Optics breakthrough to revamp night vision

Science Daily | 2016-05-25

A breakthrough could make infra-red technology easy-to-use and cheap, potentially saving millions of dollars in defense and other areas using sensing devices for night vision, and boosting applications to a host of new areas, including agriculture. Researchers have demonstrated a dramatic increase...

Gun crime: European countries urged to improve data sharing

BBC News | 2016-05-25

Governments across Europe need to improve the way they gather and share information about firearms to cut gun crime, a major UK-led report has said. Researchers' main concern was the lack of emphasis placed by some countries on investigating the source of weapons. As part of the study, experts...

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Ethiopian Official Wants to Become First African WHO Chief

Voa News | 2016-05-24

Ethiopia’s foreign minister and previous health minister, Tedros Adhanom, has thrown his hat into the ring as Africa’s first and only candidate for the post of director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO). A new U.N. health chief will be appointed during next year’s World Health Assembly....

WHO boss: Zika result of 'massive' mosquito control failures

CNN | 2016-05-24

(CNN)World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan lashed out at family planning and mosquito control "failures" as root causes of the ongoing Zika crisis in an address to the World Health Assembly Monday. Chan said that countries "dropped the ball" on mosquito control in the 1970s...

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Lowry, DeRozan lead Raptors to 105-99 win over Cav

Boston Herald | 2016-05-24

TORONTO — A series that once looked lopsided is now even. Kyle Lowry scored 35 points, including a driving layup in the final minute, and DeMar DeRozan had 32 as the Toronto Raptors evened the Eastern Conference Finals by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-99 in Game 4 on Monday night. DeMarre...

Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid forward in injury scare

BBC News | 2016-05-24

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo limped off towards the end of a training session on Tuesday, prompting speculation about his fitness for Saturday's Champions League final. The former Ballon d'Or winner has been plagued by a thigh injury that forced him to...

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Bloomberg | 2016-05-24

Brazil’s Giant Corruption Probe Ensnares U.S. Steel Venture

Ripples from Brazil’s giant graft probe are reaching Pittsburgh, where U.S. Steel Corp. is looking into accusations that one of its local ventures paid bribes....

WorldNews.com | 2016-05-24

Greece Begins Bulldozing Idomeni Refugee Camp

Greek authorities began dismantling the refugee camp at Idomeni on the Greek-Macedonian border on Tuesday, The Associated Press reports. Starting at dawn,...

WorldNews.com | 2016-05-24

'Keurig Of Cannabis' Seen As Sign Legalized Pot Is Becoming Depressingly Unhip

A buttoned-up businessman has developed a marijuana vaporizer, dubbed the “Keurig of cannabis,” that threatens to make legalized pot depressingly unhip,...

WorldNews.com | 2016-05-24

Police Fire Water Cannons At Brussels Protesters Following Anti-Austerity Rally

A major anti-austerity demonstration in Brussels Tuesday injured at least one policeman and several protesters after fighting broke out, causing Belgian riot...

Time Magazine | 2016-05-24

French Police Officers Raid Google Offices in Paris

(PARIS) — French police have raided Google’s Paris offices as part of an investigation into “aggravated tax fraud” and money laundering,...

The Daily Beast | 2016-05-24

U.S. Didn’t Warn Pakistan of Mansour Hit

The U.S. drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour over the weekend reportedly came as a surprise to...

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The Washington Post | 2016-05-25

Why so quiet, Fox News?

Megyn Kelly was all over the media in the weeks leading up to the debut of her special, “Megyn...