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Three US airports to check passengers for a deadly Chinese coronavirus ~health Article 957 words 8 votes
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Critical Windows 10 exploit discovered which allows arbitrary software to be installed under the guise of Windows updates ~tech security microsoft Article 660 words 20 votes
Incredible, secret firefighting mission saves famous Australian 'dinosaur trees' ~enviro Article 588 words 5 votes
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Iran admits it accidentally shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 ~news ukraine iran Article 28 votes
LA-area residents flock to Taiwan to vote in ‘do or die’ presidential election ~news usa.ca.los angeles taiwan politics.usa Article 1596 words 12 votes
GM will resurrect the Hummer name on an all-electric pickup truck to be sold under the GMC brand ~transport Article 80 words 4 votes
The ecological devastation of the Victorian bushfires has been laid bare in a leaked report which warns some species are likely to already be extinct ~enviro Article 590 words 4 votes
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Sweden's PM Stefan Löfven wants swift and complete probe into Iran plane crash ~transport Article 8 votes
Iranian missile accidentally brought down Ukrainian jet, officials say, citing early evidence ~transport Article 1105 words 23 votes
Prince Harry and Meghan quit the Firm - Couple step back as senior members of Royal Family ~news united kingdom Article 229 words 21 votes
Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway, 1940–1945 – Tony Insall ~humanities.history Article 711 words 4 votes
Finland's family cafes are helping solve one of parenting's biggest problems – loneliness ~life parenting family Article 2430 words 8 votes
Gene-drive technology could alter entire species, help eliminate malaria and prevent extinctions, but assessing the risks is difficult ~science biology medicine Article 8033 words 8 votes
UrbanFootprint: A SimCity-like tool that lets urban planners see the potential impact of their ideas ~tech Article 1353 words, published Apr 11 2018 6 votes
New electric car sales in Norway rose by a third last year amid soaring demand for Tesla's vehicles – but the company will face a more competitive market in 2020 ~transport Article 618 words, published Jan 3 2020 9 votes
Learning about work ethic from my high school driving instructor ~life work Article 3680 words, published Nov 15 2011 7 votes
Major fire at Stavanger airport on Norway's west coast destroyed hundreds of cars, grounded air traffic and led to the evacuation of the facilities ~transport Article 5 votes