Amazon workers in Germany stage strike
(AP)—Amazon's German workers are staging a short-term strike in a push for higher wages.
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May 27, 2013
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Many take dim view of new-fangled Christmas lights
(AP) -- To Steven Walls, it's beginning to look nothing like Christmas, anywhere he goes.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 21, 2009
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2 kiwi birds are rare bright spot in grim extinction report
Two types of New Zealand kiwi birds are a rare bright spot in a mostly grim assessment of global species at risk of extinction.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2017
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Christmas consumption: What would the great economic philosophers think?
Even during a cost of living crisis, with interest rates and inflation high, the average spending per person for Christmas 2023 in the U.K. is expected to reach as much as £974. Retailers, advertisers and a sense of tradition ...
Economics & Business
Dec 23, 2023
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Huge DNA code of the Christmas tree being revealed
To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster.
Biotechnology
Dec 13, 2012
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Year's Best Gift Could Be A Job From Santa
In this year's myriad discussions of stimulus and jobs programs, no one has yet publicly raised the idea to ask Santa Claus to take Christmas Eve off. Outsourcing his job by asking mere mortals to deliver presents to the ...
Other
Dec 17, 2009
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Early childhood educator recommends better toys
When it comes to Christmas gifts for young children, Anna Nippert, instructor of early childhood education at Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology, recommends parents be more focused on fostering imagination ...
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2013
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Tech toys over $100 that are worth every penny
Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2009
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Rare Rothschild's giraffe calf born in Chester Zoo
A British zoo was celebrating after the birth of a rare Rothschild's giraffe calf, whose number has dwindled to fewer than 1,600 in its native Kenya and Uganda.
Plants & Animals
Dec 29, 2016
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The chemistry of Christmas baubles, and the great scientist who made them possible
Were it not for Baron Justus von Liebig, Christmas might look and taste quite different. Yet despite his contribution to everything from the stock cubes used in your gravy to the mirrors in your home, it is unlikely you have ...
Materials Science
Dec 21, 2021
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