(AP) -- Facebook is getting a $200 million investment from a Russian Internet investor that values the social networking company at $10 billion even though it has yet to turn a profit.
Business
May 26, 2009
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When considering human settlements on the moon, Mars and further afield, much attention is given to the travel times, food and radiation risk. We'll undoubtedly face a harsh environment in deep space and some thinkers have ...
Space Exploration
Jul 23, 2024
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As climate change drives temperature increases and lower precipitation in southern Africa, research has found that there is likely to be an increase in the number of wildfires in regions that are already hot, dry and water ...
Environment
Jul 17, 2024
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Recent deaths have highlighted the seriousness of intimate partner violence nationally. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, the number of women killed by partners increased by 28% from 2022 to 2023. While ...
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2024
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The US state of Hawaii has reached an historic agreement in response to litigation by youth activists, promising to speed up the de-carbonization of its transport sector to protect their right to a safe and healthy climate.
Environment
Jun 21, 2024
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More than five decades after Denver said "thanks, but no thanks" to hosting the 1976 Winter Olympics, large numbers of Coloradans still feel ambivalent about going for gold.
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2024
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Climate change doubled the likelihood of the historic floods in southern Brazil and amplified intense rains caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon, scientists said Monday.
Environment
Jun 4, 2024
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Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people. Death and destruction have also ...
Environment
May 1, 2024
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A landmark legal settlement has once again focused our attention on the dangers of "forever chemicals."
Environment
Apr 29, 2024
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An analysis of glacial data spanning four decades has provided valuable insights into the changes taking place in the glaciers of the Pir Panjal range within the Kashmir basin in India. The research, published in the International ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 9, 2024
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