuesday issued a blue alert for rainstorms, as incessant downpours continued to wreak havoc across vast stretches of the country. From

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Time for an international currency to replace the greenback

During the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, the United Kingdom economist John Maynard Keynes proposed the establishment of an international clearing house (ICU) using the

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Time for an international currency to replace the greenback

During the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, the United Kingdom economist John Maynard Keynes proposed the establishment of an international clearing house (ICU) using the

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Traffic police officer swims through flooding to check school safety

Heavy rain-triggered flooding has inundated a middle school in Tongling City, east China's Anhui Province.To ensure no students stranded in the school, a traffic police

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China allocates 615 mln yuan for disaster relief

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