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Former Archbishop of Canterbury joins first climate repentance ceremony
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Chicago DNC protesters breach security fence near where Bidens set to appear
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North Korea hackers may have stolen data on laser weapon -police
SEOUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) – South Korean police are investigating whether a North Korean hacker group, accused of stealing data from 14 entities, obtained information on defence technology including an anti-aircraft laser, a Seoul city police official said on Wednesday. The probe, which is being carried out in conjunction with the U.S. Federal Bureau of…
A 6.9 magnitude quake in remote Papua New Guinea kills 3 and destroys nearly 1,000 homes
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea killing at least three people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 homes, officials said. The quake rocked the East Sepik region at about 6.20 a.m. Sunday (2020 GMT Saturday) near the town of…
U.S. scientists hit new fusion energy milestone
U.S. scientists at the federal Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced Sunday that they achieved net energy gain in a nuclear fusion reaction for a second time — this time with a higher energy yield. Why it matters: Scientists have worked for decades to develop nuclear fusion as a source of effectively limitless clean energy, but Axios’ Alison Snyder…
