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George Osborne

Osborne warns that a Brexit could increase borrowing costs for home-owners

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Chancellor George Osborne said there could be higher borrowing costs in store for British home-owners if the UK votes to leave European Union this June. His...
The WOW Signal

1977 alien WOW signal probably comets not advanced extraterrestrials

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The mysterious WOW Signal, an event in 1977 when astronomers received a powerful blast of radio waves that lasted 72 seconds and seriously considered...
China

China reports first quarter growth of 6.7%, slowest rate in seven years

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China just reported its slowest quarterly economic growth in seven years, but still largely in line with expectations and China's own growth targets. The...
George Osborne

Osborne pledges “groundbreaking” international deal will help tackle tax dodging

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Chancellor George Osborne pledged that a “groundbreaking” international deal will help tackle tax dodging and make it more difficult for wealthy individuals and businesses...
Monarch butterfly integrates time of day with Sun position

How Monarch butterfly never gets lost during 2000 mile long migration explained

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Why does the monarch butterfly never get lost during its 2000 mile long migration? It has an internal, genetically encoded compass that allows it...
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HTC Vive VR owners can now play Oculus Rift games thanks to new software...

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A developer known as LibreVR has created a software patch which allows owners of the HTC Vive VR headset to play games exclusively made...
UFO sighting in Canada

Reported UFO sightings totalled 1267 in Canada in 2015 nearly a record

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The total number of UFO sightings in Canada reached 1267 in 2015, or three to four per day, according to a new survey - The...
Greenland ice melt two days

Greenland ice sheet melt one month early shocks and alarms scientists

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Nearly 12% of the Greenland ice sheet had more than 1mm of melt by 11th April this year, one month earlier than the previous...
Bob Dudley, BP

BP shareholders to vote on chief executive’s 20% pay hike

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Later today BP shareholders will vote on whether chief executive Bob Dudley merits a 20% rise in his pay package – the vote will...
Whale vomit ambergris

Whale vomit found on beach highly sought after by perfume industry

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If you are walking down the beach and see a piece of whale vomit, pick it up, because the perfume industry might pay you...