German airline giant Lufthansa said it will cancel "more than 800" flights Tuesday as public-sector workers walk out on strike for more pay, hobbling major airports like Frankfurt.
Business
Apr 9, 2018
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The US-led global coalition fighting Islamic State has, with success, robbed the terrorist movement of its territorial safe havens. But when it comes to facing war's brutal nature, the West fumbles the football. It habitually ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2018
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More than 1,000 Amazon workers in Spain are planning to go on strike next week against a planned drop in allowances and overtime, a first in the country, a union said Tuesday.
Business
Mar 13, 2018
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Aviation experts estimate that every commercial airplane in the world is struck by lightning at least once per year. Around 90 percent of these strikes are likely triggered by the aircraft itself: In thunderstorm environments, ...
Engineering
Mar 9, 2018
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Greek commuters saw journeys disrupted Monday as taxi drivers downed tools to protest at competition from ride-sharing firm Uber on a day rail workers also held a 24-hour strike.
Business
Mar 6, 2018
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Scientists at Amherst College and Aalto University have created, for the first time a three-dimensional skyrmion in a quantum gas. The skyrmion was predicted theoretically over 40 years ago, but only now has it been observed ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 2, 2018
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Half of Air France's long-haul flights out of Paris were cancelled Thursday due to a strike over pay by pilots, cabin crew and ground staff.
Business
Feb 22, 2018
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Lightning may strike less often in future across the globe as the planet warms, a scientific study suggests.
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2018
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The migration of the dinosaurs across the globe was so rapid that it may have contributed to their demise, new research has found.
Archaeology
Feb 6, 2018
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A storm system approaches: the sky darkens, and the low rumble of thunder echoes from the horizon. Then without warning... Flash! Crash!—lightning has struck.
General Physics
Nov 22, 2017
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