Daily measurements of CO2 at the authoritative “Keeling lab” on Hawaii have topped 400 parts per million for the first time. (And we are still alive, who would have guessed?)
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Bill to overturn 1992 court decision has support of Obama, Amazon and Walmart — but its future in the House is uncertain
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Have you ever uploaded a photo to Facebook, Instagram or Flickr? If so, you’ll probably want to read this, because the rules on who can exploit your work have now changed radically, overnight.
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The ranks of the unemployed in Spain climbed above six million for the first time ever as the jobless rate hit an unprecedented 27 percent in the first quarter of the year, this despite an easing of the recession in the period.
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White House advisers warned they’d recommend president veto legislation in face of increased privacy concerns
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33 percent of global crude oil and over 50 percent of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes through the South China Sea each year. This is why the US navy has a huge base in Singapore and the reason the US is trying to keep China from controlling islands in this sea.
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The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday signed off on a sweeping, first-of-its-kind treaty to regulate the international arms trade, brushing aside worries from U.S. gun rights advocates that the pact could lead to a national firearms registry and disrupt the American gun market.
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The Houston City Council passed an ordinance meant to help track down criminals who try to resell stolen valuables. Gold-buying businesses will now be required to photograph and fingerprint sellers as well as photograph the items that are being sold to the dealer.
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China surpassed the U.S. to become the world’s biggest trading nation last year as measured by the sum of exports and imports of goods, a milestone in the Asian nation’s challenge to the U.S. dominance in global commerce that emerged after the end of World War II.
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Catalonia’s parliament approved yesterday (23 January) a declaration of sovereignty signalling the start of an uncertain journey towards a referendum on independence from Spain for the north-eastern region.
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