Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclear
Syria was cut off from the Internet on Tuesday, according to US tech firms monitoring Web traffic and the State Department.
May 07, 2013
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May 07, 2013
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Yahoo's email service in China to close in August
Yahoo's email service in China will close this summer as part of an arrangement worked out with its partner in that country, Alibaba Group.
Apr 22, 2013
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Japan whale 'research' a flashpoint in global dispute
Train derailment spills 30,000 gallons of oil in Minnesota
Crews were working Thursday to clean up as much as 30,000 gallons of oil that spilled onto a Minnesota field after a mile-long train derailed.
Mar 28, 2013
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WWF says Chinese 'river pig' close to extinction
Language used in immigration debates may be as important as the policies
The language activists and politicians use in immigration debates may be as important as the policies they are debating when it comes to long-term effects, according to the author of a new study in the April issue of the ...
Mar 28, 2013
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EU bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients (Update)
Russia moves to shut down Lake Baikal paper mill
A controversial Soviet-era paper mill on the shores of Lake Baikal will be closed down, a government spokeswoman said Thursday, after years of complaints about pollution at the UNESCO-protected Siberian site.
Feb 28, 2013
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Inequality in schools threatens US prosperity, scholars say
Decades of reform have failed to create a strong and fair school system in the United States, with poor and minority students at an increasing disadvantage, a new report says.
Feb 21, 2013
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World wide web creator sees open access future for academic publishing
Activists pushing for free, open access to academic papers will eventually defeat publishers who seek to lock scholarly findings behind paywalls, the founder of the world wide web said today.
Jan 29, 2013
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French nuclear firm tightens safety at Niger mine
French nuclear energy conglomerate Areva said on Thursday it had beefed up safety procedures at two uranium mines in Niger after green activists said contaminated scrap metal from the facilities had been ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Foxconn faces another strike in China: rights group
Over 1,000 workers went on strike over working conditions at a plant linked to Foxconn, a rights group said Saturday, in the latest controversy to hit the Taiwanese technology giant.
Jan 12, 2013
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FDA says fast-growing fish would not harm nature (Update)
Taiwan's Hon Hai delays opening plant in Indonesia
Taiwanese technology giant Hon Hai Precision has postponed construction of a mobile phone factory in Indonesia which was to have begun by the end of this year, a report said Thursday.
Dec 06, 2012
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Google, Twitter activate voice tweets for Syrians
Google and Twitter announced Friday they have reactivated a voice-tweet program to allow Syrians affected by the shutdown of the Internet to get messages out.
Nov 30, 2012
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