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Canaries dumped in a box

Seventeen soaked canaries left in box in freezing night RSPCA investigates

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Seventeen soaked canaries had been abandoned in a box with no air holes – it had been sealed shut - on one of the...

Rogers posts 28 percent slump in 3rd quarter profit

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Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications Inc. posted a 28% fall in profit for the third quarter. It reported net income of $332...
Global warming

2014 was the warmest year since record keeping began

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New data reveals that 2014 was the hottest year since scientists began keeping records 135 years ago. According to climate experts at NASA and the...
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Instagram launches new feature, curated video channels

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Instagram added a new feature yesterday for its users in the US. The Facebook-owned photo and video-sharing platform rolled out a heavily curated 24-hour...
automation

Does automation kill jobs? Yes and No

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Does automation kill jobs or create them? The answer is “both”, according to a new study carried out by EMSI (Economic Modeling Specialists International)...
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Ancient meteorites zapped by laser to protect Earth from violent collisions

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A couple of super ancient meteorites will be zapped with a high-powered laser as part of a project to protect Earth from violent killer-asteroid...
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Alton Towers slashing 190 jobs as visitor numbers plunge

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Alton Towers theme park may cut up to 190 jobs amid a plunge in visitor numbers after a rollercoaster crash in June which seriously...
Air Force fighter jet armed with laser guns

US Air Force planes armed with laser guns soon and maybe shields too

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US Air Force planes could be armed with Star Wars type laser guns by the end of this decade, and maybe shields that protect...
Stacks of gold bars

Gold prices plunge to five year low

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Gold prices dropped to a five year low on Monday, plunging 4 percent at one point to $1,088 a troy ounce - the lowest...
Aequorea village under water off Rio in Brazil

Underwater village Aequorea with skyscrapers designed by Belgian architect

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Belgian architect, Vincent Callebaut, has designed an underwater village called Aequorea with skyscrapers, which he describes as a self-sufficient non-polluting eco-village where almost everything is located below...