2016 ‘very likely’ to be world’s warmest year
Source: BBC By Matt McGrath 2016 looks poised to be the warmest year on record globally, according to preliminary data. With data from just the first nine months, scientists are […]
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A microbe no one has even seen could explain our origins
Source: BBC By Deepa Padmanaban 14 November 2016 Between Greenland and Norway in the mid-Atlantic ocean, 7,546ft (2300m) below the surface, there is a black and smoky region where hot […]
Samsung buys connected car firm Harman for $8bn in cash
Source: BBC Samsung Electronics is buying automotive electronics-maker Harman International Industries for $8bn (£6.4bn), as it makes a big push into connected car technologies. Internet-connected cars will improve in-car entertainment, and be able to help with crash alerts and diagnosing engine problems. It will also be key for driverless technology. […]
Xi Jinping tells Donald Trump US and China must co-operate
Source: BBC Chinese President Xi Jinping has told US president-elect Donald Trump that co-operation is the “only correct choice” for relations, state media say. The pair spoke as a Chinese state newspaper warned that the US could face retaliatory measures if new duties were placed on Chinese goods. Mr Trump […]
Stress ‘changes brains of boys and girls differently’
Source: BBC Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways, a Stanford University study suggests. A part of the brain linked to emotions and […]
Region’s first self-cooling eco-home unveiled
Source: Gulf News Dubai: A full-sized home that cools itself in the UAE’s scorching summer heat was unveiled in Dubai on Friday. At first, the two-storey, four-bedroom house, which stands […]
After Trump’s Win, White Evangelical Christians Face A Reckoning
Source: Huffington Post President-elect Donald Trump zealously courted American evangelicals during his campaign ― setting up private meetings, putting together an advisory committee composed of top leaders, and repeatedly playing into evangelicals’ fear that Christianity in America is growing weaker. On election day, it paid off. Despite his divorces, his […]
Now That The Election Is Over, It’s Time To Heal Our Spirits
Source: Huffington Post During her concession speech on Wednesday morning, Hillary Clinton urged the crowd, “Let us have faith in each other, let us not grow weary, let us not lose heart, […]
Heart Disease Is Way Down In the U.S.
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander Coronary heart disease has dropped by about 20% In the last two decades, public health experts have urged Americans to make their hearts healthier. Blood pressure guidelines have been updated, the risks of smoking and diabetes have been emphasized, and dramatically more people have taken the […]
Hillary Clinton Blames FBI Director James Comey for Election Loss
Source: Time By Katie Reilly She said his letters to Congress stopped her campaign’s momentum and motivated Donald Trump voters Hillary Clinton on Saturday blamed her stunning election loss on FBI Director James Comey, saying his late-October letter to Congress about her use of a private email server hurt her campaign’s […]
What’s Going on With Mortgage Rates?
Source: Money By Kerry Close @kerryclose Chuck Franklin—AlamyMortgage rates shot up since Trump was elected president. A few things to know before you rush to refinance due to post-election rate increases. […]
Blast at Sufi Shrine in Pakistan Kills 50, Wounds More Than 100
Source: Time By Abdul Sattar / AP The blast occurred with hundreds in attendance at the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Bilal Noorani QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from […]
Workers ‘cutting hours’ because of childcare costs
Source: BBC More than one in four UK business leaders say employees have cut their hours because of the “high cost of childcare”, a report from the British Chambers of […]
Quieten calls to prayer in Israel – Netanyahu
Source: BBC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is backing a proposal to quieten calls to prayer, saying he has received complaints from all quarters about “noise and suffering”. Later on […]
New Zealand earthquake: Two dead following powerful tremor
Source: BBC Two people have died after a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island. Prime Minister John Key said further details were not yet known. The US Geological Survey said it hit just after midnight (11:02 GMT on Sunday), some 95km (59 miles) from Christchurch. A tsunami arrived […]
Donald Trump: How the media created the President
Source: BBC By David SillitoMedia correspondent Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionTrump’s triumph confounded pollsters, pundits and the mainstream media What part did the media, both mainstream and alternative, play in Donald Trump’s election success? On 30 September 2016, the San Diego Union Tribune made history. For the first time in its 148-year […]
Trump election: Up to three million migrants ‘to be targeted’
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal migrants initially. Those targeted would be migrants with criminal records, such as gang members and drug dealers, he told US broadcaster CBS in an interview. He also confirmed that another election promise, […]
Anti-Trump protesters gear up for weekend demonstrations across the US
Source: The Gaurdian By Jon Swaine and Guardian Staff Thousands have taken to the streets across the country in the days since Donald Trump was elected president. Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/REX/Shutterstock Protesters across the US were gearing up on Friday for weekend demonstrations over the election of Donald Trump, as other activists […]
Tens of thousands march demanding South Korean president Park Geun-Hye resign
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse Tens of thousands of men, women and children joined one of the largest anti-government protests seen in Seoul for decades on Saturday, demanding President Park […]
Isis deploys child suicide bombers as Iraqi army advances
Source: The Guardian By Martin Chulov Islamic State fighters have killed scores of alleged spies or battlefield deserters in the past week and are dispatching boys as young as 12 to the frontlines with suicide belts as the group’s enemies advance on its last major strongholds. Witnesses in Raqqa and Mosul […]