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Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change

Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change

Oslo's main waste incinerator began the world's first experiment to capture carbon dioxide from the fumes of burning rubbish on…
Twitter to see executive shakeup: reports

Twitter to see executive shakeup: reports

Twitter is losing at least three top executives, in a major shakeup at the social network, reports said Sunday. Those departing…
Sexual trauma raises suicide risk among veterans

Sexual trauma raises suicide risk among veterans

Men and women veterans who experienced sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment while serving in the military are at…
Skin cancer more deadly when caught during pregnancy

Skin cancer more deadly when caught during pregnancy

Melanoma may be even more dangerous when it’s diagnosed in women during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth,…
Pregnant women face virus threat ahead of Brazil Olympic games

Pregnant women face virus threat ahead of Brazil Olympic games

Unusually wet weather, poor sanitation and a public health service weakened by economic crisis are contributing to an outbreak in…
Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder

Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder

A few meters away from the Red Sea Governorate's office, and in a garden housing a memorial statue, employees at…
As China cuts green car subsidies, automakers’ electric dreams differ

As China cuts green car subsidies, automakers’ electric dreams differ

China will maintain plans to gradually phase out subsidies for green energy vehicles until they are fully eliminated in 2021…
Parents’ debt may influence childrens’ emotional wellbeing

Parents’ debt may influence childrens’ emotional wellbeing

Some kinds of debt, such as home mortgages and education loans, are linked to better child wellbeing while unsecured debt…
Surgery patients do better when hospitals are good to nurses

Surgery patients do better when hospitals are good to nurses

Surgery patients do better when nurses have better working environments, according to a new study. Hospitals with well-staffed, top-notch nursing departments…
Classroom standing desks may curb kids’ sedentary time

Classroom standing desks may curb kids’ sedentary time

Standing desks in classrooms could be an easy way to help make kids’ time in school less sedentary, a new…
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