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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a US airline safety regulator, banned certain models of MacBook Pro units from flights.
The ban means that travelers can no longer br…
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Protesters across Brazil condemn the government’s decision to cut its education budget.
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro has been strongly criticized by the public for …
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Singapore has announced a ban on selling elephant ivory within the country, effective 2021.
The authorities will penalize violators with fines…
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A study found that repeated minor head hits can cause damage to the brain over time.
Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center and Carnegie Mellon University …
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Google has launched a new tool that will help teachers check students’ outputs for plagiarism.
Called Assignments, the tool incorporates features found in othe…
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A British family posted a peculiar job advertisement for a tutor who can portray Miss Honey from the story Matilda.
Matilda …
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FaceApp, a mobile app that lets users transform their faces in photos, stirred privacy concerns.
The app, created by Russian company Wireless Lab, went viral i…
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Scientists at Rutgers University developed a special type of cement that can reduce the “urban heat island effect” in cities and other populated areas.
The “urban heat island e…
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A doctor warned that diving into water quickly may result in serious injuries.
Evan Davies, a spinal surgeon from the University Hospital Southampton, warned against the possib…
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McDonald’s has recently admitted to having difficulty recycling its paper straws.
In 2018, the fast-food giant started to roll out paper straws in its UK and Ireland outlets af…