More than 300 million people in China now have microblogging accounts, a state-run newspaper reported, as the country's fast-growing online population seeks to bypass tight media controls.
Internet
Nov 22, 2011
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Dinosaur tracks from 112 million years ago have been damaged in southeastern Utah by heavy machinery used to rebuild a boardwalk at the popular tourist area, U.S. officials say.
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 03, 2022
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A vast wall of molten lava creeping down the slopes of Spain's La Palma island has now destroyed 320 buildings, as distraught residents watched the flow inching towards the sea on Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 22, 2021
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Hundreds, possibly thousands of turtle eggs and hatchlings have been destroyed on the northern Trinidad coast by government workers who drove their bulldozers over the breeding ground.
Ecology
Jul 10, 2012
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Accurate forecasting and the evacuation of several hundred thousand people helped avert any loss of life after a cyclone clobbered southeast India, authorities said Thursday, as rescuers worked to restore power and clear ...
Environment
Nov 26, 2020
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The Italian–French Concordia research station in Antarctica sits in the largest desert in the world. Situated 3200 m above sea level with temperatures that can reach –80°C, oxygen is scarce and even walking to a tractor ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2015
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A no-deal Brexit could cost up to 5,000 jobs in Ireland's fisheries, but it's not just access to the UK's coastal waters that the country is hoping to hold on to in any post-Brexit arrangement. Perhaps more important to Ireland ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2020
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