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The degrowth movement wants to intentionally shrink the economy
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The volatile era that gave rise to Jane Austen and Lord Byron
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Facebook reportedly thinks there's no 'expectation of privacy' on social media
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The Fascinating World of Solder Alloys and Metallurgy
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Fox News Breaking News Alert
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Hyundai Motor Introduces Electric Double-Decker Bus
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Taplytics Is Hiring Engineering Managers in Toronto
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Justice Department Is Preparing Antitrust Investigation of Google
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Amethyst: Data-driven game engine written in Rust
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WebAssembly on the Server: How System Calls Work
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‘This could ruin us’: A class-action suit imperils California freelancers
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Faster Parallel Python Without Python Multiprocessing
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Philippines sends tonnes of rubbish back to Canada
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Uber posts $1bn loss weeks after stock market listing
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R. Kelly facing 11 more sex crime charges
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The man who might have stopped Sri Lanka's Easter bombings
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The sea-cooled eco-resort that's nearly mosquito-free
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Australia's 'new wave' of stereotype-shunning comedy
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Erosion forcing Nigerian families to abandon their homes and farms
A community in southern Nigeria face losing their homes and food shortages due to erosion. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JK9OO9
Philippines sends rotting exported waste back to Canada
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Adel al-Jubeir: 'Saudi Arabia does not want a war with Iran'
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A Signal in Giant Earthquakes That Could Save Lives
By ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2W1hHAe
Hungary boat capsize: Seven South Koreans die on Danube
The victims on the Danube in Budapest are all South Korean, with another 19 of their group missing. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2...
Israel to hold fresh election as Netanyahu fails to form coalition
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More Democrats call for impeachment after Mueller makes statement
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What are the real reasons behind Venezuela’s blackouts?
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Terrill Thomas death: Family to receive $6.75m settlement
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US energy department rebrands gas exports 'molecules of freedom'
Department of Energy announces plan to spread "molecules of US freedom" throughout the world. from BBC News - World https://bbc....
Baseball player distraught after child hit
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Fukushima: How to move a mountain of radioactive soil
Eight years after the disaster at the Japanese nuclear power station, the clean-up is continuing. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YW...
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Papua New Guinea chooses James Marape as new prime minister
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Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 charged in Bangladesh for burning girl alive
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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg: 'We apologise to the families'
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Miss India contest: Why do all the finalists 'look the same'?
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Octavia Spencer: Ditching the 'sassy black woman' for horror
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Cartoon scavenger hunts brighten Portland
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The diggers guided by satellites and drones
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James Marape elected new Papua New Guinea prime minister
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Warning Signs That a Bubble Is About to Burst
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Implementing a New CPU Architecture for Ghidra
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Outschool (YC W16) Is Hiring a Senior Software Engineer in SF
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Rare Earth Elements could be big business for West Virginia
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AdNauseam: Browser extension to fight back against tracking by ad networks
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Mathematics all-in-one cheat-sheet (2013) [pdf]
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Baseball Trajectory (3D) Calculator
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Google bans apps that facilitate sale of marijuana
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Multi-threaded SQLite without the OperationalErrors (2017)
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Response to false statements on surveillance made by Martin Steiger
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Is High Quality Software Worth the Cost?
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Show HN: Wasmer – A Go library for executing WebAssembly binaries
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Extraterrestrial organic matter preserved in 3.33 Ga sediments from Barberton
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The Art of Thinking Long-Term Even When Money Is Running Out
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Show HN: Roc – Real-Time streaming over the network
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Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users
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The Boring Company will develop an underground “people mover” for Las Vegas
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0x Launch Kit – Launch your own cryptocurrency exchange or marketplace
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Ask HN: Resources on how Google/Facebook etc. approach software design?
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How to set your Google account to delete itself after you die
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Computational Modeling in Algebra, Physics and Data Science, for All Students
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Show HN: Easy intro book to Clojure and immutability
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Go Systems Programming
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Would you recognise yourself from your data?
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New top story on Hacker News: Awk ' visited[$0]++' or removing duplicate lines from files explained
Awk ' visited[$0]++' or removing duplicate lines from files explained
Bolton says Iranian mines likely used in UAE oil-tanker attacks
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A quarter of world's children robbed of their childhood: Report
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More than 20 civilians killed in attacks on Syria's northwest
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Papua New Guinea PM Peter O'Neill formally resigns
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Myanmar military committing war crimes in Rakhine: Amnesty
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Manhattanhenge 2019: When and Where to Watch
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2HJPxpK
Huawei: US blacklist will harm billions of consumers
Huawei says the US is "using the strength of an entire nation to come after a private company". from BBC News - World https://bb...
EU Commission: France and Germany differ on Brussels' top job
France and Germany differ as leaders consider who takes the key EU roles after parliamentary elections. from BBC News - World https://bbc....
Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma
The battle over who is responsible for the US opioid crisis begins playing out in an Oklahoma court. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/...
Belgium's ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case
Albert II provides a sample to avoid daily fines amid claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2...
Australia's 'Egg Boy' gives donations to NZ attack survivors
The Australian teenager was flooded with donations after egging a controversial far-right lawmaker. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2...
Malaysia orders tonnes of imported waste to be returned
The country's government says it has become a dumping ground for wealthier nations. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2KcOUq7
Ohio tornado blows parked car at home killing elderly man
The 81-year-old died in one of more than 50 suspected twisters that pulverised eight US states. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HGFs...
New Zealand budget: National party denies hacking Treasury
New Zealand's opposition party says it wasn't behind 2,000 hacking attempts on government systems. from BBC News - World https://b...
Real Madrid 'most valuable club in Europe', says KPMG
The Spanish club tops KPMG's study of top sides' "enterprise value", ahead of Man Utd and Bayern Munich. from BBC News -...
UN staff caught up in Kosovo police anti-smuggling sweep
The pair were held in a police raid in the north, which has a majority ethnic Serbian population. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2K9...
Pakistan vet charged with blasphemy over medicine 'wrapped in religious text'
The vet allegedly wrapped medicine in pages from a school book containing Islamic religious text. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2wo...
Biden team says Trump's taunts 'beneath dignity of the office'
The Biden camp accuses President Trump of siding "repeatedly with a murderous dictator". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2H...
The preachers getting rich from poor Americans
Some televangelists ask people to give cash to earn financial favour from God - it's often the hardest-up giving their last pennies. f...
Could making recycling pay save the planet?
Encouraging recycling as a moral good may not make sense. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EElbCN
How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom
Tackling kidnapping is Muhammadu Buhari's biggest challenge as he is sworn in for another four years. from BBC News - World https://bb...
The bullying that led this doctor to take her own life
Payal Tadvi, 26, took her own life after months of alleged harassment over her caste, her family say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in...
Are rare earth minerals China's trump card in its trade war with US?
There is speculation that China might restrict rare earth minerals to the US. What could the impact be? from BBC News - World https://bbc....
The Yazidi family reunited after being IS slaves
Thousands of Yazidis were killed or enslaved by IS but Nashaat and his mother survived, and are about to be reunited. from BBC News - Worl...
Growing crops in the shadow of Fukushima
Eight years on from the nuclear disaster, some have chosen to return to the small town of Okuma in Japan. from BBC News - World https://bb...
Japan knife attack: 'I saw children screaming and crying'
A man wielding knives attacked schoolchildren waiting to board a bus in the city of Kawasaki. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EFk6e5
33m polluting cars still on EU roads after Dieselgate scandal
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John Bercow defies Eurosceptics with vow to stay on as Speaker
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MoD and Foreign Office clash over £400m debt linked to Zaghari-Ratcliffe release
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New top story on Hacker News: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Volument – A new take on website analytics
Show HN: Volument – A new take on website analytics
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Why Ice Lake is Important – a bit-basher’s perspective
New top story on Hacker News: Penrose: Create diagrams by typing mathematical notation in plain text
Penrose: Create diagrams by typing mathematical notation in plain text
New top story on Hacker News: If the number of children is not growing, why is the population still increasing
If the number of children is not growing, why is the population still increasing
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Show HN: Mr2.js free can help you expose local server to external network
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Wireguard-docs: Setup, usage, configuration, and a full example
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Zdog – Pseudo-3D JavaScript engine for Canvas and SVG
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Police in Canada Are Tracking People’s ‘Negative’ Behavior in a ‘Risk’ Database
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Adventures with ffmpeg and color ranges
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Pollution cover-ups exposed in Chinese provinces
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New Causes of Autism Found in Noncoding DNA
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Russ Cox’s response to “Go Is Not a Community Driven Project”
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Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-national evidence
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Japanese drill ship fails to reach the earthquake-generating zone
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Endoflife.date – Site with EOL dates of everything
Show HN: Endoflife.date – Site with EOL dates of everything
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Tell HN: Work at a Startup Expo will be at YC on Saturday, June 29
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Amazon Is Poised to Unleash a Purge of Small Wholesale Suppliers
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End-to-End Deep Reinforcement Learning Without Reward Engineering
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Scene report from the Chernobyl Zone
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Simple Dockerfile examples are often broken by default
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Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010)
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Huawei’s Ace in the Hole: Undersea Cables
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iPhone apps share data with trackers, ad companies and research firms
New top story on Hacker News: Hotelling’s Game, or Why Gas Stations Have Competitors Nearby (2008)
Hotelling’s Game, or Why Gas Stations Have Competitors Nearby (2008)
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Chess-playing neural network LC0 beats Stockfish in 100-game match
New top story on Hacker News: The ABC's of Guiding the Child (1967) [pdf]
The ABC's of Guiding the Child (1967) [pdf]
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Translating math into code with examples in Java, Racket, Haskell, Python (2011)
Fox News Breaking News Alert
Fox News Breaking News Alert Several injuries reported after large tornado destroys homes west of Kansas City, Kansas 05/28/19 7:22 PM
Fox News Breaking News Alert
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US Navy wants 350 billion social media posts
It plans to collect and analyse 350 billion social media posts from around the world. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2wvcO85
Scam victims to be refunded by banks
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MacKenzie Bezos pledges to donate half her $37bn fortune
The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledges to give half of her $37bn fortune to charity. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2...
Iggy Azalea 'felt violated' by nude photo leak
The rapper deletes her social media accounts after receiving "vile" messages about leaked photos. from BBC News - Technology htt...
The diggers guided by satellites and drones
Moving earth is messy - but new technology means we can dig with an accuracy of a few centimetres. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc....
CEO Secrets: Strava running app boss shares business tips
A boss isn't the captain of the ship, he's the designer, says James Quarles, boss of Strava. from BBC News - Technology https://bb...
Fears of another inferno at Bangladesh's busy Iftar Bazar
Months after deadly Chawk Bazar blaze, worries of another fire loom over Dhaka's oldest and largest Ramadan market. from Al Jazeera En...
Divisions among leaders as EU's 'Game of Thrones' begins
European Union leaders hold informal talks in Brussels as they start process to decide who should fill bloc's top jobs. from Al Jazeer...
Argentina activists renew fight to legalise abortion
Thousands of abortion rights advocates march in Buenos Aires as new legislation is presented in Congress. from Al Jazeera English http://b...
Disaster aid bill worth $19.1bn blocked again in US House
With most politicians out of town for a recess, individual House Republicans have been able to block passage twice. from Al Jazeera Englis...
Iran set for dialogue with Gulf neighbours as tensions soar
Comments by Iranian official in Qatar come as John Bolton arrives in UAE for talks on 'important security matters'. from Al Jazeer...
Who should pay for the world's peacekeepers?
United Nations warns funding shortfall could jeopardise peacekeeping missions. from Al Jazeera English http://bit.ly/2XdqSir via IFTTT
Legal action in France seeks to block 'arms' shipment to S Arabia
Paris-based rights group ACAT says it filed a legal challenge to prevent a Saudi ship from taking delivery of its cargo. from Al Jazeera E...
Egypt: Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Hussein returned to Tora prison
Qatar-based journalist's continued detention comes despite an Egyptian court ruling last week to release him. from Al Jazeera English ...
Divisions exposed in Britain's main parties
Top Tories lay down Brexit lines, while a former Labour spin doctor is dumped after voting for the Liberal Democrats. from Al Jazeera Engl...
Why Dutee Chand's 'coming out' is more complicated than it seems
The Indian athlete's brave challenge to gender and caste norms comes at a crucial time for India. from Al Jazeera English http://bit.l...
Iran's foreign minister says no prospect of negotiations with US
If the US wants talks with Iran, the starting point is returning to the 2015 nuclear deal, says the foreign ministry. from Al Jazeera Engl...
US boycotts UN arms forum as Venezuela takes chair
Venezuelan ambassador slams US move as 'ridiculous', calls Trump a 'war-mongering racist'. from Al Jazeera English http://...
Missouri may become first US state without an abortion clinic
Planned Parenthood says the state's abortion clinic could close because Missouri is threatening to not renew its license from Al Jazee...
Building blocs: EU leaders make post-election deals for top jobs
European leaders are deciding who should take on the continent's most powerful roles as they build new alliances. from Al Jazeera Engl...
Kushner heads to Middle East to seek support for US peace plan
US delegation began trip in Morocco and is set to travel to Jordan and Jerusalem later this week. from Al Jazeera English http://bit.ly/2K...
Serbia-Kosovo tensions: Troops on alert after Mitrovica arrests
Serbian leaders say the officers were sent to intimidate them. from Al Jazeera English http://bit.ly/2JKyXs2 via IFTTT
Sudan protesters begin two-day strike to pressure military
The two-day strike comes hours after army chiefs accuse protest leaders of not wanting to share power. from Al Jazeera English http://bit....
Top Spanish footballers arrested in 'match-fixing' raids
La Liga had been investigating for more than a year before police made arrests on Tuesday. from Al Jazeera English http://bit.ly/2W7oZay ...
Palestinian American figures reject US-led Bahrain 'workshop'
Community leaders say the meeting is an attempt to give 'Arab cover' to Israel's occupation of Palestinian land. from Al Jazee...
Turkey launches operation against PKK fighters in northern Iraq
Defence ministry says nine Kurdish fighters have been killed in the operation taking place in Iraq's Hakurk region. from Al Jazeera En...
Sebastian Kurz riding high despite Austrian ousting
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Linux Device Drivers Development
Packt Publishing is giving away Linux Device Drivers Development for free. Learn to develop customized Linux device drivers. Learn the core ...
New top story on Hacker News: Robocrop: world's first raspberry-picking robot set to work
Robocrop: world's first raspberry-picking robot set to work
New top story on Hacker News: ‘I Thought I Was Lazy’: The Invisible Struggle for Autistic Women (2017)
‘I Thought I Was Lazy’: The Invisible Struggle for Autistic Women (2017)
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Leg – Simple, elegant logging for Rust
Show HN: Leg – Simple, elegant logging for Rust
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Rust Library to check your Internet connectivity
Show HN: Rust Library to check your Internet connectivity
HRW: Abuses in Egypt's Sinai amount to war crimes
Rights body reports abuses, including torture and extrajudicial killings, as it calls for halt to military aid to Cairo. from Al Jazeera E...
How US-Iran tensions could benefit ISIL in Iraq
Fears in Iraq ISIL is seeking to exploit any instability arising out of tensions between the US and Iran. from Al Jazeera English http://b...
Did Putin win the EU elections?
European populists have proclaimed victory at the EU vote. Should the Kremlin rejoice? from Al Jazeera English http://bit.ly/2YRTDS6 via ...
Kampala slum dwellers deplore ban on street children donations
Authorities say the move is to stop exploitation of children but people say poverty has forced them into begging. from Al Jazeera English ...
Ken Wyatt: Australia's first indigenous cabinet minister
Ken Wyatt's elevation also makes him the first Aboriginal person ever to oversee indigenous affairs. from BBC News - World https://bbc...
Malaysia to ship back tonnes of plastic waste to foreign nations
Almost 3,000 metric tonnes of non-recyclable plastic waste smuggled from US, UK, Canada and Australia to be shipped out. from Al Jazeera E...
New top story on Hacker News: Quantum Information in Quantum Cognition
Quantum Information in Quantum Cognition
New top story on Hacker News: Why you shouldn’t trust your food cravings
Why you shouldn’t trust your food cravings
New top story on Hacker News: Text rendering using multi channel signed distance fields
Text rendering using multi channel signed distance fields
These Animals Are Surrounded by Water. But What Do They Drink?
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Frances Arnold Turns Microbes Into Living Factories
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Two killed, including schoolgirl, in Japan mass stabbing attack
Attacker stabs to death two and wounds more than a dozen before killing himself in Kawasaki city, near Tokyo. from Al Jazeera English http...
Gulf War disappeared: Three decades of Kuwaiti despair
Families remain haunted by unknown whereabouts of 369 Kuwaitis abducted by Saddam Hussein's forces during Gulf War. from Al Jazeera En...
Violence in multiple Brazil prisons leave over 55 dead: official
Authorities say the prisoners found dead in the Amazonas state showed signs of asphyxia and stab wounds. from Al Jazeera English http://bi...
Libya: Flight data places mysterious planes in Haftar territory
Al Jazeera Arabic investigation tracks suspicious cargo flights into military bases controlled by Khalifa Haftar. from Al Jazeera English ...
Malaysia mourns 'loss of a species' as male Sumatran rhino dies
Death of Tam leaves Malaysia with just one critically-endangered Sumatran rhino, a female that was captured in 2014. from Al Jazeera Engli...
Iran hits out at US after Trump nuclear weapons comment
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif insists Tehran is not seeking nuclear weapons, accuses US of causing regional tensions. from Al Jazeera Engli...
Israel moves towards election rerun as coalition talks stall
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Israel and Syria exchange fire amid soaring regional tensions
A soldier has been killed and several injured in Quneitra province after an Israeli air attack, says Syrian state media. from Al Jazeera E...
Argentina activists to introduce new bill to legalise abortion
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How will nationalists push their agenda in Europe?
The far-right makes gains after the European Parliament elections but not the clean sweep some had feared. from Al Jazeera English http://...
Canada ex-ministers who quit Trudeau gov't to run as independents
Trudeau expelled Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus after a bitter feud this year. from Al Jazeera English htt...
Taliban invited to Moscow for Afghan talks
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Greek conservative party well placed ahead of snap election
Devastating loss for ruling left-wing Syriza party in European election opens door to New Democracy party. from Al Jazeera English http://...
Malawi narrowly re-elects Peter Mutharika: Commission
The results of last week's election have been delayed by an injunction and claims of vote tampering. from Al Jazeera English http://bi...
Where do the elections leave Europe's nationalists?
Right-wing parties performed strongly, but not as well as expected and parliamentary majorities are not guaranteed. from Al Jazeera Englis...
Canada's Ontario province to sue opioid makers
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Top Idlib official urges defence against Syrian government forces
Opposition official Hilal asks Ankara to defend positions around Idlib to prevent Russian and Syrian air attacks. from Al Jazeera English ...
Euro elections: Scotland draws dividing line over Brexit
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Fourth French ISIL member sentenced to death in Iraq
Paris says it respects the sovereignty of the Iraqi authorities, but stresses France's opposition to the death penalty. from Al Jazeer...
A mother's life in a makeshift Yemeni camp
Some people have received tents while others have to take shelter under trees. from Al Jazeera English http://bit.ly/2VV5A7M via IFTTT
European elections: Far-right wins, centrist alliance losses
While the elections show that Europe is more politically fragmented than ever, pro-EU parties still retain a majority. from Al Jazeera Eng...
Japan attack: Child among three dead in Kawasaki stabbing
A man started stabbing schoolchildren waiting for a bus in a city just south of Tokyo. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W93Lcy
Sebastian Kurz, Austrian chancellor, ousted by MPs after video row
Opposition parties backed the vote after the collapse of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's coalition. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2...
A coffee shop in San Francisco offers a $75 cup of coffee
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France Lyon: Police arrest suspects in parcel bomb attack
A suspected parcel bomb packed with shrapnel exploded on Friday, injuring 13 people. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HYfwZn
Photographer 'overwhelmed' by response to bald eagle picture
Steve Biro snapped the picture of 'Bruce' the bald eagle at a raptor conservation centre in Canada. from BBC News - World https://...
Man dies on plane after ingesting 246 cocaine bags
The flight from Mexico City made an emergency landing after the Japanese passenger began having seizures. from BBC News - World https://bb...
Jair Bolsonaro: Man who stabbed Brazil's leader is 'mentally ill'
The man who stabbed Brazil's president during his campaign last year cannot be jailed, a judge rules. from BBC News - World https://bb...
Malawi election: President Mutharika re-elected after court battle
President Mutharika secures a second term, after a court-ordered delay to the result's announcement. from BBC News - World https://bbc...
Trump in Japan: US president backs Abe-Kim talks
Japan's PM wants "frank talks" with North Korea on issues such as the abduction of its citizens. from BBC News - World https...
Romania corruption: PSD chief Liviu Dragnea jailed
The head of the ruling PSD party, Liviu Dragnea, loses his appeal against a corruption conviction. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2X...
Who are the Muslim community patrols protecting US mosques?
A group of Muslim-Americans have begun patrolling New York mosques in a controversial safety measure. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in...
The tablet computer pulled by donkey
Communities in Mozambique learn about health, banking and elections via giant interactive screens. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2X...
Everest deaths: Four reasons why this climbing season went wrong
Overcrowding is blamed for an increase in deaths on the world's highest peak, but other factors are at play. from BBC News - World htt...
Six shocking things we've learned from the Nxivm trial
Skin branding ceremonies, blackmail and punishment for weight gain were all part of the "sex cult". from BBC News - World https:...
Myanmar's Thangyat: Jailed for a comedy show
Seven young performers are in prison after taking part in a traditional festival, known as Thangyat. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/...
European elections: anti-EU forces and Green wave
From the predicted rise of anti-EU forces to a 'Green wave', BBC Brussels reporter Adam Fleming looks at what went on across Europe....
The 1930s invention that is cutting period poverty
Saying 'Goodbye' to pads and period poverty, and 'Hello' to the menstrual cup from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HZFxYj
Cracks open up as earthquake hits Peru
At least one person is dead after a powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Amazon rainforest in north-central Peru. from BBC News - Wor...
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Coping when your client is an asshole?
Ask HN: Coping when your client is an asshole?
New top story on Hacker News: ACIDRain: Concurrency-Related Attacks on Database-Backed Web Applications (2017) [pdf]
ACIDRain: Concurrency-Related Attacks on Database-Backed Web Applications (2017) [pdf]
New top story on Hacker News: World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics'
World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics'
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Why Every Vehicle Should Have an Electric Motor, Even If It Doesn’t Have a Plug
New top story on Hacker News: The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store
The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store
New top story on Hacker News: Let Firefox help you block cryptominers from your computer
Let Firefox help you block cryptominers from your computer
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Burnout is an official medical diagnosis, World Health Organization says
New top story on Hacker News: What I Learned Trying to Secure Congressional Campaigns
What I Learned Trying to Secure Congressional Campaigns
New top story on Hacker News: 'American Soil' Is Increasingly Foreign Owned
'American Soil' Is Increasingly Foreign Owned
New top story on Hacker News: A comparative study of leather hardening techniques (2018)
A comparative study of leather hardening techniques (2018)
New top story on Hacker News: Zuckerberg and Sandberg will defy Canadian subpoena, risking contempt vote
Zuckerberg and Sandberg will defy Canadian subpoena, risking contempt vote
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: CodeSpeak, the beginnings of a web-based speech-to-code tool
Show HN: CodeSpeak, the beginnings of a web-based speech-to-code tool
New top story on Hacker News: InNative: Run WebAssembly Outside the Sandbox at 95% Native Speed
InNative: Run WebAssembly Outside the Sandbox at 95% Native Speed
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Imgsquash – My image compression website project
Show HN: Imgsquash – My image compression website project
New top story on Hacker News: Interview with DuckDuckGo CEO Gabe Weinberg
Interview with DuckDuckGo CEO Gabe Weinberg
New top story on Hacker News: The multi-armed bandit problem (2012)
The multi-armed bandit problem (2012)
New top story on Hacker News: The Antonine Wall was the real final frontier of the Roman Empire
The Antonine Wall was the real final frontier of the Roman Empire
New top story on Hacker News: The Legacy of the Banqiao Dam Collapse (2013)
The Legacy of the Banqiao Dam Collapse (2013)
New top story on Hacker News: Eating Too Much Rice Almost Doomed Japan's Imperial Navy
Eating Too Much Rice Almost Doomed Japan's Imperial Navy
New top story on Hacker News: Onion Curve: A Space Filling Curve with Near-Optimal Clustering (2018)
Onion Curve: A Space Filling Curve with Near-Optimal Clustering (2018)
New top story on Hacker News: Before Netscape: Web browsers of the early 1990s
Before Netscape: Web browsers of the early 1990s
Amazon defeated Rekognition revolt by a large margin
Ballot to ban sales of Rekognition system to police attracted less than 3% of investors' votes. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc...
The tablet computer pulled by donkey
Communities in Mozambique learn about health, banking and elections via giant interactive screens. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc....
Baltimore ransomware attack: NSA faces questions
Politicians seek briefings from the US cyber-agency over claims it has links to a ransomware breach. from BBC News - Technology https://bb...
Facebook facing most probes by Irish data regulator
Big tech companies are feeling the heat as the General Data Protection Regulation gathers momentum. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc...
Corbyn backs referendum on Brexit deal after EU election exodus
To break parliamentary deadlock, deal has to be put to public vote, Labour leader says Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to support a second refere...
Michael Gove to pledge free UK citizenship for 3m EU nationals
Tory leadership candidate also plans to abolish need to prove settled status if he becomes PM Michael Gove will pledge free British citizen...
Brexit dominates: Major party supports collapses in UK
Nigel Farage is now demanding to be part of any new Brexit negotiation. from Al Jazeera English http://bit.ly/2X8MPPz via IFTTT
Here was Nigel unplugged. His narcissism and self-deceit exposed | John Crace
Today was the Brexit party leader’s day, the great disruptor had achieved one of his greatest disruptions The crack team of UK negotiators ...
'Grave concern' as Al Jazeera journalist remains jailed in Egypt
Mahmoud Hussein's freedom was ordered by an Egyptian court last week, but the journalist remains in detention. from Al Jazeera English...
Raspberry Pi 3 Cookbook for Python Programmers – Third Edition
With Raspberry Pi 3 Cookbook for Python Programmers – Third Edition, create 3D games, build neural network modules, and interface with your ...
Sebastian Kurz: No-confidence vote removes Austria's chancellor
Far-right and centre-left parties force Sebastian Kurz from office after his government coalition imploded in scandal. from Al Jazeera Eng...
Sajid Javid joins race to replace Theresa May as Tory leader
Home secretary announces bid as hopefuls weigh up whether to take part in TV debate Tory leadership race: who’s in the running to replace ...
Sudan military council chief ends UAE visit amid meddling warning
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ends visit to UAE as negotiations between protesters' movement and army falters. from Al Jazeera Englis...
A Russian dead end for scammed Nigerian footballers
Shady agents lured aspiring Nigerian footballers to Russia by during the World Cup period, and some remain stranded. from Al Jazeera Engli...
Nepal on high alert for general strike after explosions
Police arrest 12 people in connection with the blasts as Maoist splinter group enforces strike across the country. from Al Jazeera English...
Beware of Arab anger
The Arab streets will not accept the 'deal of the century' and any attempts to impose it will end in disaster. from Al Jazeera Eng...
China's CCTV features Daily Show report on Huawei lead in 5G
Trevor Noah becomes unlikely star in China-US trade dispute after airing of Daily Show clip on Huawei's dominance in 5G. from Al Jazee...
New top story on Hacker News: Joe Beef and the Excesses of Restaurant Culture
Joe Beef and the Excesses of Restaurant Culture
Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault
Fiat said the proposed tie-up would create a "world leader" in the rapidly changing auto sector. from BBC News - World https://b...
Fighting between inmates at Brazil prison kills 15
Officials say the violence has been contained and the cause of the struggle is being investigated. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2K...
Argentina corruption: seizing assets difficult even under Macri
While corruption scandals flourished under former President Kirchner, cleaning up after her proves difficult for Macri. from Al Jazeera En...
The ethical hackers taking the bugs to the bank
Looking for bugs in computer code can be lucrative but there's more to security than just cashing in. from BBC News - Technology https...
Russian data theft: Shady world where all is for sale
Sales of hacked personal data are booming in Russia as the penalties are rarely heavy. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2EzKoOJ
Laser drones protect Scottish forests
The drones use lidar to create a 3D picture to assess the health of what lies beneath the forest canopy. from BBC News - Technology https:...
New top story on Hacker News: How NOT to get a $30k bill from Firebase
How NOT to get a $30k bill from Firebase
European elections 2019: Power blocs lose grip on parliament
Major centrist parties suffer big losses in EU elections, as liberals, Greens and nationalists gain ground. from BBC News - World https://...
European elections 2019: What we know so far
The highest turnout since 1994 creates a new, fragmented reality for the European Parliament. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2K7V8Yb
Trump in Japan: US president meets Emperor Naruhito
President Trump meets Emperor Naruhito, who was crowned only weeks ago when his father stepped down. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/...
Courtney Herron: Melbourne woman killed in 'horrendous bashing'
Courtney Herron died in a "particularly horrendous attack" in a Melbourne park, police say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in...
Fighting malaria: Night shift on the frontline
A night shift in the hospital on the frontline of the fight against malaria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EBttLI
Islamic State: Iraq sentences French citizens to death
The three men were found guilty of joining the militant group. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HCQZdt
Anthony Albanese: Australia's Labor opposition elects new leader
Anthony Albanese will lead the Labor party after its bruising defeat in Australia's general election. from BBC News - World https://bb...
Oklahoma tornado: Aerial footage shows the aftermath
Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a tornado which caused at least two deaths in El Reno. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2X7YmPg
Nepal says overcrowding not 'sole reason' for Everest death toll rise
The department of tourism said other factors such as weather conditions were involved. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Wio9qX
Briton dies following Cannes yacht collision
A 29-year-old man died when two yachts collided off the coast of Cannes, France. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30MWaic
Thailand's influential ex-PM Prem Tinsulanonda dies at 98
Prem Tinsulanonda, 98, is remembered as one of the most influential figures in modern Thai politics. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/...
Nepal explosions kill four in capital Kathmandu
The twin blasts also injured seven others, police say, but the cause is not yet clear. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JERYvS
Ex-boss of Ethiopia's notorious Jail Ogaden arrested
The man who ran a jail where suspected separatists were reportedly tortured is captured in Somalia. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2...
Colorado: Boulders 'the size of a building' hit US road
A huge rock slide caused an enormous trench in the road in Colorado, making it impassable. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2whSxmw
Javier Botet: Meet the actor behind Hollywood's monsters
You may not recognise Spanish actor Javier Botet - but he has starred in some of horror's biggest films. from BBC News - World https:/...
Somalia's frightening network of Islamist spies
Al-Shabab remains largely undiminished thanks to its sophisticated intelligence network. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VR1RYI
Russian data theft: Shady world where all is for sale
Sales of hacked personal data are booming in Russia as the penalties are rarely heavy. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EzKoOJ
Memorial Day: America's strained salute to its black veterans
Black Americans have always helped fight America's wars, but do not receive the same reverence as white soldiers. from BBC News - Worl...
Has Narendra Modi ended dynastic politics in India?
A slew of candidates from political families have lost in the general elections. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WqdPx0
Beautiful game? The day I had to watch a sport I hate
Dany Mitzman hates football but her partner loves it. That isn't a problem until their daughter is about to go to her first game... fr...
In Pictures: Donald Trump enjoys sumo tournament in Japan
Images from Tokyo where the US president witnessed traditional Japanese wrestling on his four-day visit. from BBC News - World https://bbc...
EU elections: Tories and Labour savaged as voters take Brexit revenge
Brexit party humiliates Conservatives while remain voters desert Labour for Lib Dems Full UK results Full results across Europe News...
World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics'
Largest global study finds the drugs in two-thirds of test sites in 72 countries Hundreds of rivers around the world from the Thames to the...
Brexit: top Tories would bring down any PM who backs no deal
Philip Hammond and senior party figures warn that MPs are prepared to take drastic action Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab have been warned t...
Robocrop: world's first raspberry-picking robot set to work
Autonomous machine expected to pick more than 25,000 raspberries a day, outpacing human workers Quivering and hesitant, like a spoon-wieldi...
'They’re going to bonfire me': French trial for Briton over film-maker's death
Death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork in 1996 and protracted, bungled investigation has gripped Ireland After 23 years of trying ...
Scientists call for volunteers to help pre-empt deadly plant disease
Britain free of Xylella fastidiosa , known as cuckoo spit, but experts are on high alert Scientists are calling for thousands of keen-eyed ...
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: I want to build a company,how to work towards the goal while employed?
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