U.S. Will Accept Refugees Again, With “Extreme Vetting” for “Higher Risk” Applications
A new announcement by executive order of President Trump on Tuesday says that the U.S. will start accepting refugees again…
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China Engages in Massive Pollution Crackdown, Shuts Down 40% of Its Factories
Over the past few months, China has been engaged in a massive action against factories that are continually flouting emissions standards….
Mayors of World’s Major Cities Vow to Go Emissions-Free by 2030
At the C40 Cities Climate Summit in Paris on October 23, the mayors of several major cities such as Paris,…
Kaspersky Lab will Release Source Code to Review, But Can It Regain Consumer Confidence?
The ongoing spat between US and Russian intelligence has dragged a lot of tech companies into the fray, including Google…
What Does the Alarming Decline in Global Insect Population Mean for Humans?
A recent study in Germany revealed that the insect population in the area had declined by an alarming 76% over…
10 Years Since the Great Recession Began, Have We Learned Nothing for the Future?
It’s been 10 years since things were set in motion for the Great Recession, the biggest financial crisis since the…
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Microsoft has just released the second biggest Windows 10 update of the year, the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. The…
Flash Users Beware: Adobe Warns of Vulnerabilities, Issues Security Update
Adobe Systems Inc. earlier this week warned its users that hackers were using vulnerabilities in its Flash application to compromise…
When Two Stars Collide, Platinum, Gold and Silver are Formed, It’s Official
For the very first time in human history, we have been privileged to get more than just a glimpse of…
Can This New Sodium Battery Really Topple Lithium-ion Dominance?
A recent article titled “There’s a new challenger to lithium batteries”, which was originally published on OilPrice.com and carried by…
US-South Korea Joint Military Exercise This Week Could Spark Off N Korea Action Near Guam
In August this year, North Korea threatened to fire a salvo of missiles into the area surrounding Guam, where the…
Finally, a Carbon-Capture Plant that Only Costs $30 per Metric Ton of CO2
After opening its first commercial carbon-capture plant in Switzerland this year, Climeworks has officially turned on the first “negative emission”…
UNESCO’s New Director General Gets US Withdrawal as Inaugural Gift
The United States this week issued a notification to UNESCO that it would be withdrawing from the global organization as…
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Says Company Owes Apology to America
In the first such interview with a Facebook senior executive since news broke about the 3,000 Russia-sponsored ads on the…
How Russia Spying on the US Government Affects the American Public
In a report yesterday, we revealed how Israeli officials caught agents from Russia spying on US intelligence programs and their…