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• Five cheetah cubs fight for survival after rare C-section birth

  20-03-2016 23:40
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five cheetah cubs are fighting for their lives after being delivered prematurely at a Cincinnati zoo by a caesarean section, a procedure seldom performed during the birth of the endangered cats.
  
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• Protest, tear gas in Congo as Sassou Nguesso seeks to extend rule

  20-03-2016 21:50
  By Aaron Ross BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas at opposition supporters in Congo Republic on Sunday, witnesses said, after voting ended in a poll expected to see long-time leader Denis Sassou Nguesso extend his three-decade rule. The government ordered mobile phone and internet services cut for the day across the oil-producing Central African country "for reasons of security and public tranquillity", a government official said. Despite protests in which at least 18 demonstrators die
  
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• Heston Blumenthal made Tim Peake a space-friendly bacon sandwich and Twitter loved it

  20-03-2016 21:16
  Tim Peake has been enjoying Heston’s food on the International Space Station.
  
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• How to get a little bit more life from your smartphone battery

  20-03-2016 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite the advancements in smartphone technology that can seem near miraculous to many users, battery life is one that never feels quite like it has reached the next level.
  
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• Comets carried noble gases to Earth

  20-03-2016 14:00
  
  Asteroids might have delivered water to Earth, but comets could be responsible for noble gases and amino acids, a new study suggests.
  
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• Congo votes in presidential poll under communications blackout

  20-03-2016 13:26
  By Aaron Ross BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Voters went to the polls in Congo Republic on Sunday under a government-imposed communications blackout as long-time leader Denis Sassou Nguesso sought to extend his rule over the Central African oil producer. Sassou Nguesso is heavily favoured to win the polls. The government also banned the use of motor vehicles nationwide during the vote, and police checkpoints were erected across the capital Brazzaville to verify that those circulating had obtained speci
  
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• Everything you ever wanted to know about hair — and then some

  20-03-2016 13:00
  
  'Hair: A Human History' details the surprising role hair has played in human history.
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio says China can be 'climate change hero'

  20-03-2016 11:33
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio praised China's work to combat climate change on a trip to Beijing on Sunday, and said he believes the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases could be "the hero of the environmental movement."
  
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• World Water Day 2016: How access to clean water can change lives, jobs and entire societies

  20-03-2016 10:00
  Better water, better jobs – aims to highlight how water can create paid and decent work while contributing to a greener economy and sustainable development. Around 650 million people (one in 10 of the world's population) do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death. Dirty water and poor sanitation can cause severe diarrhoeal diseases in children, killing 900 under-fives a day across the world, according to United Nations estimates &ndash
  
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• Will eating invasive species help us deport them?

  20-03-2016 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Invasive species can be economically and environmentally devastating. Now some people are combating the problem one bite at a time.
  
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• Five apps that Trump the rest

  20-03-2016 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  From an app that gives you Trump's hairdo to one that hides all things Trump, there's something for everyone.
  
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• World Water Day 2016: 40 photos to make you think twice about wasting this precious resource

  20-03-2016 09:00
  Access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation services is vital to human health. Dirty water and poor sanitation can cause severe diseases in children, killing 900 under-fives every day across the world, according to United Nations estimates – or one child every two minutes. Among newborn babies, the World Health Organisation says infections caused by a lack of safe water and an unclean environment cause one death every minute somewhere in the world.
  
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• Lights out: Cities worldwide mark the 10th annual Earth Hour

  20-03-2016 06:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cities around the world turned out the lights Saturday evening to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, a global movement dedicated to protecting the planet and highlighting the effects of climate change.
  
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• Only about half of suicidal patients asked if they have access to firearms

  20-03-2016 05:00
  
  (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Despite national guidelines urging emergency department doctors to ask suicidal patients if they have access to firearms or other lethal implements, only about half actually do, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
  
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• Greater economic backwardness linked to increased civil unrest

  20-03-2016 05:00
  
  (University of East Anglia) Economically more backward countries are more likely to experience both violent and non-violent civil unrest, according to research by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
  
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• Researcher: New butterfly has clues to geology, climate

  20-03-2016 03:59
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A new species of butterfly could provide clues about Alaska's geological history and its changing climate, according to a University of Florida researcher.
  
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