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• Shell pulls out of Cambo oil field development

  02-12-2021 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The oil giant said the economic case for investment in the controversial project was "not strong enough".
  
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• Stunning animation shows dozens of asteroids hitting the moon and blowing up like fireworks 

  02-12-2021 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new animations shows small lights twinkle on moon's surface, representing asteroids impacts. A closer look shows a stunning display of lights shooting out from the newly made crater.
  
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• Virgin Media outage hits UK TV viewers

  02-12-2021 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm apologises after some customers are left with no access to TV services for more than 10 hours.
  
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• ESA's Mars Express picks up plaintive bleeps of China's Zhurong rover, adding much-needed comms redundancy

  02-12-2021 20:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  We're all ears The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that its Mars Express orbiter has heard from China's Zhurong rover.…
  
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• Scientists discover ultra-light exoplanet 31 light years away

  02-12-2021 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The planet, GJ 367 b, has 55 per cent the mass of Earth, making it one of the lightest planets discovered to date, researchers at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts reveal.
  
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• Exposure to cannabis vapor causes lower sperm count in male mice and their offspring, study finds 

  02-12-2021 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mice were exposed to cannabis vapor three times a day for 10 days. After the exposure period, the mice's sperm motility decreased, and after one month, sperm counts were lower.
  
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• Remains of three Denisovans and one Neanderthal are uncovered in a Siberian cave 

  02-12-2021 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The newly-found fossils were uncovered from the famous Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains, southern Siberia, along with archaeological remains such as stone tools and food waste.
  
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• Stunning gold jewelry from the era of Nefertiti is found inside two 3,000-year-old Bronze Age tombs

  02-12-2021 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Bronze Age tombs date back 3,000 years and were used for thousands of years. Experts found remains of 155 individuals, along with gold jewelry thatwas fashioned during the time of Nefertiti's reign.
  
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• Ride hailing app Grab falls in $40bn market debut

  02-12-2021 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares start trading in ride-hailing firm Grab which has used a shell company for its flotation.
  
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• Virgin Media crashes leaving thousands of Brits unable to access their TV services

  02-12-2021 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, which monitors website outages, there was a peak of around 18,000 issues reported across Britain at 11:00 GMT.
  
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• World's first eco-sustainable houses have been 3D printed in Italy

  02-12-2021 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first set of domed homes have been built in Massa Lombarda, near Ravenna in Italy, using multiple 3D printers operating simultaneously to finish them in just 200 hours.
  
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• Stunning gold jewelry from the era of Nefertiti is found inside two 3,000-year-old Bronze tombs

  02-12-2021 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Bronze Age tombs date back 3,000 years and were used for thousands of years. Experts found remains of 155 individuals, along with gold jewelry thatwas fashioned during the time of Nefertiti's reign.
  
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• Tesla launches Cyberquad for KIDS! Four-wheeled ATV inspired by the Cybertruck on sale for $1,900

  02-12-2021 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cyberquad for Kids comes with a $1,900 price tag and is only available in the US. Shipping is set to start in the next two to four weeks, but Tesla is not guaranteeing it will arrive by the holidays.
  
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• HR 550: House Passes Bill To Fund Federal Vaccination Database

  02-12-2021 16:10 via technocracy.news
  
  Even a blind person could see that the only purpose to track vaccinations is to identify the unvaccinated. Technocrats have turned the unvaccinated into an enemy that must be dealt with by physical means. Today that could be fines, quarantines and criminal records. Tomorrow, it could mean mass expulsion and even genocidal purging. Tyranny never retreats on its own; it must be forcefully pushed back and definitively conquered. ⁃ TN EditorEighty House Republicans voted with Democrats on Tues
  
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• WEF Says Synthetic Biology Is The Key To Reset Living Systems

  02-12-2021 15:23 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrat/Transhuman scientists define synthetic biology as “the design of novel biological components and systems” and “the re-design of existing biological systems.” This means AI-assisted genetic engineering to create new or modified life forms. This is why the UN has called for a complete mapping of all DNA on earth to be used as a global commons database.
  In my October 24 article, Global Blueprint Exposed: The Takeover Of All Genetic Material On Earth, I conclu
  
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• LA Sheriff Nixes COVID Testing Company: DNA “Will Likely Be Shared With… China”

  02-12-2021 14:59 via technocracy.news
  
  LA  County Sheriff Alex Villanueva continues to make waves by calling out the LA County Board of Supervisors for contracting with a COVID testing company with strong ties to China, that blatantly states collected DNA data will be used and stored outside of US borders. Technocrats in China have plainly stated that they are building the largest DNA database in the world. ⁃ TN EditorLA  County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has notified the LA County Board of Supervisors that LASD wil
  
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• Jack Dorsey’s Square changes its name to Block

  02-12-2021 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Days after Jack Dorsey resigned as chief executive of Twitter, his other company is changing its name.
  
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• Remains of up to 11 dinosaurs are uncovered in Italy

  02-12-2021 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fossilised skeletons belonging to the species Tethyshadros insularis were discovered at a site called Villaggio del Pescatore near Trieste and analysed by University of Bologna researchers.
  
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• Virgin Media crashes leaving thousands of Brits unable to access the internet

  02-12-2021 13:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, which monitors website outages, there were 17,100 reports of outages across Britain at around 11:00 GMT.
  
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• This Is What It Will Take to End Deforestation by 2030

  02-12-2021 13:00
  
  Nations around the world made a vital climate crisis declaration to save forests within the next decade. Can they actually do it?
  
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• David Attenborough’s Unending Mission to Save Our Planet

  02-12-2021 13:00
  
  “We tend to think we are the be all and end all—but we’re not. The sooner we can realize that the natural world goes its way, not our way, the better.”
  
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• Government fined £500,000 for New Year honours data breach

  02-12-2021 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The addresses of more than 1,000 people, including Sir Elton John and Gabby Logan, were shared online.
  
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• Living near green spaces may help to tackle PMS, study claims 

  02-12-2021 11:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health found that women living in neighbourhoods with more green spaces were less likely to experience four key PMS symptoms.
  
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• Animals and plants are now living on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

  02-12-2021 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, between California and Hawaii, is creating opportunities for coastal species 'to greatly expand beyond what we previously thought was possible', researchers say.
  
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• Huge eagle with a 10ft wingspan soared over New Zealand 800 years ago and feasted like a VULTURE

  02-12-2021 10:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the study, scientists from Canterbury Museum delved into the now-extinct eagles' preying tactics, and suggest that Haast's Eagle feasted like a vulture.
  
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• COP26: UK 'nowhere near' meeting targets agreed at Glasgow climate summit

  02-12-2021 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers are told they must agree tougher policies to get the UK on track to meet goals set at COP26.
  
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• Facebook uncovers Chinese network behind fake expert

  02-12-2021 05:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It deleted 500 accounts which amplified claims that the US was meddling in the Covid origins search.
  
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• New plan to pay farmers who protect winter soil

  02-12-2021 03:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The empty brown fields of winter countryside could be transformed under new land subsidy rules for England.
  
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• Cryptocurrency executives to be questioned in Congress

  02-12-2021 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Washington is joining other governments in scrutinising the rapidly expanding sector more closely.
  
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