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It’s always exciting when you can bridge two different physical concepts that seem to have nothing in common—and it’s even more thrilling when the results have as broad a range of possible fields of application as from fault-tolerant quantum comput...
science / science - 5 years ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates will blast off into space on Sept. 25 on a trip to the International Space Station, authorities announced Monday.
science / science - 5 years ago
Nigeria's election took place in a generally peaceful environment, the head of the African Union observer mission said on Monday, in his first public comments about the delayed presidential poll on Saturday. Analysts say the presidential election pi...
science / science - 5 years ago
Novartis will do a Phase 3 trial of TQJ230, also known as AKCEA-APO(a)-LRx, against an inherited form of cardiovascular disease where people have elevated levels of so-called lipoprotein (a) that cannot effectively be cut via diet and lifestyle chang...
science / science - 5 years ago
In a 48-page document that outlines concerns with five directors backed by Elliott Management Corp., Telecom Italia’s largest shareholder reiterated calls to replace them with candidates proposed by the French media company. “Vivendi believes that o...
science / science - 5 years ago
The Trump administration is reportedly ready to set up a panel to reconsider and possibly change the US government’s position on climate change. A committee working under the National Security Council (NSC) would include sceptics who have questioned...
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A 400-year-old temple in the deeply traditional Japanese city of Kyoto has unveiled a robotic deity to deliver Buddha’s teachings in a bid to reach younger generations of Japanese. The Android Kannon, based on the traditional Buddhist deity of mercy,...
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Roche will pay $114.50 per share for Spark, more than twice the U.S. company closing price on Feb. 22, the Swiss company said on Monday. Basel-based Roche is buying Spark and its portfolio of treatments for blindness, hemophilia and neurodegenerativ...
science / science - 5 years ago
China hopes that the international community can provide "constructive" help to Venezuela based on respect for the country's sovereignty, the foreign ministry said on Monday, after Venezuelan troops repelled foreign aid convoys. China hopes Venezuel...
science / science - 5 years ago
According to The Washington Post, the "ad hoc" panel will include researcherswho are openly antagonistic towards the scientific consensus around climatechange
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An elephant has been found dead with its tusks and tail sliced off in a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia, where wild elephant numbers have dwindled to just a few hundred due to poaching and deforestation. The Southeast Asian nation has emerged in rece...
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It’s a question that could be asked of a lot of big businesses in Japan, where VC investing has become a corporate fad. Japan’s biggest cigarette maker, its largest travel agent and even the post office have jumped on the bandwagon. The country’s b...
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A Missouri Supreme Court ruling on talc lawsuits could reduce the liability and number of large trials Johnson & Johnson faces over allegations its talc products, including baby powder, cause cancer. The ruling will likely offer some respite to the...
science / science - 5 years ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury in federal court in San Francisco will decide whether Roundup weed killer caused a California man's cancer in a trial starting Monday that plaintiffs' attorneys say could help determine the fate of hundreds of simi...
science / science - 5 years ago
Al Gore showed what he believes proves that migrants are leaving Central America due to climate change.