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US Sanctions Venezuelan State Airline, Threatens Russian Oil Giant Venezuela

US Sanctions Venezuelan State Airline, Threatens Russian Oil Giant

The US government has sanctioned Venezuela’s state-owned airline CONVIASA, claiming it is being used to “shuttle corrupt officials.” While already subject to previous US unilateral coercive measures, the latest sanctions add the airline and 40 of its planes to the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals…
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February 12, 2020
Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Deftones + More to Rock 2020 Beale Street Music Festival Liam Gallagher

Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Deftones + More to Rock 2020 Beale Street Music Festival

There's nothing like Memphis in May, which is why many a music act flocks to the annual Beale Street Music Festival each year for a prime music going experience. This year, you can count Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Deftones and more amongst the acts playing the event.The lineup has just been…
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February 12, 2020
Winners Announced for the World Ocean Initiative’s ‘Women and the Ocean: Changemakers Challenge’ Alexander von Humboldt

Winners Announced for the World Ocean Initiative’s ‘Women and the Ocean: Changemakers Challenge’

LONDON, Feb. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners of the 'Women and the ocean: Changemakers challenge' have today been announced as:Dr Katie St. John Glew, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Southampton and the Marine Stewardship Council, UK. Dr Ling Ka Yi, Chief Scientific Officer/co-founder, Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd., Singapore Olga Lucía…
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February 12, 2020
Homeless in Vancouver: B.C. astronomers make stellar find in hunt for Fast Radio Bursts – Straight.com Homeless

Homeless in Vancouver: B.C. astronomers make stellar find in hunt for Fast Radio Bursts – Straight.com

Radio astronomers at the CHIME array in British Columbia have discovered the first Fast Radio Burst (FRB) that repeats on a reliable schedule. This should allow researchers to study this mysterious interstellar phenomenon in a way that has not previously been…
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February 12, 2020
Google’s Gboard introduces Emoji Kitchen, a tool to mash up emojis to use as stickers Google

Google’s Gboard introduces Emoji Kitchen, a tool to mash up emojis to use as stickers

If you’ve ever felt like there just weren’t enough emoji options to express how you’re feeling, a new addition to Google’s Gboard keyboard, launching today, aims to help. Gboard for Android is introducing a feature called “Emoji Kitchen” that allows users to mash up different emoji then use them as…
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February 12, 2020