International
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China smog triggers demand for masks, filters, but hobbles deliveries
Image: A man wearing a respiratory protection mask walks toward an office building during the smog after a red alert was…
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Temperatures around North Pole leap close to melting point
Image: A member of a team of Cambridge scientists walks on some drift ice 500 miles (800 km) from the North…
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London offices have designs on tech as Brexit puts brake on finance
Image: The Shard building catches the early evening light as tourists cross the Millennium Bridge in London, Britain December 4, 2016.…
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Headaches, insects and yachts; excuses for not filing British tax returns
Image: FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past the headquarters of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in central London, Britain February…
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U.S. university launches tool to show how fake news spreads
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Researchers at Indiana University have developed a new tool that shows how fake…
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Facebook says government requests for account data rise 27 percent
Image: A man poses with a magnifier in front of a Facebook logo on display in this illustration taken in…
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Shipping faces threat from EU of unilateral levy on carbon emissions
Image: Shipping vessels and oil tankers line up on the eastern coast of Singapore July 22, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo…
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Activist investor ramps up pressure on Shell to act on climate change
Image: Logos of Shell is pictured at a gas station in the western Canakkale province, Turkey April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Murad…
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Ban on new Arctic drilling gives Canada leg up: U.S. lawmakers
Image: U.S. President Barack Obama participates in his last news conference of the year at the White House before leaving…
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Melanesian Spearhead Group considers West Papuan Membership
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is considering a full membership application by the United Liberation Movement for West Papua. Indonesia…
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