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SpaceX

This Spacecraft Has Been Orbiting Earth For 720 Days, And Only The US Military Knows Why – IFLScience

A mysterious spacecraft has been orbiting the Earth for the past 720 days, and only the US Air Force knows why. This is the fifth mission of the X-37B space plane, an uncrewed and solar-powered military drone. The Orbital Test Vehicle 5 (OTV-5) mission launc…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

The Queen

Proroguing Parliament: What does it mean?

What is proroguing? Prorogation is the formal term for the end of a current parliamentary session. Parliament is normally suspended or prorogued for a short period before the next session begins. This is formally carried out by the Queen, who acts on the adv…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Putin

Facebook beefing up election interference measures, but researchers unhappy

Facebook said today that it is beefing up its measures designed to prevent foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election. Election interference by foreign states was found to have played a role in 2016. A declassified version of a joint intelligence…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Putin

An MSNBC host claimed on air that Trump has loans with Deutsche Bank backed by ‘Russian billionaires close to Vladimir Putin’

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell added to the swirl of rumor that surrounds President Donald Trump's relationship with Deutsche Bank, suggesting that his loans with the lender were underwritten by Russian billionaires. O'Donnell, appearing on the network Tues…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Marriott banning little shampoo bottles by 2020

It could be lights out for tiny toiletries. Interested in Environment? Add Environment as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Environment news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Marriott International, the world's largest hotel chain, said Wednes…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Water Scarcity

An EU agenda for climate security

Responding to the unprecedented challenge posed by climate change will require all actors including the defence and security community to step outside their comfort zone, writes Luca Bergamaschi. Luca Bergamaschi is Senior Associate at the climate change thi…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

New York City

New York City teen vanishes after traveling to London, police say

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Singapore

DLF to earn Rs 375 cr rent/yr from new commercial project in Gurugram; pre-leases nearly 100 per cent area

Real estate major DLF has almost completely leased its commercial project in Gurugram, Haryana comprising 2.5 million sq ft area, and expects to earn a rental of about Rs 375 crore annually, a senior company official said. The 12-acre project 'Cyber Park' ha…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Cold War

The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security

The Department of Justice wants access to encrypted consumer devices but promises not to infiltrate business products or affect critical infrastructure. Yet that's not possible, because there is no longer any difference between those categories of devices. Co…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

The Queen

Royal fans praise thoughtful Prince William for sending a ‘lovely’ thank you note

Royal fans have praised thoughtful Prince William for sending a 'lovely' thank you note after receiving well-wishes on his 37th birthday. One royal fan site, thought to be in Europe, called Gert's Royal replies, shared the sweet reply on Instagram, which the…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

This Spacecraft Has Been Orbiting Earth For 720 Days, And Only The US Military Knows Why – IFLScience

Proroguing Parliament: What does it mean?

Facebook beefing up election interference measures, but researchers unhappy

An MSNBC host claimed on air that Trump has loans with Deutsche Bank backed by ‘Russian billionaires close to Vladimir Putin’

Marriott banning little shampoo bottles by 2020

An EU agenda for climate security

New York City teen vanishes after traveling to London, police say

DLF to earn Rs 375 cr rent/yr from new commercial project in Gurugram; pre-leases nearly 100 per cent area

The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security

Royal fans praise thoughtful Prince William for sending a ‘lovely’ thank you note

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