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• Ghomeshi emails reveal growing importance of 'digital debris' to trials, experts say

  07-02-2016 23:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The unearthing of 13-year-old emails in an attempt to discredit a woman accusing Jian Ghomeshi of sexual assault underscores the growing importance of "digital debris" in criminal and civil trials, experts say.
  
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• Why We Shouldn't Quarantine Travelers Because of Zika

  07-02-2016 21:12 via rss.sciam.com
  
  Contrary to some Republican presidential candidates, public health experts say there should not be any travel or trade restrictions because of the virus 
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• U.N. council condemns North Korea launch, U.S. vows 'serious consequences'

  07-02-2016 19:02
  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Sunday condemned North Korea's latest rocket launch and vowed to take "significant measures" in response to Pyongyang's violations of U.N. resolutions, Venezuela's U.N. ambassador said. "The members of the Security Council strongly condemned this launch," Venezuelan Ambassador Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno, president of the council this month, told reporters. He said the launch was "a serious violation of Security Council resolutio
  
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• N. Korea triggers fresh outrage with space rocket launch

  07-02-2016 18:48
  
  North Korea said Sunday it had successfully put a satellite into orbit, with a rocket launch widely condemned as another defiant step towards developing a missile capable of striking the US mainland.
  
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• Saudi King Salman calls for others not to interfere in kingdom

  07-02-2016 16:22
  Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday called on other countries not to interfere in the kingdom's internal affairs in what appeared to be a rebuke to Riyadh's main foe Iran, which it accuses of attempting to stir unrest. Salman did not elaborate, but his remarks seemed aimed at Iran, which Riyadh accuses of destabilising Arab states and spreading sectarianism by backing militias in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen and fomenting unrest in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
  
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• Insight - Doctors puzzle over severity of defects in some Brazilian babies

  07-02-2016 16:00
  By Bill Berkrot and Anthony Boadle NEW YORK/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Experts on microcephaly, the birth defect that has sparked alarm in the current Zika virus outbreak, say they are struck by the severity of a small number of cases they have reviewed from Brazil. Consultations among doctors in Brazil and the United States have increased in the last two weeks, and some of the leading authorities on the condition are finding patterns of unusual devastation in scans of the newborns' malformed brains.
  
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• Russia says Lavrov discussed North Korea rocket launch with Japan's Kishida

  07-02-2016 15:28
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday discussed a rocket launch by North Korea in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Russia's foreign ministry said. Russia stressed the importance of diplomacy in defusing tension in Northeast Asia during the phone call, the statement said.
  
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• What Is a 'Morning Star,' and What Is an 'Evening Star'?

  07-02-2016 14:52
  Originally, the terms "morning star" and "evening star" applied only to the brightest planet of all, Venus. Far more dazzling than any of the actual stars in the sky, Venus does not appear to twinkle, but instead glows with a steady, silvery light. The fact that Venus was a "wandering star" soon became obvious to ancient skywatchers, who noticed its motion relative to the background stars, going from the eastern sky in the morning to the western sky in the early evening.
  
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• Super Bowl 50 Has Some Surprising Space Twists

  07-02-2016 14:52
  
  Hey, football fans! As you gear up for today's Super Bowl 50, you might be surprised how much space is involved – and we're not just talking about the satellite television feed that will beam the big game into your living room in glorious high-definition. From to GPS devices that track football players, the final frontier has a key part to play when the Carolina Panthers face off against the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The stadium – which is usually home t
  
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• North Korea: We Will Launch More Rockets

  07-02-2016 14:31
  
  North Korea has defied international warnings and has said it will continue to launch more long-range rockets after sending what it claims is a satellite into space. Sunday's rocket took off at around 9am Pyongyang time from the North's west coast, according to South Korea's defence ministry. In a state TV broadcast, a female North Korean announcer wearing a traditional dress said the "epochal" launch, personally ordered by leader Kim Jong-Un, had "successfully put our Earth observation satellit
  
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• Five Questions About North Korea's Rocket Launch

  07-02-2016 14:27
  
  As North Korea launches a rocket, we take a look at why Kim Jong-Un has defied international warnings - and the repercussions of Pyongyang's actions. North Korea insists it has carried out the launch of an Earth observation satellite into space -  the Shining Star 4. Washington, Seoul and others disagree, instead maintaining that this is the latest stage in the development of a nuclear missile.
  
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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says timeline will stay in real time

  07-02-2016 13:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says the social media website's stream of tweets will stay live and in real time, disputing a media report that a change was in the works.
  
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• ‘Rise of the Robots’ chronicles race to build disaster-relief bots

  07-02-2016 13:00
  
  NOVA’s “Rise of the Robots” lays out the difficulties of making humanoid robots that can help out in disasters.
  
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• North Korea will continue launching satellites - Interfax cites embassy

  07-02-2016 12:18
  North Korea intends to continue to launch rockets carrying satellites into space, Russia's Interfax news agency quoted the North Korean embassy in Moscow as saying in a statement on Sunday. "The state agency on space exploration, following the policy of the Workers' Party of Korea on giving priority to science and technology, will continue to launch more man-made satellites," the embassy said in a statement, according to Interfax.
  
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• North Korea triggers fresh outrage with space rocket launch

  07-02-2016 11:57
  
  North Korea said Sunday it had successfully put a satellite into orbit, with a rocket launch widely condemned as another defiant step towards a missile capable of striking the US mainland.
  
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• South Korea says retrieves suspected fairing from North Korean rocket

  07-02-2016 11:06
  South Korea retrieved on Sunday what it believes to be a fairing dropped by a rocket North Korea launched earlier in the day, its defence ministry said. Retrieving parts of the rocket that carried what the North says is a satellite into space would help provide clues into isolated Pyongyang's rocket programme. The object was found southeast of South Korea's Jeju island by a navy ship, a defence ministry official said.
  
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• How trauma changes the way our brain forms memories

  07-02-2016 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fear kicks our brains into overdrive, forcing us to focus only on the things that matter to survival. That's why it's difficult to remember all the details of these experiences later, psychologists explain.
  
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• Villagers sow Mexico's booming opium poppies

  07-02-2016 10:39
  
  Deep in the southern mountains of Mexico, the cicada-like "tsk-tsk-tsk" of a water sprinkler broke the eerie silence as it sprayed a small parcel of opium poppies.
  
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• Sea turtles with tumors fill Florida hospital

  07-02-2016 09:21
  
  The young patient writhes on the operating table, kicking its flippers. A team of medical attendants turns it over, revealing an underbelly cluttered with tumors, some as big as golf balls.
  
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• Russia says North Korea rocket launch cannot but provoke 'decisive protest'

  07-02-2016 09:15
  Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday a rocket launch by North Korea could not but provoke a "decisive protest", adding Pyongyang had once again demonstrated a disregard for norms of international law. The ministry said in a statement on its website that such actions dealt a serious blow to the security of governments in the region, and first of all to North Korea itself. "We strongly recommend the leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea think about whether a policy of opposin
  
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• South Korea says will discuss new missile defence with U.S.

  07-02-2016 08:32
  South Korea said on Sunday it and the United States would begin discussion on deploying an advanced missile-defence system to South Korea to counter the growing threat of North Korea’s weapons capabilities. U.S. military officials have said the sophisticated system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) was needed in South Korea, which faces the threat of an increasingly advanced North Korean missile programme. "If THAAD is deployed to the Korean peninsula, it will be only oper
  
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• Storms may brew, but in N. Korea pride over new satellite

  07-02-2016 08:17
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Hours after the rest of the world already knew, North Korea's state media triumphantly announced in a special news bulletin to the nation Sunday it had successfully launched a satellite into orbit, calling it a major milestone in the nation's history and the "greatest gift of loyalty" to the country's young leader, Kim Jong Un.
  
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• Chinese market electrifying for 'green' cars

  07-02-2016 07:26
  
  Government subsidies are fuelling a boom in electric vehicles in China, driving hopes for the industry's global future as the world's biggest car market offers economies of scale that could make the technology mainstream.
  
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• China school sees monkey business in New Year

  07-02-2016 06:44
  
  Macaques in frilly dresses turn backflips and answer maths questions for crowds of screaming children at a Chinese monkey school, where trainers teach them to waltz and play rock drums.
  
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• Wirelessly supplying power to brain

  07-02-2016 06:00
  
  (Toyohashi University of Technology) The researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a technique to implement silicon large-scale integration chips in a very thin film of thickness 10 μm. This fabrication method has the potential to realize a low-invasive flexible device for monitoring brain activity. This study will contribute to the development of brain-machine interface systems.
  
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• Agricultural policies in Africa could be harming the poorest

  07-02-2016 06:00
  
  (University of East Anglia) Agricultural policies aimed at alleviating poverty in Africa could be making things worse, according to research by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
  
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• Taiwan rescuers find signs of life in quake rubble

  07-02-2016 05:43
  
  TAINAN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers on Sunday found signs of life within the remains of a high-rise residential building that collapsed in a powerful, shallow earthquake in southern Taiwan that killed at least 19 people, as families anxiously waited on site.
  
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• China voices regret at North Korea rocket launch - Foreign Ministry

  07-02-2016 05:28
  China's Foreign Ministry on Sunday expressed regret at a rocket launch by North Korea amid international condemnation, adding that it called on all sides to act cautiously and refrain from taking steps that might further raise tensions on the Korean peninsula. "China expresses regret that North Korea, in spite of the pervasive opposition of the international community, insisted on using ballistic missile technology to carry out a launch," said ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying in a statement pos
  
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• N. Korea triggers fresh fury with space rocket launch

  07-02-2016 05:05
  
  North Korea said Sunday it had successfully put a satellite into orbit, with a rocket launch widely condemned as a ballistic missile test for a weapons delivery system to strike the US mainland.
  
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• North Korea TV says satellite launch 'complete success'

  07-02-2016 04:46
  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state television said a long-range rocket launch on Sunday, ordered by leader Kim Jong Un to put a satellite into space, was a "complete success". The satellite, Kwangmyongsong-4, is orbiting the earth every 94 minutes and the North would continue to launch satellites in future, an announcer said on the North's state television broadcast. (Reporting by Jack Kim and Ju-min Park; Editing by Robert Birsel)
  
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• North Korea rocket appears to put object into orbit - Yonhap

  07-02-2016 04:15
  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's long-range rocket launched on Sunday appears to have put an object into space orbit, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, quoting a South Korean military official. South Korea's defence ministry could not immediately confirm the report but said it was tracking the flight path of the rocket to determine whether the launch was a success. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Robert Birsel)
  
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• South Korea's Park says North Korea's rocket 'unforgivable', urges U.N. sanctions

  07-02-2016 04:12
  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye said North Korea's long-range rocket launch on Sunday was "an unforgivable act of provocation" and called on the U.N. Security Council to swiftly adopt strong sanctions. Park said the North was trying to make advances in its missile capability only to sustain its regime. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Robert Birsel)
  
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• North Korea says to make special announcement after rocket launch

  07-02-2016 04:09
  North Korea' state television said on Sunday it would make a special announcement at noon (0330 GMT), after South Korea said the North had launched a long-range rocket. North Korea, which says its rocket programme is aimed at launching satellites, fired the rocket from its missile base on the west coast on Sunday in defiance of U.N. sanctions barring it from using ballistic missile technology.
  
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• North Korean rocket separated into pieces after launch - NHK

  07-02-2016 04:05
  A North Korean rocket launched on Sunday separated into pieces soon after its launch, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. Pieces of the rocket landed 150 km (93 miles) west of the Korean Peninsula in the Yellow Sea, 250 km (155 miles) southwest of the Korean Peninsula in the East China Sea and 200 km (124 miles) south of Japan in the Pacific, according to the Japanese cabinet's home page. North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has said is a satellite, South Kor
  
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• U.S. Strategic Command tracks North Korean missile launch into space

  07-02-2016 04:04
  U.S. Strategic Command said on Saturday its systems had detected and tracked what it believed to be a North Korean missile launch into space. "NORAD determined that at no time was the missile a threat to North America," the statement said, referring to the North American Aerospace Defence Command.
  
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• U.S. vows to defend itself and allies after North Korean rocket launch

  07-02-2016 04:02
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States vowed on Saturday to take all necessary actions to defend itself and its allies following a North Korean rocket launch, and called on the international community to show Pyongyang that its "reckless actions must have serious consequences." "North Korea's launch using ballistic missile technology ... represents yet another destabilising and provocative action and is a flagrant violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions," U.S. Nationa
  
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• Taiwan says security not affected by North Korea rocket launch

  07-02-2016 03:59
  TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Sunday its security had not been affected by North Korea's launch of a rocket carrying what North Korea has said is a satellite. The launch could advance North Korea's long-range missile technology after its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6. (Reporting by J.R. Wu; Editing by Robert Birsel)
  
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• N.Korea rocket launch to worsen tensions - China's Xinhua

  07-02-2016 03:56
  BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's long-range rocket launch on Sunday will worsen tensions on the Korean peninsula, China's official Xinhua news agency said in a commentary. The Korean peninsula cannot be nuclearised or descend into war, the commentary added, saying all parties should deal with the situation calmly to keep it from spinning out of control. Xinhua commentaries are not official statements from the government, but can shed light on official thinking. ...
  
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• Coldplay To Join Beyonce For Super Bowl Show

  07-02-2016 03:44
  
  British band Coldplay will be among some of music's biggest names when they make their Super Bowl debut at the half-time stage in front of a 100-million strong audience tonight. Lady Gaga has been confirmed to sing the US national anthem before the game kicks off, and Beyonce and Bruno Mars will return to the stage for the first time since 2013 and 2014 respectively for the half-time entertainment show. Speaking at a news conference for the Super Bowl, which will see the Denver Broncos
  
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• North Korean rocket may have failed - Yonhap

  07-02-2016 02:31
  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's long-range rocket launched on Sunday may have failed, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said. Earlier, South Korean media had reported that the rocket appeared to have successfully separated the first and second stage boosters with the first stage falling into the sea off the west coast of the Korean peninsula. North Korea, which claims its rocket programme is aimed at launching satellites, launched the rocket from its missile base on the west coast on Sunday in de
  
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• Japan did not try to shoot down North Korean rocket - NHK

  07-02-2016 02:24
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan did not take action to shoot down a rocket launched by North Korea on Sunday, though it flew over Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture, public broadcaster NHK said. North Korea launched the long-range rocket carrying what it has said is a satellite, South Korea's defence ministry said. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that the launch of the "missile" was unacceptable. (Reporting by Shinichi Saoshiro; Editing by Mark Bendeich)
  
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• North Korea praises launch that others see as covert missile test

  07-02-2016 02:00 via cbc.ca
  
  North Korea defies international warnings and launches a long-range rocket that the United Nations and others call a cover for a banned test of technology for a missile that could strike the U.S. mainland.
  
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• Super Bowl audience of 100 million for Beyonce, Coldplay and Bruno Mars

  07-02-2016 01:59
  Beyonce, Coldplay and Bruno Mars will perform for an audience of more than 100 million as they take to the Super Bowl half-time stage.
  
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