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CO2 lowers rice quality, study says
This is concerning to the 10 countries that rely heavily on rice as their main source of food and nutrition, and scientists don't know exactly why Carbon dioxide reduces plant nut... -
SpaceX to try again to launch its newest Falcon 9 rocket
The Block 5 sports numerous upgrades created to make the rocket easier to reuse. Called Bangaband... -
Former senior Chinese official given life sentence
The Congress had confirmed the second five-year tenure for Xi, regarded as the most powerful leader ... -
Uber Elevate Unveils Prototype for Flying Taxis That Will Soar Over DFW
Over the next few years, Uber will calibrate the price for its air taxi service to accommodate wha... -
China jails ruling party member for life over graft
Many China politics experts and some party insiders attribute Mr. Sun's downfall to his reputati...
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The Coca-Cola Company (KO) earnings reaction history in focus
The company's shares were closed at $35.33. Alpha Windward LLC now owns 7,453 shares of the company's stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additio...… -
Millions Of Users Flock To Facebook Lite Version
Facebook Lite is growing rapidly and adding more countries as its user base. 200 million people around the world using Facebook lite every month....… -
Trump invites Japan's Abe to weekend at Mar-a-Largo
Abe's proposal for a new framework for economic talks is dovetailed with two battle plans mapped out by the government; one to deal with an aggressive...… -
Apple to manufacture iPhones at Wistron facility in Bengaluru
To set-up the Indian plant, Apple has tapped Wistron, a Taiwanese contract manufacturer. Apple will soon have "Made in India" iPhones, and they will...… -
Homeland Security chief wants border wall built in two years
White House press secretary Sean Spicer floated the idea of a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico last week, but later clarified that such a move is...… -
Austria Becomes Latest European Country to Ban the Burqa
The ban is part of a package of changes hammered out by the ruling Social Democratic party (SPÖ) and the centre-right Austrian People's party (ÖVP) ...… -
Bobcat escapes from National Zoo in D.C.
Zoo officials said there is no imminent danger to the general public or zoo guests, but no one should approach her if they see her. Students at ne...… -
'Gears of War 4' makes cross-platform multiplayer official
Gamers who used Xbox and those who used Windows 10 developed closely-matched results when they compared, Kills, Score and Average KD per match, based ...… -
Greenpeace protesters unfurl banner from crane in view of White House
The protesters are expected to appear in court Thursday morning. The crane is actually a few blocks from the White House, but tall enough so it make...… -
Trump's Florida Resort Ups Membership Fees To $200K
The 20-acre resort that Trump acquired in 1985 for $10 million has a main mansion with more 100 rooms, along with private quarters for Trump and his f...… -
Trump Administration Puts Gag Order On Department Of Agriculture Researchers
Employees of the scientific research arm at the Agriculture Department were ordered Monday to cease publication of "outward facing" documents and news...… -
Horizon Zero Dawn gets a 1TB PS4 bundle
In addition to hulking robot dinosaurs that lead character Aloy can tame, murder for resources, and even climb all over, Horizon: Zero Dawn also featu...… -
Google Just Announced I/O 2017 Dates In The Coolest Way Ever
What would you like to see at Google I/O 2017? The tweet read, "Around the world, from here to there, to the most clever minds, the secret will sh...… -
SEC probing Yahoo's breach disclosure delay
While Verizon has not backed out of the deal, the company is still actively looking into the terms of the agreement and the impact both data hacks w...… -
Income Tax Filing Season Now Open
However, Emancipation Day - a legal holiday in the District of Columbia - will be observed on that Monday, which pushes the nation's filing deadline t...… -
Amazon and Apple will now allow third-party audiobook sales in EU
The European Commission welcomes an agreement to end all exclusivity obligations concerning audiobook supply and distribution between Amazon's subsidi...… -
US DOT Finds No 'Safety-Related Defect Trend' After Tesla Autopilot Probe
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it did not find any safety defects in the auto that was involved in the May 7, 2...… -
Raisina Dialogue: India asks China to respect its territorial sovereignty
Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that the rise of India and China offered an "unprecedented opportunity" for both countries, Chines...… -
Russian Federation ready to rebuild security ties with United States under Trump - Putin ally
In the RIA story, titled "Will not sell". "They have sanctions on Russian Federation - let's see if we can make some good deals with Russian Federat...… -
Nearly 100 false killer whales beach themselves off South Florida coast
So far, the death toll is 82, with just one of the rare whales found alive. Rescuers ended up euthanizing nine dolphins too sick to survive, while 72 ...… -
German auto stocks slip as Trump threatens tariffs
Gabriel responded that "the USA will have to build better cars " if they want to change that. BMW announced previous year it was investing $1 bil...… -
5 things to know | Atlanta Falcons v. Seattle Seahawks playoff
Jones caught seven passes for 139 yards and a touchdown. Falcons coach Dan Quinn is determined to make sure he's not the story in Saturday's NFC d...… -
Climate change is the biggest threat to polar bears, wildlife agency says
Last year, President Obama, along with other 190 governments across the world, signed a treaty in Paris that hoped to address the climate change probl...… -
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15002 released for PC
Microsoft says that the very same update also fixes a problem with license conversion of Server Core from evaluation to retail version, as well as a...… -
Glacier White PlayStation 4 Announced For Japan, Europe, And Asia
The PlayStation Live Events Viewer app is being discontinued, Sony has announced , but it might not mean much of anything if you have a PlayStation...… -
NAIAS announces Car, Truck and Utility Vehicles of the Year
The NACTOY award is far from the first award bestowed upon Chrysler's all-new minivan, however it's by far the most coveted. Sharon Carty of Automo...… -
We Might Finally Figure Out What the Hell Makes Fast Radio Bursts
The FRBs (Fast Radio Bursts) were originally detected in 2007 and was so temporary and seemingly randomly, scientists devoted more time to determining...… -
BMW to Test Autonomous Vehicles in US, Europe This Year
The full Intel GO system is made of hardware and software aimed at giving carmakers and suppliers more flexibility in design and giving them ways to...… -
Euro-Area Inflation Outpaces Expectations as Oil Prices Surge
The unexpectedly strong acceleration in both regional and national inflation rates follows a 12.6 percent surge in Brent crude last month. Still, pr...… -
Arizona twin brothers born minutes apart but in different years
Sawyer was born around 11:51 p.m. and Everett was born at 12:01 a.m. Sawyer was 5 pounds, 5 ounces and Everett was 4 pounds, 8 ounces. 10 minutes la...… -
2016 will be one second longer due to 'Leap Second'
If it is not made then every year, the atomic time would drift away from the time estimated due to the Earth's rotation. The IERS is also responsi...… -
Draymond Green Goes Ballistic During Christmas Day Matchup With Cleveland Cavaliers
Still, this Christmas-Day matchup is the Warriors' first chance to play Cleveland since they squandered a 3-1 series lead in the Finals. They have...… -
Super Mario Run smashes App Store record with 40 million downloads
Apple's Phil Schiller said that Super Mario Run broke the previous App Store download record, congratulating the company for the achievement. So...… -
Alec Baldwin gets paid $1400 every time he plays Trump on 'SNL'
In an interview with the New York Times , Baldwin revealed a number of details about his recurring SNL gig, including his pay. However, with Trump'...… -
Instagram Geo Stickers Go Live
That's good news for festive folks, who can find a set of holiday stickers available "for the next few weeks". Instagram makes it easy to put yo...… -
Irish musicians help seize disused office block in Dublin to rehouse homeless
Apollo House was owned by Shelbourne Developments. In a statement, Mr O'Brien said there is no insurance on the building in the event of a fire - wh...… -
Monterey Bay killer whales vs shark
A report published by Mercury News informed, "Killer whales, also known as orcas, are actually the world's largest dolphins; they eat fish, seals and ...… -
Paige VanZant juggles stardom entering UFC headlining role
After their weigh-ins, VanZant and Waterson both pulled off various amusing dance moves before embracing each other. VanZant, meanwhile, bounced back ...… -
CDC issues Texas city warning for pregnant women after Zika
A ConAgra subsidiary yesterday agreed to pay an $11.2 million fine as it pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for its role in a 47-state Salmonella outbr...… -
Bill Gates: Stocks 'Expensive' as Dow Nears 20000
Rick Perry (R) to be Energy secretary (see related story). With the aim to build companies that develop technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emis...… -
SpaceX pushes back until January its first launch since rocket explosion
Last week, Iridium announced the launch would be on december 16 and that it was "excited", a statement that displayed confidence in SpaceX after t...… -
U.S. election was most 'talked about' in 2016: Facebook
But it wasn't until this year that Australians really started talking about the election. Since Facebook has almost 1.8 million users, the social me...… -
Mistrial in S. Carolina police shooting mystifies observers
The 53-year-old father of four had been stopped by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager because of a broken taillight in April 2015. The...… -
Microsoft Xbox Scorpio Promises to Outperform PS4 Pro
Speaking with AusGamers , Head of Xbox division Phil Spencer assured fans that they are not trying to compete with high-end PCs in the market in te...… -
General Mills Announces New Organizational Structure to Maximize Global Scale
All four groups will report to the company's current President and Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Harmening, who will now also oversee global operation...… -
IPhone 6 battery fault is coming in the air tonight - oh lord
Now, in a press release which has been issued in China , Apple has said that it has found that the cause of the fault was the Ancient Greek elemen...… -
Nigeria's Soyinka hits back at 'imbeciles' in green card row
Prior to the USA election, he vowed to throw away his green card - a permanent residence permit for the United States - and "start packing" should Mr ...… -
Nasa deputy administrator visits Buzz Aldrin in Christchurch hospital
Aldrin was on a sightseeing tour with his son Andrew, according to the Associated Press . Aldrin, who was on a tourist trip to the South Pole, said...… -
Merkel Expects To Send Back 100000 Migrants Next Year
In an interview published on Tuesday in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung , Bruno Kahl, the new head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence service, said t...…