Uber launches first electric car fleet in Madrid

Yahoo Daily News | 2016-12-22

By María Vega Paúl MADRID (Reuters) - Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies launched in Madrid on Thursday its first fleet of electric cars. In Spain's capital city, as elsewhere, Uber's service of matching private car owners with passengers has prompted anger among the heavily-regulated taxi...

Facebook lurking makes you miserable, says study

BBC News | 2016-12-22

Researchers warn of envy and a "deterioration of mood" from spending too long looking at other people's social media stories, induced by...

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Trump needs to thwart a US recession

Sydney Morning Herald | 2016-12-22

Here's a frightening factoid for Donald Trump as he prepares to take office next month: Every Republican president since World War II has been in power during at least one recession....

Overnight Markets: Wall Street pauses after Trump rally

Citywire | 2016-12-22

Wall Street declined on Wednesday, with oil retreating and healthcare and real estate shares losing ground a day after the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones hit record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31 points, or 0.15%, to 19,944, the S&P 500 lost five points, or 0.24%, to 2,265 and the...

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Prostate cancer laser treatment cures half of trial subjects

Engadget | 2016-12-20

A new prostate cancer treatment that combines lasers and deep-sea bacteria could be "truly transformative," according to a team of researchers. A trial conducted with 415 men across Europe finished with nearly half completely free of cancer compared... ......

Thousands of communities at high risk from lead in paint, study finds

CBS News | 2016-12-20

An alarming new analysis by Reuters identifies thousands of communities across the country where, in some cases, lead poisoning from peeling paint has been measured as much as four times higher than the contaminated water in Flint, Michigan. Jericka Duncan reports. ......

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Copa del Rey: Barcelona's reserves rout Hercules 7-0, Arda Turan grabs a hat-trick

DNA India | 2016-12-22

The defending champions got off to a slow start, but the game opened up after defender Lucas Digne got on the board with a shot from inside the area in the 37th minute. Barcelona's reserves got the job done at the second attempt, leading the Catalan club to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey...

India finish 2016 at the top of ICC Test Team Rankings

Deccan Chronicle | 2016-12-21

Dubai: India have ended the year as the No.1 ranked Test side after posting a 4-0 win over England in the five-match series, which culminated with an innings and 75 runs victory for the home side in Chennai on Tuesday. The series win has helped India...

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Independent Online | 2016-12-22

Smugglers recovering migrant boats more easily

A leaked European External Action Service (EEAS) report shows that migrants leaving Libya are being rescued closer to the coast, giving the possibility to...

Wall Street Journal | 2016-12-22

Taliban Militants Killed in Attack on Home of Afghan Lawmaker

Afghan police gunned down three Taliban militants who had stormed the Kabul home of a prominent lawmaker, triggering an all-night battle with security forces...

Sputnik | 2016-12-22

'It's Shame' to Claim Aleppo Has Fallen Instead of Hailing Its Liberation

It is "a shame and a disgrace" to claim that Aleppo, one of the largest cities in Syria which has been fully liberated last week, "has fallen," Father Mtanios...

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Alternet | 2016-12-22

Trump's Nuclear Tweeting Stuns Even Fox News

"That would be something. We hit Dow 20,000… ka-boom." Even Fox News is sobering up to the potential...

Alternet | 2016-12-22

If You Want a Job With Team Trump, Shave Your Mustache

Unpresidented-elect Trump is picking people based on their looks. Need a job? Have a certain look?...