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• Mountains of garments promised to be reused by brands like H&M are flooding the streets of Ghana

  04-11-2022 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  H&M churns out three billion garments a year, but only recycles 10 percent of them. The rest is shipped to developing countries, but are too poor of quality to wear so they are tossed in landfill.
  
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• TikTok is back online following a one-hour outage that impacted hundreds of thousands worldwide

  04-11-2022 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TikTok is back online following a one-hour outage that hit hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. The app showed a notification that their internet was not working.
  
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• TikTok is DOWN! Hundreds of thousands of users worldwide hit with an outage

  04-11-2022 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 50,000 people in the US along are experiencing issues with TikTok, but the outage is international so there is likely hundreds of thousands of people who are impacted.
  
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• Spain briefly closes airspace over risks from Chinese rocket debris

  04-11-2022 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Debris from the Chinese rocket was expected to pass over Catalonia and land in the Atlantic.
  
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• Check your bonfire for hedgehogs! Experts warn animals are using log piles to stay warm and dry

  04-11-2022 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the British Hedgehog Preservation Society have warned that the tiny animals commonly use log piles as places to shelter while they hibernate, putting them at risk if the fire is lit.
  
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• Boeing's Starliner launch pushed back again... to April 2023

  04-11-2022 17:15 via go.theregister.com
  The official word is 'scheduling conflicts,' but NASA's safety panel has expressed concerns too The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner has been delayed again, this time being pushed back to April 2023 from an earlier planned launch date of February.…
  
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• COP27: King Charles hosts meeting ahead of climate summit

  04-11-2022 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The monarch will not be attending the UN climate summit COP27 which starts on Sunday.
  
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• An omen? Rare lunar eclipse will create blood red moon on Election Day next Tuesday

  04-11-2022 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A blood moon appears when the sun, Earth and moon perfectly align and the only sunlight to reach the lunar surface is what passes through our planet's atmosphere. The best view is at 5:50am ET.
  
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• Post-Putin: Russia’s Relation To Technocracy

  04-11-2022 16:18 via technocracy.news
  No matter what the outcome of the Russia/Ukraine war, Technocracy and Technocrats will have an assertive role in Russia’s future. Russia is already closely aligned with China, the largest Technocratic nation in the world. The West can protest evil China and Russia all it wants, but they intend to ultimately flip the entire world into Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorSpeculation regarding how secure Vladimir Putin’s position is surfaces every few years, but has intensified since the inva
  
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• NHS using maggots to clean wounds to tackle antibiotic resistance

  04-11-2022 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NHS Digital data show the number of maggot therapy treatments - popular during WWI - in England surged by nearly 50 per cent from 886 in 2008-2009 to 1,305 in 2018-2019.
  
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• More ads, $8/month blue ticks and an EDIT button: What Elon Musk's Twitter could look like

  04-11-2022 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline takes a closer look at what the social network could look like after Musk's controversial acquisition of Twitter, that was confirmed last week.
  
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• Amidst Energy Crisis, Austria Seeks To Ban Oil And Coal Heaters In 2023

  04-11-2022 15:38 via technocracy.news
  Austrian Sustainable Development alarmists are on a fools errand to freeze the country to death. Banning new installations of efficient oil or coal heating, they would complete ban it by 2030. When does the reality of cold, stiff bodies hit these people? Perhaps ignoring reality is actually an intentional part of the plan. ⁃ TN EditorAustria’s government is looking to ban the use of new fossil fuel heaters as of next year and replace very old oil and coal heaters with climate-friendl
  
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• Governments could use the metaverse as 'the ultimate brainwashing tool,' experts warn

  04-11-2022 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the metaverse is years away from completion, some expertsare warning the public that governments could use the digital world to control what people do and experience.
  
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• Has China's out-of-control rocket landed in MEXICO? Search continues for 23-ton spacecraft

  04-11-2022 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts now believe the Chinese rocket rocket may have broken in two while crashing to Earth, with parts potentially hitting Mexico.
  
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• Company In Finland Seeks To Regulate US Companies For SDG Compliance

  04-11-2022 15:16 via technocracy.news
  CNBC carried a story, It’s a ‘wild west out there’: CEO says regulation needed to keep firms in line on sustainability,  suggesting that American companies need to be forcibly whipped into shape over the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goals. Sustainable Development is Technocracy, any which way you slice it.
  SDG Monitor is a Finland company that claims authority because they are “citizens of the world.” Their website states,
  We are proud members
  
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• Should you save a dying stranger if you know they eat MEAT?

  04-11-2022 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCL: An Oxford academic argues it is ethical to not save meat-eaters in life-or-death situations due to the cruelty their diet inflicts on animals, according to some moral philosophies.
  
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• Twitter staff say layoffs have started after Elon Musk takeover

  04-11-2022 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Employees are saying on social media they have lost their jobs ahead of an announcement by the company.
  
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• The Real Story of How the Weird Al Movie Scored Fake Cameos

  04-11-2022 12:00
  The comedian talked to WIRED about how he raided his address book to cast his biopic parody Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
  
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• Russia Is Ramping Up Nuclear War Propaganda

  04-11-2022 12:00
  Kremlin-backed media is spreading rumors of a Ukrainian “dirty bomb” attack to rouse support for extreme retaliation.
  
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• Netflix launches £4.99/month subscription with 30-second-long adverts DURING films and TV shows

  04-11-2022 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix has officially launched its £4.99-a-month subscription service in the UK, with 30 second adverts during films and TV shows.
  
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• Scientists say Earth needs to prepare for an alien encounter NOW before it's too late 

  04-11-2022 11:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of St Andrews in Scotland are setting up a research hub intended to detect and assess evidence of alien life, and put together a plan for a potential response.
  
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• Mammal species in Britain have increased from prehistoric times, study finds

  04-11-2022 10:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of York have revealed that the number of mammal species in Britain is surprisingly higher today, compared to prehistoric times.
  
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• The science of fireworks - and why you may not see any blue ones on Bonfire Night

  04-11-2022 10:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Tom Smith, a former University of Oxford chemist and pyrotechnic adviser, explains to MailOnline exactly what a firework is and how it works.
  
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• Prince William announces £1m Earthshot Prize finalists

  04-11-2022 06:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Fifteen finalists are up for the £1m award given to innovators tackling the planet's problems.
  
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• India gambles on building a leading drone industry

  04-11-2022 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  A ban on imported drones has spurred Indian firms to make drones and train pilots.
  
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• Billions being spent in metaverse land grab

  04-11-2022 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Corporations, speculators and individuals have spent nearly $2bn (£1.75bn) on virtual plots.
  
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• COP27: Why the latest UN climate conference matters

  04-11-2022 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The summit in Egypt could be the world's best hope of progress on the climate issue, says Justin Rowlatt.
  
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• NASA wheels SLS rocket out to the launchpad for another attempt to get off the ground

  04-11-2022 00:58 via go.theregister.com
  After two previous failures, will third time be the charm? NASA will roll its Space Launch System back out to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday to prepare for a third attempt to put its most powerful rocket yet into the sky on November 14.…
  
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