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Going up? Space elevator will zoom astronauts 20 kilometers above earth

The Guardian | 2015-08-17

China explosions: Tianjin residents hold protests

BBC News | 2015-08-17

Migrants gather in Turkey to take shortest route to Europe

The Malta Independent | 2015-08-17

Gone in 8 months: What Earth produces in a year

The Times of India | 2015-08-17

Thoth Technology in Canada getting a US Patent for a Space Elevator

Syria's Civil War: Douma Airstrike Toll Nears 100

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Oscar Pistorius may be out on parole in August

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China increases Tianjin blast evacuation zone amid fears over toxic chemicals

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Going up? Space elevator will zoom astronauts 20 kilometers above earth

The Guardian | 2015-08-17

Going up? Space elevator will zoom astronauts 20 kilometers above earth

Canadian space firm granted the US patent for an elevator designed to take astronauts up into the stratosphere, so they can then be propelled into space ...

photo: NASA

UN official 'horrified' by attacks on Syria's civilians

The Associated Press | 2015-08-17

UN official 'horrified' by attacks on Syria's civilians

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- The United Nations humanitarian chief said on Monday he is "horrified" by the attacks on civilians taking place in Syria, singling out in particular government airstrikes the previous day that...

photo: AP / Shaam News Network

Bangkok bomb blast: 27 dead; two more bombs found, one detonated

The Times of India | 2015-08-17

Bangkok bomb blast: 27 dead; two more bombs found, one detonated

NEW DELHI/BANGKOK: A bomb blast rocked a shrine at a major central Bangkok intersection during the evening rush hour Monday, the government said, reportedly killing more than a dozen people and injuring many others....

photo: AP / Sackchai Lalit

Oscar Pistorius release: Prosecutors launch appeal to upgrade verdict to murder

The Independent | 2015-08-17

Oscar Pistorius release: Prosecutors launch appeal to upgrade verdict to murder

Prosecutors have launched an appeal against the verdict in the case of a killing committed by South African athlete Oscar Pistorius. Mr Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide for killing his girlfriend Reeva...

photo: AP

China explosions: Tianjin residents hold protests

BBC News | 2015-08-17

China explosions: Tianjin residents hold protests

17 August 2015 From the section China Residents on Monday held up banners protesting the fact that homes were allowed to be built just 600m from the warehouse containing hazardous materials People in the Chinese city of...

photo: AP / Paul Traynor

Migrants gather in Turkey to take shortest route to Europe

The Malta Independent | 2015-08-17

Migrants gather in Turkey to take shortest route to Europe

Suddenly, almost silently, a group of young men carrying a small plastic dinghy emerges from the darkness, dashes across a road and a dirty strip of sand and plunges into the crystal-clear waters of the Aegean Sea. With...

photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko

Gone in 8 months: What Earth produces in a year

The Times of India | 2015-08-17

Gone in 8 months: What Earth produces in a year

Humanity has already used up 100% of the resources produced by the Earth this year, meaning that any consumption from now on represents an unsustainable burden on the planet. Known as Earth Overshoot Day, the moment when...