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Breakthrough Computer Could Survive Extreme Conditions On Venus

IFL Science | 2017-02-09

We might one day able to launch a new extensive exploration campaign to Venus, as researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio have achieved a circuit that can withstand the extreme conditions of the planet. The research was published in the American Institute of Physics journal AIP Advances....

Facebook updates its Safety Check feature

The Times of India | 2017-02-09

Facebook on Wednesday updated its Safety Check feature with a way for people to lend, or get, helping hands after disasters. A new "Community Help" feature provides a forum at the leading social network where assistance can be offered to victims of floods, earthquakes, fires or other kinds of...

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As L.L. Bean cuts costs, liberal returns policy could change

The Associated Press | 2017-02-09

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) -- L.L. Bean is moving to cut costs by freezing pensions and offering voluntary early retirements, and company officials say they are taking a hard look at its generous shipping and return policies. The Freeport-based outdoors retailer will freeze its defined-benefit pension...

Fiat Chrysler CEO complains about emissions rules "mess" in Europe

Reuters | 2017-02-09

TURIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne complained on Thursday about emissions regulations in the European Union, saying that the single market was meant "to avoid this mess"....

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Indian doctor removes live cockroach from woman’s skull

Arabnews | 2017-02-09

NEW DELHI: It’s the stuff of nightmares — a cockroach crawls up your nose in the middle of the night, burrows in and drives you mad with scratching behind your eyes. But for one Indian woman, this horror story proved all too real. The...

Are you walking right?

The Times of India | 2017-02-09

We have all have heard that walking is so beneficial to health — we know about how it helps prevent several chronic conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke — but are we walking enough? An international heart association has recommended not less than 150 minutes a week (or 30 minutes a...

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Pyeongchang and the South Korea ski culture

CNN | 2017-02-09

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (CNN)Korean hip-hop music blasts from the speakers as snowboarders, decked out in neon from head to toe, cruise by on a slope as busy and bustling as a street in downtown Seoul. It's midnight. The slopes are still open and the music's still blaring. This is skiing South...

UEFA to ask FIFA for 16 places at expanded 2026 World Cup

St Louis Post-Dispatch | 2017-02-09

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Europe will formally ask FIFA for at least 16 places in the expanded 48-team World Cup lineup, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said Thursday. ......

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The Associated Press | 2017-02-09

Russian 'friendly fire' kills 3 Turkish soldiers in Syria

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A Russian warplane on Thursday accidentally hit a building in northern Syria with Turkish soldiers inside, killing at least three troops...

Fox News | 2017-02-09

Teacher wins Berlin compensation case over Muslim headscarf

A German court has ruled that a teacher who didn't get hired by a Berlin elementary school because she was wearing a Muslim headscarf will receive 8,680 euros...

LA Daily News | 2017-02-09

Russian hackers get burned in deal with Russia’s spy agency

TALLINN, Estonia — For several years a group of Russian hackers have been posting letters and documents stolen from senior Russian officials with...

Reuters | 2017-02-09

Explosion at EDF's Flamanville plant, no nuclear risk seen

An explosion has taken place at French utility EDF's Flamanville nuclear plant but there is no risk of a radiation leak, according to company officials. Julian...

Taipei Times | 2017-02-09

TRUMP EFFECT: Japanese auto parts maker drops Mexico plan due to Trump

A top Japanese auto parts maker yesterday said that it had dropped Mexico as a possible location for a new factory after US President Donald Trump rapped Toyota...

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