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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Science deniers in power are a profound threat to democracy | “You don’t have the option to say you don’t believe E=mc2. It’s true whether or not you believe it.” (huffingtonpost.com)
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Michael Bloomberg to world leaders: ignore Trump on climate change -- The former New York mayor Bloomberg has urged world leaders not to follow Donald Trump’s lead on climate change, and declared his own intention to stave off the “tragedy” that would be the collapse of the Paris climate deal. (theguardian.com)
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Britain powered 24 hours without coal for first time in 135 years in 'watershed moment' (independent.co.uk)
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CO2 concentration has crossed 410 ppm, just 2 years after it hit 400 ppm.Carbon dioxide hasn’t reached this height in millions of years. (scientificamerican.com)
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Scientists poring over military and satellite imagery have mapped the unimaginable: a network of rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and even a waterfall, flowing over the ice shelf of a continent with an annual mean temperature of more than -50C. (ecowatch.com)
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Irish Citizen's Assembly backs abortion rights in wide range of circumstances, including Abortion with no restrictions up to 12 weeks. (irishtimes.com)
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Dutch boat 'Women on Waves' in Mexico to offer women legal terminations - A Dutch sailing boat offering legal abortions has taken up a position off the west coast of Mexico. It is offering free, legal medical terminations for the victims of sexual violence. (dw.com)
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WikiLeaks releases more top-secret CIA docs as U.S. considers charges: WikiLeaks claims the 31-page user guide for a CIA device code-named “Weeping Angel” can turn some Samsung TVs into surveillance tools with an implant for recording audio from a TV’s built-in microphone. (cbsnews.com)
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West Bank’s ruling party Fatah calls for Palestinian 'Day of Rage' against Israel and 'to clash with the occupier at all friction points' (jpost.com)
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Jeremy Corbyn says he would suspend British air strikes in Syria - The Labour leader said peace talks had to be a priority (independent.co.uk)
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Voting has begun in the first round of France's volatile presidential election,with the polls showing a race too close to call (cnn.com)
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